a man for all seasons is a 1966 british biographical drama film in technicolor based on robert bolt 's play of the same name and adapted for the big screen by bolt himself .

it was released on 12 december 1966 .

it was directed by fred zinnemann , who had previously directed the films high noon and from here to eternity .

the film and play both depict the final years of sir thomas more , the 16th-century lord chancellor of england who refused to sign a letter asking pope clement vii to annul king henry viii of england 's marriage to catherine of aragon and refused to take an oath of supremacy declaring henry viii supreme head of the church of england .

paul scofield , who had played more in the west end stage premiere , also took the role in the film , starring alongside wendy hiller , robert shaw , orson welles and susannah york .

also appearing are nigel davenport , leo mckern , corin redgrave and , in one of his earliest screen roles , john hurt .

a man for all seasons was a critical and box office success .

the film won six oscars at the 39th academy awards , including best picture , best director , and best actor .

it also won the golden globe award for best motion picture - drama and the bafta awards for best film and best british film .

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producer - director fred zinnemann has blended all filmmaking elements into an excellent , handsome and stirring film version of a man for all seasons .
a man for all seasons by robert bolt - act 1 , section 2 summary and analysis .
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his first film role came in the
angry young man
drama
young and willing
in 1962 and his first major role in
a man for all seasons
in 1966 , imdb said .
title a man for all seasons year 1966 distributor ( s ) columbia picture corp . ltd classified date ( s ) 13 / 12 / 1966 submitted run time 120m 17s approved footage 10826 bbfc reference aff044960
battle of conscience for thomas more in
a man for all seasons
at mccc ' s kelsey theatre jan . 9 to 18
a man for all seasons robert bolt the common man is intended to embody , as bolt puts it in the preface , ‘that which is common to us all’ ( p . xix ) ,
by robert bolt exposition king henry the common man , he is a true gentlemen whatever conditions he finds himself in . he is , therefore , a man for all seasons .
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a man for all seasons
is an adaptation on a historical play by robert bolt . the film won six academy awards , including best picture , best director , and best actor .
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a man for all seasons remains a top - quality historical movie – though in terms of entertainment it would have benefited from a less regal pace , or a less pious more .
sacrificing life for beliefs and values is the theme of the well written play a man for all seasons . sir thomas moore makes the decision to go against his will and
a one off production of robert bolt ' s a man for all seasons at the new theatre royal , portsmouth , hampshire . 17 - 20 march , 2010 newtheatreroyal
hurt’s first major role was as richard rich , who would conspire with cromwell against sir thomas more , in the oscar - winning historical drama “a man for all seasons” ( 1966 ) , with paul scofield and leo mckern .
] death comes for us all , my lord . . . even for kings .
summoned to see cardinal wolsey ( orson welles ) , thomas more ( paul scofield ) makes no apology for not helping the king seek another divorce , in fred zinnemann ' s best picture academy award winner , a man for all seasons , 1966 . >
off stage … paul scofield as more and robert shaw as henry viii in a man for all seasons , adapted from robert bolt ' s play . photograph : kobal
the chief justice ( jack gwillim ) administers the most holy oath of office to the new chancellor sir thomas more ( paul scofield ) in an impressive single shot from fred zinnemann ' s a man for all seasons , 1966 . >
composer : georges delerue music from : a man for all seasons ( 1966 ) the story of thomas more , who stood up to king henry viii when the king broke with the roman catholic church for four main reasons : power , money , succession and religion .
get this from a library ! a man for all seasons by robert bolt . [ leonard smith ; robert bolt ] - - background - summary - themes - technical features - critical reception
a man for all seasons was released by eureka ! through their masters of cinema series , on special dual - format edition blu - ray on the 20th february , 2017 .
majestic music by georges delerue accompanies the opening sequence and credits from the 1966 best picture winner a man for all seasons , directed by fred zinnemann , starring paul scofield , robert shaw and leo mckern , from the play and screenplay by robert bolt .
book a man for all seasons by robert bolt description : a man for all seasons is a play concerned with morality , politics and the common man . it is a play that though written decades ago , holds great wisdom for the individual of today and in its own particular way utilises a known historical event to address particular issues . the core argument of this play is whether morality and law or religion and law must be separated . whether it s . . .
majestic music by georges delerue accompanies the opening sequence and credits from the 1966 best picture winner a man for all seasons , directed by fred zinnemann , starring paul scofield , robert shaw and leo mckern , from the play and screenplay by robert bolt . >
the columbia film production of
a man for all seasons
is for everybody . it is a faithful and beautifully impressive transition to the screen of a robert bolt ' s superb historical play . the film had its new york premiere last night at the fine arts theatre , where it should run , if it is to be fully appreciated by the public , for a long , long time .
newly appointed chancellor thomas more ( paul scofield ) suffers impertinence from suitor roper ( corin redgrave ) , daughter margaret ( susannah york ) and knave rich ( john hurt ) in a man for all seasons , 1966 , from robert bolt ' s play . >
important films on religion , according to the vatican list , included such familiar pictures as
ben - hur
and
a man for all seasons ,
the story of thomas more .
stalsworth observes , “this material will make audience members think and maybe reconsider their position in the course of the show . robert bolt’s ‘a man for all seasons’ is that sort of theater . ”
the battle of will that is joined in
a man for all seasons
is comparable to that of the bitter contest between henry ii and thomas a becket , when the other henry tries to force another thomas to his will on a matter of conscience in the jean anouilh drama ,
becket ,
which was presented on broadway in october , 1960 .
a man for all seasons
opened here in november , 1961 .
a man for all seasons is tasteful and moderately enjoyable ; robert bolt’s dialogue is crisp , lucid , and well - spoken ; the actors are generally efficient . fred zinnemann’s direction is placed at the service of bolt’s material—in the manner of a good , modest stage director who does not attempt more than a faithful , respectful interpretation of the play . it’s pleasant to see a movie made with integrity and sensibility : a man for all seasons wasn’t that easy to do and it wasn’t “safe”—though it appears to have turned out well for all concerned .
king henry viii ( robert shaw ) and his party pretend their visit to thomas more ( paul scofield ) is a surprise , his daughter ( susannah york ) and wife ( wendy hiller ) acquiescing , in fred zinnemann ' s a man for all seasons , 1966 , from the robert bolt play . >
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: why richard , it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world . . . but for wales ?
title a man for all seasons year 1966 formats dvd , cinema distributor ( s ) video collection international , rca / columbia pictures video ltd , columbia / tri - star home video , columbia picture corp . ltd classified date ( s ) 21 / 08 / 2000 main language english bbfc reference azf044960
adaptation of robert bolt ' s play about sir thomas moore , a catholic statesman in england who rebelled against henry viii ' s self - proclaimed status as the head of the church of england and paid for his religious beliefs by having his head exhibited on london bridge . ( original title - a man for all seasons ) © 1966 , renewed 1994 highland films , ltd . all rights reserved .
the attention placed in the film on one man versus the system reflects the mood of the 1960s activist movements , at the time that both the play and the film were produced .
academy award - nominated actor sir john hurt , who earned accolades for his performances in such classics as “a man for all seasons , ” “the naked civil servant , ” “midnight express , ” “alien , ” and “the elephant man , ” died friday , january 27 , 2017 . he was 77 .
robert bolt borrowed the title from robert whittinton , a contemporary of thomas more , who in 1520 wrote of him :
more is a man of an angel ' s wit and singular learning ; i know not his fellow . for where is the man of that gentleness , lowliness and affability ? and , as time requireth , a man of marvelous mirth and pastimes , and sometime of as sad gravity : a man for all seasons .
