Английская Википедия:Angels in America (miniseries)

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Angels in America is a 2003 American HBO miniseries directed by Mike Nichols and based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1991 play of the same name by Tony Kushner. Set in 1985, the film revolves around six New Yorkers whose lives intersect. At its core, it is the fantastical story of Prior Walter, a gay man living with AIDS who is visited by an angel. The film explores a wide variety of themes, including Reagan era politics, the spreading AIDS epidemic, and a rapidly changing social and political climate.

HBO broadcast the film in various formats: two three-hour chunks that correspond to Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, further divided into six one-hour "chapters" that roughly correspond to an act or two of each of these plays; the first three chapters ("Bad News", "In Vitro", and "The Messenger") were initially broadcast on December 7, 2003, to international acclaim, with the final three chapters ("Stop Moving!", "Beyond Nelly", and "Heaven, I'm in Heaven") following.

Angels in America was the most-watched made-for-cable film in 2003, and earned much critical acclaim and numerous accolades: at the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards, it became the first of only three programs in Emmy history (along with Schitt's Creek in 2020, and The Crown in 2021) to sweep every major eligible category, and won all four acting categories. It also won in all five eligible categories at the 61st Golden Globe Awards. In 2006, The Seattle Times listed the series among "Best of the filmed AIDS portrayals" on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of AIDS.

Plot

Millennium Approaches

It is 1985, Ronald Reagan is in the White House, and AIDS is causing mass death in the Americas. In Manhattan, Prior Walter tells Louis, his lover of four years, that he has AIDS; Louis, unable to handle it, leaves him. As disease and loneliness ravage Prior, guilt invades Louis. Joe Pitt, a Mormon and Republican attorney, is pushed by right-wing fixer Roy Cohn toward a job at the US Department of Justice. Both Pitt and Cohn are in the closet: Pitt out of shame and religious turmoil, Cohn to preserve his power and image. Pitt's wife Harper is strung out on Valium, causing her to hallucinate constantly (sometimes jointly with Prior during his fever dreams) and she longs to escape from her sexless marriage. An angel with ulterior motives commands Prior to become a prophet.

Perestroika

Prior is helped in his decision by Joe's mother, Hannah, and Belize, a close friend and drag queen. Joe leaves his wife and goes to live with Louis, but the relationship does not work out because of ideological differences. Roy is diagnosed with AIDS early on and, as his life comes to a close, he is haunted by the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg. As the film continues, the lost souls come together to create bonds of love, loss, and loneliness and, in the end, discover forgiveness and overcome abandonment.

Cast

• Al Pacino as Roy Cohn
• Meryl Streep as Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz / The Angel Australia
• Patrick Wilson as Joe Pitt
• Mary-Louise Parker as Harper Pitt
• Emma Thompson as Nurse Emily / Homeless woman / The Angel America
• Justin Kirk as Prior Walter / Leatherman in park
• Jeffrey Wright as Mr. Lies / Norman "Belize" Arriaga / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
• Ben Shenkman as Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania
• Brian Markinson as Martin Heller
• James Cromwell as Henry, Roy's doctor
• Michael Gambon as Prior Walter Ancestor No. 1
• Simon Callow as Prior Walter Ancestor No. 2
• Robin Weigert as Mormon Mother

Soundtrack

Шаблон:Main The soundtrack of the series by Thomas Newman was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Production

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Bethesda Fountain at the Bethesda Terrace in New York City's Central Park, where many scenes were shot

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Below Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, where the final scene was shot

Cary Brokaw, executive producer of the series, worked for over ten years to bring the 1991 stage production to television, having first read it in 1989, before its first production. In 1993, Al Pacino committed to playing the role of Roy Cohn. In the meantime, a number of directors, including Robert Altman, were part of the project. Altman worked on the project in 1993 and 1994, before budget constraints forced him to move out, as few studios could risk producing two successive 150-minute movies at the cost of $40 million. Subsequently, Kushner tried squeezing the play into a feature film, at which he eventually failed, realizing there was "literally too much plot," and settling for the TV miniseries format. While Kushner continued adapting the play until the late 1990s, HBO Films stepped in as producer, allocating a budget of $60 million.

