Leonie

2010

Action / Biography / Drama

IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 686 686

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Plot summary

The true life story of Leonie Gilmour, whose life crossed continents, wars and cultures, embodied with courage and passion in search of art and freedom. A tender and inspiring story of a remarkable woman who nurtures the amazing artistic talent of her son who has only one way to succeed and one person to guide him, as he grows into the world renown artist, Isamu Noguchi.

Director

Hisako Matsui Photo
Hisako Matsui

Top cast

Christina Hendricks Photo
Christina Hendricks as Catherine Burnell
Emily Mortimer Photo
Emily Mortimer as Leonie Gilmour
Yôichi Nukumizu Photo
Yôichi Nukumizu as Houmei Iwano
Masatoshi Nakamura Photo
Masatoshi Nakamura as Toushu Senda
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936.83 MB
1280*546
English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 42 min
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1.88 GB
1920*818
English 5.1
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 42 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kcnkzw

A strong mother and a future Artist son in a tough world.

It seems like I'm the only one that's giving this film a high rating. I personally loved it. It even made me cry a bit.but I have to say, this is not a movie for everybody. It's based on the book about the famous Japanese & American artist Isamu Nuguchi's life story. the title is "The Life of Isamu Noguchi: Journey without Borders" by Masayo Duusits a true story (most of it) and if you know about Isamu Noguchi, I think you will appreciate this film. I mean, if you know about him, you will understand the film more.Isamu was born in early 1900's in California. Mother Leonie Gilmore an editor. and father a Japanese poet Yone Noguchi. Yone left Leonie before Isamu was born. but after a couple years, Yone invites Leonie and Isamu to live in Japan with him. She goes, but finds out Yone has other wives(!) and leaves him and try to live by her own with young Isamu. but... as you can figure, early 1900's Japan is NOT a nice place to live if your a foreigner with a MIXED kid + NO husband. the movie is mostly about how she and Isamu struggles in their lives.Director Hisako Matsui focused on Leonie Gilmore as a independent woman & strong mother. Time flies fast in this movie. as it shows the life of Leonie from when she goes to university till she dies...in a couple of hours. nobody can't complain about Emily Mortimer (as Leonie) and Shido Nakamura(as Yone Noguchi).I was surprised when I heard that they casted such good actors. basically, the two actors held the movie together in one piece. the music score by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek( also wrote scores for "Finding Neverland", and "Hachi".) was amazing and matched the scenery perfectly.
Reviewed by Red-125 7 / 10

Leonie Gilmour made some bad choices

Leonie (2010) was directed by Hisako Matsui. The film was based on a book written by Masayo Duus about a woman named Leonie Gilmour.Emily Mortimer portrays Gilmour. Her partner, Yone Noguchi is played by Shidô Nakamura.Emily Mortimer is a skilled and charming actor. The screenplay apparently reflects Leonie's life accurately. (Obviously, I'm not an expert, but from what I can learn, it's a solid biography.)The problem is that the film represents Gilmour's complex life history. It's interesting, but the movie implies that her great achievement was to give birth to a gifted son, the artist Isamu Noguchi. Still, the movie was titled Leonie, not Isamu, and it just didn't work for me.Leonie has a very low IMDb rating of 6.1. I thought that Emily Mortimer's performance was so strong that I bumped my rating up to 7.
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