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producer - director fred zinnemann has blended all filmmaking elements into an excellent , handsome and stirring film version of “a man for all seasons . ” robert bolt adapted his 1960 play , a timeless , personal conflict based on the 16th century politico - religious situation between adulterous king henry viii and catholic sir thomas more . latter is played by paul scofield [ … ]
a man for all seasons
( 1966 ) , is a film about a devout catholic belief of a man whose conscience about the pope ' s divine right over all , the church & the king , couldn ' t be swayed , by his king ' s passing of a law as the head of the church . his refusal to accept it as a devout catholic , led to his trial & finding him guilty of high treason by his detractors , punishable by death . directed by fred zinneman & the character of sir thomas more played by paul scofield , won the film 6 oscars including best - pic , dir , & acting .
a man for all seasons ( 1966 ) is a delight to watch . the multi - oscar winning period drama charts the true story of the fall of sir thomas moore ( paul scofield ) england’s chancellor during the reign of henry viii ( robert shaw ) , who lost his head because he stood up to the tyrant king on a matter of principle .
tickets for “a man for all seasons” are $ 18 for adults , $ 16 for seniors and $ 14 for students and children . free parking is available next to the theater . tickets may be purchased by calling the kelsey box office at 609 - 570 - 3333 or online here . kelsey theatre is wheelchair accessible . free parking is available next to the theater .
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bolt himself wrote the screenplay for zinnemann’s film , and was greatly involved in the final production of the picture .
the name of saint thomas more has cropped up in recent discussion of current events as never since — well , if not since the english reformation , at any rate probably since one of my all - time favorite films , a man for all seasons , won six academy awards at the 1966 oscars , including best picture , best director ( fred zinnemann ) , and best actor ( paul scofield ) .
new york daily news published this on dec . 13 , 1966 . ( new york daily news )
roper was a man who had much political sympathy with thomas more , and deep respect for the man who had so much influence over his own , and his wife’s life .
“he was a truly magnificent talent , ” said “elephant man” producer mel brooks .
robert bolt ' s boring historical drama functions best as an anthology of british acting styles , circa 1966 .
first staged in 1960 at the globe theatre in london , it became an international success in 1962 , and was made into an academy award - winning film by fred zinnemann in 1966 .
in this book , more proposed the ideal society , in which all people are equal and all have equal opportunities .
bolt’s more is the kind of hero we used to read about in the biographies of great men written for twelve - year - olds : the one against the many . perhaps people think a man for all seasons is so great because unlike the usual movie which is aimed at 12 - year - olds , it’s aimed at 12 - year - old intellectuals and idealists . and if they’ve grown into compromising and unprincipled people , they can hail a man for all seasons as a masterpiece : heroism so remote , so totally the property of a supra - human figure , absolves them of human weakness . it becomes romantic .
a man for all seasons is the story of a man who knows who he is . the 1966 film ( there is also a 1988 charlton heston made - for - tv version ) , which won six academy awards , including best picture and best actor ( paul scofield ) , is brilliant and compelling , steely with conviction , luminous with genuine wisdom and wit . the screenplay , well adapted by robert bolt from his own stage play , is fiercely intelligent , deeply affecting , resonant with verbal beauty and grace . scofield , who for years starred in the stage play before making the film , gives an effortlessly rich and layered performance as sir thomas more , saint and martyr , the man whose determined silence spoke more forcefully than words , and who then spoke even more forcefully by breaking it .
the theme of the film is , after all , that of the struggle between the pressures of the state versus the conscience of the individual .
west windsor , n . j . – when one’s own conscience proves stronger than the strongest political pressures , a high price is bound to be paid . join pinnworth productions at mercer county community college’s ( mccc ) kelsey theatre for “a man for all seasons , ” based on the life and times of the british lord chancellor thomas more .
with a screenplay by robert bolt based on his 1960 play , this biographical film stars paul scofield who won a best actor oscar for his portrayal of sir thomas more , lord chancellor of england under henry viii . exploring sir thomas more’s experiences , the film examines issues surrounding religious and social change and matters of individual conscience at the time of the reformation . the film reflects a rapidly changing time when henry viii was awarded both accolades of defender of the faith by rome ( 1521 ) and supreme head of the church of england ( 1534 ) . a man for all seasons launches lisburn museum’s talks commemorating the 2017 quincentenary of the reformation .
the forbearing side of more is depicted in the film in his actions towards roper .
john hurt received his first best actor oscar nomination for “the elephant man” ( 1980 ) , the true story of john merrick , a horribly deformed british man kept in a freak show , who is taken in by a london surgeon to study .
originally a swiss film made in 1940 , it was reedited for u . s . release by robert snyder , and won an oscar as best documentary .
resisting any temptation to exaggerate , this is a superior film , one of a handful produced by a commercial studio that repays repeated watching . the show . . .
watched this film years ago and loved it , now my granddaughter is doing her exams and needs to learn about the tudors i thought this film would help her with this subject .
( originally published by the daily news on dec . 13 , 1966 . this story was written by kate cameron . )
- the story of st . thomas more as a man of conscience . won six oscars .
therefore , before we even begin to look at the film and its historical accuracy , we must be aware that the play that gave birth to the film already distorted the true events .
actors john hurt and brad davis , writer billy hayes and director alan parker , of the film “midnight express , ” pose at the 31st cannes film festival , may 18 , 1979 .
the film that columbia thought no one would want to see won best picture , best actor for scofield , best director for zinnemann , best writing screenplay based on material from another medium for bolt , best color cinematography for ted moore , best color costume design for elizabeth haffenden and joan bridge , and robert shaw and wendy hiller were nominated for best actor and actress in a supporting role , respectively .
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the film works well in all departments , in fact - - design , photography , and music . one just wishes that its central conception had been more interesting .
fred zinnemann studied film in paris in 1927 - 28 , and emigrated to america in 1929 .
thus , there is already the possibility for a bias slant to the play and later the film . no matter how realistic the style , or how apparently historically correct the film might appear to be , these points cannot take away from the fact that the film simplifies the characters in the play even further , thus losing even more of the truthfulness of events .
for these reasons , the film need not be viewed with such a strong emphasis as it puts on religious values , but in a more balanced manner , with political events being equally as important .
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anne bancroft ( wife of the film’s producer , mel brooks ) as madge kendal , an actress who befriends john merrick ( john hurt ) in “the elephant man . ”
it is a travesty that this film is not in the top 250 . something is very very wrong with rating system that says the big lebowski is a better film . i can ' t add anything to what has already been said about a man for all seasons . unquestionably one of the greatest films of all time , and stands the test of time . it will be revered as a great film 100 years from now . will lebowski ? doubt it . winner of nearly every award it was nominated for . best picture , best director , best actor , best screenplay , etc . one of the few movies that makes my whole being vibrate when i watch it . i am moved to tears in almost every scene because the scene is executed so perfectly . please imdb , this must give you pause . any system that does not put this film in the top 100 borders on insanity or uselessness .
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“zinnemann has done a fine job of putting upon the screen robert bolt’s play , and presents us with an awesome view of a sturdy conscience and a steadfast heart . ” bosley crowther , the new york times , 1966
- remake of 1996 film and closer to robert bolt ' s play . it is hard to imagine the off screen conversations ebtween heston and redgrave about politics . by all accounts heston has great respect for her as an actress .
in addition , more did not die for refusing to give his reasons for not swearing to the acts – as depicted in the film – for he did have private speech with henry viii , at which time he enumerated his reasons to the king alone .
for all that bolt describes the political confrontation in england , he makes no mention of the political situation in the rest of europe .
call it the vatican ' s guide to the greatest movies of all time .
