Heath Ledger
出生 : 1979-04-04, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
死亡 : 2008-01-22
略歴
Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his film career further. His work consisted of twenty films, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Monster's Ball (2001), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Candy (2006), I'm Not There (2007), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), the latter two being posthumous releases. He also produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a film director.
For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Ledger won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the Best International Actor Award from the Australian Film Institute; he was the first actor to win the latter award posthumously. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the eighth-youngest nominee in the category at that time. Posthumously, he shared the 2007 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award with the rest of the ensemble cast, the director, and the casting director for the film I'm Not There, which was inspired by the life and songs of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In the film, Ledger portrayed a fictional actor named Robbie Clark, one of six characters embodying aspects of Dylan's life and persona.
Ledger died on 22 January 2008 as a result of an accidental overdose of medications. A few months before his death, Ledger had finished filming his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight. At the time of his death, The Dark Knight was in post-production, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in which he was playing his last role as Tony, was in the midst of filming. His death affected the subsequent promotion of The Dark Knight. His performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight earned him universal acclaim and popularity from fans and critics alike. Ledger also received numerous posthumous awards for his work on The Dark Knight, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Best Actor International Award at the 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards, the 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and the 2009 BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Self (archive footage)
Featuring interviews with filmmakers and industry legends, discover the origins and evolution of The Joker, and learn why The Clown Prince of Crime is universally hailed as the greatest comic-book supervillain of all time.
Self (archive footage)
The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.
Self (archive footage)
This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward the Rises finale and the culmination of nearly a decade of creative blood, sweat and tears. Candid, thoughtful and extensive, and comprised of revealing behind-the-scenes footage, countless interviews, audition tapes (with Christian Bale and Cillian Murphy doning the cape and cowl), and a narrative grip and momentum all its own, it leaves no stone unturned.
Tony
現代のロンドン。鏡の向こうで願望を満たす“イマジナリウム”を売りにした旅芸人一座を率いるパルナサス博士。数世紀前に悪魔のMr．ニックと取引し、恋や不老不死を成就させる代わりに自分の娘ヴァレンティナを16歳の誕生日、悪魔に引き渡す約束をしていた。橋からつるされていたところを救われた男性トニーが一座に加わる一方、悪魔は博士に、娘を救いたければ鏡の中の世界に5つの魂を呼び寄せろと、新たな賭けを申し出る。
Le Joker (archive)
Self (archive footage)
On January 22, 2008, the entertainment world was rocked by news that one of its brightest young stars had unexpectedly died. This film is a commemorative special dedicated to the life and works of this complex and unique talent who died before his time.
In Memory Of
悪のはびこるゴッサム・シティーを舞台に、ジム警部補やハービー・デント地方検事の協力のもと、バットマンは街で起こる犯罪撲滅の成果を上げつつあった。だが、ジョーカーと名乗る謎の犯罪者の台頭により、街は再び混乱と狂気に包まれていく。最強の敵を前に、バットマンはあらゆるハイテク技術を駆使しながら、信じるものすべてと戦わざるを得なくなっていく。
Joker
悪のはびこるゴッサム・シティーを舞台に、ジム警部補やハービー・デント地方検事の協力のもと、バットマンは街で起こる犯罪撲滅の成果を上げつつあった。だが、ジョーカーと名乗る謎の犯罪者の台頭により、街は再び混乱と狂気に包まれていく。最強の敵を前に、バットマンはあらゆるハイテク技術を駆使しながら、信じるものすべてと戦わざるを得なくなっていく。
Himself (archive footage)
A look back at Heath Ledger's outstanding career that was cut short by his sad & unexpected death. Family and friends, fans and experts alike mourn the loss of Hollywood's talented star who had so much more to give.
Robbie
クリスチャン・ベイル、リチャード・ギアら豪華キャスト共演によるボブ・ディランの伝記映画。詩人や映画スター、革命家など、6人の俳優がそれぞれに異なるイメージ像のディランを演じることで、実像に迫っていく。
Dan
A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
Casanova
With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.
Self
Behind the scenes of The Brothers Grimm
Himself
A short documentary showing the making of the movie 'Lords of Dogtown'.
