paris 36 ( french : faubourg 36 ) is a 2008 french romantic drama film directed by christophe barratier .

this film is set in 1930s paris .

the song " loin de paname " ( lyrics by frank thomas , music by reinhardt wagner ) , sung by nora arnezeder , was nominated for the 82nd academy awards for best original song .

the film is a co-production of france , germany , and the czech republic .

paris 36

36 logements sociaux , paris 15 - françois . . . par pavillon - arsenal
paris 36
trailer updated . see the trailer for the foreign drama by christophe barratier .
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“paris 36” is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . it has brief nudity and sexual situations .
gérard jugnot , center , stars in paris 36 ,  set in france during a period in the 1930s fraught with political antagonism .
the chansonia is at the center of all the stories of paris 36 , and there are a lot of them . pigoil ' s narration provides the frame .
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and then there is “paris 36 . ” this movie , directed by christophe barratier ( “les choristes” ) , is perhaps not horrendous enough to bring down a proud national cinema all by itself , but it is so shameless in its pandering , sentimental vision of frenchness as to constitute something of a national embarrassment . filmed on a set whose fanciful evocation of a parisian faubourg makes “moulin rouge ! ” look naturalistic ( and “amélie” look like a documentary ) , “paris 36” is unstinting in its deployment of gallic clichés .
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but “paris 36” works so hard to charm you that you may be tempted to like it out of pity , which in the course of two long hours can start to feel like fondness . its main characters , after all , are such sad , lovable little frenchmen .
treat yourself to a night and succumb to the elegance of 19th century paris and the gourmet delights . . .
paris ' s legendary ritz has emerged from four years of restoration as if nothing has ever changed . . . .
backstage fables are a staple - - the show must go on ! - - and they still work . 36 refers to the year 1936 ; fascism is a a part of the landscape .
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paris 36
is like that - - an old - fashioned story set around a music hall . cutting - edge , it ' s not . but if taken in the right spirit , enjoyable .
pavillon de l ' arsenal is an , information , documentation , exhibition center of urbanism and architecture from paris and parisian metropole .
i love the material of the dress , though , and it fits her very well . very chic for a reception in paris .
for all of the endings pigoil describes , paris 36 also offers new beginnings , from the front populaire in 1936 to the last scenes ' focus on yet another new year ' s eve , 10 years later . in 1945 , the prisons are releasing inmates early to make room for
collaborators ,
a harbinger of an infinitely darker next era . even as it looks back , paris 36 is strangely modern in its more hopeful plot , the restoration of the chansonia . pigoil and his friends basically create their own opportunity , fashioning their own fresh start in response to a seeming conclusion . in this they seem topical , much like those audience members who might be dealing lost jobs and dreary futures , and their innovation and resilience are heartening .
esma is located in the 7th arrondissement in paris . it is close to public transport and is within easy reach from airports and train stations .
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paris 36 is ultimately about men and power . the friendships among pigoil , milou , and aspiring imitator jacky ( kad merad ) are at its center , but they are repeatedly at the mercy of the political climate , which has brought hope for workers ' empowerment , but also extremism and corruption . the cumulative effect is that the women , what few there are in paris 36 , are at the mercy of the men . they serve as objects of derision and desire , at turns punished and insulted , lusted after and claimed . pigoil ' s wife viviane ( ƒlisabeth vitale ) is plainly demonized for cheating on him and first abandoning , then taking jojo . even the beautiful young singer douce ( nora arnezeder ) , though she is the key to the chansonia ' s success , is not spared from narrative abuses .
for lovers of parisian theatre , the first days of 2011 have a slightly melancholy edge . on new year ' s eve the hugely influential english director peter brook finally ended his 36 - year tenure at the experimental bouffes du nord theatre in the french capital .
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it should all be more fun than it is . but mr . barratier , in trying to evoke the great french films of the 1930s and ’40s , mistakes their elegant clarity for simple - mindedness and treats his material and his audience with condescension . he wants us to think about the bad old times and the good old movies , but he’s hopelessly mixed up . the times were , in many ways , much worse than “paris 36” lets on . but the movies were rarely this bad .
guide to the best things to do in paris , including visiting the musee d ' orsay and the pantheon , as well as the best luxury hotels and cheap hotels , and traditional cafés .
from the heights of the fifth and top floor , the elysée suite offers a magic , panoramic view over the gardens of the champs - elysées , onto the most beautiful buildings in paris .
i love everything about this look . thank god she isn’t wearing a shapeless frock again . this is fresh and chic , perfect for paris . drooling over the necklace and ankle - strap heels .
spring 1936 - in a working - class district in the north of paris , a neighborhood that probably had a name once but that everyone now simply calls the faubourg . at the top of the hill , a view over paris to one side and , to the other , the burgeoning suburbs of the city . a small square , a few shops , lopsided buildings , cobbled streets and the peeling façade of the neighborhood music hall , the chansonia .
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in 1942 , in an occupied paris , the apolitical grocer edmond batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery . when his future son - in - law and . . . see full summary »
loose hair is exactly right here– especially in such gleaming condition , and the shoes are to die for . i’m totally smitten – ankle straps , pointed toes and on - trend block heels – kate has shown paris just how chic is done .
somehow it’s possible . “paris 36” hustles through a busy hive of plots and subplots , most of them surrounding the efforts of pigoil and his buddies to revive the moribund chansonia . also to rescue it — and a comely chanteuse called douce ( nora arnezeder ) — from the clutches of the neighborhood’s chief gangster ( bernard - pierre donnadieu ) . threaded through it all are vintage - style french songs ( by reinhardt wagner and frank thomas ) to go with the vintage clothes , the vintage cars and the vintage politics . ( the muted vintage of the film comes courtesy of tom stern , the cinematographer who has given most of clint eastwood’s recent films their burnished , somber tones . )
a man is charged with murder . he is pigoil , the aging stage manager at chansonia , a music hall in a paris faubourg . his confession is a long flashback to new year ' s eve , 1935 , when he . . . see full summary »
in 1936 paris three out - of - work friends ( gérard jugnot , clovis cornillac , kad merad ) create a musical and must struggle with their lack of experience and a local thug in order to run the show and raise enough money to buy the theater .
paris 36
takes place in a neighborhood known locally simply as the faubourg ( the district ) . remarkably , this entire neighborhood - - streets , facades , cafes - - was built as a set outside prague . it ' s one of those movie neighborhoods not crowded with extras . like the street in spike lee ' s
do the right thing ,
it ' s a place where everyone knows one another ; the street ' s a stage , and the neighbors are players on it . they all know about monsieur tsf ( pierre richard ) , nicknamed after a french broadcasting station . he never leaves his room , but the jazz on his radio keeps everyone humming .
if this sounds like bleak fare , it is . in fact , most of the movie ' s themes are very dark , which should not be surprising given that it begins with that murder confession . still , paris 36 strives , with considerable success , to balance its darkness , not just with humor but also with visual flamboyance : colorful costumes and happily artificial sets . its musical flair is reserved for its specific performance moments : jojo playing his accordion on the street , exuberant group rehearsals , and , of course , shows at the chansonia . during these performances , swirling camera action lightens the mood considerably , but such moments remain contained , never spilling over into the
real life
drama taking place off stage .
the plot , located in a neighbourhood in the 15th arrondissement in paris , conformed primarily by design offices belonging to the automotive industry , is deep and irregular in its shape , and was occupied by an office building that gave on to the street and two workshops that gave on to the interior patio . the scales considered for this project surpass the simple question of the building itself ; this project consistent of 36 apartments situated around a long patio that the inhabitants walk along and that others who live on higher levels , further away can observe . this interval brings structure and order to a number of buildings built on the same lot , which only apparent remain , is the restored hall that stretches out across the patio . ”
brook ' s 1963 film of lord of the flies is regarded as a classic , but the poor reception in britain of a 1978 stage production of antony and cleopatra , starring alan howard and glenda jackson , heralded a long period of work at the dilapidated former variety venue in paris .