“to be quite honest , the film was misery to make because of the physical problems , so if it’s working i’m jumping for joy , ” hurt said in a 1980 interview . the film would earn 8 oscar nominations total , including best actor , best picture and best director . [ there was at the time no academy award category for makeup . ]
excellent movie - had been looking for this all over . extremely lucky to find collectors edition on amazon at such a reasonable price . arrived safe and sound , in position next to dvd player ready for second viewing ! !
columbia - the name conjures up pictures of quality during the 50 ' s and 60 ' s such as on the waterfront , picnicbridge on the river kwai , lawrence of arabia , oliver , funny girl , guess who ' s coming to dinner , and this film arguably one of the finest films of all time : a man for all seasons . paul scolfield won the oscar and deservedly so in a tight battle with richard burton for his brilliant george in who ' s afraid of virginia woolf , but scolfield deserved to and did win . fred zinneman a great director won the oscar presented by audrey hepburn whom he guided to her finest work in the nun ' s story .
a middle - aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other .
in a document marking the centennial of film , a vatican committee has selected 45 movies - - from charlie chaplin ' s
modern times
to ingmar bergman ' s
the seventh seal
- - that represent the best film has to offer from the church ' s perspective .
to give some examples of good films , foley and about a dozen experts on film , including movie librarians and academics , compiled the list .
the film’s wordiness and stagy direction betray its theatrical origins , making it an atypical project for director fred zinnemann , better remembered for the likes of high noon ( 1952 ) and the day of the jackal ( 1973 ) . paul scofield gives a career - defining performance ( he won an oscar for best actor , one of six awarded to the film ) , reprising the role from the play’s west end and broadway runs .
nevertheless , it does seem a little odd that only margaret and not her mother , nor queen catherine are portrayed in anything like such a strong presence , so perhaps it was just a marketing strategy to try and increase ticket sales ! however , margaret remains obedient to her father in all matters for all that she has a strong mind and character .
producer - director fred zinnemann has blended all filmmaking elements into an excellent , handsome and stirring film version of “a man for all seasons . ” robert bolt adapted his 1960 play , a timeless , personal conflict based on the 16th century politico - religious situation between adulterous king henry viii and catholic sir thomas more . latter is played by paul scofield who created the legit role in london , later n . y . william n . graf is exec producer , utilizing britain’s shepperton studios and environs . primary market is the class audience , with columbia gearing its roadshow sell accordingly . subsequent general playoff may be spotty .
john hurt won critical acclaim , as well as a bafta award , for his performance as quentin crisp , a flamboyant gay man who lived openly at a time when homosexuality was a crime in britain , in the british tv biofilm “the naked civil servant” ( 1975 ) .
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the film ' s most significant invention is its portrayal of richard rich ( john hurt ) , the solicitor - general . rich ' s onscreen backstory , showing a lengthy association with more , is speculative . but the depiction of rich ' s probable perjury during more ' s trial does fit with the record , and with the judgment of most historians . in the film , he has done it all to be made attorney - general of wales .
why , richard , it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world ,
sighs more ,
but for wales ?
as a guide to learning more about the period and the events alongside those occurring in england at the time , the film badly lets down its viewers .
a science fiction film set in scandinavia of the iron age ? that’s “outlander” ( 2008 ) , in which john hurt played rothgar , king of heorot .
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. attracting men in every generation , more’s lasting reputation is one of integrity against all .
for all that the play is viewed by many as an enduring modern classic , both it and the film do not do justice to the character of thomas more , nor do they educate the audience as to the political or religious events surrounding the period on which they focus .
for those who view religious groups as unrelenting critics of hollywood , there are a few surprises .
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a man for all seasons is an erudite examination of the old biblical maxim : a man cannot serve two masters . sir thomas more ( poignantly portrayed by paul scofield ) struggles to be true to both his faith and his monarch ( the lusty and hearty king henry viii superbly played by robert shaw ) . i think it is difficult for citizens in our present secular society to truly understand just how central a role religion played in a man ' s life during the period of the film ; it was an age of faith when christianity exerted the most powerful of influences on one ' s thinking . on a side note , the american republic wisely sought a nation that
divided church and state .
however , the fine distinction remains that it would be a state informed by faith but not run by the church . the aforementioned exemplary performances by the leads are backed by excellent supporting turns , especially from orson welles as the less than saintly cardinal wolsey and the eternally ebullient susannah york as sir thomas ' s daughter margaret . this is a true masterpiece that richly deserves all the accolades and plaudits it has received .
at the start of shooting , few would have predicted that the screen adaptation of a man for all seasons would soon be scooping up the oscars , garnering six in total , including awards for best actor ( paul scofield ) , best director ( fred zinnemann ) and best adapted screenplay ( robert bolt ) . columbia certainly did not anticipate such a conquest . the relatively low budget ( £600 , 000 ) , combined with location shooting thousands of miles away , meant that studio interference remained minimal and expectations modest .
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- garbo ' s greatest role , perhaps . set in sweden in 1637 . christina was raised as a man , she tells advisors she will not marry and have children . she has eyes only for countess ebba ( with whom she exchanges a kiss ) , who betrays her by falling in love with a man . christina , distraught , dresses as man and takes a room in a local inn . there she meets , and falls in love with a spanish nobleman . she eventually abdicates to be with him , but is killed before they can marry .
“a man for all seasons” was first performed in london in 1960 and later came to broadway , where it enjoyed critical and commercial success . in addition to several revivals , “a man for all seasons” was made into an academy award - winning film in 1966 . it has been performed by theater companies throughout the country and on television . the cast stars julian azan of chesterfield as king henry ; john shaken - kaye of huntington valley , pa . , as sir thomas more ; and rupert hinton of princeton as more’s nemesis , thomas cromwell . also featured are alana caraccio of doylestown , pa . , as lady alice more ; krista coleman of somerset as lady margaret more ; jeff dworkin of somerset as the common man ; andrew james gordon of west windsor as william roper ; laura b . lowrie of east windsor as catherine anger ; stephen pie of hamilton as master richard rich ; john pinto of yardley , pa . , as signor chapuys ; barry a . schreier of princeton as the duke of norfolk ; william walters of columbus as cardinal wolsey ; and russ weiss of princeton junction as bishop cranmer . in addition to stalsworth , the production team includes set and costume designer kate pinner and sound and light designer robert terrano . the stage manager is rachel piscopo .
this 1966 drama ticks most of the right boxes when it comes to entertaining as well as educating . pity they didn ' t let thomas more be more scatalogical than saintly
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: why not be a teacher ? you ' d be a fine teacher ; perhaps a great one .
john hurt played a man named guitar in jim jarmusch’s tale of an assassin in spain , “the limits of control” ( 2009 ) .
needless to say that if the film were remade today , she might be less obedient to her father , and would very likely be involved in a sex scene .
