Denzel Washington, Viola Davis Bring 'Fence' To Cinema As Homage to August Wilson
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis two Oscar winners, give us the best of "Fence" now on the tv screen. An original play by the writer August Wilson released in theaters in the eighty's now got the attention of these actors to play the main roles at the big screen, with a personal touch.
"Fence" play won several good reviews in 2010, when these two started in theaters. Including a Tony-winning award received. After six years of playing together the decision of making a film adaptation has become. The film featured a production by Todd Black, Scott Rudin, and Washington, who directs, according to Theater Mania.
The original play relates the story of Troy and Rose Maxon (Washington and Davis), a couple from Pittsburgh in the fifty's, that place the viewer in the African- American living experience of the decade. Denzel playing a sanitation worker and Viola a mother of one, they only son they had. Who later figures out the eighteen years of marriage wasted next to him, after realize he's been unfaithful to her, shares an overview story USA Today.
Adding an astonishing performance by lead actress (Davis), that set the tone of the movie. The struggle of raising a son together in the time. Even a baseball game atmosphere. For August Wilson this is one of the ten cycle of stories about the life of African American in that time. About "Fence" he received a Pulitzer Prize in 1987, before his dead in 2005.
The actor even shares a story, relates Npr News. A first simple adaption to the play occurs when he added some expressions for the character "spiritual wise" he mentioned, referring to the phrase "from Hell to Hallelujah", always saying during the play "Aw Hell" and finally "Hallelujah" to all.
Also Viola commented as Ms. Maxon, that she wanted to portrait a woman, who despite she seems well adapted like nothing has affected her, she felt pain and shows it like part of women journey through life.
Lots of emotions are presented on this movie so adaptations and many details from the original Wilson play "Fence", with these two best actors in the scene.
"Fence" will be available to the audience on Christmas Day. Here's the official film trailer.