in a popular suburb of paris in 1936 , the spring election of a left - wing government brings wild new hopes and sees the rise of extremist ideas . three unemployed stage workers decide to produce a new show at the music hall where they worked up until just a few months ago .
at the beginning of paris 36 , pigoil ( gérard jugnot ) , portly , rumpled , and despairing , shuffles into a police station . we learn why when a detective remarks that he
doesn ' t look like a killer .
with that , pigoil begins to explain : his story , he says , is inseparable from the story of the chansonia , the shabby music hall at the center of a blue - collar neighborhood . on new year ' s eve 1935 , he faced a series of endings : a deadline to pay a debt to gangsters , the end of his marriage , and the suicide of dorfeuil ( jean lescot ) , the chansonia ' s owner . at that moment , pigoil recalls , the chansonia was shut down , putting him and his fellow employees out of work .
set in a suburb of north - east paris between december 1935 and july 1936 during the
revolutionary
period of the popular front ( who introduced the first paid holidays and a shorter working week ) . three unemployed performers decide to take over by force the music hall where they worked a few months earlier and stage a show there .
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spend the morning in the latin quarter , where the place du panthéon is one of paris’s grand architectural set pieces . the dome of le panthéon ( 0033 1 44 32 18 00 , daily 10am - 6 . 30pm , admission €7 . 50 ) is currently under scaffolding but you can still go inside to admire this vast mausoleum , where france’s great men repose in the crypt .
finally someone allows her to dress like an attractive woman . the house of mcqueen to be precise . the more mcqueen she wears the better . they also know what works in paris . it’s a cute belt but the dress would look better without it . also i think she should have left one or two jewelry pieces away : i’d say the watch and i possibly the gobstopper ring .
located at only 5 minutes by walk from the place de l ' etoile , overlooking the famous avenue des champs élysées , this modern and comfortable hotel is also very close to the trocadero and the eiffel tower . the 36 rooms , in a contemporary classic style , are equipped with a flat - screen tv and a courtesy tray ( tea – coffee facility ) . you can enjoy a relaxing moment in our lounge where a daily national , international press and magazines are at your disposal . free wi - fi is available throughout the hotel . a buffet breakfast with a wide choice of hot or cold products is served every morning from 7 am to 10 . 30 am .
in the 1930s , in no particular neighborhood in paris , an ancient music hall named the chansonia wheezes along with performers who are past their sell - by dates . it ' s a time of social upheaval in france ; the popular front , a left - wing coalition , has taken power , and the rise of hitler is stirring up french right - wingers . the chansonia ' s cast and crew are solidly socialist .
my first reaction was wow ! ! a really different look for kate – sexy fitted black lace , shoes that are not pumps and an interesting and modern necklace . it’s edgy but still ladylike . my only quibbles relate to the belt – i hate them on evening wear – and that watch ! ! her hair suited the outfit – glossy waves but not girly . the shoes are amazing and up to the minute . kate hits a home run in paris .
brook ' s revolutionary methods were always fluid , however , as piper recalls .
decisions were never final . when we were rehearsing la tempête in paris , we brought a whole load of earth into the theatre for a week before we decided it wasn ' t right . in the end we went with a patch of sand and a single rock . we had an orange box which became a boat and was then worn on ariel ' s head . this became the image on the poster , but it had all come from rehearsal .
brook began what many have seen as a creative exile in paris after enjoying british success in 1970 with rsc productions of marat / sade and the anti - vietnam play us , and finally with a midsummer night ' s dream , starring frances de la tour and ben kingsley . his guiding principle , regarded as startling at the time , was that the stage should be left uncluttered so the imagination could work . his 1968 handbook , the empty space , set out the idea that the audience is central to the atmosphere of a piece . elaborate sets , according to this theory , just divide the actors from the public .
friday night ' s performance of mozart ' s the magic flute was the 85 - year - old ' s last production as the artistic head of a venue that has become synonymous with inventive , avant - garde work . as brook ' s opera heads off on a european tour that reaches london ' s barbican in march , the director is handing over the reins at the bouffes to two younger frenchmen : the former deputy head of paris ' s opéra - comique , olivier mantei , and the theatre entrepreneur and modern music specialist olivier poubelle . both have been part of brook ' s wider creative team for some time .
filmed in panavision 2 . 35 , this musical doesn ' t pretend to be glamorous , but rather it shows the value of friendship and persistence in one ' s beliefs . fascism and communism threaten even this little neighborhood of blue collar workers in paris just before ww2 . the film shows that the power of music and song transcend all hardships . a very touching yet entertaining musical - drama . i highly recommend it ! i would love to purchase the dvd , but i want it in blu - ray , already available in france , but without english subtitles . please hurry amazon u . s . , and stock this title in blu - ray !
the setting is spring 1936 ; a working - class district in the north of paris . this neighborhood probably had a name once but now everyone simply calls it the faubourg . in early may , three residents of the faubourg - pigoil , milou , and jacky - still sulk over the closing of the chansonia four months ago . supported by the locals who live to the rhythm of monsieur tsf’s radio , the three friends decide to take hold of their destiny by producing the “hit” musical the chansonia has always needed . with the help of the town , and the arrival of a mysterious and beautiful young actress named duce , pigoil , milou , and jacky bring the magic of the stage back to the chansonia .
it’s an ideal time to visit paris ; the days are long and warm enough to make the most of the city’s innumerable café terraces and the cultural season is in full swing , with a hit list of current exhibitions including henri cartier - bresson at the centre pompidou , robert mapplethorpe and bill viola at the grand palais , impressionists at musée marmottan , and van gogh at musée d’orsay . this itinerary covers many of the classic sights ( saving a visit to the eiffel tower , the champs - elysées and the louvre for another time ) , threading through the left and right banks either side of the river seine , with tempting shopping , galleries and cafés along the way . most of it can be done on foot – the best way to absorb the atmosphere .
a man is charged with murder . he is pigoil , the aging stage manager at chansonia , a music hall in a paris faubourg . his confession is a long flashback to new year ' s eve , 1935 , when he discovers his wife is unfaithful and galapiat , the local mobster , closes the music hall . over the next few months , pigoil loses custody of his beloved son , jo - jo , and must find work . pigoil and his pals take over the chansonia as a co - op ; galapiat is momentarily benign . their star is the young douce , a girl from near lille for whom galapiat lusts . she in turn falls in love with milou , a local red . there are ups and downs , but mostly ups - but what about jo - jo and what about the murder ?
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the old man , monsieur tsf , who stays in his apartment is named after the original french name for radio :
telediffusion sans fil
, which means
wireless broadcasting
in french , abbreviated
tsf
.
when jacky accidentally turns on the radio while pigoil is talking to his wife and her new lover , the radio is very loud immediately after jacky flips the switch . on this type of old tube amplified radio , it would take several seconds for the tubes to heat up and amplify any signal , and the volume would go up very slowly .