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a well acted filmabout true events . well worth buying in my opinion . recomended for the acting .
hence , although the film could influence those people in modern day society to believe that more was a martyr – totally alone and unsupported – to die for such an apparently simple inaction , he was clearly not alone in his beliefs .
weary of the conventions of parisian society , a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan - in - training enjoy a platonic friendship , but it may not stay platonic for long .
in “10 rillington place” ( 1971 ) , john hurt played an innocent man charged with multiple murders .
directed by david lynch , “the elephant man” was a mixture of surrealism and brutal realism , softened by the spirit of john merrick , here constructing a model of a cathedral he views outside his hospital room window .
a man for all seasons is based on the true story of sir thomas more , the 16th - century chancellor of england , who refuses to endorse or denounce the king ' s wish to divorce his aging wife so that he can marry his mistress and produce a male heir to the throne . king henry viii ' s request is supported by all of his religious advisors except the highly devout sir thomas more . when cardinal wolsey , chancellor of england , names more as his successor , it becomes important for henry to get more ' s support , but more cannot be swayed . henry demands the clergy to renounce the pope and to name him head of the church of england . oliver cromwell frames more , forcing him to resign as chancellor . eventually , more is brought to trial , found guilty of treason , and beheaded . bolt ' s play was successful in england , won the tony award for best play when it premiered on broadway , and was adapted for the screen , winning the 1966 oscar for best picture .
actor john hurt , photographed on sept . 29 , 1980 , in advance of the opening of “the elephant man . ” hurt won the bafta award for his performance .
british actor john hurt attends a press conference for the drama “the shout , ” may 22 , 1978 .
the character of more’s daughter , margaret , is one that comes out particularly strongly in the play , but more so in the film .
for pure enjoyment , the faithful are advised to scour their video stores for films ranging from
it ' s a wonderful life
to
the lavender hill mob .
i watched
a man for all seasons
a few nights ago . i would have chosen it as best picture . the competition in 1966 were films driven by strong lead actor performances ( and lead actress as well , with the
who ' s afraid of virginia woolf ?
) , not strong films . i agree with mr . higgins - one has to be in the mood with this historical piece . however , one can always appreciate the performance of paul scofield . as with general patton and george c . scott , when i read about sir thomas more , i will see scofield . and like how scott declined the oscar , scofield said no to being knighted .
but that’s really just about all i can say for it . as conceived by bolt , sir thomas more isn’t a man for all seasons : he isn’t particularly relevant to this season , i doubt if he’s relevant to any season . ( and as interpreted by paul scofield , he’s not my kind of guy , either . ) bolt’s presentation of more’s martyrdom is so totally one - sided that we don’t even get to understand that side—as we might if it were challenged and engaged in conflict . though the principle for which he is beheaded ( his belief that the pope represents divine law so that he is saving his soul in taking the catholic position against henry viii’s marriage to anne boleyn ) seems doubtful at best , it is given as beyond question in this film that a man should follow the dictates of his conscience . ( the afrikaners willing to die for apartheid—and they find their justifications in divine law also—could probably make as good a case . ) this more is simply right and he’s smart and good and just about omniscient ( he even knows his judas ) ; his great opponent , henry viii , is vain and childish , and everyone else is weak , stupid , cowardly , or corrupt . more is the only man of honor in the movie , and he’s got all the good lines .
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john hurt starred as winston smith , a man accused of thought crimes , in michael radford’s darkly rapturous dramatization of george orwell’s “1984” ( 1984 ) .
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: man , you ' re ill . this isn ' t spain , you know . this is england .
more was not the only man of importance to refuse to take oaths to the acts of supremacy and treason .
an engaging period drama that won the best picture oscar of ' 66 . sir thomas more refuses to relinquish his integrity when his life is threatened . scofield won the oscar as more , hiller was nominated as his wife & shaw became the second actor to be nominated for playing henry viii . director zinnemann & screenwriter bolt won awards and the film was honoured for its photography and costume design . a great study about a great man ' s downfall amidst corruption of henry ' s court . i give it a 5 / 5 .
john hurt appears on the red carpet during the 8th rome film festival at auditorium parco della musica on november 9 , 2013 in rome , italy .
reflecting many of the events of the time , the story of one man standing up against the ‘system’ could have attracted a great following in 1960s america .
alternatively , the fact that both the play and the film were produced in the 1960s , when women’s rights was a strong political dynamic , could also have had an influence in the productions .
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[ 1966 ] .
as far as columbia was concerned this was a very modest , and in a box office sense , totally unpromising project . it had many counts against it : ' nobody wants to see a costume movie ' ; very little action , let alone violence , no sex , no overt love story and , most importantly ,
in the town for which the movie is named , sheriff shaw . . .
the film focuses on henry viii’s appeal to his public because he was such a “jolly king” as conveyed by the actor , yet totally ignores his clever use of the printing press to boost his public reception .
: the king wants sir thomas to bless his marriage . if sir thomas appeared at the wedding , now , it might save us all a lot of trouble .
1183 a . d . : king henry ii ' s three sons all want to inherit the throne , but he won ' t commit to a choice . they and his wife variously plot to force him .
it all goes to show , said foley , that excellent films can be made without pandering to violent or pornographic interests .
father charles o ' mailey , a young priest at a financially failing church in a tough neighborhood , gains support and inspires his superior .
cromwell gives rich the office of attorney general for wales in exchange for rich’s false testimony at more’s trial . though more never opened his mouth , rich claims he heard more deny the king’s authority over the church . more is sentenced to death but not before he can express his disapproval of the supremacy act and his disappointment with a government that would kill a man for keeping quiet . more goes to his death with dignity and composure , and the play ends with his beheading .
: . . . not so . i am the king ' s true subject , and i pray for him and all the realm . i do none harm . i say none harm . i think none harm . and if this be not enough to keep a man alive , then in good faith , i long not to live . nevertheless , it is not for the supremacy that you have sought my blood , but because i would not bend to the marriage !
ben - hur
made the list .
the ten commandments
didn ' t .
gandhi ,
the bicycle thief
and the
wizard of oz
all made the cut . but not
casablanca
or any film starring arnold schwarzenegger or jean claude van damme .
: richard , you couldn ' t answer for yourself even so far as tonight .
when statesmen speak their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties they lead their country by a short route to chaos .
john hurt played high chancellor adam sutler in a dystopian future britain in “v for vendetta” ( 2005 ) , based on alan moore’s graphic novel about freedom fighters combating a fascistic government .
an african american police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town .
set in the wake of the 1916 easter rising , a married woman in a small irish village has an affair with a troubled british officer .
160717 reckon one of best of uk films ever made , arrive safely and on time , should be shown in all schools .
henry viii wants to divorce his wife , and seeks the approval of the aristocracy . sir thomas more is a man of principle and reason , and is thus placed in a difficult position : should he stand up for his principles , risking the wrath of a corrupt king fond of executing people for treason ? or should he bow to the seemingly unstoppable corruption of henry viii , who has no qualms about bending the law to suit his own needs ?
not all the movies selected presented flattering portraits of catholics and members of the church hierarchy . in
nazarin ,
hypocritical church members dump their priest for trying to live up to his faith by aiding a prostitute . in
the mission ,
heroic missionaries in brazil are undermined by a cynical church leader .