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Canopus of Hadrian's Villa, where the heaven sequence was shot

Brokaw gave Mike Nichols the script while he was working with him on Wit (2001) starring Emma Thompson, who also co-adapted the play of the same title. The principal cast, including Meryl Streep, Pacino, and Thompson, having recently worked with Nichols, was immediately assembled by him. Though Ben Shenkman had previously portrayed Louis in the San Francisco A.C.T.'s production (as well as portraying Roy Cohn in the NYU graduate acting program's workshop of Perestroika prior to its Broadway opening), Jeffrey Wright was the only original cast member to appear in the Broadway version, having won the 1994 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor for his stage performance. The shooting started in May 2002, and after a 137-day schedule, ended in January 2003. Filming was done primarily at Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York City, with several pivotal scenes being shot on the streets of the city and at Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. The Heaven sequence was shot at Hadrian's Villa, the Roman archaeological complex at Tivoli, Italy, dating early 2nd century.

Special effects in the series were by Richard Edlund (Star Wars trilogy), who created the two important Angel visitation sequences, as well as the opening sequence wherein the angel at the Bethesda Fountain opens its eyes in the end, signifying her "coming to life". Costumer Martin Izquierdo was hired to design functioning wings for Thompson's Angel.

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the series a 92% "Certified Fresh" rating based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 9.5/10. The critical consensus reads "In Angels of America, writer Tony Kushner and director Mike Nichols imaginatively and artistically deliver heavy, vital subject matter, colorfully imparted by a stellar cast." The New York Times wrote that "Mike Nichols's television version is a work of art in itself." According to a Boston Globe review, "director Mike Nichols, and a magnificent cast led by Meryl Streep have pulled a spellbinding and revelatory TV movie out of the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning work" and that he "managed to make "Angels in America" thrive onscreen..."

Awards and nominations

In 2004, Angels in America broke the record previously held by Roots for the most Emmys awarded to a miniseries in a single year by winning 11 awards from 21 nominations. Angels in America became the first of only three programs (following by Schitt's Creek in comedy at the 72nd Emmy Awards and The Crown in drama at the 73rd Emmy Awards) to sweep every major category in Emmy history. It also joined Caesar's Hour, in 1957, as the only series to win all four main acting categories in one night.

Along with television miniseries Eleanor and Franklin, the series became one of the two most-honored programs in television history. The record was broken four years later by John Adams at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, which won 13 trophies from 23 nominations.

