black and white in color ( french : la victoire en chantant , then noirs et blancs en couleur for the 1977 re-issue ) is a 1976 war film and black comedy directed by jean-jacques annaud in his directorial debut .

it depicts french colonists at war with the germans in central africa during world war i , and is set the then german colony of kamerun .

the original french title is the first four words ( the first line ) of the song le chant du départ , a french military song .

it won the 1976 academy award for best foreign language film ; it was submitted to the academy by côte d'ivoire , resulting in that country 's first and only oscar .

black and white in color

# 1 - the first answer : color theory # 1 - color as light black is not a color . white is a color .
with the headline : ‘black and white in color’ focuses less on war than leadership .
# 2 - the second answer : color theory # 2 - color as pigment or molecular coloring agents black is a color . white is not a color
there are a few different ways to convert a color photo to black and white in acorn .
black and white cats created by colored crayons . this is color generated by pigments .
the ‘black and white only’ check box will adjust all colors in the image to either black or white , similar to the 1bit filter .
there ' s more to color than black and white ! when you ' re finished with this article , discover the 3 most important things about color at color matters . see basic color theory
an additional method for changing your image to black and white is to use the color controls filter .
looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing black and white in color near you .
2 . white is not a color . . . . but . . . . in some cases you could say that white is a color .
the answer to the question -
are black and white colors ?
- is one of the most debated issues about color . ask a scientist and you ' ll get a reply based on physics : “black is not a color , white is a color . ” ask an artist or a child with crayons and you ' ll get another : “black is a color , white is not a color . ” ( maybe ! )
black and white cats generated on a television . these colors are created by light .
black and white cats . the colors of the fur is the result of molecules .
the final answer to whether black and white are colors takes other factors into consideration .
the grey area : technically , pure white is the absence of color . in other words , you can ' t mix colors to create white . therefore , white is the absence of color in the strictest sense of the definition .
black = predator & danger . that ' s the symbolism of the color that some say isn ' t a color . learn more about the purest symbolism of colors in this online course - organic color symbolism - from color matters .
the biggest challenge printing black and white images in a four - color process is the potential for the introduction of a color cast . a color cast – regardless of the type of four - color process – is emphasized when a color space is converted down from the much larger rgb color spaces ( srgb , adobergb , prophoto , etc . ) to cmyk . there is an accepted amount of color drift within the world of digital offset presses and this acceptable delta is defined by hewlett - packard . most people would never notice a slight shift in cyan within a full - color image , but a color shift in black and white images is another story .
there are some advantages and disadvantages to printing black - and - white images using a normal color - managed workflow . particularly when printing neutral images , there is a tendency to have the prints contain a slight tint or color cast . this is because icc output profiles are really designed to handle color appearance , not render neutral black and white . for really neutral black - and - white prints , i would suggest one of the following options .
therefore , if someone argues that black is the absence of color , you can reply , “what is in a tube of black paint ? ” however , you must add the fact that black is a color when you are referring to the color of pigments and the coloring agents of tangible objects .
3 . the receiver - how humans see color . in other words , how we receive information about color .
edit > adjustments > black and white . this method allows you to tweak the contrast of the image .
note : this document details black and white image prep for adobe® indesign® or blurb ' s pdf to book workflow . for information about image prep for blurb bookwright , see how to prepare black and white images for blurb bookwright .
removing all color from your image guarantees that there is no color cast present in your images . however , some photographers prefer to have a slight warm ( reddish ) or cold ( bluish ) color cast to match a traditional feel of black and white paper or sepia tone process . there is a benefit in adding a tone , as it can be easier to hold a color tone than a true neutral black and white print . there are several strategies to add a color tone to your image . we explore two of them below .
still , several key african - american players cautioned that hollywood - - largely run by white agents and executives - - had yet to find its comfort zone with black talent and black themes .
a common issue with color to black and white conversion is a loss of contrast . you can add contrast to your image by applying a slight s - curve to your images .
fact : the sum of all the colors of light add up to white . this is additive color theory .
the color of a tangible object originates as a molecular coloring agent on the surface of the apple . we see the color of an object because that object reflects “a color” to the eye . every color is the effect of a specific wavelength . link to elecromagnetic color at color matters . in the case of the apple , we see the color red because the red apple reflects the specific wavelength of red ( 640nm is red ) .
if you try quad tone rip and decide you really want to go down an even deeper rabbit hole of ultimate black - and - white printing , i have a suggestion for you : consider going all the way to a dedicated black - and - white printer with custom inks . fair warning , it ain’t cheap nor easy—but if you love rich black - and - white prints ( and don’t love color ) , go for it ! the downside is it will require dedicating a printer to special black - and - white inks and use a rather tedious workflow for printing , but i’ve seen some remarkable prints using the piezography system ( urltoken ) .
“black and white in color , ” which has been rated pg ( “parental guidance suggested” ) , includes some minor nudity and a few vulgar expressions that , in subtitles , look like the sort of graffiti one might see scribbled in much larger print on any new york bus or subway car .
that ' s the premise of “black and white in color” , a charming and often sunnily satirical movie that won this year ' s academy award as the best foreign film . that was an upset for the two favorites , “ cousin cousine ” and “ seven beauties ” , and the word from hollywood was that “black and white in color” wouldn ' t have had a chance except for a new academy rule this year : everyone voting for best foreign film was required to actually have seen all the entries .
in order to print black and white to the canon , i can print from photoshop or lightroom . printing a black - and - white image using the printer driver is the same . the canon special monochrome ( photo ) color mode is available in both the printer driver as well as in the canon photoshop plug - in ( although the plug - in offers some extra functionality ) . when using monochrome ( photo ) in the printer driver in photoshop or lightroom , you must set the color management to be managed by printer on the mac ( in windows it doesn’t matter—yet ) figure 4 . 78 shows selecting the monochrome ( photo ) option from the color mode menu .
by adjusting the sliders you will get a real - time preview of your effects and can control how you would prefer colors to translate to a black and white image .
figure 4 . 78 . selecting the monochrome ( photo ) option in the color mode menu .
figure 4 . 74 . the sepia split - tone image in lightroom and the scan of the final color print .
there are several ways to convert color images to black and white using an imaging tool such as adobe® photoshop® . we recommend using the black and white function that you’ll find in newer versions of photoshop . the desaturate option can be used although it is not recommended due to its lack of control . do not simply change the image mode to greyscale . because the book prints using four colors ( cmyk ) the greyscale mode will neither be honored nor produce the best results . the black and white function is available only for rgb color space images . you will need to work on a rgb version of your image before converting it to cmyk .
however , when you examine the pigment chemistry of white , ground - up substances ( such as chalk and bone ) or chemicals ( such as titanium and zinc ) are used to create the many nuances of white in paint , chalk , crayons - and even products such as noxema . it ' s worth noting that white paper is made by bleaching tree bark ( paper pulp ) . therefore , you could say that white is a color in the context of pigment chemistry .
the medium is the process of reflection of the wavelength of the color . the receiver is our eyes which receive the wavelength of the color .
think whitewashing , blackface and yellowface are things of the past ? get ready to cringe . here are 25 times white actors played people of color and no one really gave a shit .
now that we ' ve described two different categories of colors ( pigment and light - generated ) and have a definition of primary colors , the answer to whether black and white are colors can be answered .
the reason why we want to remove the color , …is we want to even out the photo . …we want to get back to the photo ' s detail , …removing the color information . …what that will do is give us a more even image to work with . …we ' ll be able to see the damage more clearly . …then we ' ll be able to restore it that much better . …in order to remove the color information , …we can start by converting the image to black and white . …there are many methods people use…to convert images to black and white . …
1 . the medium - the color as it exists as a pigment / colorant ( such as the color of a tangible object ) or as light ( such as the color of an image on a television screen ) .
the epson advanced black and white ( abw ) mode works the same in photoshop and lightroom . to print using the epson abw mode , choose managed by printer , then click print settings . in the print dialog box , choose advanced black & white photo from the print mode menu . figure 4 . 75 shows the epson stylus pro 4900 printer driver selecting the advanced b & w photo option .