: no , thomas , i respect your sincerity . but respect . . . man , that ' s water in the desert .
the good roles kept coming . he went on to play a turkish prison inmate in
midnight express
in 1978 and the gentle , disfigured john merrick in
the elephant man
in 1980 . those roles earned him oscar nominations and he won a golden globe for best supporting actor in
midnight express .
consequently , it is clear to see that henry viii did not only want a divorce because catherine was barren – although the need for a male heir was highly important to his sovereignty .
this is a great film . i believe it is the most profound cinematic depiction of the life of any saint . the fact that it was written by a non - christian to me only makes the compelling power of more’s faith and virtue more apparent : here is a man whose inner light is so radiant that the very unbelievers are drawn to pay tribute to it . ( the same might be said for joan of arc , who so dazzled that crusty old skeptic mark twain that he wrote her life story and loved it best of all his works — despite the fact that she , a medieval french peasant catholic girl , embodied everything that he , an 19th - century freethinking southern gentleman , was bound to disdain ! )
john hurt received his first academy award nomination , for best supporting actor , for “midnight express” ( 1978 ) , the true story of american student billy hayes ( brad davis ) , who was arrested and imprisoned in turkey for attempting to smuggle drugs . hurt played max , a british drug addict and fellow inmate .
actor john hurt , the gravelly voiced british actor who garnered oscar nominations for his roles in
midnight express
and
the elephant man ,
has died at the age of 77 , publicist charles mcdonald said friday .
when statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties , they lead their country by a short route to chaos .
with lawerly integrity , sir thomas more poltiely defies henry viii ' s increasingly threatening demands that he publically approve of henry ' s divorce and break with the roman catholic church . released in 1966 , more ' s principled , moving and fatal civil disobedience struck a universal chord and made this intricate character driven historical costume drama a surprise hit .
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an expatriate british publisher unexpectedly finds himself working for british intelligence to investigate people in russia .
henry viii wants to divorce his wife , and seeks the approval of the aristocracy . sir thomas more is a man of principle and reason , and is thus placed in a difficult position : should he . . . see full summary »
: oh confound all this . i ' m not a scholar , i don ' t know whether the marriage was lawful or not but dammit , thomas , look at these names ! why can ' t you do as i did and come with us , for fellowship !
i do none harm , i say none harm , i think none harm . and if this be not enough to keep a man alive , in good faith i long not to live .
john hurt attends the opening night gala screening of
the imitation game
during the 58th bfi london film festival at odeon leicester square on october 8 , 2014 in london , england .
: oh , thomas , thomas , thomas ! does a man need a pope to tell him where he ' s sinned ? it was a sin . god ' s punished me . i have no son . son after son she ' s borne me - all dead at birth or dead within the month . never saw the hand of god so clear in anything . it ' s my bounden duty to put away the queen and all the popes back to peter shall not come between me and my duty ! how is it that you cannot see ? everyone else does .
i ' m a movie nut - - i love movies of all kinds - - & this movie is in my top 3 of all time . even though paul scofield absolutely makes the movie , for me the quality of the movie rests on the uniformly great cast - - i especially loved orson welles ' portrayal of cardinal woolsey . the music score , though contemporarily composed , is perfectly suited to the 16th century setting .


the thirteenth floor is a 1999 science fiction crime thriller film directed by josef rusnak and loosely based upon simulacron-3 ( 1964 ) , a novel by daniel f. galouye .

the film stars craig bierko , gretchen mol , armin mueller-stahl , vincent d'onofrio , and dennis haysbert .

in 2000 , the thirteenth floor was nominated for the saturn award for best science fiction film , but lost to the matrix .

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the thirteenth floor
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the thirteenth floor , what was i thinking when i watched this movie at first ? there is really no point in the movie . this is weird .
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the thirteenth floor is a 1999 science - fiction crime thriller based on the 1964 novel simulacron - 3 ( also known as counterfeit world ) , by daniel f . galouye .
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when seeing the previews for the thirteenth floor , most would say ,
been there , done that .
there have already been a couple of virtual reality movies , including existenz and most notably the big hit the matrix . the thirteenth floor , of course , didn ' t copy the formula since it came out around the same time ; the problem is that it came out around the same time , and last . after seeing the matrix , with its accelerated action and spiffy graphics , the thirteenth floor may seem amateur , but in truth , the only similarity is the common theme of
questioning reality .
otherwise , they cannot be compared . full movie review »
after starting as film noir the thirteenth floor soon enough turns into something else absolutely different . dark city by alex proyas together with this moody science fiction mystery are my most favourite trips into the virtual reality .
what if our whole world is just an illusion , a concept in our heads ? there you have not only a trace of plato ' s speculations , but also the premise for
the thirteenth floor .
the thirteenth floor ( 1999 ) . virtual reality . stars : craig bierko , armin mueller - stahl , gretchen mol . director - josef rusnak . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .
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bottom line : even though
the thirteenth floor
has its moments and isn ' t a total washout , you can ' t help thinking that with the talent involved - - this should have been a much better movie .
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the unforgiving wages of time and the dangers of simulation turn out to be ironic benchmarks for
the thirteenth floor ,
since time - - and movie trends - - have passed it by , while its attempts at conveying a simulated cyber - reality are an extremely mixed bag .
the thirteenth floor was extremely well - received and was seen , by many fans , as the best story of the series . the story won a place on the den of geek website ' s top 15 tv episodes of the year , coming no . 11 and beating shows such as arrow , luther , hannibal and being human .
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the unforgiving wages of time and the dangers of simulation turn out to be ironic benchmarks for “the thirteenth floor , ” since time — and movie trends — have passed it by , while its attempts at conveying a simulated cyber - reality are an extremely mixed bag . the makers of the pic , quite loosely based on daniel galouye’s [ … ]
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the leaders in content creation and technology development at thirteenth floor are all industry - leading seniors with more than a decade of experience each . our staff has experience operating portal services accessed by tens of millions of people as well as experience in development and operation of games used by over 100 million users . thirteenth floor is a group of vr experts with vast experience in a variety of fields having previously worked in such capacities as chief producer , art director , mechanical engineer , sound engineer , vfx expert , etc . at companies such as cj , sbs , and nexon .
tom clarke faces his greatest challenge yet , when a mysterious elevator takes him to floor 13 – a destination leading far beyond this world . while benny struggles to understand this ancient trap , the nekross arrive , ready to feast – only to discover that floor 13 has terrible plans for them too…
in that time - honored hollywood tradition , dating back to
frankenstein
and
the invisible man ,
we have a film in which man has created a scientific breakthrough with dire consequences that he can ' t control . and the premise for
the thirteenth floor ,
realities within realities , is clever . but the show ultimately fails to deliver .
although the successful sarah jane adventures reunion took place in cardiff a few weeks ago , fundraising for ty hafan is still ongoing . a number of items have been listed on ebay to raise additional money for the children’s hospice . autographs , books and mugs but also some unique artefacts are available to purchase and bid on . the standout item is a script for the unmade story ‘the thirteenth floor’ .
the thirteenth floor was directed by josef rusnak who hasn’t really made too many successful movies , this one could have been his big hit but… too bad . it stars craig bierko ( from scary movie 4 ) , armin mueller - stahl ( from the game ) and gretchen mol ( you’d have seen her in a small role in donnie brasco ) .
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for years , douglas hall has been working with his friend and mentor , hannon fuller , to create a simulated world . not merely a computer game , their simulation is a small secluded world where the inhabitants don ' t know that they are simulated . they believe that their world is the real world of 1937 , not just a simulation in a cluster of supercomputers at the thirteenth floor of some future skyscraper .
donated by writer phil ford , ‘the thirteenth floor’ was scheduled to have been the fifth story of series 5 . sadly , the story did not enter production due to the untimely passing of lead actress elisabeth sladen . a doctor who magazine special , the sarah jane companion : volume three , provided an outline to this unmade story . the concept was rewritten by ford and used as a two - parter in ‘wizards vs aliens’ . however , fans have a unique opportunity to own a copy of the original version of the story featuring the characters of ‘the sarah jane adventures’ .
