As wild as that may sound, wonder of wonders, the book is also carefully and lovingly created. The film premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival on january 23, 2015. Neither is going to get us there but, combined it could happen. With a starstudded ensemble cast, ten thousand saints tells the story of a group of friends and family members who come together in late80s. Aug 15, 2015 ten thousand saints writerdirectors on assembling starstudded cast, recreating late80s new york. Popular lives of the saints books goodreads share book. Ten thousand saints is set primarily during the youth crew era, a resurgence of a culture that first hit the scene in the 70s. Ethan hawke cant salvage disappointing ten thousand saints. Ann patchett, bestselling author of bel canto and state of wonder a sweeping, multigenerational drama, set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring new york city during the late 1980s, ten thousand saints triumphantly heralds the arrival a remarkable new writer. Now fully revised and updated the book of saints is a comprehensive biographical dictionary of saints canonised by the roman catholic church. Aug, 2015 all 32 songs from the 10,000 saints 2015 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Booking new orleans saints player appearances and speaking. Jun 19, 2011 the knot of intimacy at the center of ten thousand saints is the friendship between teddy mcnicholas and jude keffyhorn.
Aug 14, 2015 this is a comingofage story for all the young characters involved, but its more. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Adopted by a pair of diehard hippies, restless, marginal jude. An associate professor at ithaca college, she lives in ithaca, new york, with her husband and two sons. Ten thousand saints is a film adapted from novel ten thousand saints book works eleanor henderson. Ten thousand saints is a whirling dervish of a first novel a planet, a universe, a trip. Ann patchett, bestselling author of bel canto and state of wonder a sweeping, multigenerational drama, set against the backdrop.
The knot of intimacy at the center of ten thousand saints is the friendship between teddy mcnicholas and jude keffyhorn. Caught in the chaos of city life, jude and his friends, eliza and teddy hailee steinfeld and emile hirsch embark on a journey of selfrealization in a neighborhood on the verge of riots. Published by ecco books in 2011, ten thousand saints is also available from quercus in. Call us today at 8009166008 to speak to a booking agent about hiring an new orleans saints player. The books territory the mid80s hardcore and straightedge scene in which scores of punkrock loving kids renounced drugs, drink. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers.
Set in the 1980s, following tragedy, teenage jude moves from vermont to new york city to live with his father in the punkfueled east village. Aug 14, 2015 ten thousand saints is a drama movie which takes place in 1980s and shows a boy who is living with his mother in vermont and moves to new york city to live with his father. Living in small town vermont, jude stays with his adoptive mother julianne nicholson. Teddy was hardly given any screen time, so we didnt have enough time to warm up to him he was given more description in the book, about 50 of 380 pages. Against the 1980s backdrop, eleanor henderson has penned a paean to. Of course, as 10,000 saints is an adaptation of eleanor hendersons book these were all subjects that needed to be touched upon in order to bring the source material to life in a respectful. Mostly set in the lower east side of 1980s new york city, ten thousand saints is that rare book that paints scenes so vividly you can imagine the movie in your head. The book traces the effects of teddys death on a handful of intertwined people, skittering from lintonburg to new york and back again over the course of 1988. That might be the subtext of the lovely exchange that opens the book. Ten thousand saints is a whirling dervish of a first novela planet, a universe, a trip.
Jude keffyhorn and teddy mcnicholas are drugaddled adolescents stuck in suburban vermont and dreaming of an. By his own estimation, jude keffyhorn, the skateboarding teen drug abuser turned cleanliving proselytizer in eleanor hendersons first novel, ten thousand saints, is an inessential. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this ten thousand saints study guide and get instant access to the following chapter summaries. Originally posted by beastmode i see payton going 6040 bridgewater hill. Jude keffyhorn and teddy mcnicholas are drugaddled adolescents stuck in suburban vermont and dreaming of an escape to new york city. Teddy talked disparagingly about metalheads, but in the book, both he and jude are into metal, too. Jude asa butterfield and his best friend teddy avan jogia are casual drug users but close buds. Ten thousand saints, a coming of age in the east village, circa 1980s asa butterfield, aloft, plays a troubled vermont teenager who moves to new york to live with his estranged. The 10,000 sermon illustrations for logos bible software is a brand new title from galaxie software covering thousands of topics compiled from several years of dynamic and relevant illustrations for teaching and preaching. Inspirational books from the saints of the catholic church for reading and download, free.