Accolades for Angels in America

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Шаблон:Abbr
2003	Costume Designers Guild Awards	Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series	Ann Roth	Шаблон:Nom
	National Board of Review Awards	Best Film Made for Cable TV	Angels in America	Шаблон:Won
2004	AARP Movies for Grownups Awards	Best TV Movie		Шаблон:Won
	American Film Institute Awards	Top 10 TV Programs of the Year		Шаблон:Won
	American Society of Cinematographers Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week, Mini-Series or Pilot (Cable)	Stephen Goldblatt	Шаблон:Nom
	Art Directors Guild Awards	Excellence in Production Design Award – Television Movie or Mini-Series	Stuart Wurtzel, John Kasarda, Stefano Maria Ortolani, Hinju Kim, David Stein, and Tom Warren	Шаблон:Won
	Critics' Choice Awards	Best Picture Made for Television	Angels in America	Шаблон:Won
	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television	Mike Nichols	Шаблон:Won
	GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding Television Movie or Mini-Series	Angels in America	Шаблон:Won
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television		Шаблон:Won
		Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Al Pacino	Шаблон:Won
		Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Meryl Streep	Шаблон:Won
		Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Ben Shenkman	Шаблон:Nom
			Patrick Wilson	Шаблон:Nom
			Jeffrey Wright	Шаблон:Won
		Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Mary-Louise Parker	Шаблон:Won
	Humanitas Prize	90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television	Tony Kushner	Шаблон:Won
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Miniseries	Cary Brokaw, Celia D. Costas, Mike Haley, and Mike Nichols	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Al Pacino	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Meryl Streep	Шаблон:Won
			Emma Thompson	Шаблон:Nom
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Justin Kirk	Шаблон:Nom
			Ben Shenkman	Шаблон:Nom
			Patrick Wilson	Шаблон:Nom
			Jeffrey Wright	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Mary-Louise Parker	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special	Mike Nichols	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special	Tony Kushner	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie	Stuart Wurtzel, John Kasarda, and George DeTitta Jr.	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Juliet Taylor and Ellen Lewis	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie	Stephen Goldblatt Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Nom
		Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Ann Roth, Michelle Matland, and Donna Maloney Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Nom
		Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	David Brian Brown, Jasen Joseph Sica, and Angel De Angelis	Шаблон:Nom
		Outstanding Main Title Design	Randall Balsmeyer, J. John Corbett, Jim Rider, and Amit Sethi	Шаблон:Nom
		Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic)	J. Roy Helland, Joseph A. Campayno, John Caglione Jr., and Kelly Gleason	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	John Bloom and Antonia Van Drimmelen Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Nom
		Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie	Lee Dichter, Ron Bochar, and James Sabat Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Richard Edlund, Ron Simonson, Liz Ralston, Stefano Trivelli, Don Greenberg, Lawrence Littleton, Michele Moen, Steven Kirshoff, and Gregory Jein	Шаблон:Nom
	Producers Guild of America Awards	Visionary Award	Mike Nichols and Cary Brokaw	Шаблон:Won
	Satellite Awards	Best Miniseries	Angels in America	Шаблон:Won
		Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Al Pacino	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Meryl Streep	Шаблон:Won
		Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Justin Kirk	Шаблон:Won
			Patrick Wilson	Шаблон:Nom
			Jeffrey Wright	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Mary-Louise Parker	Шаблон:Nom
			Emma Thompson	Шаблон:Nom
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Al Pacino	Шаблон:Won
			Justin Kirk	Шаблон:Nom
			Jeffrey Wright	Шаблон:Nom
		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Meryl Streep	Шаблон:Won
			Mary-Louise Parker	Шаблон:Nom
			Emma Thompson	Шаблон:Nom
	Television Critics Association Awards	Program of the Year	Angels in America	Шаблон:Won
		Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials		Шаблон:Won
		Individual Achievement in Drama	Al Pacino	Шаблон:Nom
2005	Gracie Awards	Outstanding Entertainment Program – Drama Special	Angels in America	Шаблон:Won
		Individual Achievement Award – Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Special	Meryl Streep	Шаблон:Won
	Grammy Awards	Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media	Music from the HBO Film: Angels in America – Thomas Newman	Шаблон:Nom
	Producers Guild of America Awards	David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television	Mike Nichols, Cary Brokaw, Celia D. Costas, and Michael Haley	Шаблон:Won
	Writers Guild of America Awards	Long Form – Adapted	Tony Kushner – Based on his play	Шаблон:Won

Further reading

• Love In the Time Of Reagan. CinemaQueer.
• Шаблон:Cite journal
• Winged Victory. New York Magazine television review.
• Шаблон:Cite magazine
• How HBO, Mike Nichols and Tony Kushner Brought Angels in America to the Screen. Paste Magazine.
• TV: Gay characters, themes found more acceptance and popularity in 2003 Шаблон:Webarchive. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
• The Lector Effect. Slate Magazine review arguing that the miniseries "gets Kushner wrong".
• Angels in America. Variety review.
• Angels in a Changed America. The Village Voice.
• Geis, Deborah R.; Kruger, Steven F. (eds.) (1997). Approaching the Millennium: Essays on Angels in America. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• Шаблон:IMDb title
• Шаблон:Rotten Tomatoes TV
• Шаблон:AllMovie title
• Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes at TV Guide