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for pigoil ( gerard jugnot ) , the left - wing stage manager , things are going badly . the club ' s fascist landlord has padlocked the doors for rent in arrears , pigoil and his friends are all out of work , his wife has left him , and a silence has fallen upon the neighborhood . the burden , he feels , rests on his shoulders . jacky ( kad merad ) , a man who wears a sandwich board for the theater but believes he can do impressions , becomes a supporter . milou ( clovis cornillac ) , a young radical , helps him reopen the doors again . but it is not enough to have the doors open ; customers must use them .
the day is saved by the miraculous appearance of douce ( nora arnezeder ) , a chantoozy who is not only said to be a future star , but actually has the charisma to prove it . she ' s an overnight success , the show comes together , but the day is only apparently saved . the situation is fraught with complications . there is the problem of pigoil ' s gifted young son , jojo ( maxence perrin ) , an accordionist now in the custody of his faithless mother , and the schemes of the fascist landlord galapiat ( bernard - pierre donnadieu ) .
it is inevitable that the movie ends with a smashing song - and - dance number starring douce and , of course , young jojo . it ' s one of those numbers where the size of the cast ( even including pigoil ) seems improbable . not to mention the sound of the orchestra . the theater is too small to possibly support such a production , but never mind : hey , gang , let ' s rent the old chansonia and put on a show !
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spurred on by the election of a front populaire government promising to be pro - worker , the neighborhood comes together to occupy ( quite militantly ) the chansonia and restore it to its former glory . but it soon becomes apparent that each person has his own motives for participating in the resurrection , some less about the nostalgia represented by chansonia and more about personal gain , some honest and some ill - gotten . pigoil needs a paying job to regain custody of his son jojo ( maxence perrin ) , the mobster galapiat ( bernard - pierre donnadieu ) sees the theater as an opportunity to consolidate his power , and the self - proclaimed
red ,
milou ( clovis cornillac ) , can ' t resist the opportunity to head up a revolution .
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dine at lazare ( gare st - lazare ; 0033 1 44 90 80 80 ) , the new train station brasserie reborn in the hands of eric frechon , three - star michelin chef at le bristol . it provides hearty cuisine with normandy touches - and great people - watching in a huge space stacked high with glasses and white plates .
begin your morning tasting the parisian café lifestyle over coffee and a croissant at le petit suisse ( 16 rue de vaugirard ) , a tiny ancient café with a view over the jardin du luxembourg ( and if you’re really keen , join the early morning joggers for a tour of the park first ) . if you don’t want an espresso , ordering a café - crème ( white coffee ) is quite acceptable at breakfast time ( but not later in the day ) .
walk past the beautiful neoclassical odéon theatre down rue de l’odéon , turning left onto boulevard st - germain , famed for fashion shops , cinemas and literary cafés . then turn right down rue de seine , where food shops soon give way to art and design galleries . you emerge at the seine near the illustrious institut de france , with a view of the louvre across the river . follow the quays westwards along quai voltaire , nicknamed quai des antiquaires , prime territory for window - shopping the antiques galleries .
bordering the seine on quai anatole - france , the grandiose converted train station musée d’orsay ( 1 rue de la légion d’honneur ; urltoken ; tue - sun 9 . 30am - 6pm , admission €11 ) is home to a greatest hits of impressionist painting , the most parisian of art movements . pop into the “van gogh / artaud” exhibition ( until july 6 ) , which has a superb gathering of van gogh’s portraits , still lifes and turbulent landscapes .
return along the quays , or take the 63 bus along boulevard st - germain if you’re footsore , for the good - value lunch menu at ze kitchen galerie ( 4 rue des grands - augustins ; 0033 1 44 32 00 32 , lunch menu €39 . 60 ) to sample chef william ledeuil’s exciting modern franco - asian cuisine .
take the 76 or 86 bus from odéon over to the right bank , to place de la bastille , souvenir of multiple revolutions . then head westwards along rue st - antoine to explore the marais , where most of the 17th - century architecture remains intact in an inimitable mix of fine mansions , laid - back cafés and tempting boutiques .
head through the two courtyards of the hôtel de sully at no . 62 , which brings you into the beautiful arcaded place des vosges . its numerous famous former residents include victor hugo , whose apartment can be visited at no . 6 ( tue - sun 10am - 6pm ; admission free ) .
peer into l’eclaireur ( 40 rue de sévigné ) , which resembles an art installation as much as fashion boutique .
head to the 11th for the classic french bistro experience at vintage astier ( 11 ) ( 44 rue jean - pierre - timbaud ; 0033 1 43 57 16 35 , menu €35 , metro oberkampf or parmentier ) or to the latin quarter for the satisfying casseroles at bistroy . . . les papilles ( 30 rue gay - lussac , 0033 1 43 25 20 79 ; menu €31 ; rer luxembourg ) , both with convivial atmosphere and superb wine lists .
on a corner of the square , the lovely gothic - renaissance church of st - etienne du mont ( admission free ) contains the shrine of the city’s patron saint , saint geneviève . depending on the day , go to one of the district’s great food markets — monge ( wed , fri , sun mornings , maubert ( tue , thur , sat mornings ) or rue mouffetard ( tue - sun ) — always an excuse to take home some fabulous cheese .
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there is plenty of evidence to support the argument that french film is alive and well . recent movies as diverse as “the class , ” “a christmas tale , ” “the secret of the grain” and “la france” might even lead a francophile cinephile to conclude that a new day of glory has arrived .
its overstuffed , preening tracking shots take in baguettes , berets and tricolor bunting , accompanied by the incessant squawking of accordions . most of the men sport droopy mustaches atop even droopier lips , and they smoke and sip vin rouge and speak sighingly of love and politics . why , look , it’s the eiffel tower ! and there it is again ! remarkably , no one kisses his fingertips and exclaims “sacre bleu ! ” or “magnifique ! , ” but i’d bet you euros to croissants that such a moment was left somewhere on the pathé cutting - room floor .
the number in the title refers to 1936 , when the left - wing popular front government of léon blum came to power , initiating a period of intensified class struggle and political antagonism . mr . barratier takes this fraught and interesting moment of strikes , factory occupations , rising fascism and mass unemployment and turns it into the vague and gauzy backdrop for a nostalgic and improbable tale of music - hall shenanigans . there is nothing wrong with taking a whimsical or melodramatic view of history , but both the film’s humor and its pathos are glib and predictable , making the experience grating rather than charming .
certainly one can’t dislike pigoil ( gérard jugnot , also seen in “les choristes” ) , who in the opening scenes loses almost everything : his backstage job at the chansonia music hall ; his wife , who runs off with a fellow performer ; and then his beloved son , an accordion prodigy named jojo ( maxence perrin ) , who is taken from pigoil’s custody by heartless bureaucrats .
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directed by christophe barratier ; written by mr . barratier and adapted by mr . barratier and julien rappeneau , based on an original idea by frank thomas , jean - michel derenne and reinhardt wagner ; director of photography , tom stern ; edited by yves deschamps ; music by mr . wagner ; choreography by corinne devaux ; produced by jacques perrin and nicolas mauvernay ; released by sony pictures classics . in french , with english subtitles . running time : 2 hours .
with : gérard jugnot ( pigoil ) , clovis cornillac ( milou ) , kad merad ( jacky ) , nora arnezeder ( douce ) , pierre richard ( monsieur tsf ) , maxence perrin ( jojo ) and bernard - pierre donnadieu ( galapiat ) .