st . vincent de paul struggles to bring about peace and harmony among the peasant and the nobles in the midst of the black death in europe , carrying on his charitable work in the face of all obstacles .
the colors we see are simply a degree of how much of this color present in light is reflected . to be completely accurate , a color reflects the wavelengths in the nm range that our retinal cones respond to .
a black object may look black , but , technically , it may still be reflecting some light . for example , a black pigment results from a combination of several pigments that collectively absorb most colors . if appropriate proportions of three primary pigments are mixed , the result reflects so little light as to be called
black .
in reality , what appears to be black may be reflecting some light .
black and white in color is a 1976 war film and black comedy directed by jean - jacques annaud in his directorial debut . it depicts french colonists at war with the germans in africa during world war i . the film adopts a strong antimilitaristic point of view , and is noteworthy for ridiculing the french side even more harshly than their german counterparts . i do not own any of the shown content . all rights go to the makers of this movie etc . all rights reserved .
the inaugural film effort of french director jean - jacques annaud , black and white in color is set during world war i . upon the outbreak of hostilities , a french trading post in west central africa finds itself at odds with a formerly peaceful german post , for no other reason than their parent countries are at war . the newly xenophobic french traders attack the germans , only to fail in their efforts . socialist jacques spiesser is put in charge of the debilitated french contingent , utterly discarding his former high ideals in the process . filmed on location on the ivory coast , the satirical black and white in color ( originally la victoire en chantant ) won the american academy award for best foreign film of 1976 . ~ hal erickson , rovi
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if your image is black and white with a tone , and you want to maintain the classic split - tone look , print using icc - based color management . select the profile for the printer and paper you want to use , then proceed as you would for a color print . figure 4 . 74 shows the image in the print module and a scan of the final print . you can see that the print maintains the split - toned look of the original image .
so , of all the different outputs , which is my favorite ? for this image , i like the results shown in figure 4 . 74 using an icc profile - based color - managed output , because it’s the only one that kept the split - toned look of the original chemical sepia toning . for neutral black - and - white output with really subtle color tinting , either the epson or the canon output is excellent . however , if you want to really dive into a deeper level of black - and - white printing , i suggest using a special third - party raster image processor ( rip ) .
over time we have come to expect a tsunami - sized wave of backlash when an actor of color is cast as a fictional character that audiences feel should be white ― see controversies over michael b . jordan as the human torch or amandla stenberg as rue of “the hunger games” ― but the outrage isn’t quite the same when white actors portray characters of color . even when , often , they are based of off real - life people of color .
image > adjustments > photo filter . select from the presets or choose you own color .
this is the beginning of “black and white in color” and it is not terribly promising . there ' s hardly a cliché overlooked by jeanjacques annaud , the director , as he sets his scene for yet another film on the senselessness of war . the germans are bears for discipline . the french are hysterical , convivial . the priests are fat‐bellied and venal and the blacks infinitely patient with the idiosyncracies of the civilized .
in advanced color settings , if you adjust the brightness , you see the effect on greg’s image , not yours . neither mac nor windows offers a pipeline for interactivity ; because the printer driver hasn’t gotten the image yet , it can’t preview the image you’re going to send it . figure 4 . 76 shows the color toning menu and the tone menu in the advanced color settings panel .
that ' s a good requirement , i suppose ( what would happen if it were applied to those voting for the american entries ? ) , but in this case justice wasn ' t served . “black and white in color” is fun to watch and pointed in its comments on race and colonialism , but it ' s not in the class of “cousin cousine . ” in its attempt to seem unstudied and whimsical , it tends to become a little slow in the middle . and the ending , in which a young frenchman and a young german walk into the sunset at the end of their private colonial war , ruefully confessing that they ' d both thought them¬selves to be socialists , doesn ' t really satisfy us .
explanation : here ' s a simple way to show how black is made : combine all three primary colors ( red yellow and blue ) using a liquid paint or you even food coloring . you won ' t get a jet black , but the point will be clear . the history of black pigments includes charcoal , iron metals , and other chemicals as the source of black paints . resource : history of pigments
in the way it portrays its small society in the jungle , “black and white in color” reminds me a little of that wonderful canadian film “my uncle antoine” , in which a group of basically good , loving , dumb people were shown with all their foibles . since these african settlers have lived in isolation for so long ( no mail for six months ) , they know each other to the point of exhaustion . and so they accept each other ' s peculiarities - even , halfway , fresnoy ' s public relationship with an african woman .
back in the page setup area , set up the paper size and orientation , and then click print . one of the limitations of this plug - in is that you can’t capture your settings to use again later . since you’re printing from an export plug - in in photoshop , all of these image settings are one - off . if you find settings you like , take copious notes on them . figure 4 . 81 shows a comparison of the pure neutral black , cool black , and warm black options , and a fourth print using the maximum warm and red settings .
the material in these guides is recommended for advanced users – such as creative professionals – who require the highest possible precision in rendering color . for most users , an understanding of the advanced concepts of color management is not necessary to produce a great - looking book with blurb .
in theory , mixing equal amounts of three primary colors should produce shades of grey or black when all three are fully saturated . in the print industry , cyan , magenta and yellow tend to produce muddy brown colors . for this reason , a fourth
primary
pigment , black , is often used in addition to the cyan , magenta , and yellow colors .
first , if you have not done so already , download and install the blurb icc profile . the icc profile and step - by - step directions can be found in our color management resource center
- in this chapter , we ' ll start by tackling…the stains and fades with a variety of techniques…which will help remove the majority…of the uneven patches , …giving us a much more even image to work with . …we ' ll start by fixing the color cast…and stains with convert to black and white…and move on to faded and mottled areas . …now we know the steps , let ' s get started . …you would have opened mottled and damaged before one…and be presented with this image . …it ' s very heavily stained with yellow and blue silvering . …we need to correct this in order to restore the photo . …
figure 4 . 76 . the advanced color settings tab for the advanced b & w photo option .
that means that while an average of 75 . 2 percent of speaking roles already go to white actors , according to the 2014 university of southern california study “inequality in 700 popular films , ” some of those parts are actually characters of color .
colors exist in the larger context of human vision . consider the fact that there are three parts to the process of the perception of color .
some say the challenge in universalizing such projects may largely be one of marketing . in making
barbershop
a crossover hit with $ 75 million in domestic ticket sales despite its cozy , insider ' s sense of black neighborhood life , mgm , at the urging of the producers robert teitel and george tillman jr . , promoted the film well beyond the usual boundaries of black radio , bet and billboards on assorted martin luther king boulevards .
offhand , i would say our movie was about 60 / 40 black - white ,
said mr . tillman .
they said they believed in ' barbershop ' like any other film .
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black and white in color
takes place in 1915 at fort coulais in french equatorial africa . ( well , it is not really a fort , more like a ramshackle trading outpost in the middle of nowhere . the commander from the nearby german colony shops there . ) it is so remote that the population is unaware that world war i has even begun until a package from the home country alerts them to the fact . and what ' s a bunch of french patriots supposed to do now that they are at war with germany ? a preemptive attack will do nicely . . . [ / font ] [ font = century gothic ] [ / font ] [ font = century gothic ]
black and white in color
is an amusing satire about colonialism , patriotism and racism that continues to be relevant today . the movie is populated with broadly drawn characters . and the last line is nice , but a bit puzzling . [ / font ]
but stick with “black and white in color” a little longer . what starts as a broad , obvious , rather pious comedy peopled by musicalcomedy types turns into something much more complex as it goes along . it ' s less about the senselessness of war ( a movie that is prowar on principle might be more easy to become excited about ) than it is about the way extraordinary times and circumstances can create leaders .
old photos can fall victims to stains , scratches , and the ravages of time , but you can use photoshop to restore these images to their original glory . in this course , professional retoucher neil rhodes shows how to give old black - and - white photos new life with image repair and restoration techniques in photoshop . first , learn how to gauge an image ' s degree of damage . then see how to fix color staining , adjust faded areas with the shadows / highlights adjustments , and remove dust and scratches with the dust and scratches filter . discover methods for restoring cracks and spots and replacing missing sections using the patch and clone tools . last , see how to add warmth and sharpness to an image and apply the finishing touches .
figure 4 . 86 . the nude by the window was shot using filtered window light at greg gorman’s mendocino , california studio . the image was shot with a canon eos - 1ds mark iii camera with a 24 - 105mm lens at 65mm and iso 400 . the image was retouched in photoshop and converted to black - and - white in lightroom with a slight warming split - tone applied .
in interviews , black filmmakers and actors and those who work with them echoed that sense of progress , pointing especially to evidence that white audiences - - spurred by the 20 - year - old hip - hop revolution - - are going to films that might once have been seen as an african - american preserve . sony pictures , for instance , found the audience for
are we there yet ?