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conveniently located near the sandton cbd , this hotel has its registration desk on the 13th floor , which takes a little getting used to . my room on the 15th floor was spacious , comfortable and had a good view towards the northeast . everything you would expect - tv , phone , wifi , minibar , iron , room service . i did not
dine
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the unforgiving wages of time and the dangers of simulation turn out to be ironic benchmarks for “the thirteenth floor , ” since time — and movie trends — have passed it by , while its attempts at conveying a simulated cyber - reality are an extremely mixed bag . the makers of the pic , quite loosely based on daniel galouye’s 1960s sci - fi novel “simulacron 3 , ” are clearly entranced with the notion of a supercomputer designed to provide the user with simulated time travel , but never figured out how to build a dramatically intriguing story around the concept . it also comes too late , far surpassed by similar and more visually stunning devices in “the matrix , ” and even by the mind - bending realities of “existenz , ” and will be squashed in general release by the “star wars” express , with the only hope being some overseas coin and promising post - theatrical life .
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this story was originally planned to be the fifth story in the fifth series of the sarah jane adventures but was never filmed due to the death of elizabeth sladen , the main actress . the script of the story was modified to fit in the world of wizards vs aliens .
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a glitch in the matrix : the boundary of the simulation is located at the end of a long road , where the rendering of the simulation just fades into wire - frame and its sounds become very artificial .
the construct and the matrix - the gist of it . . . is - explained by yellow rose for texas
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rehashes every star trek : the next generation episode where the holodeck goes haywire .
has a minor breakdown when he discovers
the end of the world
.
vessel , that was used for the climatic ramming scene in the last act . (
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the future is noir : as is the present , and the past . it ' s safe to say that this is one of the noir - iest movies ever made .
park in lot # 2 or # 3 at the north end of the campus . arrive early for the screening to allow time to walk to the theater . the theater doors will lock after the screening starts as per university security so don ' t be late !
the victim ' s mind takes over your body instead because it turns out the process is actually a complete mind swap . no one realized this because the real body usually remained completely unconscious during the process . virtual death merely broke the connection and jarred the real world body with the virtual mind inside it awake .
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the sound that can be heard depends on the point of view . interlocking sound technology , iss , increases the feeling of image immersion .
after hall has been shot in the leg in the simulation of la 1937 the hole in his trousers and his injury disappear , as seen in the fight sequence at the pool . hall even uses his leg to hit the bartender in the stomach , what would have made this very painful if he had been shot there .
color wash : douglas hall comments on the colors being
off
in the simulated world .
both movies got crushed into inexistence by the matrix . had they released in the year prior , either movies would have seen the light of day . unfortunately they got lost in the shadow of the matrix , it was hard not to .
here is the layer cake of the worlds . the real world has many simulated worlds , thousands . the simulated worlds are used for some purpose , mostly experimental i’d imagine , they don’t really explain why thousands of simulated worlds exist . let’s ignore that for now . one of the thousand such worlds is the one the movie is about , the one that we are interested in .
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the plot then turns inside out and the results causes everyone to question their perception of existence .
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i quite enjoyed the complexity of this film . somewhat like the matrix in that the question is
what is real ?
. i had the advantage that i recorded it on my pvr , so i could go back over the parts that were most confusing .
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) . the mystery deepens with the revelation that the beautiful woman and love interest of the piece is someone who does not exist and may only be a character emerged from a virtual reality simulation . there is also the idea of characters within a virtual reality simulation suddenly becoming self - aware and discovering the limitations of their artificial existence and then  the ingenious twist that nearly turns
right before the credits , the scene is
switched off
with a crt - like effect . just a fancy animation , or a heavy hint that the
real real world
is actually another simulation ? the ending is open to the viewer ' s interpretation .
was way out in front , leagues ahead of the others  a classic that will define the genre for years to come . coming in at third place , behind the disappointment on the high expectations that one had for
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top computer scientist douglas hall ( craig bierko ) has helped create a groundbreaking virtual world , modelled on thirties los angeles . when the leader of the project is murdered , hall becomes prime suspect . the arrival of the victim ' s beautiful daughter adds to the intrigue , and as the line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred , hall begins to wonder if he actually is the killer .
the film starts strong presenting a captivating scenario , then somewhere in the second half dips into a sappy romance .
foreshadowing :
the colorization ' s a little off , but none of the units seem to notice .
( coincidentally also his last work for the franchise ) , without ever being permanently elevated into the position .
a download link is the person within the simulation into which a person from the world - above can download . the person from the world - above can temporarily take control of the download link and do whatever he / she pleases with that control . this duration of control becomes an attack of amnesia for the download link - they find themselves in a place not knowing how they got there .
ashton lurks down in the basement with a gun , and is not very happy about the entire situation . he reveals that the letter told him his entire world is an illusion . there is one way to verify this , which he did : drive as far as you can in one direction , through the desert and outside the city , and eventually you come to the end of the simulation . the world literally turns to computer grid lines , the image used for the poster to this film . he asks douglas “why would you put me through this ? ”
people in the present day have counterparts in the 1937 world . when they enter 1937 , they inhabit that virtual person’s body , as it were . one major concept [ that is barely explained by the film ] is that when they go back , the present day person and their 1937 counterpart literally switch places . that is , the present day person inhabits the “body” of the virtual person , and the consciousness of the virtual person is brought into the body of the present day person . when the present - day person departs their body , the virtual person wakes up and believes that they just blacked out for a few hours . however , since they literally switch places , if the present day person dies in 1937 , their 1937 counterpart wakes up in their body , in the present day , and walks around . okay , go have fun !
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although the cinematography is the work of wedigo von schultzendorff , acclaimed cinematographer michael ballhaus is co - executive produce . his visual expertise and attention to minute details show in the final product . the segments of the film set in 1937 are crisp , just slightly otherworldly and a visual treat .
right , let’s get the obvious out of the way . the movie has a plot which involves a simulated world with in the real world . what you will need to know is that there are three worlds . yes , a real world , a simulated world and an inner simulated world . while the movie doesn’t explain further if the real world is indeed real or not , for this explanation i’m going to call it the real world . the people in the simulated world don’t know that they are simulations . they are electronic people living a normal human life inside the simulation .
it ' s implied at the ending that what they consider to be the real world is actually yet another simulation .
the
real world
is also a computer simulation . eventually the hero gets uploaded to
the real real world
 unless that world is also a computer simulation .
alas , the bright gloss at the end ( in a poorly realized visualization of a futuristic city in which buildings seemingly pop up out of the ocean ) feels like a cheat , and the last gasp of a thoroughly winded plot .
it later turns out the girl has been watching him from the start of the simulation , and has been in love with him for a long time ; he , instead , has been modeled on the girl ' s husband , and has had regular memory interference from him - hence the familiarity .
douglas hears the answering machine message hannon leaves him on the phone about the “information” , if he is to prove his innocence , douglas needs to go into the vr simulation ( 1937 ) to get that message . he decides to go into the vr simulation ( 1937 ) with jason whitney’s help .
into a great science - fiction film  the suggestion that this [ our ] reality may be just another virtual simulation that the hero of the story is slowly becoming aware of .
in the first scene of the film , fuller writes the letter with a fountain pen . this is clear in the close - up where the
feed
is visible under the nib . it also has a cap . the pen is dipped into a desk inkwell . fountain pens are never dipped into an inkwell . it is set down in a grove on the desk set , which would be a correct action for a dip pen , which it was not . see more »
douglas hall is david’s download link . jane observes douglas’s personality in the simulation and begins to fall in love with him . the real hannon fuller is jane’s father in the real world .
if you are interested in experiencing the film fresh , here are the key concepts that will help you understand it , while still avoiding spoilers and leaving the plot for you to discover .
the note instructs the reader to drive in a direction that he would usually not , not stop for any sign boards mentioning end of road or otherwise . this will take the person to the end of the simulation . this would let the person know that his world was not real . while all this was intended for douglas , ashton ends up doing this and figures that his world ( the vr simulation of 1937 ) is not real .
douglas now wakes up in david in the real world in 2024 . how did this happen ? the same as it happened to ashton . david and douglas shared a mind in the late 90s simulation . the active consciousness david was shot and killed , the passive consciousnessof douglas takes control of david’s body in the real world as a result . douglas ( in david ) meets jane and the real hannon , jane is glad her plan has worked . jane starts to explain more to douglas ( in david ) about the real world and the film ends with the real world shrinking to a digital line imagery . this leaves us with the doubt – is the real world actually real or yet another simulation ? it could be , it’s not answered , that’s the point – real is what your mind makes it whether human or simulation .