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in this blue - collar neighborhood , the triumphant election of the popular front government is greeted with enthusiasm and hopes for a brighter tomorrow , yet stirs up all kinds of extremism . among the new government ' s promises , the famous law on paid holidays that will allow numerous workers to see the sea for the first time .
in early may , three inhabitants of the faubourg , show - business workers and close friends , do not share other people ' s wild hopes , the chansonia , the music hall that employed them , closed down four months earlier , leaving them all unemployed .
pigoil ( gérard jugnot ) , a stage - hand , thirty years with the chansonia .
without a job , he could lose custody of his 12 - year - old son , jojo ( maxence perrin ) and have to give up his plans to take him to see the sea .
milou ( clovis cornillac ) , a hotheaded electrician and a skirt - chaser . symbol of the
workers aristocracy ,
spokesman for every kind of demand , he is determinded to
change the world .
jacky ( kad merad ) , former sandwich man at the chansonia . after carrying aroundthe names of stars on his sandwich board for years , jacky has started dreamingthat he will be the king of the music hall himself one day . convinced that he has a talent for imitation , he continually seeks engagements that he never finds .
supported by the locals who live to the rhythm of monsieur tsf ' s ( pierre richard ) radio , the three friends decide to take hold of their destiny : they try to force the hand of fate by occupying the chansonia and producing the
hit
musical that will allow them to buy the place . each one of them has different motives but they all share the same goal : finding new balance in their lives .
in addition to their lack of experience , they have to deal with the hostile antagonism of the eighborhood
godfather
, galpiat ( bernard - pierre donnadieu ) , and come to terms with the arrival of a mysterious and attractive young singer , douce ( nora arnezeder ) .
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superbad’ s director trades salacious for affecting with his coming - of - age comedy adventureland .
irector greg mottola plays old songs in new keys and strikes dissonant , unsettling notes . his
—the drive to get laid existing side by side with the dread of the world where that leads . ( the grown - ups were scarily unhinged . )
, which mottola wrote , is a coming - of - age picture made strange by its setting and the graceful tremulousness of its actors . it’s 1987 , and the protagonist , james ( jesse eisenberg ) , is stuck in a pittsburgh suburb with his parents between college and graduate school , working game booths in a dilapidated amusement park . still a virgin , he falls hard for em lewin ( kristen stewart ) , who’s secretly carrying on with connell ( ryan reynolds ) , the park’s too - cool , married fix - it guy . all the characters are old enough to live on their own but are still in the rooms they had as kids ( the exception , connell , uses his mom’s basement for trysts ) , and they’re chafing miserably at their dependence . adventureland ( the park ) offers little in the way of liberation . the creaky rides with their deafening disco music seem adventure - free .
adventureland isn’t funereal , though—it’s light on its unhappy feet . eisenberg has been playing arrested heroes for a while , and he’s canny enough never to let you catch him drooping . his face is a fount of uncertainty between a helmet of curly hair and a big adam’s apple ; his skinny frame lists from side to side as if he’s unable to muster the will to show gravity who’s boss ; he has to contort to conceal his erections . what makes james so fascinating ( and dismaying ) is his compulsive blabbing ; there’s nothing too personal he won’t say with the least bit of prodding . or no prodding . it all gushes out—his virginity , his crushes , his heartbreaks . the scenes in which he breathlessly confides in the older connell about his dates with em make you cringe , because his words make connell want em more . ( the advice connell dispenses is meant to sabotage him . ) the only mystery about james is that women find him attractive instead of embarrassing , ostensibly because he’s different from all the inconstant bad boys . mottola is smart to provide a contrasting defeatist geek , joel ( martin starr ) , who cultivates a nihilistic detachment . at least james is in the world , absurdly hopeful , taking chances .
adventureland isn’t just a boys’ life . many scenes incorporate em’s perspective , and kristen stewart ( late of twilight ) seems more alive than she did opposite the vampire hunk with the tall forehead . she doesn’t over - diagram em’s emotions ; her murk is vivid . it’s too bad mottola writes the adult parts so on - the - nose : it’s one thing for em to describe her stepmother as a “status - obsessed witch , ” another to have the actress telegraph that description in every line . and it’s a letdown when the movie doesn’t do more with snl ’s loony minimalists bill hader and kristen wiig as the park’s owners . ( see wiig in ghost town to appreciate how uproarious a teeny - weeniest of inflections can be . )
but adventureland hits home—at least my home . mottola pumps up the soundtrack with music—the replacements , hüsker dü—i listen to when i want that old eighties feeling . i actually have a james - like impulse to blab about my identification with the movie’s needy , overintellectualizing hero : i could feel in my bones his self - disgust as he lay on his bed in his parents’ house , alienated from their values and lifestyle yet comfortable , too . ( he doesn’t have to pay rent . ) what makes the movie such an unexpectedly potent little number is that adventureland comes to stand for stagnationland ; the real roller coaster ( i . e . , life ) is just outside the park .
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several years ago i had the occasion to watch les choristes and it anointed my soul . i was curious to see also other movies of director christophe barratier , and so i came on . . .
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beautiful crafted musical during the hard early thirties in which the entire europe was collapsing due the crucial events to come .
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the theory of everything is a 2014 british biographical romantic drama film directed by james marsh and adapted by anthony mccarten from the memoir travelling to infinity : my life with stephen by jane wilde hawking , which deals with her relationship with her ex-husband , theoretical physicist stephen hawking , his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( als , also known as lou gehrig 's disease or motor neurone disease ) , and his success in physics .

the film stars eddie redmayne and felicity jones with charlie cox , emily watson , simon mcburney , christian mckay , harry lloyd and david thewlis featured in supporting roles .

the film was acclaimed critically worldwide , with praise for the musical score , cinematography and the performance of felicity jones and especially eddie redmayne , which earned him nominations for a variety of accolades in award shows and film festivals , including winning the academy award for best actor .

the film received four golden globe award nominations , winning the golden globe award for best actor – motion picture drama for redmayne and best original score for jóhannsson .

it received three screen actors guild awards nominations , winning one for the screen actors guild award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for redmayne .

it received 10 british academy film awards nominations and won outstanding british film , best leading actor ( for redmayne ) and best adapted screenplay ( for mccarten ) .

the theory of everything ( 2014 film )

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top grossing film of 2014 … the lego movie . photograph : warner bros / sportsphoto / allstar
felicity jones and eddie redmayne share a tender moment in “the theory of everything . ”
visual effects for “the theory of everything” were created by soho - based union vfx .
‘the theory of everything’ will be released to irish cinemas on january 1st , 2015 .
“the theory of everything” premiered this week at the toronto international film festival . focus features will release it in november .
at the heart of the theory of everything is a tragic ( but also disputed ) love story .
i just finished a film called theory of everything with eddie redmayne , which is coming out later this year .
the film stars eddie redmayne and felicity jones with charlie cox , emily watson , simon mcburney , christian mckay , and david thewlis featured in supporting roles . the film had its world premiere at the 2014 toronto international film festival on 7 september 2014 .
the genesis of the theory of everything is more akin to a series of small sparks rather than one big bang .
the theory of everything is now showing in cinemas everywhere and is distributed in australia by universal pictures .
reviewed at toronto film festival ( special presentations ) , sept . 7 , 2014 . running time : 123 min .
2014 awards season : oscars - and the winner is . . . birdman for best picture
eddie redmayne and felicity jones attend the premiere of the theory of everything at the toronto film festival on sunday . photograph : chris pizzello / invision / ap
the theory of everything opened in five theaters nov . 7 and is expanding its run nov . 14 .
eddie redmayne has won the best actor oscar for his performance as professor stephen hawking in the theory of everything .
the theory of everything premiered during the 2014 fall film festival season , to rave reviews . for technicolor , the project provided another wonderful opportunity for company’s london - based digital imaging team to finish a high profile and equally challenging post - production .
“the theory of everything” is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . a few mild sexual innuendoes .
stephen hawking has a strong worldview . did working on the theory of everything change the way you look at the world ?
visual effects supervisor adam gascoyne described the “cosmic zoom” sequence for “the theory of everything” as “a waltz through the universe . ”
eddie redmayne of les miserables fame is almost uncognizable as stephen hawking in the theory of everything in the first trailer for the new movie .
the theory of everything is a drama based on the life of the scientist stephen hawking and his relationship with his first wife , jane .
sums and lovers … eddie redmayne and felicity jones in the theory of everything . photograph : allstar / working title .