- - its star once best known for the brutal harshness of his gangsta rap with nwa - - was 43 percent white , 26 percent black and 18 percent hispanic .
“black and white in color , ” which opened yesterday at the paris theater , was awarded the oscar as the best foreign‐language film this year as the entry from the ivory coast , where the movie was shot . there ' s been some flak about this because the film ' s executive producer is swiss and its director , writers and most of the cast are french . in winning the oscar , it had to beat both “seven beauties” and “cousin , cousine , ” which says less about the quality of the winner than the peculiar rules by which the members of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences vote in this category .
and there is a quietly savage view of the way christianity was used to colonize africa . the natives are lined up , for example , and lectured to : the white man ' s god is stronger because he teaches the white man to ride the bicycle ! then follows a demonstration of the white missionaries riding the bicycle , fol¬lowed by a demonstration of a native convert to christianity , also riding a bicycle .
when you print a black - and - white image , approach the process differently than when you’re printing color images . i’m using a collection of 27 images called print show sepia . i’ll work with an image of driftwood that is sepia - toned , essentially split toned . it’s a natural split tone because these are copies of prints that were chemically toned and made in my darkroom ( yes , i still have one ) that have now been digitized .
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as such pictures complete their circle - - and mr . smith , in colorblind studio fare , commands grosses to rival those of eddie murphy at his peak - - at least one major sore spot still remains in black hollywood : its women .
as if it wasn’t enough that hollywood lacks serious diversity behind and in front of the camera , the industry also has a nasty ( not so ) little habit of giving diverse roles to white actors .
this month , if all goes according to plan , two very different impulses roiling inside of black hollywood will have met in the middle of the summer movie season .
if you are a hardcore lover of fine black - and - white printing , and you find the manufacturer’s printer drivers or plug - ins too limiting , let me point you to an alternative third - party rip called quad tone rip , developed by an excellent black - and - white photographer named roy v . harrington . quad tone rip is a shareware product priced at $ 50 and available for download at urltoken . a couple of points before i go on : first , it’s not really a “plug & play” solution . it’s a rather geeky way of creating a pseudo printer driver that can be installed on the mac and in windows . second , it’s only for epson photo or pro printers .
figure 4 . 79 . the color settings options for canon’s monochrome ( photo ) output ( via the printer driver ) .
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the original french title of this movie was
la victoire en chantant
( victory , as she sings ) , the first line of the famous patriotic song
le chant du départ
( the farewell hymn ) , written in 1794 during the french revolution and nicknamed
the marseillaise ' s twin
. the untranslatable title became
black and white in colour
which was later re - translated literally .
once you select monochrome ( photo ) , click the set button to access the special color settings option for monochrome ( photo ) , as shown in figure 4 . 79 .
i suggest you visit roy harrington’s photo web site ( urltoken ) to see some excellent black - and - white work . i don’t know roy personally , but i think i’ll send him a copy of this book as thanks for creating quad tone rip ( and , yes , i paid the shareware price ) .
after halle berry does her films and latifah does her films , it ' s left to all the black , latino and asian actresses to fight over a couple of roles ,
said gabrielle union , who played alice kramden in paramount ' s poorly received black - themed adaptation of
the honeymooners
this year .
i opted for some tv . there just not a ton of work in film .
the best answer combines both of the theories described in part 1 and part 2 . pigments and coloring agents ( as described in part 1 ) are only half of the answer .
still , the movie ' s sharply satirical at times and especially in its view of the relationship between the colonialists and the africans . we see the french missionaries , for example , being carried by porters on chairs through the jungle and enjoying the porters native folk songs . the subtitles translate : “my white man is fat and lazy…”
black and white in color , directed by jean‐jacques annadd ; screenplay ( frenco with english subtities ) by mr . annaud and georges conchon ; produced by arthur cohn , jacques perrin and giorgio silvagni ; ? ? rector or photography , claude agostini ; music , pie ? ? e bachelet ; editor , francoise bonno ? ? an ar ? ? or cohn production , distributes by ai ? ? ed art ? ? running time : 91 minutes . at the paris theater , 58th street west of fiffh avenue . this film has been rated pg .
to adjust the color balance , select an option from the dropdown menu or drag the color sliders . below the color balance settings is a tone menu . you can change it to soft ( light ) or strong ( makes it darker ) . i’ll set it to medium - hard tone . you can alter the brightness , contrast , highlight , shadow , and tint . in the printer driver version , you don’t have access to special curves or a preview of the effect on your image ( just like the epson printer driver ) , but you do in the photoshop plug - in version .
when referring to cc , mm , y & k inks , i’m referring to the fact that most of today’s pro inkjet printers use two different cyan and magenta inks . there’s usually a strong cyan and magenta and a light or weak cyan or magenta . this is done to get better color gradations of the color gamut . i refer to them as c or m for strong ( or vivid ) and c and m for the light versions of the inks .
explanation : light appears colorless or white . sunlight is white light that is composed of all the colors of the spectrum . a rainbow is proof . you can ' t see the colors of sunlight except when atmospheric conditions bend the light rays and create a rainbow . you can also use a prism to demonstrate this .
there is a difference in the usability between the canon printer driver and the canon photoshop plug - in when printing to monochromatic images . the plug - in offers some options the printer driver doesn’t . which you choose depends on you own workflow and image adjustment needs .
i don ' t think much has changed for black films ,
said jeff friday , who runs film life inc . , a small distributor specializing in black - themed movies .
they still think that we ' re monolithic , and mostly the films are limited to urban themes and comedy . don cheadle just got his first big lead role this year . hollywood is risk averse , and i do think it ' s more economics than it is race . but here ' s the thing about the economics piece - - when a black movie goes outside the box and does well , hollywood doesn ' t follow up on it .
the color of a tangible object is the result of pigments or molecular coloring agents . for example , the color of a red apple ( in the illustration at the left ) is the result of molecular coloring agents on the surface of the apple . also , a painting of a red apple is the result of red pigments used to create the image .
what do i think about all these “alternative” black - and - white processes ? well , i’ve seen some really excellent prints , but the technical and workflow hurdles are simply too daunting for me . i don’t want to dedicate a printer to third - party inks , nor do i want to spend a lot of time in the darkroom hand - coating papers to make platinum prints—been there , done that . it’s just not my cup of tea !
the color wheel and a crosshair lets you change the horizontal or vertical numbers to adjust the color tint that’s applied . on the side , there’s a horizontal and a vertical readout . when you center it up at 0 , 0 , it is intended to be neutral , but i actually think it looks a tiny bit too cool , so i use a horizontal setting of 4 and a vertical setting of 8 to reduce the coolness .
for color toning , you have defaults of natural , warm , cool , and sepia . my preference is to click advanced color settings to open a whole different dialog box that lets you select the tone , brightness , contrast , shadow tonality , highlight tonality , and maximum optical density . i don’t adjust any of those . i will only change from darker , the default , to dark .
in tapping black experience for the broad audience , both
barbershop
and
hustle & flow
have clearly pursued the promise of
boyz n the hood ,
which 14 years ago proved the potential in a ghetto - based drama with a solid $ 57 million in domestic ticket sales - - and jump - started the film careers of not just mr . singleton , but also of ice cube , cuba gooding jr . , morris chestnut and nia long . yet hollywood quickly veered toward the somewhat harsher visions of pictures like the hughes brothers '
menace ii society
and
dead presidents ,
which to many lacked the compassion and broad humanity that underlay mr . singleton ' s debut film . only lately , has it seemed to rediscover the potential commercial power in simple black morality tales like
drumline ,
a low budget picture about a black high school marching band that two years ago took in $ 56 million for fox , or
you got served ,
an inexpensive amalgam of cliché and hip - hop dance scenes that had $ 40 million in ticket sales for sony last year .