1 . the movie opens with descartes’ famous quote , “i think therefore i am . ” in the director’s commentary , josef rusnak states that this was the inspiration for the whole film . or , as he states later in the commentary “i think therefore i am – don’t bet on it ! ” what’s his point ?
acclaimed visual effects supervisor steve begg will receive the vanguard award for leadership and the advancement of visual effects in the uk . distinguished actor jim broadbent will receive the inspiration award for promoting awareness of visual effects through his body of work . highlights of the 14th annual ves awards held in los angeles will also be shown .
chris healer , founder and ceo of the molecule will talk about the ins and out of the stitching , rendering , and visual effects workflow on doug lyman ' s
invisible
, the first episodic action - adventure series created in immersive virtual reality .
douglas now wakes up—in the future . he finds himself in a sunlit room , with jane there as well . it is 2024 . one cute touch is that the simulation machine that took up an entire room in the present day is now the size of headphones , and jane drops her into a charger . they go outside , where douglas sees the california coast now lined by a number of shiny new skyscrapers—with hannon , still alive , on the shore . douglas , from the simulation , has been brought into the future and now can live with jane—the implication being that jane arranged to have her husband killed back there precisely in order to bring douglas to live with her in the future . the end !
douglas wakes in the present day , where he tells whitney that the people in the simulation “are as real as you and me , ” and that hannon was going back for the sole purpose of having sex with young girls . not much time is expended on this thread , but the seaminess of it provides a nice undercurrent to the film . downstairs in his building , the bartender from where hannon was killed comes to extort douglas , saying he saw him kill the old man . douglas finds hidden reserves of violence within him and smashes the guy’s head through a car window .
the film , without an a - list cast , pulls off the plot well . the characters , although not really deep , are well structured , and the plot constructed with subtle complexity . the 1930s scenes are dramatically created . i found myself trying to guess the plot twists , but with little success as they unfolded . it was a good film , and richer in substance than the matrix , and left you with a thought provoking afterthought about our own existence . going into a movie , i hope to have avoided any prior information about the plot , and this one was well worth the purchase of the video . this could have made a great 3 hour movie to really develop the characters and the philosophical issues , however , it was reduced down to the 100 minutes time - span . i ' d give it 8 out of 10 .
synopsis : douglas works for a company that has created a breakthrough virtual reality simulator modeled after 1930s california , in which the inhabitants are fully conscious . when douglas’s boss is murdered , douglas enters the 1930s world to find clues – essentially hijacking the body of one of the 1930s characters . douglas soon discovers that his 1990s world is itself only a simulation , and that his body was hijacked by a sadist at a higher futuristic level of reality who killed douglas’s boss . the sadist dies while in the 1990s world , and douglas takes over the body of the sadist in the futuristic world .
. it is a frustratingly corny cop - out  the same equivalent of horror films where the protagonist wakes up and the preceding events are revealed to be a dream . up until that point ,
so we see jane’s eyes crackle with electricity , the movie’s signifier that someone else is entering them via the simulation . it is now jane inhabiting tasha’s body , and she calls douglas and asks to meet him . she tells him that there are hundreds of simulations in the future , but this is the only one that created a simulation within itself . she also tells him that she watched him , from the future , and fell in love with him . she also tells him—and here comes the identity of the killer , tossed off in an easy - to - miss but crucial line of dialogue—that doulas is the counterpart of jane’s husband in the future , david . just as hannon inhabited harry in 1937 to have sex with young girls , david loved the power of killing , and came back into the present - day world , inhabiting douglas , and used him to kill hannon and the bartender . this would imply that the hannon now living in the future is the hannon douglas knows .
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he steps outside—further amazed by the scope of the simulation—and hires a cab to the used bookstore of harry , hannon’s counterpart in the simulation . this is the first of two standout sequences in the film , in which douglas meets someone he loves in the present day , but they don’t know him . they are both quiet and moving in a strange way , as douglas stares at harry with affection and wonder at seeing someone who died in the flesh again . he probes harry for a message , but the older man knows nothing of it , although he asks if he and douglas have met before .
we open with an older man writing a letter . one thing the film doesn’t tell us is that there is much more to this letter than we are privy to : it explains the secret of the film , although we don’t see that part and the letter looks too short to contain such information . still , there it is . the man , harry , speaks of discovering a crucial secret . he leaves money for a young girl sleeping in the bed , and goes downstairs , to the opulent ballroom of the 1937 hotel he is in . he entrusts the letter to the bartender , ashton , saying that it is very important that he hold onto it for a man who will come calling for it : douglas hall . he leaves the hotel , and ashton opens the letter and reads it .
now someone or something has murdered fuller , and seem to be trying to pin the blame on hall . the answer to the mystery is somewhere in the world they created together . . . but their world is not safe anymore . simulated humans are awakening to the terrible truth of their existence , wanting revenge on their deceitful creators .
this film is based on a 1964 book ,
simulacron - 3
- - also known by the title
counterfeit world
- - by the late journalist and writer daniel f . galouye . the german theater and film experimentalist rainer werner fassbinder made a television film from the work , the 1973
welt am draht .
happens when ashton , a bartender from the 1937 simulation , finds a letter that leads him to suspect his world is not real . he goes homicidal when he encounters one of the creators of the simulation .
hall’s identity in the past is changed to that of a lowly bank clerk named john ferguson , but his quest brings him to stahl as pasadena bookseller grieirson and d’onofrio as the threatening barkeep . while grieirson is plagued by blackouts , the barkeep ( having read the secret letter ) has uncovered the truth that he exists within a simulated reality . this inflames the barkeep , leading to some distracting , violent fight scenes .
is exactly what one expects of a roland emmerich film as it conducts its conceptual play in the most dramatically bombastic way possible without any subtlety . the idea of characters within a virtual simulation waking up to the artificiality of their existence was conducted better and with far greater poignance in the
former nexon’s are director who challenged the new world of vr is now contributing to the creation of art assets that can provide sensual pleasure in a virtual space that is simultaneously unrealistic yet reminiscent of the real world .
when david in the simulation is shot and killed , douglas wakes up into the real world . from this link : urltoken , i gather that the
alive
consciousness comes up and controls the body . but simulation data would never be enough to operate a real functional brain . does this mean that the so called real world is also only virtual ?
computer scientist hannon fuller has discovered something extremely important . he ' s about to tell the discovery to his colleague , douglas hall , but knowing someone is after him , the old man leaves a letter in the computer generated parallel world his company has created ( which looks like the 30 ' s with seemingly real people with real emotions ) . fuller is murdered in our real world the same night , and his colleague is suspected . douglas discovers a bloody shirt in his bathroom and he cannot recall what he was doing the night fuller was murdered . he logs into the system in order to find the letter , but has to confront the unexpected . the truth is harsher than he could ever imagine . . .