Ennis Del Mar
1963年、ワイオミング州ブロークバック・マウンテン。定職のないイニスとジャックは、羊放牧の職を得て、共にひと夏を過ごすことになる。大自然の中でお互いを助け合ううちに、彼らに深い絆が生まれる。それがごく自然に男同士の関係へと変化していくのに、それほど時間はかからなかった。しかし、保守的な時代、閉鎖的な土地…厳しい社会の現実が２人の関係に影を落とし始める。
Jacob Grimm
19世紀のフランス占領下のドイツで、兄ウィルと弟ジェイコブのグリム兄弟は、自作自演で怪物退治をして賞金を稼ぎながら、古い物語を収集する旅を続けていた。将軍にそのイカサマを知られてしまった彼らは、少女連続失踪事件の調査を命じられる。＜グリム童話の誕生秘話を、斬新な発想のもとに映像化した大人のファンタジー作品。監督をテリー・ギリアムが務め、グリム兄弟にはマット・デイモンとヒース・レジャーが扮する。“あかずきんちゃん”“ヘンゼルとグレーテル”などおなじみのキャラクターたちが登場するなど斬新なアイデアが満載。＞
Skip
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.
Alex Bernier
問題を抱えて再寝た司祭がローマに旅行し、彼のメンターの奇妙な死を調査します。 若い司祭は、おそらく神秘的な死が、死体の肉を食べた司祭たちが死者の容赦のない罪を管理するために関係する古代の人物「罪喰い」の仕事かもしれないことを発見します。
Ned Kelly
After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the members of the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.
Harry Faversham
The story, set in 1885, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers which symbolize cowardice. To redeem his honor he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves the lives of those who branded him a coward.
Himself
A closer look into the filmmaking of Brian Helgeland's "A Knight's Tale".
Sonny Grotowski
ハンクはアメリカ南部の刑務所で死刑囚棟の看守を長年務めてきた男。彼の父も同じ看守を務め、今は息子のソニーが同じ道を歩み始めたところだった。ハンクは父譲りの人種差別主義者だったが、息子のソニーは心の優しい人間で、そんなハンクの考え方に疑問を感じていた。黒人の囚人ローレンス・マスグローヴの処刑の日、ハンクとソニーが電気椅子に向かうローレンスに付き添うことになったが、慣れないソニーは執行の直前に取り乱してしまった。刑の執行後、自らの職務に厳格なハンクはそんなソニーの態度を厳しく叱責してしまう。
William Thatcher
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.
Self
A 10 minute featurette that details thoughts from the cast and crew about the reality of the battles shown in the film and also, how these scenes were filmed. It makes for moderately interesting viewing, especially hearing about some of the details, such as the massive amount of extras and equipment needed.
Gabriel Martin
1776年、ニューイングランドの入植者とジョージ3世（1760-1820年）の軍隊との間の独立戦争。 サウスカロライナ州では、フランスとインドの英雄的な兵士である未亡人ベンジャミン・マーティン（メル・ギブソン）が、7人の子供の世話をするために戦いを断念します。 しかし、長男のガブリエル（ヒース・レジャー）が軍隊に加わると、マーティン家の平和な生活は中断されます。 その間、父親は子供を育てるのに苦労しています。 しかし、イギリス人は、残酷なタビントン大佐（ジェイソン・アイザックス）の指揮下で、彼らの家の門に到達し、家族全員を危険にさらします...
Jimmy
A 19-year-old finds himself in debt to a local gangster when some gang loot disappears and sets him on the run from thugs. Meanwhile, two street kids start a shopping spree when they find the missing money.
Patrick Verona
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
Oberon
A talking Terrier with impressive computer skills teams up with two youngsters to stop a million dollars from falling into the wrong hands.
Toby Ackland
In New South Wales, Jared surfs with his mates and has a first girl. He hosts a beach party for his older pal, Ricko, and witnesses four of his mates gang-rape a 15 year old. He does nothing, and the next day, she's found murdered. At school, the boys and the girls react: the girls with anger at the perpetrators, the boys with jeering at the dead girl's morality. The students' parents have their own responses. Jared retreats into angry silence, disgusted that he did nothing to help the dead girl. Meanwhile, his mother wants to talk to him about her impending cancer surgery, the police want to know what he saw, and his friend Ricko wants an alibi. Jared's cracking under the pressure.
Orphan Clown
Follows a boy who realizes there is more to being a clown, than just clowning around.