this movie is locked and only viewable to logged - in members . embed the preview of this course instead .
i really like quad tone rip because it’s installed as a printer driver . in lightroom you can capture all the settings in a print template—which is way cool . sadly , it doesn’t seem like the quad tone rip settings can be recorded in an action in photoshop .
explanation : when there is no light , everything is black . test this out by going into a photographic dark room . there are no photons of light . in other words , there are no photons of colors .
the image that is previewed in the advanced b & w photo mode in epson is an image taken by a friend whose name is greg gorman ( a celebrity photographer in l . a . ) .
but these are just a handful of examples from a long list of cringe - worthy and shameless casting decisions in hollywood . we could also talk about emma stone as part - asian allison ng in
aloha ,
justin chatwin as goku in
dragonball : evolution ,
fred astaire in blackface in
swing time ,
rooney mara as tiger lily in
pan
- - because it ' s a seemingly never - ending story . and what have we learned after all this time ?
in february , jamie foxx ( in
ray
) and morgan freeman ( in
million dollar baby
) won oscars - - as their fellow black actors don cheadle and sophie okonedo joined them in picking up a record five academy award nominations . the showing came as a startling string of box - office successes , as black actors rode ( or drove ) one picture after another to the no . 1 spot in the early weeks of the year . tyler perry did it
hustle & flow
- style , by making his low - budget , overtly black
diary of a mad black woman
a cross - cultural hit for lions gate , with over $ 50 million in domestic ticket sales . it competed with sony pictures '
hitch ,
in which will smith put aside racial stereotyping to play his first comic - romantic lead ( following the colorblind impulse , and a trail blazed by denzel washington with dramas like
the siege
and
the manchurian candidate
) , to score over $ 177 million at the domestic box office . it was also up against
are we there yet ? ,
with ice cube ;
guess who ? ,
with bernie mac ; and
coach carter ,
with samuel l . jackson - - all of which were solid performers , and all , remarkably , playing theaters at the same time .
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the last airbender
( 2010 ) is based on a nickelodeon cartoon featuring tribes and characters of asian and native american - descent and their journey to stop the fire nation from taking over their tribes . characters ' background : katara , her brother sokka and the rest of the water tribe are said to be primarily influenced by the inuit people and culture . aang , the titular character of the film and series , is of asian ancestry . casts ' background : the actors who portrayed the three main character mentioned above were all white with no asian or native american ancestry - - noah ringer as aang , nicola peltz as katara , and jackson rathbone as sokka . and the actors of color that were cast in the film ? they were all cast as villains .
films :
batman begins
( 2005 ) and
the dark knight rises
( 2012 ) are the first and final films in the dark knight trilogy , which center on the dc comics vigilante batman . character ' s background : ra ' s al ghul is one the biggest and longest - standing villains in the batman universe . he is said to have been born in arabia and is considered to be of arab descent . actor ' s background : liam neeson is just one of many white actors to portray the character on film . he is irish .
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the other option i use is the ability to add a color toning . you can select warm , which isn’t too bad and kind of looks like traditional sepia—but if you select sepia , it looks kind of like baby - poo brown .
two weeks later , a largely black cast and producing team - - working with the white writer - director craig brewer - - will deliver
hustle & flow ,
a hip - hop inspired picture from paramount classics and mtv films . the movie is intent on turning its portrayal of a distinctly african - american pop - cultural icon - - the actor terrence howard ' s sympathetic pimp who dreams of the rap life - - into a broadly appealing story of human redemption .
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the setting is the dry , hot savannah of west africa in late 1914 . the inhabitants of a small french trading post in the interior live in easy alliance with the members of a tiny german garrison a few miles away . they don ' t fraternize exactly , but they get along in their separate spheres of boredom .
was originally written in 2001 and attempted for four years to get financed . director blake fitzpatrick finally just made the film on his own .
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french colonists in africa , several months behind in the news , find themselves at war with their german neighbors . deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the germans , they . . . see full summary »
film :
elizabeth , michael and marlon
( 2016 ) is a british tv movie based on the alleged road trip that elizabeth taylor , michael jackson and marlon brando took from new york city to los angeles after the september 11 terrorist attacks . character ' s background : michael jackson was african - american . that means the legendary king of pop was a black man . he wasn ' t fond of whitewashing or of a white actor portraying him either . actor ' s background : joseph fiennes said it best to entertainment tonight when the casting news came to light :
i ' m a white , middle - class guy from london . i ' m as shocked as you may be .
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exodus : gods and kings
( 2014 ) is based on the biblical story of moses and his defiance against egyptian pharaoh ramses as he leads thousands of slaves out of egypt . character ' s background : moses , like noah , hails from ancient middle east . he eventually leads the enslaved israelites to freedom . actor ' s background : christian bale is a british actor with no middle eastern ancestry . he ' s also far from the only white actor in the film , australian actor joel edgerton portrays ramses . after a blog calling the film
racist
for having white leads while people of color were cast as servants and slaves went viral and the hashtag # boycottexodusmovie began to trend , director ridley scott defended his decisions with a simple excuse : money .
i can ' t mount a film of this budget , where i have to rely on tax rebates in spain , and say that my lead actor is mohammad so - and - so from such - and - such ,
scott told variety .
i ' m just not going to get it financed . so the question doesn ' t even come up .
and that was that . the film still went on to make over $ 260 million worldwide .
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this story takes place in prehistoric time when three tribesmen search for a new fire source .
as it happens , neither mr . story nor the
hustle & flow
team found it easy to crack a system where black talent , despite some enormous successes , is still finding barriers to be overcome . yet their movies have arrived in the middle of a year that may someday be seen as at least a minor watershed in hollywood ' s long struggle with matters of race .
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inequality in 700 popular films ,
not
inequality in 100 popular films .
as the young man finds his character , so does the movie . in an excellent scene in the midst of the crisis , after hubert has bulldozed his compatriots into some form of order , the young man makes his first official appearance ( at a review of the french “troops” ) with his stunning‐looking , ever‐mute but extremely haughty black mistress on his arm . there ' s nothing for these cowed , petit‐bourgeois french shopkeepers to do but bow and curtsy to the consort .
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a writer investigates the suspicious death of his sister at an old victorian mansion inhabited by her widowed scientist husband on the verge of a breakthrough in dream traveling , an ex - lover from his past , and the doctor she is now in a relationship with .


the 9th life of louis drax is a 2016 canadian-american supernatural thriller film directed by alexandre aja , written by max minghella based on liz jensen 's best-selling novel of the same title , and starring jamie dornan , sarah gadon , aiden longworth , oliver platt , molly parker , julian wadham , jane mcgregor , barbara hershey , and aaron paul .

the film was released in the united states and united kingdom on september 2 , 2016 , by summit premiere and soda pictures .

the 9th life of louis drax

release date . september 2 , 2016 . the story begins on louis drax ' s 9th birthday . the 9th life of louis drax received generally mixed reviews from critics . ten years after anthony minghella optioned liz jensen‘s the 9th life of louis drax to develop . the 9th life of louis drax opens in limited release on . ign is the the 9th life of louis drax resource with reviews . the story begins on louis drax’s 9th birthday . release date : sep 2 , 2016 .
peter drax ( aaron paul , left ) and louis drax ( aiden longworth , right ) in the 9th life of louis drax . photo credit : summit premiere
peter drax ( aaron paul , left ) and louis drax ( aiden longworth , right ) in the 9th life of louis drax . photo credit : summit premiere .
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dr . perez ( oliver platt , left ) and louis drax ( aiden longworth ) in the 9th life of louis drax . photo credit : summit premiere .
molly parker has joined the movie shoot for the 9th life of louis drax , which has started the cameras rolling in vancouver .
