Georgia O'Keeffe is a 2009 American television biographical drama film, produced by City Entertainment in association with Sony Television, about noted American painter Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz. The film was directed by Bob Balaban, executive-produced by Joshua D. Maurer, Alixandre Witlin and Joan Allen, and line-produced by Tony Mark. Shown on Lifetime Television, it starred Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons in lead roles.[1][2]
| Georgia O'Keeffe | |
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 Film poster | |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Michael Cristofer |
| Directed by | Bob Balaban |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Jeff Beal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Cinematography | Paul Elliott |
| Editor | Kathryn Himoff |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | September 19, 2009 |
At the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards, the film received nine nominations, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Joan Allen.[3] The film was also nominated for three 2009 Golden Globe Awards, including Best Miniseries or Television Movie or Miniseries, as well as receiving nominations for director by the Directors Guild of America and a Producers Guild nomination for Producer of the Year award for Outstanding Television Movie or Miniseries, and an NAACP nomination for supporting actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. The movie earned more total nominations than in the history of Lifetime Television combined, making it the most critically acclaimed film in Lifetime's history.
Plot
editGeorgia O'Keeffe (Joan Allen) is a young painter in the 1910s, while Alfred Stieglitz (Jeremy Irons) is New York-based photographer and art impresario, who discovers her works. Later, when O'Keeffe discovers that her works are displayed at an art gallery without her permission, she confronts Stieglitz. However, he manages to charm her, and starts their 20-year relationship. Stieglitz, 23 years senior to O'Keeffe, subsequently starts living with her and later divorces his wife to marry her. However, over the years, as O'Keeffe becomes a famous artist, their relationship deteriorates.
Cast
edit- Joan Allen as Georgia O'Keeffe
- Jeremy Irons as Alfred Stieglitz
- Henry Simmons as Jean Toomer
- Ed Begley, Jr. as Stieglitz's brother Lee
- Tyne Daly as Mabel Dodge Luhan
- Kathleen Chalfant as Mrs. Stieglitz
- Linda Emond as "Beck" Strand Rebecca Salsbury James
- Jenny Gabrielle as Dorothy Norman
- Chad Brummett as Marsden Hartley
- Steve Corona as John Marin
Production
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Development and writing
editThe film was in development for four years at HBO, having been originally pitched and developed by executive producers Maurer, Witlin and Allen, and at one point it was to be produced by HBO, but eventually Lifetime took it up once HBO passed.[4]
The film's screenplay, which was nominated and won the 2009 Writers Guild Award for Best Original Screenplay for Movie or Miniseries, was written by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cristofer, most known for Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Shadow Box (1977) and the 1998 film Gia .[4]
Filming
editThe film was shot entirely on location in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico. The executive producers worked closely with the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, specifically with curator and leading scholar on O'Keeffe, Barbara Buhler Lynes, to make sure issues of accuracy and content were done with sensitivity and attention to detail.[5] Over seventy original paintings and drawings by O'Keeffe were permitted to be used in the film. Moreover, the filmmakers were given permission to film at O'Keeffe's home in Ghost Ranch, near of Abiquiú, New Mexico, the first time a film company was given that privilege.[4] Joan Allen also took painting lessons for the film.[5]
Awards and nominations
editReferences
edit- ^ "Television Review:'Georgia O'Keeffe', Independent Protégée and Needy Starmaker". New York Times. September 17, 2009.
- ^ "Joan Allen to star in TV movie 'Georgia O'Keeffe'". Los Angeles Times. November 6, 2008.
- ^ "Joan Allen and Heidi Klum nab noms for Lifetime". Monsters and Critics. Jul 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
- ^ a b c "Lifetime paints O'Keeffe portrait". Reuters. Nov 5, 2008.
- ^ a b "Lifetime biopic 'humanizes' artist Georgia O'Keeffe". USA Today. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ "2009 Satellite Awards". Satellite Awards. International Press Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "2010 Artios Awards". www.castingsociety.com. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- ^ "11th Costume Designers Guild Awards". Costume Designers Guild. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "62nd DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America Awards. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Georgia O'Keeffe – Golden Globes". HFPA. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (January 6, 2010). "41st NAACP Image Award Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "14th Annual TV Awards (2009-10)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ "Georgia O'Keeffe". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ McNary, Dave (January 5, 2010). "PGA unveils nominations". Variety. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "Previous Nominees & Winners: 2009 Awards Winners". Writers Guild Awards. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-07.