Jane Got a Gun (2015) stars Oscar winner Natalie Portman their fate into their own hands and won’t let anything or anyone stop you. Today the western is on TV.
That’s what the Western Jane Got a Gun with Natalie Portman is about
Jane Hammond’s (Natalie Portman) husband (Noah Emmerich) arrives half dead and riddled with bullets home. The outlaw was mauled by his former gang, led by the ruthless John Bishop (Ewan McGregor). Jane is now the one exposed to danger alone and has to defend himself.
Luckily, she can convince her former lover and gunfighter Dan Frost (Joel Edgerton) to fight alongside her against Bishop and his gang to protect her family.
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Natalie Portman in Jane Got a Gun
Jane Got a Gun broke an inglorious box office record
The western by Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) cost a whopping $25 million, but only grossed $3.7 million worldwide. A real loss for the Weinstein Company and not only that, the film even broke a record worst theatrical release in the history of the production company. Despite being shown on 1,200 screens, it only managed to gross $803,000.
The chaotic production conditions could have been to blame for this always made headlinesbut there was hardly any advertising for the actual film.
Jane Got a Gun is an unusual representative of its genre
A lot has happened in the film world in recent years Women in diverse roles to be cast, apart from the femme fatal or as a desperate single looking for the man of his dreams. When it comes to the Western genre, female main characters are still comparatively rare – and wrongly so. Natalie Portman shows one again in Jane Got a Gun strong performance in the role of a courageous woman who faces danger at all costs.
Four years before Jane Got a Gun flickered across screens, the Western True Grit also attracted a lot of attention. Not a woman is fighting here with courage and toughness for justice, but a 14 year old girl. In 2018, the Australian revenge western The Nightingale proved to be positively reviewed representative of its genre. In it, the female protagonist fights just as uncompromisingly and bloodily as the male gunfighters.
When is Jane Got a Gun on TV?
Tele5 shows the western with Natalie Portman Tuesday, January 30th at 8:15 p.m. There will be a repeat on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, on January 31st at 1:40 a.m. You can also stream Jane Got a Gun on Amazon regardless of the television program.
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