"[2] The Independent commended Pavey's work, "Everything floats unmoored, dialogue has the same sonic status as the wind or the eerie music. [2] Variety wrote, "The commitment to monochrome brings out a beauty largely absent in previous collaborations with d.p. (quite different from being fair, you understand...). Friend brandishes Cutler's pike and charges O'Neill, but O'Neill kills him with his last shot. 5. Cutler is forced to finish digging by himself, while Jacob lies down in the undergrowth, and Whitehead deposits Friend's corpse in a thicket. A Field in England is a 2013 British historical psychological horror film directed by Ben Wheatley. [15], The film received positive reviews. The English Civil War is raging, so it’s sometime in the middle of the 17th century. After using Whitehead to locate the treasure, which it turns out is near the camp, O'Neill orders Jacob and Friend to dig for it while he leaves Cutler to supervise, and goes to sleep in a tent. To the extent that the film has a protagonist, a fellow named Whitehead (Reece Shearsmith) fits the bill. particularly grueling battle, emerges Whitehead (Reece Shearsmith) – a cowardly

The film does feel very influenced by amateur theatre As Jacob throws Friend to the ground to stop him, O'Neill shoots Jacob in the gut, but Jacob returns fire breaking O'Neill's leg. Whitehead’s only task Whitehead takes advantage of the situation to finally kill O'Neill by shooting him in the back of the head. A band of misfits hunt down and kill underground, nocturnal monsters. Nasty, as war is, and this film does not shy away from gruesome detail. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. office ablaze (not yet at least) but his films are quintessentially British. story about the British male and the notion of power. (2013). And there is something that resonates with that notion, in this - a story about five men scrambling around in the undergrowth searching for treasure that may This film is, "Go on, say 'Have a Banana' one more time. or may not be real. same time. what it’s like to be British as the basis for their films. Cutler eventually nears reaching the treasure, attracting the attention of O'Neill, who discovers Jacob and Whitehead gone. Shot in Almeria, Southern Spain and using the same film sets as those once occupied by Leone and Eastwood. Thinking only of what lays behind, they are ambushed by two dangerous men and made to search the field. British sense of madness delving into violence though not without tongue being Brutish because some scenes are gory, and short as it … jessgiostan, OK, it's been 9 hours since I watched this movie so it may be too soon to score as is usually the case with Wheatley's movies.This is a trip, and not a nice trip, Michael Smiley and Reece Shearsmith are exceptional in parts, the photography is simply stunning but the whole film was a let down for me.

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[12] It partnered with Cinedigm in September 2013, and they released the film on 6 February 2014 on various platforms and formats. Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn. First seen running wildly through thick foliage and fervently praying for his life to be spared, he’s apparently a servant or assistant of some kind, though it’s unclear to whom or for what purpose. O'Neill promptly kills Cutler and then pursues Whitehead and Jacob, who scavenge Cutler's weapons and return to the overturned camp.

The result, in a minor-key fashion, is a blast—Apocalypse Now among the hedgerows. [16] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that A Field in England was a "grisly and visceral" film that was "exposed to the elements, shivering with fever and discomfort". the other you have Ben Wheatley. The pair experimented with camera tests before filming A Field in England and committed to the "unfussy" style. Cookie policy. Released simultaneously across cinemas, TV, video on demand and DVD, A Field in England is shot entirely in black and white with a small Wheatley’s films won’t set the box Most of the cast is comprised of familiar faces a crowd who had waded through sewage water. Whitehead, seems to assume the It is perhaps a fitting end to this experiment of a film, that largely allowed audiences to see the film their own The trade paper expressed disappointment at a general lack of character development, "Although Wheatley and Jump have gotten away with eliminating exposition and traditional character detail in the past, it's frustratingly difficult to follow what this motley group is searching for, much less to distinguish between the various personalities.". A police forensics tent covers the scene in Elmfield Park, Doncaster, following the death of a 13-year-old girl on February 15, 2012 in Doncaster, England. During a battle of the English Civil War, an alchemist's assistant named Whitehead flees from the strict Commander Trower. Wheatley and Rose watched Culloden and other films by Peter Watkins, as well as arthouse films from the 1960s and 1970s, to explore the style. The result, in a minor-key fashion, is a blast—Apocalypse Now among the hedgerows. Definitely! Poor, as it was done on a fairly tight budget. Whitehead takes advantage of the situation to finally kill O'Neill by shooting him in the back of the head. One of my favourite scenes from the beautiful and haunting film, A Field in England. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.

A Field In England is his first period piece, and a decided departure, but he still seems primarily interested in goosing the audience for the sheer fun of it. easily be performed on stage, especially its many tableaux scenes, which heighten the classical elements whilst serving as chapter breaks. After a literal 28 years spent in the field soundsystem amateurs should heed his advice. u/Hiphopopotamus123. He and some profound lines (Cutler: What do you see friend? buried underneath a particular field that is covered in hallucinatory mushrooms. There’s something beautiful in that.

Following their meal they haul an Irishman, the Wizard O'Neill, seemingly out of the ground using a rope wrapped around a strangely carved wooden post buried in the ground. indicating a state of higher consciousness existing somewhere between Nirvana