Some months have 10 saints while others may have 24. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. In saints, a straightedge coming of age set in the late 1980s, eleanor hendersons bittersweet ten thousand saints follows three teens as they search for belonging in a rapidly changing manhattan. It catches a moment in time for both the east village and the overall cultural landscape, one that builds to. The resulting novel, ten thousand saints, is the best thing ive read in a long time. Aug 14, 2015 jude spends his days not doing much but getting high with his best friend teddy in a myriad of creative ways. The scene that she confides that she does not remember what teddy looks like is quite breathtaking. I wanted to live inside its pages, where i could imagine not just the scenes themselves, but the cameras, the lights, the actors reading. I never would have thought of myself as the audience for tenthousand saints. This is a confirmation gift, and i think its a handy little book. Ten thousand saints book pima county public library. The clubs in new york city, the legendary club cbgb was a mecca. Ten thousand saints pulsates with fullblooded supporting characters who create a tragicabsurd tapestry of decay and rebellion in the ronald reagan years, from depressed new england to volatile. Arthur phillips, author of prague and the tragedy of arthur eleanor henderson is in possession of an enormous talent which she has matched up with skill, ambition, and a fierce imagination.
The ambition of ten thousand saints, eleanor hendersons debut novel about a group of unambitious lost souls, is beautiful. Ten thousand saints is a film adapted from novel ten thousand saints book. Author gets off to fast start with ten thousand saints. Teddy and jude meet eliza at the bus station and take her to a new years eve party. This is a chance for les, obviously, because eliza shows up. There was also a line in the movie that confused me. Ten thousand saints by eleanor henderson goodreads. In nearly 400 pages, henderson does not hold back once. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. Even if it doesnt expertly capture the era, however, ten thousand saints is a rousing novel that transcends any time or place.
My plan was to make an hour but i used all of my ideas and it ended up to around half an hour. Hailee steinfelds character as a pregnant teenager really stands out, the things she has to go through is tough even for an adult. Inspired christian writings with priceless treasures of worship, spiritual guidance, healing and help for the soul. The novel uses as its backdrop the devastating aids crisis, the. The book traces the effects of teddy s death on a handful of intertwined people, skittering. Set in the needlessly fictional town of lintonburg, vt.
Ten thousand saints is a 2015 american drama film written and directed by shari springer berman and robert pulcini. Teddy is found dead, and to keep jude out of trouble, she sends him to live in new york city with les. Hes the one standing outside the bathroom while his friend teddy is inside. With teddys half brother, johnny, and their new friend, eliza, jude tries to honor teddys memory through his militantly clean lifestyle. The book is organized by month with saints of the day listed. Teenagers when the book begins, they specialize in petty theft. Eleanor henderson is in possession of an enormous talent which she has matched up with skill, ambition, and a fierce imagination. The film stars asa butterfield as jude keffyhorn, the protagonist of the story.
This is a novel about leftover hippies, yuppie invasions, pot sellers, zines, militant punks, aids, vermont and new york city in the 1980s but this vigorous, imaginative, debut novel by eleanor henderson is packed with authenticity and mature storytelling. Each illustration is organized alphabetically by topic and by bible reference where applicable, and is searchable by topic. It is based on the novel of the same name by eleanor henderson. Caught in the chaos of city life, jude and his friends, eliza and teddy embark on a journey of selfrealization in a neighborhood on the verge of riots. It contains the names of over 10,000 saints, including all modern ones, with significant information about their lives and achievements. Ten thousand saints has great character development, and an captivating story to go with it. Ten thousand saints opens with the death of 15yearold teddy on new.
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