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eddie redmayne , right , as hawking with harry lloyd as brian in the theory of everything . pr photograph : pr
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eddie redmayne in the theory of everything , left , and cosmologist stephen hawking in october 1979 in princeton , new jersey .
the academy award - winning director james marsh discusses his newest project , “the theory of everything , ” which chronicles the life of the cosmologist stephen hawking .
ahead of the ( imitation ) game … eddie redmayne as stephen hawking in the theory of everything . photograph : working title / sportsphoto / allstar
special thanks to cheryl clarke . the theory of everything photographs copyright © 2014 by universal pictures international . 2001 : a space odyssey photograph copyright © 1968 , 2001 by turner entertainment company . the tree of life photographs copyright © 2011 by fox searchlight .
if you could sum up 2014 at the box office in one sentence , this weekend’s headline probably comes close .
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les misérables star eddie redmayne is tipped to play the physicist stephen hawking in a new biopic titled theory of everything , reports deadline .
when he visited the set of the theory of everything in cambridge , outside of london . hawking had obtained his ph . d at the university of cambridge and later became the school ' s
high - profile crowd gathers to celebrate u . k . film at the toronto film festival
young hawking at the blackboard–the closest the film comes to literal depictions of his theory . [ credit : liam daniel / focus features ]
eddie redmayne as stephen hawking in a scene from
the theory of everything .
( ap photo / focus features , liam daniel )
pg - 13 for some thematic elements and suggestive material . ( rating bulletin 2337 , 8 / 27 / 2014 )
costume design the grand budapest hotel milena canonero the imitation game sammy sheldon differ into the woods colleen atwood mr . turner jacqueline durran the theory of everything steven noble
the theory of everything received 10 nominations for the british academy film awards ( bafta ) , and went on to win three : outstanding british film , best leading actor ( for redmayne ) and best adapted screenplay ( for mccarten ) .
it ' s that new film being made about steven hawking , ' the theory of everything : the story of stephen hawking’ promises to be an informative , insightful and beautifully shot biopic on the life of legendary scientist steven hawking .
focus features has set the stephen hawking biopic , “theory of everything , ” for an awards - season u . s . release date of nov . 7 .
the theory of everything is far more than a stephen hawking biopic - it’s a ‘triple helix’ of scientific breakthrough , debilitating disease and a one - of - a - kind love story . wendy mitchell talks to the team behind the film
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the actor plays stephen hawking’s wife alongside eddie redmayne in oscar - tipped the theory of everything . steve rose quizzes her on comedy , privacy and quantum physics
[ theory of everything ] turns him into the melodramatic hero of a limited drama - a work whose circumscribed nature clashes sharply with the cosmic reach of hawking ' s work and vision .
the debut trailer for stephen hawking biopic the theory of everything has hit the web , hinting at a tender celebration of the british theoretical physicist ' s academic and personal triumphs in the face of physical adversity .
the real stephen hawking ( right ) holds his child in the late 1960s . left : hawking ( eddie redmayne ) and child in the theory of everything movie .
answering these questions is particularly difficult for the theory of everything ( 2014 ) , a film that attempts to thoroughly depict the marriage between stephen and jane hawking without ignoring hawking’s ideas . in fact , the film aspires to integrate the biographical and the intellectual , framing the two as inseparable aspects of hawking’s life that inform each other . with such strenuous efforts made to incorporate and do justice to hawking’s work , what did scientists think of the film and its approach to science and hawking’s theories ?
there ' s little acrimony in the theory of everything , which may reflect hawking ' s actual outlook or just the movie ' s puppyish desire to please .
stephen hawking ( right ) as a young man , prior to the als diagnosis . eddie redmayne ( left ) as hawking in the theory of everything movie .
also starring david thewlis , charlie cox , maxine peake and emily watson , the theory of everything is set to premiere at the toronto film festival and will be released in uk cinemas on 1 january 2015 .
the film both adheres to and gently upends the conventions of the great man genre .
eddie redmayne won a golden globe for his portrayal of stephen hawking in the theory of everything . but how did the scientist’s first wife jane hawking , whose book it is based on , feel about the film ? nicola davis finds out
union’s lead visual effects supervisor on the theory of everything was adam gascoyne , but before he shares the film’s vfx secrets , let’s take a look at some other movies that have taken us to infinity and beyond .
they were launching the theory of everything , a biographical movie charting the many ups and downs of stephen and jane ' s long marriage , which ended somewhat messily two decades ago .
vews : ‘the theory of everything’ is missing something , astronomy & geophysics , volume 56 , issue 2 , 1 april 2015 , pages 2 . 9 , urltoken
the film opened to a positive reception worldwide and was nominated for a variety of accolades in award shows and film festivals .
the theory of everything is a movie starring eddie redmayne , felicity jones , and tom prior . a look at the relationship between the famous physicist stephen hawking and his wife .
one of the best of the british film companies , working title , have announced that they’ve commenced filming on the theory of everything , the story of the most brilliant and celebrated physicist of our time , stephen hawking , and jane wilde the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at cambridge in the 1960s .
alongside theory of everything and five armies , star performer is paddington , up a handy 11 % . to be grossing £2 . 8m in the sixth weekend of release is exceptional , as is the film’s cumulative total of £30 . 82m . that’s enough to make paddington the fifth - biggest 2014 release , behind five armies ( £36 . 75m so far ) , the lego movie ( £34 . 34m ) , the inbetweeners 2 ( £33 . 39m ) and dawn of the planet of the apes ( £32 . 72m ) . look for paddington to overtake a few more of those 2014 hits in the coming weeks .
first alan turing , now stephen hawking . british brains could dominate next year’s awards season if the imitation game and the theory of everything live up to their early hype .
stephen hawking ' s children , lucy , robert and tim , accept the als ice bucket challenge in 2014 on their father ' s behalf .
ironically , the debate about the film has been heightened by the simultaneous release of a more modest movie , “ the theory of everything , ” which is a study in contrast to “interstellar . ” while both embrace the esoterica of advanced cosmology , “theory’s” release seems like a gentle nudge compared with “interstellar’s” cosmic clout . the film’s director , christopher nolan , and his stars ( matthew mcconaughey and jessica chastain ) are ubiquitous in the media ( though “theory’s” eddie redmayne is , too ) .
costars eddie redmayne and felicity jones have earned accolades for their collaborative work in
the theory of everything .
( jay l . clendenin / los angeles times )
the 2014 sloan film summit , hosted by film independent and the alfred p . sloan foundation , took place november 14–16 in downtown los angeles and celebrated the intersection of science and the art of storytelling . the summit opened that friday night with a public screening of the theory of everything , james marsh’s stephen hawking biopic starring eddie redmayne and felicity jones ( and film independent hosted another screening of the film last night , followed by a conversation with marsh ) . following the summit screening , redmayne—who had won the hollywood film award for breakout performance actor just hours before—and jones , along with producer lisa bruce and professor of physics david kaplan , did a q & a moderated by the hollywood reporter ’s carolyn giardina .
the real jane hawking and stephen hawking in 1974 ( center ) . felicity jones ( left ) and eddie redmayne ( right ) portray the couple in the theory of everything movie .
oscar season is here , which means a flurry of fact - based movies are on their way to theaters . ew is fact - checking these films—everything from the theory of everything to wild— to see just how true - to - life they turned out .