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jamie dornan stars as ' dr . allan pascal ' in the 9th life of louis drax . photo credit : summit premiere .
natalie drax ( sarah gadon ) and dr . allan pascal ( jamie dornan ) in the 9th life of louis drax . photo credit : summit premiere .
cute or sinister ? … sarah gadon , aaron paul and aiden longworth in the 9th life of louis drax . photograph : allstar / lionsgate
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entertainment one will release the 9th life of louis drax in canada and miramax will distribute throughout the rest of the world . sierra / affinity is the international sales agent for the film .
families can talk about the violence in the 9th life of louis drax . who are the victims ? are there consequences ? what ' s the impact of media violence on kids ?
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the 9th life of louis drax excels at grabbing you with a steady stream of provocative and ornate images . but to what end , i ' m still not sure .
despite its pretensions , the 9th life of louis drax is not hard to figure out , and no amount of beautifully lit dream imagery makes up for a recycled whodunit .
a dopey psychological thriller that combines elements of
the sixth sense
with an overbearing sentimentality ,
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the 9 th life of louis drax is directed by alexandre aja and is based on a screenplay by max minghella .
title the 9th life of louis drax also known as the ninth life of louis drax year 2016 distributor ( s ) soda pictures ltd . classified date ( s ) 14 / 07 / 2016 main language english submitted run time 108m 0s approved footage 9720 + 0 bbfc reference aff341552 registration number cfj40032
the 9th life of louis drax is a fantasy drama about a child psychologist who tries to help a young boy recover after a near fatal accident leaves him in a coma .
reception [ edit ] the 9th life of louis drax received generally mixed reviews from critics . on rotten tomatoes , the film has a rating of 4 . the site ' s critical consensus reads ,
the 9th life of louis drax is intriguing and visually compelling , but its disparate parts are never truly woven into a satisfying whole .
[ 1 . on metacritic , the film holds a score of 4 .
summary the 9th life of louis drax is a fantasy drama about a child psychologist who tries to help a young boy recover after a near fatal accident leaves him in a coma .
check out what he had to say in the video above , and below you’ll find a list of what we talked about . look for more on set interviews from the set of the 9th life of louis drax in the coming days .
the 9th life of louis drax
begins on louis drax ' s 9th birthday , when he miraculously survives a near fatal fall . his doctor allan pascal finds himself tangled between his professional responsibility and his growing affections for the boy ' s mother , a fragile young beauty . when louis ' father comes under suspicion , pascal realizes other mysterious forces may be at work . with echoes of
the sixth sense
and
gone girl ,
the 9th life of louis drax
is a supernatural thriller filled with unexpected twists and turns .
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50 shades of grey
star jamie dornan and
breaking bad
alum aaron paul star in trailer for the thriller
the 9th life of louis drax .
. release thriller on . la 9ème vie de louis drax est un film réalisé par alexandre aja avec aiden longworth , jamie dornan . synopsis : le jour de son neuvième anniversaire , louis drax . read common sense media ' s the 9th life of louis drax review , age rating , and parents guide . theatrical release date : september 2 , 2016 : dvd / streaming release date .
the 9th life of louis drax could not be more appropriately titled , not only because it has gone through many incarnations before its september 2 arrival in theaters but because it seems to contain the ghosts of many films .
the 9th life of louis drax - movie . the story begins on louis drax’s 9th birthday , when he suffers a near - fatal fall . in order to reveal the strange circumstances surrounding the young boy’s accident - dr . allan pascal ( jamie dornan ) is drawn into a thrilling mystery , testing the boundaries of fantasy and reality . release date : sep 2 , 2 . genre : thriller production company .
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in the ninth life of louis drax , author liz jensen imagines two worlds : the world of the mind and the world of external events . her novel challenges the reader to reconcile the one with the other by throwing them into a mystery whose solution seems to elude the closest of readers .
the 9th life of louis drax dvd release date . synopsislouis drax is a boy who has lived through a lot of trauma , seemingly having a magnetic attraction to mishaps . on his ninth birthday , he suffers his first one yet when he takes a terrible fall that lands him in the hospital .
at the beginning of
the untouchables
( 1987 ) , the first warehouse which elliot ness raids belongs to louis drax and co .
the 9th life of louis drax is a movie starring jamie dornan , aiden longworth , and sarah gadon . a psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near - fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality .
along the way , liz jensen explores the problems of perception : of the ways in which children perceive the adult world around them , of the ways in which adults perceive the workings of the youthful mind . indeed , quite frequently the process is one of misperception and misinterpretation . in the ninth life of louis drax , jensen engages readers in the delicious task of distinguishing what is and what might be .
there’s plenty afoot in the 9th life of louis drax — medical crisis , family drama , illicit love , surreal visions — all of it sliced and diced through a jumble of tones . by the time director alexandre aja brings together the pieces with an illuminating pang of emotion , most viewers’ confusion will have given way to indifference .
oliver platt , molly parker , barbara hershey and aiden longworth are joining jamie dornan , aaron paul and sarah gadon in the 9th life of louis drax . alexandre aja ( horns ) is directing for miramax , antcolony films and brightlight pictures . principal photography began today in vancouver .
miramax has tapped french director alexandre aja ( horns , the hills have eyes , high tension ) to direct psychological thriller the 9th life of louis drax , with fifty shades of grey star jamie dornan in the lead role . the adaptation of liz jensen’s bestselling novel follows young louis drax , who suffers a near - fatal fall on his ninth birthday . in order to reveal the strange circumstances surrounding the boy’s accident , dr . allan pascal ( dornan ) is drawn into a thrilling mystery , testing the boundaries of fantasy and reality .
“the 9 th life of louis drax” is a twisty , hitchcockian thriller mixed with trippy moments of magical realism . and if that doesn’t sound on paper like it would work , well , it does . and it doesn’t .
the film begins on louis drax’s 9 th birthday when he survives a near fatal fall that unleashes mysterious forces at work .
in the ninth life of louis drax , nine - year - old louis tumbles into a ravine and falls into a coma . his doctor , pascal dannachet , tries to unravel the mystery of his illness , and in so doing becomes close with louis ' mother , natalie . when natalie and pascal kiss , strange things start to happen .
here enters the novel’s second voice : that of dr . dannachet , a controversial specialist in comas , particularly in deciphering what happens in that inner world of the coma victim . dannachet works to understand louis’s condition by studying the fabric of his life . in the process , he also becomes emotionally involved with louis’s mother , who is a mentally fragile and problematic woman . the doctor’s own personal life is not in all that good of shape before louis appears , and matters do not improve after the doctor takes on the job of louis’s care .
the 9th life of louis drax , directed and produced by alexandre aja , is based on the novel by liz jensen about a little boy ( aiden longworth ) who every year suffers through a violent act . after his 9th birthday , he falls off a cliff on a family picnic and ends up in a coma . when a doctor arrives , he starts to unravel the mysteries surrounding louis’ experiences and is drawn into a mysterious web between reality and deception .
the story begins on louis drax ' s 9th birthday , when a lifetime of curious mishaps culminates in the boy ' s near - fatal fall . desperate to reveal the strange circumstances behind the young boy ' s accident and dark coincidences that have plagued his entire life , dr . allan pascal ( dornan ) is drawn into a thrilling mystery that explores the nature of the sixth sense , testing the boundaries of fantasy and reality .
after surviving eight near - death accidents throughout his unlucky life , louis drax plunges off a steep cliff on his ninth birthday . while police investigate the cause of louis ' near - fatal fall and the whereabouts of his violent father peter , acclaimed neurologist dr . allan pascal uses unorthodox techniques to try to tap into the boy ' s unconscious mind and reveal the truth about the events that led to his condition . but as he ' s drawn deeper and deeper into the mystery of louis ' seeming ability to cheat death , the doctor finds himself falling for louis ' mother , natalie . as new clues emerge in the case , a shocking revelation changes the fates of louis drax and everyone around him .
the story begins on louis drax ' s 9th birthday , when he suffers a near - fatal fall . in order to reveal the strange circumstances surrounding the young boy ' s accident - dr . allan pascal ( jamie dornan ) is drawn into a thrilling mystery , testing the boundaries of fantasy and reality .
