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Ragtime is a 1981 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1975 historical novel Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow. The film is set in and around turn-of-the-century New York City, New Rochelle, and Atlantic City, and includes fictionalized references to actual people and events of the time. The film stars James Olson, Mary Steenburgen, Howard Rollins, Brad Dourif, and Elizabeth McGovern, features the final film appearances of James Cagney and Pat O'Brien, and features early appearances, in small parts, by Jeff Daniels, Fran Drescher, Samuel L. Jackson, Ethan Phillips, and John Ratzenberger.

Ragtime
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Directed by	Miloš Forman
Screenplay by	Michael Weller Bo Goldman (uncredited)
Based on	Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis
Starring	Howard Rollins James Cagney Brad Dourif Elizabeth McGovern Moses Gunn Mary Steenburgen James Olson Kenneth McMillan Pat O'Brien Mandy Patinkin Donald O'Connor Fran Drescher Richard Griffiths Norman Mailer Robert Joy Jeff Daniels Debbie Allen
Cinematography	Miroslav Ondříček
Edited by	Anne V. Coates Antony Gibbs Stanley Warnow
Music by	Randy Newman
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 20, 1981 (1981-11-20)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$28.3 million[1]
Box office	$21.2 million[1]

Plot

At the turn of the 20th century, architect Stanford White unveils a nude statue atop Madison Square Garden, modeled after former chorus girl Evelyn Nesbit. After learning of this, Nesbit's husband, billionaire industrialist Harry Kendall Thaw, becomes convinced White has corrupted her and publicly shoots him dead.

An upper-class family resides in New Rochelle, New York, where Father owns a factory where his wife's Younger Brother makes fireworks. An African American baby is abandoned in their garden, and upon learning the police intend to charge the child's mother, Sarah, with child abandonment and attempted murder, Mother takes Sarah and her child into the home despite Father's objections. Ragtime pianist Coalhouse arrives in search of Sarah, driving a new Ford Model T, and realizing he is the baby's father, announces his intention to marry Sarah.

Younger Brother witnesses White's murder and becomes obsessed with Evelyn. Thaw's lawyer Delmas bribes Evelyn with a million-dollar divorce settlement to keep silent about Thaw's mental instability and to testify that White abused her. Passing through the Lower East Side, Evelyn encounters street artist Tateh, who throws out his unfaithful wife. He leaves New York with their daughter and sells the flip book he created. Evelyn and Younger Brother begin an affair as she prepares her return to the stage, while he assumes they will eventually marry. After Thaw is found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity, his lawyers inform Evelyn that Thaw will sue her for divorce on the grounds of infidelity and she accepts a smaller settlement. The affair ends, leaving Younger Brother adrift.

In New Rochelle, Coalhouse is targeted by bigoted volunteer firemen led by Willie Conklin, who refuse to allow his automobile to pass by. Coalhouse finds a policeman and returns to find his car soiled with horse manure. Coalhouse attempts to force the policeman to intervene, but the policeman insists that Colehouse should clean the manure off his car and move on, giving him the choice to do so or be arrested. Colehouse refuses, and is hauled in to the local precinct. After Father arranges for Coalhouse's release, they discover his car has been further vandalized. Coalhouse pursues legal action, but can find no lawyer willing to represent him. Father and Younger Brother argue over Coalhouse's legal recourse. At a presidential rally, Sarah attempts to tell President Roosevelt about Coalhouse's case but is beaten by guards and dies.

After Sarah's funeral, Coalhouse and his supporters kill several firemen. He threatens to attack other firehouses, demanding his car be restored and Conklin be turned over to him. Father is disgusted at the violence but Younger Brother joins Coalhouse's gang with his knowledge of explosives. Ostracized by their own white community and hounded by reporters, Father and Mother leave for Atlantic City. They encounter Tateh, now a film director on a photoplay with Evelyn. Mother is attracted to Tateh and she and Father quarrel. Coalhouse's gang hold the Pierpont Morgan Library's collection hostage. Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo sends for Walker's child as a bargaining chip but Mother refuses to give him up. Father demands she turn the child over and returns to New York to assist Waldo and Mother leaves.