“the theory of everything , ’’ the moving story of an extraordinary couple , opens on nov . 7 . it’s hard to imagine it will be ignored when oscar nominations are announced in january .
the theory of everything received four 2015 golden globe award nominations , winning the golden globe award for best actor – motion picture drama for redmayne and best original score for jóhannsson .
the theory of everything is filming in cambridge and at other locations in the u . k . it’s in the very early stages , so we’re only expecting a 2015 release at the moment !
in late 2014 , the producers guild of america announced the documentary theatrical motion picture , television series and non - fiction television nominations . the following list now includes complete producer credits .
for wednesday , august 27 , 2014 . olga kurylenko and luke bracey co - star in the pic directed by roger donaldson based on bill granger’s novel
as rentrak’s uk boss lucy jones comments , 2014 lacked the major event movies that “motivate irregular cinema - goers to book that ticket” , and it’s true that the large section of the uk population that hardly ever goes to the cinema wasn’t very motivated to do so in 2014 . when a film comes along that engages this audience , the rewards can be enormous – £103m in the case of skyfall , for instance .
filming has commenced on the theory of everything , the story of the most brilliant and celebrated physicist of our time , stephen hawking , and jane wilde the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at cambridge in the 1960s .
the theory of everything is a 2014 british - produced biographical romantic drama film , directed by james marsh . it was adapted by anthony mccarten from the memoir ' travelling to infinity : my life with stephen ' by jane wilde hawking , which deals with her relationship with her ex - husband , theoretical physicist stephen hawking , his diagnosis of motor neuron disease , and his success in physics .
yes . in 2014 , the fundraising effort known as
the ice bucket challenge
went viral as people began posting videos to the internet of themselves dumping buckets of ice on their heads . after performing the chilling feat , each person nominated three others to accept the challenge . by the end of august 2014 , the fundraising phenomena had raised more than $ 100 million for als research .
further explore the theory of everything true story below via videos that include stephen hawking interviews , a short biography , his ted talks speech and his als ice bucket challenge .
the real stephen and jane hawking ( left ) in the mid - 1960s . eddie redmayne and felicity jones ( right ) portray stephen and jane hawking in the theory of everything movie .
union’s contributions to the theory of everything also include a post - production redesign of the monitor used by hawking to communicate , and various crowd replication shots , digital matte paintings and greenscreen car interiors .
focus will expand the theory of everything to 40 theaters in 18 markets across north america next week and will maintain a measured expansion over the next couple of weeks before going fairly wide on the thanksgiving weekend .
crew on “the theory of everything” include director of photography benoit delhomme , production designer jp kelly , hair and make - up designer jan sewell , costume designer steven noble and editor jinx godfrey .
stephen hawking deemed the theory of everything , a movie about his life with his ex - wife , “ broadly true . ” he’s right : the film version of his and jane hawking’s story doesn’t stray too far from the source material , jane’s travelling to infinity .
the theory of everything is a sympathetic portrayal of a difficult relationship—so sympathetic that it’s suspicious . did they really get along that well despite their differing beliefs ? did their marriage really end that peacefully ? the answer : no . here’s a breakdown of the truth behind the film’s most crucial moments :
focus features “ the theory of everything ” hosted its u . s . premiere at moma on monday night , and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house following the screening of the stephen hawking biopic starring eddie redmayne .
that awkward chapter does not , however , feature in the theory of everything . it instead draws to a close at an earlier juncture just as hawking is achieving the international celebrity that would see him become one of the most recognised men on earth , starring in everything from episodes of the simpsons to adverts for specsavers .
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london - - eddie redmayne and felicity jones have assembled for oscar winner james marsh ' s the theory of everything , the universal backed working title films produced movie about celebrated physicist stephen hawking .
marsh’s creative collaborators on the theory of everything include director of photography benoît delhomme , production designer jp kelly , hair and make - up designer jan sewell , costume designer steven noble and editor jinx godfrey .
the theory of everything tells hawking’s story from his early years as a astrophysics student at cambridge university . it follows the celebrated physicist as he develops his theory of relativity , while experiencing the early symptoms of motor neurone disease . redmayne plays hawking as he gradually loses use of much of his body and learns to use a wheelchair and speak through a computer .
eddie redmayne and felicity jones confidently enter the awards race with their new stephen hawking drama “the theory of everything . ” the film , which premiered sunday at the toronto film festival , is already earning strong reviews and could score attention as a best picture contender and artisan categories , in addition to acting honors for redmayne and jones .
january traditionally sees the beginning of the annual awards - movie binge , with oscar - bait now coming thick and fast until the middle of february . first out of the gate were the theory of everything and birdman , both hoping to grab some vital box - office before audiences become overwhelmed with choice . the victor in round one is the theory of everything , with a stunning £3 . 75m from a broad 532 cinemas , including £803 , 000 in new year’s day previews .
british productions always seem to gain favor when it comes to getting oscar nominations . this may come from the residual guilt of the american film elite over the constant stream of stupid , lame brained films our country churns out every year . this year the token british film is
the theory of everything .
like
the king ' s speech
before it , this film has been given unneeded , unwarranted nominations . it will probably be the single most contentious film to be nominated this year . read more at urltoken
films that attempt to depict both the lives and theories of major scientists face enormous storytelling challenges , and the theory of everything is no exception . while the film attempts to emphasize the interdependence of hawking’s emotional life and his work , when filmmakers try to tackle both complex relationships and complicated theories , something’s got to give .
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wes anderson’s the grand budapest hotel , a film that debuted almost exactly a year ago in berlin , scored 11 nominations from the british academy of film and television arts this morning . that puts the fox searchlight film in the lead while the studio division’s own birdman is perched in 10 categories . also scoring 10 bafta nods is the theory of everything , followed by the imitation game with nine , boyhood and whiplash with five , and mr turner , nightcrawler and interstellar with four . vying for best film are birdman , boyhood , the grand budapest hotel , the imitation game and the theory of everything . the baftas will be held on february 8 at london’s royal opera house . for the full lists of nominees , see below , and standby for a closer look at the races :
as it happens , this film does in a number of ways resemble the imitation game – the recent movie about wartime codebreaker alan turing – and that film’s star , benedict cumberbatch , has himself played hawking in a 2004 tv movie . but the theory of everything is trying for something more real , true and intimate in its study of the compromises made within a marriage with unique pressures .
update , nov . 10 , 2014 : this post has been updated to clarify that both stephen and jane hawking are still alive . ( return to the updated sentence . )
this crowd pleasing 1980s british - set film is nearing the end of its disappointing run .
there ' s very little that ' s extraordinary about the rest of the theory of everything . it ' s a soft movie , glossy , filled with stirring , soapy music , and hitting highlights but nothing in - between .
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data gatherer rentrak has issued its official box - office report for 2014 , showing receipts for the uk and ireland 2 . 9 % down on 2013 . that’s the biggest annual dip since tracking began in 1991 . top grosser for the year is the lego movie , with £34 . 3m . that means that 2014 has ended with no film breaking the £40m barrier , for the first time since 1998 , although five armies should reach that milestone before it completes its run . however , every year since 1998 has witnessed at least one film cracking £45m ( last year’s was despicable me 2 ) , so 2014 will probably go down as yielding the lowest - grossing top film for 16 years : we will know for sure when five armies completes its run .
ladies and gentlemen , meet a couple of new oscar contenders : eddie redmayne ( les miserables ) and felicity jones ( like crazy ) . the duo stars as stephen hawking and his deeply devoted wife jane in focus features’ upcoming drama , the theory of everything . from the likes of the standing ovation given at the end of the film’s world premiere at the toronto film festival , it would be astonishing if both of their names didn’t land on oscar’s short list .
here is the sad and frustrating irony of “the theory of everything” : it’s a biopic about one of the most brilliant people in the history of the planet , the renowned astrophysicist stephen hawking – a man famous for thinking in boldly innovative ways – yet his story is told in the safest and most conventional method imaginable .