after surviving eight near - death accidents throughout his unlucky life , louis drax [ aiden longworth ] plunges off a steep cliff on his ninth birthday . while police investigate the cause of louis’ near - fatal fall and the whereabouts of his violent father peter [ aaron paul ] , acclaimed neurologist dr . allan pascal [ jamie dornan ] uses unorthodox techniques to try to tap into the boy’s unconscious mind and reveal the truth about the events that led to his condition . but as he’s drawn deeper and deeper into the mystery of louis’ seeming ability to cheat death , the doctor finds himself falling for louis’ mother , natalie [ sarah gadon ] . as new clues emerge in the case , a shocking revelation changes the fates of louis drax and everyone around him .
platt ( x - men : first class , chef , frost / nixon ) plays louis drax’s psychologist , dr . perez ; molly parker ( house of cards , the road ) is detective dalton ; barbara hershey ( black swan , falling down ) plays violet , louis’ grandmother ; and aiden longworth ( hector and the search for happiness , a christmas story 2 ) takes on the title role of louis drax .
after surviving eight near - death accidents throughout his unlucky life , louis drax ( aiden longworth ) plunges off a steep cliff on his ninth birthday . while police investigate the cause of louis’s near - fatal fall and the whereabouts of his violent father , peter ( aaron paul ) , acclaimed neurologist dr . allan pascal ( jamie dornan ) uses unorthodox techniques to try to tap into the boy’s unconscious mind and reveal the truth about the events that led to his condition . but as he’s drawn deeper and deeper into the mystery of louis’s seeming ability to cheat death , the doctor finds himself falling for louis’s mother , natalie ( sarah gadon ) . as new clues emerge in the case , a shocking revelation changes the fates of louis drax and everyone around him .
the canada - u . k . coproduction from producers antcolony films and brightlight pictures for miramax has also added oliver platt , barbara hershey and aiden longworth in the titular role of louis drax .
“the 9th life of louis drax” goes to some daring and dreamlike places , full of lushly colorful wonder and dark , chilling danger , with patrick watson ’s tinkly score simultaneously suggesting whimsy and menace . either you’ll be willing to go with some of its wilder visual conceits or you won’t . ( i was , for the most part . ) but the emotional truth that grounds the film , particularly in the moments between paul and longworth as father and son , offset aja’s iffy flights of fancy .
after surviving eight near - death accidents throughout his unlucky life , louis drax [ aiden longworth ] plunges off a steep cliff on his ninth birthday . while police investigate the cause of louis ' near - fatal fall and the whereabouts of his violent father peter [ aaron paul ] , acclaimed neurologist dr . allan pascal [ jamie dornan ] uses unorthodox techniques to try to tap into the boy ' s unconscious mind and reveal the truth about the events that led to his condition . but as he ' s drawn deeper and deeper into the mystery of louis ' seeming ability to cheat death , the doctor finds himself falling for louis ' mother , natalie [ sarah gadon ] . as new clues emerge in the case , a shocking revelation changes the fates of louis drax and everyone around him .
after surviving eight near - death accidents throughout his unlucky life , louis drax ( aiden longworth ) plunges off a steep cliff on his ninth birthday . while police investigate the cause of louis ' near - fatal fall and the whereabouts of his violent father peter ( aaron paul ) , acclaimed neurologist dr . allan pascal ( jamie dornan ) uses unorthodox techniques to try to tap into the boy ' s unconscious mind and reveal the truth about the events that led to his condition . but as he ' s drawn deeper and deeper into the mystery of louis ' seeming ability to cheat death , the doctor finds himself falling for louis ' mother , natalie ( sarah gadon ) . as new clues emerge in the case , a shocking revelation changes the fates of louis drax and everyone around him .
doctor dannachet starts sleepwalking . it becomes clear that there is a psychic connection between louis and the doctor and that the doctor , under louis ' direction , has been writing the threatening notes . in the end , it ' s revealed that louis deliberately fell into the ravine .
on louis drax ' s ninth birthday , he takes a terrible fall and is nearly killed . this would be traumatic enough for anyone , but what is especially alarming is that this is only the latest in a long series of dangerous accidents that louis has experienced . psychiatrist dr . pascal is anxious to help louis recover from his shock , but the doctor is in for a shock of his own when he uncovers an increasingly enigmatic mystery involving the circumstances of louis ' s life . will this conscientious doctor be able to determine why these things are happening to louis and prevent them from continuing ?
exclusive : canadian actress sarah gadon has landed the female lead in the 9th life of louis drax , the adaptation of liz jensen’s best selling novel that alexandre aja ( horns ) is directing for miramax . the thriller centers on louis drax , a young boy who suffers a near - fatal fall on his ninth birthday . a psychologist probing into the accident is drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality . gadon has emerged in recent years with striking back - to - back roles in brandon cronenberg’s antiviral and david cronenberg’s cosmopolis , and won the role of louis’ mother natalie in a competitive casting search . she’ll star opposite fifty shades of grey ‘s jamie dornan as dr . allan pascal and breaking bad ‘s aaron paul , who is set to play the boy’s father .
the story in jensen’s novel is told by two separate voices . one voice belongs to a nine - year - old french lad named louis drax , who seems prone to strange but non - lethal accidents . drax is a precociously bright , insightful , and puzzling boy who narrates his inner and outer lives with lively language . drax’s parents are caught in an unraveling marriage , and like many a child , drax fears that he is the cause of that distress . when the family motors out to the french countryside for a picnic meant to celebrate louis’s ninth birthday , the central mystery of the novel ensues : both louis and his father tumble over a cliff’s edge . the father disappears in the river below , while louis survives but lapses into a coma .
the boy louis drax is a survivor along his life , escaping from death for eight times . on his ninth birthday , he goes to a picnic with his beautiful mother natalie and his father peter nearby a cliff . out of the blue , louis falls off the cliff and is declared dead by the doctors . however he awakes immediately before the autopsy and stays in coma under the care of dr . allan pascal . natalie discloses to the police detective dalton that peter , who is missing , pushed louis off the cliff and he becomes the prime suspect of the case . meanwhile dr . pascal , who is married , becomes close to natalie . when weird things happen in the hospital with louis , dr . pascal invites his psychiatrist dr . perez to share his knowledge about the behavior of the boy and they disclose secrets about the drax family .
an intriguingly confusing aspect of aja’s approach is that all of this seems to take place out of time . ted talk notwithstanding , when a cellphone appears , it’s a jolt amid the retro vibe of gadon’s throwback glamour and rachel o’toole’s production design . in the art - directed busyness of many of its interiors , the drax house and the psychiatrist’s office in particular , louis drax achieves what it struggles elsewhere to do : it conveys a sense of churning drama that won’t be contained , and the idea of an unconscious boy’s still - active imagination .
instead , it falls among the seaweed monster , parker ' s hateful cop , and some clumsily foreshadowed psychic powers as one of louis drax ' s mismatched grab - bag of barely examined elements . so much is lost in this film ' s clutter , from any sense of the protagonist ' s humanity to a vision of the story that justifies all the random pieces , or brings them together . louis drax ' s forward motion relies on all its characters being angry and irrational , and rushing to judgment in the least productive ways possible . if that ever seemed like a deliberate , thoughtful choice , it ' d make a strong central theme , exploring how people are blinded by their own assumptions , and how calm and a change of perspective can change the world . but there ' s nothing so consistent or coherent to the 9th life of louis drax . it ' s even more of a mess than its poor mangled , hamster - murdering protagonist .
as the 9th life of louis drax begins , 9 - year - old louis drax ( aiden longworth ) has a near - fatal fall from a cliff that puts him in a coma . louis ' father , peter ( aaron paul ) , who has disappeared , may have been responsible . louis ' distraught mother , natalie ( sarah gadon ) , waits by his bed and consults with the handsome , married dr . pascal ( jamie dornan ) . before long , natalie and the doctor begin to develop feelings for each other . in flashback , a psychologist , dr . perez ( oliver platt ) , speaks to the unusual , accident - prone louis , trying to figure out what makes him tick . meanwhile , the unconscious louis is living in his own dream world , speaking to a strange , seaweed - covered creature . everything points to one thing : what really happened up there on the cliff ?