Booker T. Washington fails to persuade Walker to surrender, as does Father. Conklin is captured by police and forced to apologize to Coalhouse. Waldo is disgusted by Conklin's bigotry but cannot submit to terrorist demands and has him arrested. Coalhouse agrees to surrender if Waldo permits his supporters to depart in his restored car and Waldo agrees after Father volunteers to stay as a hostage. Coalhouse's supporters escape and he drives Father out of the library. Ready to blow himself up, Coalhouse instead surrenders but is shot dead on Waldo's orders. The film ends with another newsreel: Evelyn dances in vaudeville and Thaw is released from an asylum. Houdini escapes from a straitjacket several stories above the ground, while newspapers announce that the First World War has begun. Younger Brother returns to his fireworks job and Father watches from the house in New Rochelle as Mother departs with Tateh and Coalhouse's son.[2]

Cast

The film is notable for introducing numerous actors for whom this was one of their first appearances in an American film: Samuel L. Jackson, Debbie Allen, Jeff Daniels, Andreas Katsulas, Ethan Phillips, Stuart Milligan, and Mandy Patinkin. Additionally, it was the final film of James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. Cagney had not acted in a film for 20 years before his appearance in Ragtime.

Production

The film was shot on location in New York City; Mount Kisco, New York; New Jersey; and at Shepperton Studios, UK. Robert Altman initially signed to direct the film, but was replaced by Forman.[2]

Reception

The film holds an aggregated score of 83% from Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews, and a 57/100 from Metacritic, indicating mixed or average reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars, writing that "'Ragtime' is a loving, beautifully mounted, graceful film that creates its characters with great clarity. We understand where everyone stands, and most of the time we even know why."[2] Vincent Canby gave the film a more mixed review, praising the performances and cinematography but criticizing Forman's narrative choices that created an unclear sense of time and prioritized certain storylines at the cost of others: "[Ragtime] is sorrowful, funny and beautiful. It is also, finally, very unsatisfactory."[3] Christopher Null gave the film a negative review, calling it "a jumbled and largely uninteresting mess."[4]

Awards and honors

Awards
Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Academy Awards	March 29, 1982[5]	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Howard E. Rollins Jr.	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Elizabeth McGovern
		Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium	Michael Weller
		Best Art Direction – Set Decoration	Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia Von Brandenstein, and Tony Reading Set Decoration: George DeTitta Sr., George DeTitta Jr., and Peter Howitt
		Best Cinematography	Miroslav Ondříček
		Best Costume Design	Anna Hill Johnstone
		Best Music, Original Score	Randy Newman
		Best Music, Original Song	Randy Newman For the song "One More Hour"
BAFTA Awards	1983	Best Original Song	Randy Newman For the song "One More Hour"
Golden Globe Awards	January 20, 1982	Best Motion Picture – Drama
		Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture	Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
		Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture	Mary Steenburgen
		Best Director – Motion Picture	Miloš Forman
		Best Original Song – Motion Picture	Randy Newman For the song "One More Hour"
		New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture	Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
			Elizabeth McGovern
Grammy Awards	February 23, 1983	Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special	Randy Newman
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	December 14, 1981	Best Music	Randy Newman	Won
NAACP Image Awards	December 5, 1982	Outstanding Motion Picture		Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Moses Gunn	Won
New York Film Critics Circle	January 31, 1982	Best Supporting Actor	Howard E. Rollins, Jr.	4th place
Writers Guild of America Awards	March 30, 1982	Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium	Michael Weller	Nominated

Others

The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

• 2003: AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains:
  • Coalhouse Walker, Jr. – Nominated[6]
• 2005: AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores – Nominated[7]

See also

• Ragtime – the Tony-winning musical adaptation

References

External links

• Ragtime at IMDb
• Ragtime at AllMovie
• Ragtime at Rotten Tomatoes
• Ragtime at Box Office Mojo

На других языках

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[de] Ragtime (Film)

Ragtime ist ein US-amerikanischer Film des Regisseurs Miloš Forman aus dem Jahr 1981, basierend auf dem gleichnamigen Roman von E. L. Doctorow aus dem Jahr 1975. Der Film bezieht sich auf zentrale historische Ereignisse in den USA zwischen 1906 und 1914.

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- [en] Ragtime (film)

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[ru] Рэгтайм (фильм)

«Рэгтайм» (англ. Ragtime) — художественный фильм, драма режиссёра Милоша Формана, экранизация одноимённого[en] романа Эдгара Лоуренса Доктороу. Яркий образец антирасистского кино, призывающего к терпимости и взаимопониманию между людьми разного цвета кожи. Фильм, в котором сыграл свою последнюю роль Джеймс Кэгни, номинировался на восемь премий «Оскар».

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