Film Club: Local Hero
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- The latest Kermode Uncut Film Club choice is Bill Forsyth's timeless masterpiece Local Hero. Here I explain why I love this film so much along with anecdotes and recollections from the director himself. Watch the introduction and the movie and let me know what you think.
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Saw it in the 80's and hundreds of times since. It has never stopped being my favorite film of all time.
I have two favourite films; Say Anything and Local Hero. I fell head over heels in love with Local Hero the very fist time I watched it with my parents in the mid eighties, and vowed that one day I’d visit that Village. It’s one of those films that I wish would never end; I fell so in love with the scenery and characters that my heart aches when the end credits roll.
By the way, “that village” is now two villages away from where my wife and I now live! 😊
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Local Hero remains at the top of my favorite all time movies!
I had the great privilege of attending a screening of Local Hero followed by a Q&A between Mark and Bill Forsyth at the Screenplay film festival in Shetland, a magical experience and one where some unusual insights were gleaned. Next time you watch look closely at the cut away shot of seals, its actually sea lions !
Rarely do I watch a film more than once. I've watched this one dozens of times. My favorite of all time.
May be my favorite of all time movie-the one I watch when nothing else sparks my interest, when I'm down, when I'm joyous. It leaves me with the same longing and joy and heartache each time. It never gets old, but as I do.....it means even more with each passing year.
I often think of Peter Riegert and how he gave a terrific, memorable performance that seriously deserved an Oscar nomination whenever I see this film.
This movie changed my life!
It's simply one of the greatest films of all time.
Bill is so right. In ‘83 after watching film we went camping in the locations. Every time I watch film it brings me back to that time and all the lovely memories. Bill Forsyth seems such a lovely man. Thanks for making such a classic .
Absolutely magical! Saw it when it came out. Remains one of those 'never forget ' films. My daughter is getting it for me at Christmas.
A masterpiece of happiness both visually and musically.
Forsyth nails it with his explanation of what makes the film so great.
Saw it as a kid, in the early 80s , and i felt that i would have to make a trip to Scotland when i grow up. And yes, a few years ago i make that trip to Scotland, drove my car all over the country, and i went on to a journey to Pennan from Aberdeen. Pennan is like you can see in Local Hero. I feel in love with Scotland and specially with Pennan. I really hope to go back in 2020!!!
2020 shafted you 😕
Loved this movie since I first watched in the 1980s. It's comedic but with an environmental theme. Perfectly paced and watchable, over and over. I've just this week come back from a holiday in Scotland and while there me and my partner drove out to Pennan, the location where the village scenes were filmed. Unlike the fictional village of Ferness, Pennan is tiny. There is a phone box there, but it's not the one used in the movie, but still had to have my photo taken, making a long distance call - intercontinental.
In 1966, as a young child, my parents took me to a small village called Glenuig just down the coast from the Local Hero beach. You get similar views across the sea to Eigg and Rhum.
The road down Loch Ailort wasn't made yet and we had to get special permission to go along other small roads to get there. Explosions were going off nearby as they blasted their way through the rocks to make the new road.
There is a beach there and a small island just off it. At low tide, you can wade out to the island. We were the only holidaying family there. It was nothing short of paradise. We went back a year later and the new road was now made and we were no longer the only holidaymakers there. By 1973 the area was packed with people on holiday. Nowadays, it's quieter again.
When Local Hero first came out, we went to the cinema to see it. I was immediately enchanted. It is beautifully filmed, full of humour and with great music. But more than that, it's about what matters in life. Successful career vs community and environment. I believe the final scene almost came about by accident, but for me it is one of the greatest ever.
It's my favourite film.
One of my dad's favourite films, I only watched it for the first time last year but now watch it at least once a month, I love it
This has been my favourite film ever since I first saw it in the '80s. Have lost count of the number of times I've watched it. Absolute masterpiece.
Takes me back to my days as a young man serving as a Mormon missionary in northern Scotland. Brings memories of people and places flooding back whenever I watch it. Without doubt one of the best films ever made.
It's 2017 and I am watching this movie right now. This never gets old.
simply a GEM of a film...saw it as a kid in the early 80s,,even as a young lad it just blew me away,,,everything about it was fantastic,,and to top it off Mark Knopfler sticks in one of the best ever soundtracks to go with it....the acting,,the scenes,,the beauty of the place and the sublime music...rolled in to one...its pretty special.!
It is one of the greatest movies of all time. We were privileged to live for ten years on the west coast of Scotland....this movie tells you why.
Born in Glasgow but with relations in the highlands plus a career that took me to the Western Isle's this is in my top ten. I worked as an apprentice with one of the actors who had fame at that point from the film but not kudos from his work colleagues, that's how it works! He was still an apprentice at the time. I still shed a tear at the beauty of this movie and think back to my times on the Western Isle's which for me connect to a time and a place. Coming Home will be played at my funeral, hopefully for not some time.
I saw it for the first time in an airplane, back when there was one screen on the top for 20 people, and I was transfixed. Since then I jave seen it, maybe 50 times, and the final scene with the phone ringing never fails to touch my soul emotionally. What a perfect ending for a beautiful amd profound film.