the 9th life of louis drax is a powerful movie that brought me flashes of room because we have such a strong child main character and reminiscent of patrick ness ' a monster calls at times . it is so beautiful in a subtle dark way that you don ' t really fully grasp until the end . i struggled a bit with the pace because even louis ' voice got tiresome every now and then , but the dreamy atmosphere saturated with a constant sense of suspense and mystery where you just had to know more about this kid and what happened to him kept me hooked . louis is such a smart , perceptive , special kid , with his own voice and sense of self . you can ' t help but let him grow on you . there were some things i did not appreciate , such as the insta - love , but in the end even that made sense , and the twist caught me off guard , although i chided myself for not having thought of it , but the movie is that well done . looking back you see it makes perfect sense but while watching it just doesn ' t come to mind . the 9th life of louis drax is most definitely a unique movie that i highly recommend .
the story begins on louis drax ' s 9th birthday , when a lifetime of curious mishaps culminates in the boy ' s near - fatal fall . dr . allan pascal searches for the strange circumstances behind the young boy ' s accident and dark coincidences that have plagued his life . production [ edit ] in august 2 . jamie dornan joined the cast of the film , with alexandre aja directing from a screenplay by max minghella adapted from the book , who will produce alongside tim bricknell under their antcolony films banner . [ 3 ] in september 2 .
the 9th life of louis drax was adapted by actor max minghella in his screenwriting debut . minghella is also producing alongside tim bricknell ( the no . 1 ladies’ detective agency , breaking and entering ) of antcolony films , shawn williamson ( the interview , 50 / 50 ) of brightlight pictures , and aja . rosanne korenberg ( half nelson , hard candy ) is executive producing . miramax evp zanne devine is overseeing for the studio and sierra / affinity is handling international sales . filming is set to begin next month in vancouver .
sometimes it can be good to think outside the box , but this strange , unsettling mishmash of dark fantasy , disturbing behavior , and child psychology is ultimately more dismaying than refreshing . written by actor max minghella ( based on a novel by liz jensen ) and directed by the usually horror - focused alexandre aja , the 9th life of louis drax moves confidently , as if it seems to know where it ' s going . but as pieces come into place , the picture becomes less and less satisfying .
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like many a film noir sap ( noir being one of the ingredients in aja’s melange ) , pascal’s something of a dullard . but he’s a dullard with no suggestion of an inner life , other than his pained awareness of the strain between him and his wife (
in the end , louis seems to defy the medical logic of comas . at one point , he even lapses into death , but returns to the world of the living in a kind of miraculous physical move . the mystery gradually is solved , but not without certain personal costs being paid by the characters involved .
irish actor dornan last year landed his big break when he was cast as christian grey in universal and focus features’ fifty shades of grey . the erotic lit adaptation hits screens february 13 , 2015 . meanwhile , filming on the 9th life of louis drax is set to begin in october in vancouver . that’ll make for a busy month for aja , whose daniel radcliffe horror - fantasy starrer horns , adapted from the novel by joe hill , hits theaters on halloween . aja also produced gregory levasseur’s horror - thriller the pyramid which fox will open december 5 .
alexander aja brings us a fantastic story line , developed with beautiful and even magical images that we will remember for a long time . filled with all variety of feelings that are interwoven in any given life , dressed up with several truly beautiful and magical images ,
the 9th life of louis drax
is a film that will not let you indifferent . i left the big projection hall , with several reflections about beauty , life , love , destiny , maturity , and caring that will remain with my inner self , most probably serving as platform for many conversations in the future , with friends and family . it is the kind of movie that triggers a reflection , and may help us to think twice in our perceptions . i particularly liked the way the director takes us through a complex story , unfolding it with mastery in the selection of filming planes , settings , time jumps and and pace . i recommend this film , as one of the best of this season !
“the 9th life of louis drax” relies heavily , at least in the introductory scene setting , on voiceover from aiden longworth as the title character . the smart , strange child describes himself in sardonically perky fashion as “the amazing , accident - prone kid” as we witness his litany of near - death experiences . a chandelier fell on him in his crib when he was an infant . there was an unfortunate incident involving a fork and an electrical socket . but the worst of all—the one that may finally do him in—occurred on his ninth birthday as he was enjoying a picnic with his mother , natalie ( sarah gadon ) , and father , peter ( aaron paul ) .
yes , there is a sea monster , which might just be the imaginary friend to whom the comatose louis confesses all his secrets and fears . or he might represent something deeper—the revelation of which provides the film with an unexpected amount of poignancy .
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based on liz jensen’s bestselling novel , the film picks up on louis drax’s 9th birthday , when he miraculously survives a near fatal fall . his doctor allan pascal ( dornan ) finds himself tangled between his professional responsibility and his growing affections for the boy’s mother ( gadon ) . when louis’ father ( paul ) comes under suspicion , pascal realizes other mysterious forces may be at work . tim bricknell and minghella of antcolony films , shawn williamson of brightlight pictures and aja are producing . rosanne korenberg is executive producer .
instead , the thing that sets louis drax’s story apart is louis drax himself : it’s as if the kid is ready to die . he’s already been through the experience often enough , and now , where anyone else his age might be fighting for his life , the only reason he’s sticking around is for our entertainment . ( if he weren’t in a coma , of course , he could tell us easily enough what happened to him . ) still , his unsettling acceptance of his fate suggests a completely different attitude from countless other terminal - kid stories — tearjerkers like “my sister’s keeper” and “the fault in our stars” about young people cursed to die before their time .
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“enjoying” isn’t exactly the right word , though , because as we learn from increasingly informative flashbacks , natalie and peter are in the midst of a tense separation . “the 9th life of louis drax” tries to keep us on our toes through multiple perspectives and unreliable narrators , constantly challenging us to determine what’s real and what’s imagined . one thing that is for sure : louis went over a steep cliff that day and is now lying in a coma . the setting—the craggy hills of marin county , overlooking an eerily cloud - enshrouded san francisco—is one of many elements that call to mind hitchcock’s oeuvre . another is the intriguingly icy presence of gadon , a blonde femme fatale clad in classic party dresses and capri pants . while natalie manages to convince everyone around her that she’s a damsel in distress , there’s clearly much more going on beneath her pristine surface .
adapted by max minghella from a novel by liz jensen , the film tells the story of louis drax , a disaster - prone little boy whose latest accident – the plunging fall from a clifftop during his birthday picnic – leaves him comatose and clinging on to life . his mother natalie ( sarah gadon ) , ethereal in her grief , must also deal with the fact that it was her estranged husband , louis’s stepfather peter ( aaron paul ) , who pushed him . when dishy paediatric coma specialist dr allan pascal ( jamie dornan ) takes a special interest in the case , it’s as much to do with natalie’s exquisite melancholy as it is with louis’s injuries .
this film tells the story of a young boy who falls off a cliff into the sea , and subsequently fall into a coma . his father is missing , and the mother is understandably distraught . a handsome doctor tries to help them all , but things may not appear as they seem .
the 9th life of louis drax
is full of surprises . it starts off like a children ' s film , then becomes romance , then fantasy , then mystery . these elements seamlessly mix into a captivating and engaging story that makes me glued to the screen . it makes me feel differently towards each character at different points of the film , which i think of indicative of how cleverly the story is constructed . the ending is a big surprise , and i would not have guessed it at all . i will be telling my friends about this great film . i really enjoyed it .
louis falls into a coma . when his doctor and his mother kiss , louis sits up , but quickly settles down again . following this incident , strange , threatening notes begin to appear .
is ever - present , like a more benevolent version of the barnacle - encrusted sea monster that lurks on the periphery of this picture .
brightlight pictures will handle distribution of the film in canada and miramax will distribute throughout the rest of the world with sierra / affinity selling international . zanne devine , evp , production and development , is overseeing the project on behalf of miramax .
is the biggest such release , but it isn’t the best . it isn’t bad either , but it’s for kids and not adult fans of animation . as for the best , there are a quartet of contenders for pick of the week ;
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nine - year - old louis drax has a bad habit of dying . electrocution , spider bites , drowning . one or two spills like that , and you figure he must have one heck of a guardian angel , but when a kid suffers eight such accidents within the span of so many years , it starts to raise questions about his parents — which [ … ]
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the warm scenes with the avuncular platt as a child psychologist seem to point toward something wonderful , while the seaweed monster hints at something frighteningly fantastic . but the movie keeps centering back on the weird , illogical choices of the doctor and the equally unsettling behavior of natalie , who becomes less of a doting mother and more of a femme fatale . finally , the end result , which could have been a sigh , is more of a
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max ' s script takes us on a very emotional journey through the deep recesses of the mind and on a suspenseful hitchcockian ride . i was drawn to the poignant family drama and the supernatural elements , and am excited to bring this rich and complex story to life .
