01-30-2025, 11:10 PM
Film Title: The Infallible Maxims of William Wintour
Nominating Nation: Libertas Omnium Maximus
Nomination Category/Categories: Best Film, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Musical Score
Language: English
Run Time: 122 minutes
Director: David Granby
Film Rating: 13 (LRL); 14+ (LOM) — Inappropriate Language and some Violence
Producing Studio/Company: Kingfisher Studios
Primary Cast:
Ed Turner (George Graves)
Vanessa Dunn (Catherine Graves)
Hugh Hunt (William Walker/Wintour)
Lawrence Barber (Fournier)
Jonathan Durant (Sergeant)
Plot Summary:
The Infallible Maxims of William Wintour is a historical black-comedy drama that follows the tumultuous friendship of naïve slacker George (Turner) and army deserter William (Hunt) as they attempt to find their fortune in the post-Great War world. As Daryan invasion looms near, the two meet in army basic training and plot to obtain honorable discharges to avoid being sent to the frontline. As the pair (unsuccessfully) fake disabilities and disqualifying circumstances, while keeping one step ahead of their austere drill instructor (Durant), George becomes captivated by William’s defiant nature and frequent philosophical musings, which George transcribes in a notebook. On the night before deployment, a last-ditch effort by the duo to avoid service goes horribly wrong; George is accidentally shot by William, leading to his medical discharge and begrudging military decoration, while William escapes the base, going on the run.
After the war, the two are reunited when George, fleeing a directionless life and loveless marriage to Catherine (Dunn) in Saint Augustine, encounters William living under the assumed identity, “William Wintour,” in Sarena. George and William go into business together using George’s service award and William’s roguish charisma to pose as expatriated war heroes looking to rebuild the Southern Maritimes, now decimated by the Great War. At William’s urging, the two take advantage of guileless foreign investors and blank cheque reconstruction endowments to build shoddy tenements at premium rates. As the two become exorbitantly wealthy, their relationship grows strained and George comes to recognize the vapidity of William’s orations.
The film culminates in the arrest of both men by dutiful investigator Fournier (Barber) and William’s betrayal of George in exchange for a more lenient sentence. William later tries to flee the country, though his motivation for doing so remains ambiguous, only to die in a plane crash flying over the Albarine Sea. He bequeaths his estate to George, despite their falling out. Devastated by the treachery and death of his friend, George grows despondent and is convicted on lesser charges in the absence of William’s testimony. From prison, George reflects on his relationship with William and the vacuousness of William’s pontifications. Upon his release 18 months later, George rips up his notebook, but boards a bus for Peoria, headed to restart his life on a parcel of land left to him by William.
What makes this film special? Why was it nominated for this/these category/categories?:
The Infallible Maxims of William Wintour is nominated for Best Film for its careful use of situational and irreverent humor, captivating characterizations, and engrossing historical backdrop to examine the hazards of unquestioning loyalty to charismatic figures.
Ed Turner is nominated for Best Lead Actor for his portrayal of the underachieving everyman George. Turner received numerous accolades for carefully striking a balance between sympathetic laggard and morally-bankrupt pawn in his interpretation of the foolheardy George.
Hugh Hunt is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the charming schemer William. Known as a staple leading-man in action and romance films, critics praised how well Hunt was able to adapt the urbane qualities of his usual roles to the more antagonistic and nefarious, yet no less charming, supporting role of William.
The Infallible Maxims of William Wintour is nominated for Best Musical Score for its instrumental soundtrack composed by Gregory Dreyfus, which emulates the phonesthetics of popular and rock acts of the 1960s and 70s. As a result, despite being an entirely original score, the soundtrack features comfortingly familiar acoustics that celebrate the musical zeitgeist of the time period.
Nominating Nation: Libertas Omnium Maximus
Nomination Category/Categories: Best Film, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Musical Score
Language: English
Run Time: 122 minutes
Director: David Granby
Film Rating: 13 (LRL); 14+ (LOM) — Inappropriate Language and some Violence
Producing Studio/Company: Kingfisher Studios
Primary Cast:
Ed Turner (George Graves)
Vanessa Dunn (Catherine Graves)
Hugh Hunt (William Walker/Wintour)
Lawrence Barber (Fournier)
Jonathan Durant (Sergeant)
Plot Summary:
The Infallible Maxims of William Wintour is a historical black-comedy drama that follows the tumultuous friendship of naïve slacker George (Turner) and army deserter William (Hunt) as they attempt to find their fortune in the post-Great War world. As Daryan invasion looms near, the two meet in army basic training and plot to obtain honorable discharges to avoid being sent to the frontline. As the pair (unsuccessfully) fake disabilities and disqualifying circumstances, while keeping one step ahead of their austere drill instructor (Durant), George becomes captivated by William’s defiant nature and frequent philosophical musings, which George transcribes in a notebook. On the night before deployment, a last-ditch effort by the duo to avoid service goes horribly wrong; George is accidentally shot by William, leading to his medical discharge and begrudging military decoration, while William escapes the base, going on the run.
After the war, the two are reunited when George, fleeing a directionless life and loveless marriage to Catherine (Dunn) in Saint Augustine, encounters William living under the assumed identity, “William Wintour,” in Sarena. George and William go into business together using George’s service award and William’s roguish charisma to pose as expatriated war heroes looking to rebuild the Southern Maritimes, now decimated by the Great War. At William’s urging, the two take advantage of guileless foreign investors and blank cheque reconstruction endowments to build shoddy tenements at premium rates. As the two become exorbitantly wealthy, their relationship grows strained and George comes to recognize the vapidity of William’s orations.
The film culminates in the arrest of both men by dutiful investigator Fournier (Barber) and William’s betrayal of George in exchange for a more lenient sentence. William later tries to flee the country, though his motivation for doing so remains ambiguous, only to die in a plane crash flying over the Albarine Sea. He bequeaths his estate to George, despite their falling out. Devastated by the treachery and death of his friend, George grows despondent and is convicted on lesser charges in the absence of William’s testimony. From prison, George reflects on his relationship with William and the vacuousness of William’s pontifications. Upon his release 18 months later, George rips up his notebook, but boards a bus for Peoria, headed to restart his life on a parcel of land left to him by William.
What makes this film special? Why was it nominated for this/these category/categories?:
The Infallible Maxims of William Wintour is nominated for Best Film for its careful use of situational and irreverent humor, captivating characterizations, and engrossing historical backdrop to examine the hazards of unquestioning loyalty to charismatic figures.
Ed Turner is nominated for Best Lead Actor for his portrayal of the underachieving everyman George. Turner received numerous accolades for carefully striking a balance between sympathetic laggard and morally-bankrupt pawn in his interpretation of the foolheardy George.
Hugh Hunt is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the charming schemer William. Known as a staple leading-man in action and romance films, critics praised how well Hunt was able to adapt the urbane qualities of his usual roles to the more antagonistic and nefarious, yet no less charming, supporting role of William.
The Infallible Maxims of William Wintour is nominated for Best Musical Score for its instrumental soundtrack composed by Gregory Dreyfus, which emulates the phonesthetics of popular and rock acts of the 1960s and 70s. As a result, despite being an entirely original score, the soundtrack features comfortingly familiar acoustics that celebrate the musical zeitgeist of the time period.
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