I had the reverse experience of a lot of people. While visiting relatives in Scotland in the mid 80's they took me to Pennan before I saw the movie. The magic is real. This is the driest comedy in the history of cinema
Of course I agree with you. This is a brilliant film. I sat in the theater in NYC and wept during the closing credits. I still do. For one say, "Local Hero is about THIS....blah, blah...." or, "Local Hero is a story about THAT, blah, blah...." is to say one does not fully appreciate it. It is a multi-layered work, even layers within layers, like a piece by Bach. One can keep coming back to it over the years and it seems new and one finds new elements. Like Bach. Yes, it is one of the greatest films yet made.
My dad showed me this movie when i was 7. I liked it back then and I like it more every time i see it
You are wrong it is not one of the best movies ever made. It is the best. I have watched it over 30 times and it still moves me each time. All fans must visit that beach near Mallaig. It is stunning.
i saw it at the movies when i was very young to understand. remember the scenery. going to watch it now as an adult.
I loved and still love, this film.
simply -THE BEST 😄
My favourite film of all time
A great film....Burt Lancaster made some of his best work in his twilight years.
This movie is fantastic. I fell in love with it the first time I saw it on HBO in the 80's. I can always sit down and watch this one!
this is a great movie
I have always loved the movie because I have never had a real place to call home.
One of muy favorites ever, Local Hero!!!.
One of my favourite movies too Mark.
‘Tis also my favorite film. First (but not last) trip to Scotland last June and we started with the beach (Camusdarach) and ended up in Banff briefly (to tend bar!) and then on to Pennan.
Two facts about mark kermode,he looks cool in a red Harrington jacket and he’s right about local hero.
what is not to love about this film, First watched it in the 80`s and really enjoyed the high flying young exec travelling to a local Scottish town and being looked on as exactly that a big City god. Now in my mature years i look at it in a different way, i see someone from the big life travelling to a no stress peaceful place where he can just relax and enjoy the nicer things in life. I guess with age my perspective has changed.....Great film
When I first got a DVD player Local Hero was the first movie I got
Local Hero takes me back to one of the best periods of my life when I was living in Israel for 2 years in the mid 1980s. I saw it in a wonderful movie houese, the Cinematek in Jerusalem. I also spent a week in northeastern Scotland probably not to far from where the movie was filmed and it's beautiful there. Plus the music is outstanding.
Easily my favourite movie of all time. Every little thing from the collie dog to the baby to the door which doesn't get locked, all fit together and tell the tale of a place . the soundtrack is a bit of a crowning glory. Second fave movie is "o brother where art thou"
I loved the Boat Name Painter's line that went... "Aye - and there's two 'G's in Bugger Off!"
Just so delicious, such a cinematic gift
A great film with a great guitarist with a great actor, what can go wrong
Was lucky enough to live near Pennan and visited the place many times. I'm not sure why they had to travel 100 miles to find a beach as there are many beaches with sand dunes and golden sands within 10 miles (Fraserburgh springs to mind).
Love it.
"Is there no to i's in Doller? I, and is there no two G's in bugger off?"
No movie seen more often.
Dead Man is a great movie too
If scotland could be turned into a movie,,, it would be this and gregorys girl!!!!!!
I don't understand why Mark is so keen to establish that LH is not a sentimental film. What's wrong with sentiment? Or couldn't it be light and dark at the same time? The contrast of flavours makes it feel Scottish to me...
Gregorys Girl "Bella Bella" that is all
Its my go to movie when people ask me whats my fav movie , and i can't explain why.. its just pedfect i suppose....
Or should I say 2018!
The theme song did a great job too! Non?
I like the movie but I didn't like the ending too much I don't get it or I understand it
I've always found Local Hero a peculiar film as it seems to break the usual conventions for eco-tales: What you expect is that the plucky villagers will put up a fight against the greedy corporation who want to devastate their community. Here, you get the beautiful location and the romaticised, simple way of life, but the locals are choosing the money. Now I know nothing about oil refining but would such an investment not be a cause of concern for the unspoiled coastline they presumably love? Are we sure this would happen far enough out of the way? And what kind of impact would them all becoming millionaires have on the town? The could hardly spend it locally. Its a great feelgood ending in which, arguably by chance, everything works out, though it otherwise seems to imply that everyone has their price.
Braw ...
Teenager, early 80's, never watched it, loved the song, Mark Knoffler is exceptional. 4 '21, watched L. H., a bit slow, but a happy feel good movie. I'll be a good Gordon, Gordan. Let me stay here, jings, made me laugh out loud. Professor Bandit 650 B.T.E.out., Bandit" Torque"ENJOYMENT' only ,nothing technical. PS, John G. Sinclair bike, nice, XT 250 sure, a 2 stroke zipping about, would be noisy, and annoy locals. Clever 240 4 stroke.
Have absolutely no idea what the fuss was here. The film really sold the beauty of the village and the photography was amazing, but I really can't say I laughed once. The gags were tired and uninspired. They were kind of like Monty Python jokes told incredibly dead pan without the important addition of humour. Found it incredibly boring as well and the characters were so uninspired. Oh well, a second viewing down the line may change my mind. It did make me want to go to Scotland though. That's about it...
I am sad for you.
I do not think you have any idea what the movie is all about .
the soundtrack was the best thing about it its not a great film
you are so alone
It's 2017 and I am watching this movie right now. This never gets old.