what also happened was that they both shared a similar concept with another movie which too released in the same year of 1999 – the matrix .
my father and i stayed for a few days . the location is wonderful - only a few short blocks from the gautrain and mandela square . the hourly shuttle is also a plus - though we wished the distance they traveled was a little further than 3km . the pool was lovely and bar lobby was a great stop after a day tour or shopping . the rooms are very modern , large and had a great view of the surrounding city . staff were polite and willing to assist . thank you !
gawain lilliard , vfx supervisor , the mill and his team , will present the methodology and techniques they used to deliver the google spotlight live action vr project “help” , directed justin lin , of “fast and furious” fame .
so suddenly douglas finds himself behind the teller window of a bank in 1937 . one of the successful conceits of this movie is that when you enter the simulation you just drop in your counterpart’s life in progress , rather than appearing off to the side and having time to process your surrounding , a la the matrix . douglas is shocked at how real the simulation is , and looks around amazed as he stumbles to the bathroom . as far as the 1937 people know , john , douglas’ counterpart in the simulation , is having some sort of breakdown . the movie does a good job of expressing how incredible the simulation is through douglas’ experience of it , especially in little details such as running his hands under water and feeling how real it seems . his bank manager comes in and tells him to take the day off , since he looks awful . there’s a good moment as douglas looks at himself in the mirror like : “i do ? ”
so douglas goes in to work , where he meets whitney , played by paul d’onofrio… who also plays the 1937 bartender ashton . whitney has straggly blond hair and is sort of a stoner / programmer . he tells douglas that hannon was entering the system , although this is supposedly quite dangerous and life - threatening . douglas knows that hannon left a message for him there , however , and demands to go in . he does . by the way , the graphic below , seen for just a moment , is really the only way the movie explains the whole key insight i explained at the beginning about how the two people’s consciousnesses exchange places . if you are the average moviegoer , quite used to ignoring such diagrams as just so much sci - fi movie filler , you could easily miss this—which still isn’t really an adequate explanation—and be confused for the entire second half of the movie .
computer scientist hannon fuller has discovered something extremely important . he ' s about to tell the discovery to his colleague , douglas hall , but knowing someone is after him , the old man leaves a letter in the computer generated parallel world his company has created ( which looks like the 30 ' s with seemingly real people with real emotions ) . fuller is murdered in our real world the same night , and his colleague is suspected . douglas discovers a bloody shirt in his bathroom and he cannot recall what he was doing the night fuller was murdered . he logs into the system in order to find the letter , but has to confront the unexpected . the truth is harsher than he could ever imagine . . . written by danny rosenbluth
a game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged .
david from the real world notices that hannon ( from the late 90s simulation ) has found out that the simulation world is , well , a simulation . suspecting that hannon would do something about it , david downloads into douglas and kills hannon by repeatedly stabbing him . this is the scene we see outside the bar but we are not shown that it is douglas / david . the bar keeper sees hannon leave but doesn’t know who’s killed him .
this film came out in 1999 and flopped hard , the third film that year to be about a virtual reality space after the matrix and existenz . this may be partly due to virtual reality fatigue , the paradox that while this is a futuristic sci - fi thriller , a great deal of the action takes place in the distant past , or most likely : it is virtually impossible to understand upon first—or second—viewing . put it this way : i have just watched it for the fifth time , and this was the first time i feel i could fully follow it from beginning to end . and i am happy to report that not only is the film intriguing enough to watch five times , it was actually the most enjoyable on the fifth .
and now , dear reader , to help you understand the film on your first viewing , as well as for the greater good of mankind , i will explicate the film from beginning to end . donations are not necessary .
meanwhile , whitney , who can’t stand to have the simulation shut down without having tried it , goes back to 1937 . he is not there long before he is killed , at which point ashton , the bartender from 1937 , wakes up in the present day . douglas finds him and they have a little existential discussion . while going up to the room that houses the simulation machine , david enters the body of douglas . he kills ashton .
its always awesome to watch as talents in the film - making business step out of their comfort zone to attempt a more demanding role in the process . in this case , visual effects artist torey haas ( known for his work in v / h / s / viral and angry video game nerd : the movie ) will take the reigns as director in a neon - blasted take on the zombie horror sub - genre , appropriately titled ,
the neon dead
. read the official press release below for more details :
some items , such as autographs and bannerman road mugs , are available to ‘buy it now’ on ebay . autographs from those who couldn’t attend the event are available to purchase including prints signed by daniel anthony , joss agnew , joseph millson and alexander armstrong . tommy knight has also donated a ‘bubble shock’ t - shirt worn during the production of ‘invasion of the bane’ and an order of service prop from sarah jane smith’s wedding . fans who couldn’t attend the event can still order a copy of the dvd or bluray . this release will include footage from around the venue , the talks , behind the scenes of the event and bonus interviews with guests . this can be ordered now from
what the users of the simulation are unaware is that when they are downloaded into their link and get killed when still jacked in , the consciousness from the simulation ends up taking control of the body one level above . when whitney is downloaded into ashton , ashton’s simulation has two consciousness – the active one - whitney and passive one - ashton . when whitney ( in ashton ) gets killed , the active consciousness dies – i . e . whitney dies . the passive consciousness of ashton comes up one level above and takes over whitney’s body . therefore ashton now has come up one level and whitney has died .
computer scientist hammnod fuller has discovered something extremely important . he ' s about to tell the discovery to his colleague , douglas hall , but knowing someone is after him , the old man leaves a letter in his computer generated paralell world that ' s just like the 30 ' s with seemingly real people with real emotions . fuller is murdered in our
real
world the same night , and his colleague is suspected . douglas discovers a bloody shirt in his bathroom and he cannot recall what he was doing the night fuller was murdered . he logs into the system in order to find the letter , but has to confront the unexpected . the truth is harsher than he could ever imagine .
the movie opens with this . hannon has been downloading into grierson and living his fantasy of being a rich guy in 1937 and indulging in young girls . the secret note that hannon leaves for douglas is by downloading into grierson , writing the note that explains that douglas’ world is not real and leaving this note with ashton the bartender . however , ashton opens the note and reads it .
make the budget of this movie 200 million dollars instead of the original 16 million dollars , then change the original cast completely , by putting in more experienced actors , and finally , make some radical changes in the original graphics . then , what you will have is one of the best sci - fi movies ever ! without all these changes , well , i don ' t give a fuck ! it still is one of the best sci - fi movies ever !
unceremoniously dumped at the table by the person who got him there , who then never returns . so grierson is left in the middle of the place where his alter ego used to go to have sex with the girls and everyone knows him and what
he
does , but he doesn ' t know anyone - though he has faint memories of what his alter ego used to do .
dramatic thunder : rolls during the climactic bait - and - switch gunshot scene .
douglas hall discovers he ' s really in a vr simulation of the 90s created in 2024 . at the ending he gets to see what 2024 looks like , and the buildings are all bizarre
futuristic
things out of buck rogers .
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this 3rd draft of the story is dated 4th january 2011 . the cover page for the script also comes complete with a number of signatures . these include phil ford , gary russell , scott handcock , joe lidster , sam watts and katy manning , all of whom were in attendance at the attic event . starting at £99 . 95 the auction ends shortly after 2pm next sunday and can be foun