Mr. Holmes

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1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper (Laura Linney) and her young son, Roger (Milo Parker). Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement, and searches for answers to the mysteries of life and love - before it's too late.

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Agé et à la retraite, Sherlock Holmes montre des symptômes de démence précoce. Alors qu'il tente de se rappeler de sa dernière enquête et d'une femme mystérieuse dont le souvenir le hante, i... Tout lireAgé et à la retraite, Sherlock Holmes montre des symptômes de démence précoce. Alors qu'il tente de se rappeler de sa dernière enquête et d'une femme mystérieuse dont le souvenir le hante, il se lie d'amitié avec le fils de sa gouvernante.Agé et à la retraite, Sherlock Holmes montre des symptômes de démence précoce. Alors qu'il tente de se rappeler de sa dernière enquête et d'une femme mystérieuse dont le souvenir le hante, il se lie d'amitié avec le fils de sa gouvernante.

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6,8/10

69 k

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Récompenses
- 19 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Sir Ian McKellen took a course in beekeeping with The London Honey Company prior to filming. He was not stung during filming.

Gaffes
Holmes (perhaps forgivably for 1947) repeats the mistaken idea that "the queen runs the colony and the workers do the work" - in fact, a queen bee is no more than an enlarged egg-making machine at the service of a worker collective, which will slaughter her should she falter, while other worker bees create a replacement queen. Also when the colony grows too large, it is the workers who make the decision to swarm, by starving the queen which both lightens up her body and forces her to take flight.

Citations
Sherlock Holmes: I've decided to write the story down; as it was, not as John made it. Get it right, before I die.
Roger: You're not going to die.
Sherlock Holmes: I'm 93.
Roger: I had a great-uncle who lived to be 102.
Sherlock Holmes: Well done. That seals my fate. What are the odds that you would know two men who would live that long?
Roger: Well, I didn't actually know him.
[Holmes laughs]

Connexions
Featured in Projector: Minions/Mr. Holmes (2015)

Bandes originales
Tea Ceremony
Composed by Graham de Wilde
Provided by APM Music

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7/10

Gentle, lyrical and thoughtful

I genuinely had no idea what to expect from this film as I knew so little about it. OK, so it has Sherlock Holmes as the lead character and I naturally assumed that it would be some crime solving caper. Boy was I wrong, but pleasantly so. The premise of the film is simple - what happens to the famous Sherlock Holmes in his twilight years, if he were to suffer from senility... and no it's not a comedy nor is it a depressing film. It's an evenly-paced, gentle, well-written character study of a fiercely intelligent man trying to hold on to the use of his brilliant mind to recount the details of his final case. If I could use one word to describe this film - contemplative. It's a series of vignettes, each with its own little mystery, all seemingly unconnected at first, until it gradually all comes together. Ian McKellen is, as always, fantastic and perfectly cast in the titular role but the most intriguing character is the subject of Holmes' final case, wonderfully portrayed by Hattie Morahan as Ann Kelmot. Also love the moody soundtrack by Carter Burwell. Very good film, thoughtful with striking images of the British countryside.