) . there’s something cartoonish about the way he dons glasses only for driving or reading — seemingly the same pair . ditto the way he segues from a deep hypnotic state to life - saving action in an emergency room .
enjoyable mystery thriller that won ' t keep you on the edge of your seat but that is still interesting to watch . i do like mysteries , it ' s one of my favorite genre of movies , and in the 9th life of louis drax i figured it all out at half of the movie . and other people will probably do as well . that could be a sign that it ' s not interesting to watch because the story is too obvious . but it isn ' t at all . even though i was practically certain what the outcome would be it remains a movie with a high likability to watch . the narrating voice of aiden longworth is pleasant to hear , even though i read that other reviewers didn ' t like it . the kid ' s character would probably not be the cutest boy to live with but in the movie it works perfectly . the rest of the cast are all a great addition to the movie . no bad words about anybody in this movie . it ' s beautifully shot , mesmerizing with the narrating voice , the twist is like i said a bit too obvious but it ' s still working . you have good movies that you will watch once , but this one is just above that and is one i would watch again in the future .
what might be engrossing in liz jensen’s source novel is oddly opaque in this screen mishmash , and much of what’s meant to be tense or suspenseful is merely awkward . the lack of cohesion begins with the jarring shifts in max minghella’s adaptation of the book , one of the optioned projects on the slate of his father , anthony minghella , when the filmmaker died in 2008 . relocating the story from provincial france , the actor - turned - screenwriter interweaves the doctor’s increasingly obsessive behavior with the comatose boy’s thoughts and memories , delivered via voiceover and in fantasy sequences .
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after that opening plunge off the cliff , louis ( aiden longworth ) revives in the morgue after being dead for two hours . his resurrection , and the seaweed monster occasionally lurking around his coma ward , both suggest a supernatural angle to the story . when louis ' mother natalie ( sarah gadon ) says he ' s an angel , she certainly seems to mean it literally . but a lurking , leering detective ( house of cards ' molly parker ) thinks louis is just a garden - variety child - abuse victim , especially after natalie ' s estranged husband peter ( aaron paul ) goes missing right after the cliff incident . and dr . allan pascal ( fifty shades of grey co - star jamie dornan ) writes louis ' survival off as an unusual but plausible case of pediatric hypothermia closely resembling death . that still leaves louis in a coma , though , with strange things happening around him .
as the all - business police detective dalton ( molly parker ) leads the investigation into the cause of louis’ fall , she and her team also are searching for peter , the volatile , hard - drinking dad who disappeared that day . but they must delve into the past to get a complete picture—and that’s where famed neurologist dr . allan pascal comes in . a ( mostly ) fully clothed jamie dornan plays pascal with understated intelligence and concern , which eventually give way to some questionable personal choices that cloud his judgment . as he uses unorthodox measures to reach louis , he gets help from the boy’s therapist ( a warmly funny oliver platt ) , whom we see sparring with the impudent louis in flashback . louis is the kind of precocious , hyper - verbal kid you only see in movies ; his darkly amusing observations contrasted with longworth’s sweet demeanor keep the character from being completely insufferable .
dr . allan pascal , a psychologist , becomes determined to discover what is so special about this boy that he ' s had such bad luck . the more deeply he delves into louis ' s psyche , the more startled he becomes as what he finds seems to contradict everything he knows about reality . in cracking the mystery of louis , will he lose his mind ? trailer and release dates .
i made the mistake of reading some reviews and almost didn ' t watch it because of the negativity shown towards the movie . certainly , the key themes are adult in nature and lend a darkness that seems at odds with the perspective of a child ' s narrative , but that helped keep some of the mystery , even though it appeared to give some reviewers a reason to dislike the movie . early in the movie i ' d a pretty good idea how the story would play out and yet the way in which it did was not predictable and kept my interest . i even liked how the
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style was utilised in manifesting some of the plot . to summarise this was certainly worth a watch and not as bad as some of its haters would lead you to believe .
moving away from his extreme - horror roots , aja ( horns , the hills have eyes ) suggests rather than depicts the story’s violence . louis’ disturbing confession about his pet hamsters is a notable example , and is probably the point when any viewers who still care whether he comes out of his coma are likely to stop caring . the film’s fantasy elements aren’t much more helpful . louis engages with a gloppy , shapeless , gruff - voiced monster , a sort of seaweed - covered cousin of groot . it’s a practical effect , involving a latex suit , obtrusive rather than captivating . in a scene that couldn’t be more belabored , louis and the creature tell each other a fable that connects a number of the story’s dots . by contrast , a straightforward father - son exchange between paul and longworth provides the film’s one affecting moment .
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the supernatural thriller is top - lined by the previously announced jamie dornan and aaron paul , and has parker coming on board in the supporting role of detective dalton .
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parents need to know that even though the 9th life of louis drax is about a 9 - year - old boy , it ' s far from family - friendly . this fantasy has some strange , dark material , including images of child abuse and death , a reference to rape , and a young boy suffering a terrible fall ( he goes into a coma afterward ) . there ' s also a seaweed - covered monster that ' s scary until its existence is explained . expect some kissing and a non - graphic sex scene , although in another scene , a woman does remove her top , putting her breast partially in view . a boy also makes references to
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a secondary character is seen drinking whiskey .
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meanwhile , looking as suspicious as possible , aaron paul plays louis’ shifty stepdad , peter drax , whom everyone assumes must have given the kid a push before skipping town himself — conveniently making room for dornan , as a celebrated coma expert named dr . allan pascal ( rechristened from the book’s co - narrator , pascal dannachet , whose more rational analysis goes unvoiced here ) . still , dr . pascal takes a keen interest in louis’ case , and an even keener interest in his mother natalie ( sarah gadon ) .
the bond between louis and his mother , natalie , both friendless , is unusually strong after all the dire emergencies the boy has miraculously survived . sad - eyed and delicate , she hovers around his hospital bed — and around pascal’s office , a femme fatale in the form of a broken - winged angel . while louis’ survival remains in doubt , questions surface over whether the “accident - prone” boy has been harming himself or suffering abuse at his father’s hand . it’s a matter that his former psychiatrist ( oliver platt ) tried gingerly to unravel . flashbacks to their therapy sessions are among the few convincing sequences in the film .
canadian star sarah gadon is in full hitchcock - blonde mode as natalie drax , the mother of a strange , accident - prone boy called louis ( aiden longworth ) . poor louis tumbles from a cliff , after a confrontation with his violent stepfather peter ( aaron paul ) during a family picnic , but miraculously survives in a coma and comes under the care of dr allan pascal ( jamie dornan ) , a specialist in sleepwalking and consciousness while in a vegetative state . creepy stuff starts happening . it’s a bit ridiculous , but hits its own quirky stride – quite similar to soderbergh’s thriller side effects in its way . not a bad rental .
a great might have been that slipped in the stitching together of its disparate parts . still interesting although a confusing mash by the forced ending .
marking his screenwriting debut , max minghella has written the feature screenplay based on liz jensen ' s best - selling novel of the same title .
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aja makes effective use of gadon’s delicate , pristine beauty – she is styled with retro - perfection and lit with an otherworldly glow . and this , combined with the rising tide of sea imagery – from the aquamarine colour palette to the lilting waltz musical motif to the cousteau references – creates a beguilingly off - kilter atmosphere for a mystery that plays out in the damaged subconscious of a child .