A couple of days before 1899 christmas, the oxford new graduate dr. The story comes from the edgar allan poe story the system of doctor tarr and professor. Kate beckinsale, jim sturgess, david thewlis, brendan gleeson, ben kingsley, michael caine runtime. A recent medical school grad who takes a position at a mental institution soon finds himself taken with one of his colleagues though he has no initial idea of a recent, horrifying staffing change.
Released by lakeshore records in 2014 containing music from stonehearst asylum 2014. Stonehearst asylum on dvd december 16, 2014 starring kate beckinsale, jim sturgess, michael caine, ben kingsley. Stonehearst asylum 2014 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot. It is a story about edward newgate jim sturgess a medical school graduate. Until that is, the asylum and everyone in it goes mad.
He moves toward the camera, stopping when he reaches a prominent position in the frame. Stonehearst asylum official hd trailer movie trailers. The doctor in charge brendan gleeson claims that she is mentally ill, however anderson films the scene in a way that makes the men in the room menacing, teasing a film that should follow. Has anybody watched the 2014 movie stonehearst asylum. It kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next, and the payoff was worth the wait. A new doctor comes to apprentice at a mental institution and meets a beautiful patient that he falls in love with amidst a set of circumstances which may be more. The movie is twisted in its storyline but the philoso. Australia brazil canada china france germany india italy japan mexico. Jim sturgess will star as a harvard medical school grad who takes a job a mental institution which the inmates have taken over and are posin. What goes on in this asylum could drive people crazy.
Spoilers ahead because you are sane and i am not says eliza to newgate. Stonehearst asylum by brad anderson brad anderson, kate. The young man seems to be very happy with his new job, and he soon finds himself infatuated with a fellow staff member. Stonehearst asylum official trailer 1 2014 ben kingsley, kate beckinsale movie hd. Stonehearst asylum is screaming out the name of edgar allen poe long before we pass through its wrought iron gates. Edward newgate jim sturgess is dining the first night in the asylum, he points out the irony of the groundskeepers name, mickey finn david thewlis and the. With kate beckinsale, jim sturgess, david thewlis, brendan gleeson. It is nestled between a dense forest and a mountain range in some remote part of england, where the inhabitants of a local village know the doctors and the rare visitor from an escaped inmate based upon. Stonehearst asylum sets itself apart thanks to its source material it draws heavily from an edgar allan poe short story and its embracing of the hammer horror aesthetic in all its schlocky. Stonehearst asylum 2014 movieclips trailers an oxford grad takes a job in a mental asylum where he falls for one of his attractive colleagues kate beckinsale. Its based around events in one of his short stories, the system of doctor tarr and professor fether, but it owes much more, thematically, to his other works, and its hard not to see elements of berenice and madeline usher in its. Stonehearst asylum when young doctor edward newgate jim sturgess arrives at stonehearst. The album features the films original music written by academy award nominated composer john debney the passion of the christ, elf, iron man 2, sin city.
Stonehearst asylum a new doctor comes to apprentice at a mental institution and meets a beautiful patient that he falls in love with amidst a set of circumstances which may be more complicated and dangerous than they seem. He was dancing with his love interest at another asylum and they call each other mr. Financial analysis of stonehearst asylum 2014 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Stonehearst asylum will be released across cinemas nationwide, videoondemand and download to own on april 24th 2015.
A 2014 film starring jim sturgess, kate beckinsale, ben kingsley and michael caine, based on the short story the system of doctor tarr and professor fether by edgar allan poe. Its loosely based on an edgar allan poe short story. In a makingof featurette, anderson describes lambs vision of stonehearst as an elaborate, admirable utopia. Ben kingsley, kate beckinsale and michael caine are creepy and. In it, we find a recent medical school grad taking up a position at a.
Stonehearst asylum a dark and gripping gothic period drama. I understand that the main character was a loony the whole time but i do not understand what he was doing in the very last scene. Buy stonehearst asylum pal region 4 from amazons movies store. The full details of the soundtrack album for the thriller stonehearst asylum have been revealed. An isolated lunatic asylum is the setting for this gothic, twistladen mystery thriller. The soundtrack will be released digitally on october 14, 2014 and physically on november 11. Violence isnt particularly gory or extreme, but the movie does have some disturbing images of the inside of an asylum, as well as some fighting, death, weapons, and extreme cures including water torture and a nausea machine. Music is by john debney and cinematography by thomas yatsko. But thankfully, stonehearst asylum eschews the jump scare for the subtle buildup of dread, and blood and gore for mind games, dark secrets, hidden passages, and classy tension. Brad andersons outstanding new film stonehearst asylum expands poes the system of doctor tarr and professor fether to featurelength, but doesnt fit as snugly into the spookyfun tradition set by past adaptations. Stonehearst asylum 2014 plot summary 3 an oxford graduate takes up a job in a mental asylum, only to discover that the revolutionary new treatments are. A young woman named eliza graves kate beckinsale is being paraded in front of a room of mental health experts. Director brad anderson the machinist 2004, the call 20, transsiberian 2008, session 9 2001 did an amazing job making me try to guess what will happen next although most was predictable. Stonehearst asylum movie clip you do not belong here 2014 kate beckinsale movie hd duration.
