The Great Gatsby (2000)

Directed by

Robert Markowitz

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious wealthy man throws extravagant parties in 1920s New York to win back his former love who is now married to a brutish husband. The story is told through the eyes of a young bond salesman who becomes the man's neighbor and confidant.

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What happens

The Great Gatsby is a 2000 historical romantic drama television film based on the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was directed by Robert Markowitz, written by John J. McLaughlin, and stars Toby Stephens in the title role of Jay Gatsby, Mira Sorvino as Daisy Buchanan, Paul Rudd as Nick Carraway, Martin Donovan as Tom Buchanan, Francie Swift as Jordan Baker, Heather Goldenhersh as Myrtle Wilson, and Matt Malloy as Klipspringer. The film aired in the United Kingdom on BBC on March 29, 2000, and in the United States on A&E on January 14, 2001. Hampered by a limited $5 million budget and hastily filmed in Montreal, Canada, to reduce costs, the A&E television adaptation suffered from low production values, and the critical response to its broadcast was overwhelmingly negative. The New York Times dismissed it as "flat-footed," The Guardian described it as "uninspired," and The Boston Globe savaged it as "mediocre". The performances of Toby Stephens as Jay Gatsby and Mira Sorvino as Daisy Buchanan were particularly ill-received by a number of critics, although Paul Rudd's performance as Nick Carraway garnered praise. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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