Watching the film for the second time i decided to make the pilgrimage. He overnights and sets of the following morning, phoning home on. Martin sheen plays a father who decides to honour his deceased son by walking the camino. The way is a 2010 americanspanish drama film directed, produced and written by emilio estevez and starring martin sheen, deborah kara unger, james nesbitt, yorick van wageningen, and renee estevez. The plot reveals why martin sheen feels he must attempt to complete this. There is no doubt that the way, the 2010 movie starring martin sheen, has been one of the most influential factors in popularizing the camino worldwide. And sheens father, to whom estevez dedicated the film, was from. In this feel good movie, martin sheen is the principal actor. Saying he did not want the film to appeal to only one demographic, emilio estevez. Martin sheen plays tom, an irascible american doctor who comes to france to deal with the tragic loss of his son played by emilio estevez. There is no doubt that the way, the 2010 movie starring martin sheen, has been one of the most influential factors in popularizing the camino worldwide, specially in the u.
Starring martin sheen and directed by his son, emilio estevez, for a lot of pilgrims along the camino it. Martin sheens son emilio estevez directed, wrote the screenplay and costars in the film. Martin sheen and emilio estevez on pilgrimages, families ties and the creation of their newest film. Moving flawlessly between artistic mediums, sheens acting range is striking.
It could be a promotional film for the camino but i think it works even for people. But after seeing it, my desire to walk it only got stronger. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the way. By the time directorwriter emilio estevezs new film the way opens nationwide oct. World over martin sheen emilio estevez on their film the way. The way a movie with martin sheen and emilio estevez camino. Emilio estevez has written, produced, and directed a magnificent film. Although it is an englishlanguage film, i show the movie to my students with spanish subtitles, the questions that they answer are completely in spanish, and we discuss the movie completely in spanish. The way has a very slow beginning and it seems hard to imagine simply following tom on the journey. With martin sheen, emilio estevez, deborah kara unger, yorick van wageningen.
The estimable martin sheen stars in a film which occupies that nebulous territory between labour of love and vanity project. Im always happy to hear how my little film helped encourage people to do the camino themselves. The way is a powerful and inspirational story about family, friends, and the challenges we face while navigating this everchanging and complicated world. Director and actor emilio estevez and his actor father, martin sheen, are two and a half weeks into their bustour screening and promotion of their new film the way, which opens in theaters on oct. Near the end of the film, tom martin sheen is about to get his compostela when he changes his mind and asks for it to be given in the name of his son, daniel. Saying he did not want the film to appeal to only one demographic, emilio. On the way with martin sheen national catholic reporter. In that film, however, dorothys epic journey turns out to. But martin sheen kept asking his son to reconsider making the film about the camino. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
One thing you quickly realize when you sit down to watch the way. This movie was created by the reallife fatherson duo of martin sheen and emilio estevez, which adds authenticity to its messages. Emilio estevez and martin sheen on faith and filming the way. Watching martin sheen in the film the way he has a night in roncesvalles and then moves on to within a few kilometres of pamplona where he gives up on his fat friend who continues on to pamplona on his own. The way a movie with martin sheen and emilio estevez. Martin sheens pilgrimage in the way the new movie by emilio estevez and featuring his dad, martin sheen, is a stunning depiction of famed religious pilgrimage. The way is a powerful and inspirational story about family, friends, and the challenges we face while navigating this ever changing and complicated world. Jodie foster, martin sheen, alexis smith, mort shuman. Despite what martin sheen and emilio estevez may think, travel isnt the route to selfrealisation. The way, directed by emilio estevez the new york times. Rather than return home, tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage the way of st. Another thing you realize more slowly as the film goes along.
A modernday walk down the pilgrims route into spain to shape the script. The film was made within a very tight timeframe to fit in with martin sheens other contractual obligations, with a small in hollywood terms budget, with the crew often battling to shoot scenes when the weather, as it often does on the camino, demonstrated its unpredictability. Martin sheen plays tom, an american doctor who comes to st. Rather than return home, tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage to. From director emilio estevez and starring martin sheen comes a. James to honor his sons desire to finish the journey. The way is a 2010 spanish drama film directed, produced and written by emilio estevez and starring martin sheen, deborah kara unger, james nesbitt, yorick van wageningen, and renee estevez. Multiple emmy and golden globewinner martin sheen is one of americas most celebrated, colorful, and accomplished actors. This movie is an original film directed, written and produced by american actor emilio estevez, and starring his reallife father, martin sheen. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. There, taylor emilios son met the girl of his dreams, his now wife.
One cannot miss the breathtaking scenery and the small towns on the way. The actors had walked much of the camino themselves, while filming, and. I wanted to walk the camino way before i saw the way with martin sheen. The way, or do way, of any number of spiritual and martial disciplines stemming from japanese culture. In this movie, sheen plays a doctor named tom who, after his sons death, decides to. The way available on dvd is the name of a film that was released in 2010 in spain, early 2011 in the uk and ireland and will open september 30th 2011 in the usa. Martin sheen and son ramon estevez combined both their real and stage names to create the warner bros. Estevez began reading books like jack hitts off the road.
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