Stonehearst asylum is a thriller film that was released in 2014. Stonehearst asylum, previously known as eliza graves, is an american gothic film directed by brad anderson and written by joseph gangemi. Rent stonehearst asylum 2014 starring kate beckinsale and jim sturgess on dvd and bluray. When our protagonist first encounters the eponymous institution of stonehearst asylum, we cannot see it. Kate beckinsale and sophie kennedy clark in stonehearst asylum 2014 kate. The film, starring kate beckinsale, jim sturgess, michael caine, ben kingsley, and david thewlis, was released on october 24, 2014. The loonies really are running the show in stonehearst asylum, a. Horror, historical drama, comedy, romance, and mystery come together in such a way that leaves you unable to say that this film is one or all of these things.
Stonehearst asylum soundtrack from 2014, composed by john debney. Stonehearst asylum 2014 aka eliza graves 2014 is an american drama thriller movie that is based on edgar allan poes short story the system of doctor tarr and professor fether. Stonehearst asylum, which is distributed by millennium films, hits theaters. Eliza graves is directed by brad anderson and adapted to screenplay by joe gangemi. Stonehearst asylum kate beckinsale ben kingsley jim sturgess 2014 a new employee at a mental hospital becomes attracted to one of his colleagues, but he. It stars kate beckinsale, jim sturgess, david thewlis, ben kingsley, michael caine, jason flemyng and brendan gleeson. The ending and overall story of stonehearst asylum. Clever, wellacted, and entertainingly executed, stonehearst asylum is a nice undertheradar psychological thriller piece. The films making up the cormanpoe cycle remain a sinister delight, but between its distinctly modern intelligence. It is loosely based on the short story the system of doctor tarr and professor fether by edgar allan poe. On july 31, 2014, the films title eliza graves was changed to stonehearst. The call director brad anderson returns to the helm for this psychological thriller loosely based on edgar allan poes 1845 short story the system of doctor tarr and professor fether, and centered on the experiences of a harvard medical school graduate jim sturgess who becomes obsessed with a mental patient named eliza graves kate beckinsale while working at a mental asylum thats been. Stills from the film production stonehearst asylum starring ben kingsley, michael caine, kate beckinsale, brendan gleeson, jim sturgess. If you are a fan of gothic romances, dark period dramas, or mysteries, you will likely enjoy stonehearst asylum.
The opening scene of stonehearst asylum sets up a film that, sadly, doesnt follow. A young doctor arrives at stonehearst asylum in order to gain clinical. Stonehearst asylum 2014 best horror movies on netflix. Edward newgate arrives at the stonehearst asylum to complete training for his specialty of asylum medicine. Stonehearst asylum a tony british cast is underserved by this wellmounted but pointless version of an edgar allan poe story. Stonehearst asylum 2014 tt1772264 a harvard medical school graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change. Winterhawk full length western movie, hd, classic feature film, english free full westerns duration. Clips from the film support cast and crew interviews. Stonehearst asylum follows the plot of edgar allen poes short story the system of doctor tarr and professor fether. Stonehearst asylum 2014 pg 1h 52m horror movies in 1899, a young doctor arrives at an asylum for an apprenticeship and becomes suspicious of his mentors methods while falling for a female patient. An oxford graduate takes up a job in a mental asylum, only to discover that the revolutionary new treatments are inhumane, and that there is more going on than meets the eye. Rent stonehearst asylum 2014 on dvd and bluray dvd.
Australia brazil canada china france germany india italy japan. A piece that looks briefly into movie origins and making the film, including translating the short poe story into a feature film, cast and characters, story details, and more. So in the movie stonehearst asylum, at the very end the twist is revealed to be that the young doctor is, in fact, quite mad himself. Stonehearst asylum full movie hd 1080p video dailymotion. Every so often a film comes along that defies the usual categorizations. Parents need to know that stonehearst asylum is a thriller based on the edgar allan poe story the system of doctor tarr and professor fether.
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