“the theory of everything , ” james marsh’s biographical film about the british theoretical physicist stephen hawking , tries very hard to live up to its title : it wants to show a remarkable man in full , to explore his ideas , his emotional life and his struggle with illness .
stephen hawking ( top , right ) served as a coxswain on the oxford rowing team ( oxford university boat club ) in the early 1960s . bottom : actor eddie redmayne calls the shots as hawking in the theory of everything movie .
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eddie redmayne and felicity jones confidently enter the awards race with their new stephen hawking drama “the theory of everything . ” the film , which premiered sunday at the toronto film festival , is already earning strong reviews and could score attention as a best picture contender and artisan categories , in addition to acting honors for redmayne and jones . based on the jane hawking [ … ]
the theory of everything’s marketing materials will tell you it is based on jane hawking’s memoir of her marriage , a book published in the uk as music to move the stars and then reissued as travelling to infinity . but the screenwriter’s gone and rearranged the facts to suit certain dramatic conventions . and while that always happens in these based - on - a - true - story films , the scale of the departure in the theory of everything is unusually wide . the film becomes almost dishonest – in a way that feels unfair to both parties , and oddly , particularly jane hawking herself .
focus features’ much - awaited “the theory of everything” world premiered at toronto on sunday night to the most rapturous standing ovation of the festival so far . the stephen hawking biopic starring eddie redmayne and felicity jones ( as his wife jane hawking ) left not a dry eye in the house . director james marsh introduced the film and [ … ]
“ the theory of everything ” ( focus ) gave the uneven fall specialized season a needed shot in the arm with a very good start in three cities . its $ 41 , 000 per - screen - average makes it the second best of the fall after “ birdman ” and should give the film traction for its wider expansion and awards consideration .
the story we see in the theory of everything spans25 years : hawking’s studies at cambridge , his meeting jane and having children , being diagnosed with motor neurone disease ( commonly known as als in the us ) , his scientific breakthroughs and the dissolution of their marriage .
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the pink - emblazoned clouds from the setting sun on saturday night were a far cry from the previous 24 hours , where apocalyptic thunder and lightning engulfed toronto , and was a gentle backdrop to the hollywood reporter ’s 2nd annual breakthrough in film award cocktail reception which honored the talent behind focus features’ love drama , the theory of everything .
the theory of everything also stars david thewlis , emily watson and harry lloyd . it is due in us cinemas on 7 november , timing which suggests an awards - season run , and arrives in the uk on 1 january .
focus features added 662 runs for stephen hawking biopic the theory of everything , grossing a robust $ 5 . 82 million in 802 theaters . the popular feature , starring eddie redmayne , had a solid $ 6 , 337 pta .
in another crowded box - office weekend , focus features ‘ debuting biopic the theory of everything lured relatively big crowds to its story about physicist and cosmologist stephen hawking , easily reigning over the weekend’s many newcomers with one of the year’s biggest per - theater averages .
. the film had a total opening of $ 50 . 00 million in china , which was more than the rest of the market combined .
the story builds to a celebratory finale that anyone remotely familiar with hawking’s perseverance would expect , but only truly acknowledges the cosmic nature of his ideas in the closing credits . no matter how much “the theory of everything” showcases the incredible process through which hawking maintains a connection to the rest of the world , it falls short of burrowing inside his head .
focus features’ much - awaited “the theory of everything” world premiered at toronto on sunday night to the most rapturous standing ovation of the festival so far . the stephen hawking biopic starring eddie redmayne and felicity jones ( as his wife jane hawking ) left not a dry eye in the house .
recent projects developed through the producing lab include joseph wladyka’s manos sucias produced by elena greenlee and márcia nunes , which received the best new narrative director award at the 2014 tribeca film festival ; maryam keshavarz’s spirit award nominated circumstance , which was released theatrically in 2011 after premiering at the sundance film festival ; aurora guerrero’s spirit award nominated mosquita y mari , which premiered at the 2012 sundance film festival ; musa syeed and nicholas bruckman’s spirit award nominated valley of saints , which premiered at the 2012 sundance film festival ; jenny deller and kristin fairweather’s future weather , which premiered at the 2012 tribeca film festival ; suzi yoonessi’s dear lemon lima , which premiered at the 2009 los angeles film festival ; and tina mabry and morgan stiff’s mississippi dammed , which won the grand jury prize at the 2009 outfest film festival .
the first boffin biopic out of the blocks sets the bar high . the theory of everything is directed with style but a stern lack of pretension by the former documentarian james marsh , who does his best to absent himself , presumably calculating this is a story with enough substance to sustain itself without smoke and mirrors .
the official trailer for the theory of everything in cinemas new year ' s day , 2015 http : / / www . thetheoryofeverythingmovie . . . subscribe to our channel - urltoken the theory of everything is the story of the most brilliant and celebrated physicist of our time , stephen hawking , and jane wilde the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at cambridge in the 1960s . little was expected from stephen hawking , a bright but shiftless student of cosmology , given just two years to live following the diagnosis of a fatal illness at 21 years of age . he became galvanized , however , by the love of fellow cambridge student , jane wilde , and he went on to be called the successor to einstein , as well as a husband and father to their three children . over the course of their marriage as stephen’s body collapsed and his academic renown soared , fault lines were exposed that tested the lineaments of their relationship and dramatically altered the course of both of their lives . the theory of everything official trailer
it seems almost banal that a film about a great man , famed for his intellectual explorations of time and its essence , should itself take a long time to come to fruition . yet it is true . the theory of everything first hatched as an idea in the head of its screenwriter , new zealand - born anthony mccarten , a whole decade ago .
there is a cloying bit towards the end of the theory of everything when professor stephen hawking ( eddie redmayne ) declaims to a lecture theater of rapt listeners that , “there is no boundary to human endeavor . where there is life , there is hope . ” what sticks out about the scene is not the sentiment itself so much , but the fact that the rest of the film it’s in manages mostly to avoid such saccharine cliches .
“bhopal : a prayer for rain” ( vitagraph ) – metacritic : 46 ; festivals include : art of the real 2014 $ ( est . ) 6 , 000 in 1 theater ; psa ( est . ) $ 6 , 000
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what ' s strange is , the theory of everything never realizes that jane is the most interesting part of this story . in fact , the theory of everything is based on a memoir by jane , so the source material is coming from her point of view — perhaps explaining why we never really get inside of hawking ' s head . that ' s not to say that jane doesn ' t get her due here : she increasingly does as the film goes on , but hawking is always the core of the movie . jane , for the sake of her narrative , is often quite literally in the background or being pushed aside , and there simply isn ' t enough of hawking himself to provide us with something meaningful to hang on to instead .
actually , mccarten will now need both arms , he’ll have a lot of typing to do ; the buzz on theory of everything is already helping his cause . “the phone is ringing again , ” he said . he said he has completed a script that has interest from a studio , and another project is percolating . he wouldn’t be specific but it sounded like the former would follow a faster track toward production than the theory of everything and that mccarten won’t have to cut off an arm to get another job .
after “the theory of everything” premiered at the toronto film festival in september , redmayne earned raves and oscar buzz . the blogosphere is salivating over the prospect of him competing with another classically trained british actor , benedict cumberbatch , the star of world war ii drama “the imitation game . ” but redmayne won’t campaign negatively against his friend , whom he met when the two were playing scarlett johansson’s husbands in 2008’s “the other boleyn girl . ”
cannes — emily watson ( “anna karenina” ) and david thewlis ( “the fifth estate” ) have joined the cast of working title films’ “the theory of everything , ” which centers on the relationship between physicist stephen hawking and jane wilde , the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at cambridge in the 1960s .
over the next few weeks , vulture will speak to the screenwriters behind 2014 ' s most acclaimed movies about the scenes they found most difficult to crack . which pivotal sequences underwent the biggest transformations on their way from script to screen ? today we talked to writer anthony mccarten about the late scene in the theory of everything where the physically handicapped physicist stephen hawking ( eddie redmayne ) and his loyal wife jane ( felicity jones ) realize their marriage has come to an end . the scene is then excerpted below .
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the theory of everything is produced by working title’s tim bevan and eric fellner and lisa bruce and anthony mccarten . the original screenplay has been written by anthony mccarten and is inspired by jane hawking’s memoir , “travelling to infinity : my life with stephen” .
ifc midnight ( the genre label of ifc films ) will continue to platform the film throughout december , opening in the top markets over the next couple of weeks .
‘the theory of everything’ , the long - awaited stephen hawking biopic chronicling the life of the genius theoretical physicist and his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( als ) is out in irish cinemas in early 2015 . the challenging job of moulding story and set seamlessly together to portray hawking’s embattled cosmos fell to irish production designer john paul kelly .
“the theory of everything” has a lot going for it . eddie redmayne is justly being promoted for an oscar nomination for his uncanny portrayal of dr . hawking and the relentless wasting effects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , a . k . a . lou gehrig’s disease , for which any number of celebrities have lately endured an orgy of ice - bucket drenchings .
back in 2008 , director james marsh turned philippe petit ' s fairly illegal and totally death - defying tightrope walk between the twin towers into the absolutely magical documentary man on wire . his latest film , the theory of everything , opens today , and it too is meant to be a magical tale , following stephen hawking across more than twenty years of his life .
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los angeles ( october 28 , 2014 ) — film independent , the non - profit arts organization that produces the spirit awards and los angeles film festival , is pleased to announce the producers selected for its 14 th annual producing lab . the 2014 producing lab is supported by lead funder time warner foundation . additional funding is provided by the alfred p . sloan foundation and national endowment for the arts . the four - week intensive program is designed to help filmmakers develop skills as creative independent producers . producers participate with a feature length narrative project that they are in the process of producing . through the lab , fellows develop a strategy and action plan to bring their current projects to fruition . the lab also helps to further the careers of the producing fellows by introducing them to film professionals who can advise them on both the craft and business of independent producing .
none of this seems obvious material for a film that is profoundly romantic . yet the theory of everything , based on jane’s memoir of her life with hawking , is precisely that . it is also surprisingly moving . eric fellner , a co - chairman of working title , the british company that produced it , describes it fondly as ‘a giant weepie’ . and even in jest , he has a point .
the theory of everything , the stephen hawking biopic out this week , stars eddie redmayne as hawking and felicity jones as his first wife , jane . the new york times ’ dennis overbye has criticized the film for eliding and oversimplifying hawking’s scientific advancements , and indeed the film is more interested in stephen and jane’s personal life than in hawking’s career . my colleague dana stevens writes , “ more than a portrait of hawking the scientist , this is a frank dissection of his long and complicated first marriage . ”
with the imitation game debuting in spectacular fashion this weekend , other new specialty films were left picking through thanksgiving leftovers , though oscar - contending holdovers birdman and the theory of everything were in the overall box office top 10 , and foxcatcher held solid as it added locations .
yes , “the theory of everything” has a different emphasis . but like so many cinematic lives of the famous , it loses track of the source of its subject’s fame . its stephen hawking is a man who endured a terrible affliction and married a heroically patient woman and also accomplished something remarkable enough to put him on the cover of magazines and earn a medal from the queen . that something , though , remains beyond the audience’s grasp , which means that in a fundamental sense , everything has been left out .
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so far , so cosy . yet away from the glitzy film premiere , not every member of the hawking clan is entirely happy at the imminent release of the new film , which is based on jane ' s 2007 memoir , travelling to infinity .
the trailer for focus features ' the theory of everything , a film about the early life of stephen hawking , was one of the best in recent memory , and it set a very high bar for the james marsh - directed film itself to live up to . but , having now seen the complete product at its toronto film festival world premiere on sunday evening , i can submit to you this much : thanks to a landmark performance by eddie redmayne and standout supporting work by felicity jones , as well as great production quality all around , it meets that bar — and then some .
challenges : in many ways , “the theory of everything ” is a formulaic triumph - over - adversity biopic . it offers reminders of “my left foot” and “diving bell and the butterfly” ( as variety reviewer justin chang points out ) , with a little “beautiful mind” thrown in as well .
“the theory of everything” is only a movie , and i should be thrilled that dr . hawking is at last getting his due from the star - making machinery of the big screen and that black holes are even part of the cultural discourse . and i am . it is , as dr . hawking said , “broadly true . ”
after a disappointing 2014 ( see below ) , uk cinema owners will be very happy with the start to 2015 . exactly a year ago , american hustle expanded from a tiny west end london platform to full uk release , grossing £3 . 47m , including £1 . 11m in previews . excluding previews , theory is running 25 % ahead of hustle’s first session of wide play .
union vfx completed a total of 160 visual effects shots for the theory of everything , from design and previs through to final execution . “this is our first project with james marsh and we worked very closely with him to develop a visual interpretation of hawking’s theories , ” remarked adam gascoyne . “we tried to come up with a look and feel for the period and wanted the visions to be very subtle in keeping with the context of the film . ”
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his innovations and refusal to subscribe to outdated modes of thinking merely underscore the utter conventionality of his film biography , “the theory of everything . ” screenwriter anthony mccarten ( adapting jane hawking’s memoir “travelling to infinity : my life with stephen” ) and director james marsh ( “shadow dancer” ) successfully explain the finer points of quantum physics and the origins of the universe in an audience - friendly way , but they also make the courtship , marriage and travails of the hawkings feel standard - issue , even when their actual lives were anything but .
while the theory of everything had the middlebrow audience sewn up , alejandro gonzález iñárritu’s birdman offered an alternative for more adventurous cinemagoers , encouraged by critical acclaim and awards attention . fox released the film on a five - screen platform beginning boxing day , achieving £133 , 000 over even days . the film debuted with a strong £1 . 52m from 259 screens , including £369 , 000 in previews ( earned from the platform release plus wider play on 1 january ) .
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focus features has set the stephen hawking biopic , “theory of everything , ” for an awards - season u . s . release date of nov . 7 . the romantic drama , directed by james marsh ( “man on wire” ) , stars eddie redmayne as the theoretical physicist opposite felicity jones , who plays art student jane wilde . the film portrays their relationship , which led hawking through [ … ]
but how accurate is the movie when it comes to that marriage—and the couple’s relationships with friends and family ? i read jane hawking’s memoir travelling to infinity , from which the film is adapted , and stephen hawking’s memoir my brief history . what follows is a breakdown of fact and fiction in the theory of everything . on balance , the film is fairly faithful to travelling to infinity , but it makes hawking out to be more sympathetic than he comes across in the book . the movie also changes the details of several events in the hawkings’ lives for dramatic effect .
redmayne , marsh and crew on set in cambridge , where most of the film was shot . photo : liam daniel
but it is in showing the application of that intelligence that “the theory of everything” tumbles into a black hole of biopic banality . my colleague dennis overbye recently enumerated some of the film’s historical and scientific lapses in the new york times , but those are not really my concern . taking liberties with facts is a prerogative of storytelling . the greater failing is that mr . marsh , whose previous work includes the excellent documentary “project nim , ” about an experiment into the linguistic capacities of a chimpanzee , seems in this case unable to capture the spirit and energy of scientific inquiry .
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aged just 21 and given two years to live , hawking went on to achieve global success and was heralded a successor to einstein despite his body succumbing to the effects of motor neurone disease . the theory of everything charts his journey through love , illness and international intellectual recognition – take a look below…