pretty baby is a 1978 american historical drama film directed by louis malle , and starring brooke shields , keith carradine , and susan sarandon .

the plot focuses on a 12-year-old prostitute in the red-light district of new orleans at the turn of the 20th century .

the title of the film is inspired by the tony jackson song , " pretty baby , " which is used in the soundtrack .

although the film was mostly praised by critics , it caused significant controversy due to its depiction of child prostitution and the nude scenes of brooke shields , who was 12 years old .

pretty baby ( 1978 film )

interior scenes for louis malle’s
pretty baby
( 1978 ) were shot at the columns hotel .
flake , carol . âpretty baby of ours . â figaro , april 5 , 1978 , pg . 25 - 27 .
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pretty baby is a 1978 historical fiction , dramatic film directed by louis malle . the screenplay was written by polly platt . the title is inspired by the tony jackson song ,
pretty baby
, which is used in the soundtrack .
arnold , gary . âdirecting a pretty baby - the trauma and the glory . â the washington post , april 30 , 1978 , pg . 17 - 19 .
duplantier , stephen . âa modern bellocq meets âpretty babyâ . â figaro , april 12 , 1978 , pg . 25
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from jump cut , no . 19 , december 1978 , pp . copyright jump cut : a review of contemporary media , 1978 , 2005
in 1917 , in the red - light district of new orleans , they called her
pretty baby
.
pretty baby is a 1978 historical fiction drama film directed by louis malle . the screenplay was written by polly platt . the title is inspired by the tony jackson song ,
pretty baby
, which is used in the soundtrack . although the film was mostly praised by critics , it was quite controversial at the time , especially for its scenes of the nude pre - teen brooke shields .
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pretty baby is a 1978 drama film . it was the american debut of french director louis malle and it was also the star making role of a child actress named brooke shields . the movie is best known for its controversial content and subject matter .
the soundtrack used many local new orleans musicians playing in the jazz , ragtime , and blues style of the city in the early 20th century . a lp album of the soundtrack , also entitled pretty baby , was issued in 1978 on abc records .
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you will be relieved to hear that the attorney - general was able to announce in the house of commons last week that the director of public prosecutions is not to take any action against your film pretty baby
.
into law in july 1978 , and taking into account the views of the various people who had seen and considered the film , the board concluded that two minor cuts would be required before the film could be granted an x certificate . accordingly , a cuts list was sent to the film ' s distributor on 16 august 1978 . the cuts were as follows : -
kroll , jack . âalice in brothel - landâ . newsweek , april 10 , 1978 , pg . 106 .
in 1978 he directed pretty baby , the story of a 12 - year - old resident of a brothel in new orleans . his later films included the critically acclaimed atlantic city ( 1980 ) , a comedy - drama about the emotional renewal of a small - time criminal ; my dinner with andré ( 1981 ) , an unusual film consisting almost entirely…
in conjunction with its current exhibition on new orleans ' legendary storyville district , the historic new orleans collection has scheduled a free screening of the locally shot 1978 drama
pretty baby ,
which is set in storyville in its heydey . it tops this week ' s listing of off - the - beaten path events on tap for local film fans .
brooke shields , left , and susan sarandon , in the new orleans - shot drama ' pretty baby , ' set in the city ' s famed storyville district . ( file image )
…involved ) brought her greater attention : pretty baby ( 1978 ) and atlantic city ( 1981 ) . in both films sarandon played women who are initially presented simply as objects of male desire but who later reveal their underlying intelligence and independence . her performance in atlantic city led to her first oscar nomination . she next…
the pretty baby of the title is named violet , and is played by brooke shields , as an extraordinarily beautiful child . before anyone had seen
pretty baby ,
malle was being accused of exploiting that fact . but he ' s thoughtful and almost cautious in his approach : given the film ' s subject matter and its obligatory sex scenes , malle shows taste and restraint . and shields really creates a character here ; her subtlety and depth are astonishing .
louis malle ' s pretty baby is a pleasant surprise : after all the controversy and scandal surrounding its production , it turns out to be a good - hearted , good - looking , quietly elegiac movie .
set and filmed in new orleans , pretty baby , directed by louis malle , is a film that surrounds the unconventional love story of child prostitute violet and photographer earnest bellocq . [ 1 ] the film , set in 1917 and released in 1978 , is based on âactual denizens of the legal red light district . ” [ 2 ] inspirations for the film include historian al roseâs book about storyville and photographs of new orleans prostitutes taken by the real earnest bellocq . [ 3 ] controversy surrounded the film with accusations of âchild pornography” [ 4 ] causing unexpected censorship problems [ 5 ] and even a few instances of bans placed on the screening of the film . [ 6 ]
: violet , as well as her playmates in the brothel . she also has a baby brother , who is
a pretty , popular teenager can ' t go out on a date until her ill - tempered older sister does .
louis malle ' s controversial drama pretty baby , featuring a very young brooke shields , comes to dvd with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of the film . regardless of how one feels about the film ' s content , pretty baby is most assuredly a resounding visual success . the exquisite art direction , costumes , and lighting look fabulous on this disc . certainly the film has never looked this good before on home video . english and french soundtracks have been rendered in dolby digital mono . english subtitles are accessible . there are no supplemental materials of any consequence , but seeing as how malle is one of the most respected french directors of his era , this disc is worthwhile for any art film devotee .
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1972 — events : 1st new york international festival of women ' s films and the women ' s event at the edinburgh film festival . publications : 1st issue of women & film magazine ; special issues devoted to women and film in take one , film library quarterly and the velvet light trap ; women ' s filmography in film comment .
susan sarandon appears in pretty baby as violetâs mother , hattie , a prostitute working in a new orleans brothel in which she births and raises a daughter . [ 22 ] during the filming of pretty baby , sarandon was intimately involved with the director , louis malle . [ 23 ] in response to harsh criticism of the film and of malleâs treatment of brooke shields , sarandon wrote a letter of protest to new york stating that much of the criticism was âa distortion of the whole situationâ and that âlouis was always considerate of brookeâs feelings . ” [ 24 ]
saperstein , sandra . âobscenity in films target of unique maryland panel ; maryland panel able to ban film ; censors have power to ban showings . â the washington post , may 30 , 1978 , pg . 11 - 13 .
in the meantime , the film was seen again at the beginning of june 1978 by members of the bbfc , as well as by members of the dpp ' s office , customs and excise , and the williams committee , who were currently looking into the whole issue of film censorship and obscenity . details of these screenings were leaked to the press , resulting in the bbfc issuing a public statement on 2 june 1978 stating :
no hasty decision will be taken by the british board of film censors on the film pretty baby , which was seen by some members of the board yesterday . the protection of children bill currently going through parliament raises new legal issues , and since it is not the role of the board to pre - empt the wishes of parliament in such matters , we shall be waiting until the bill has been passed in its final form by both houses before making our decision on the film ' s acceptability in britain
.
despite the scandalised yelps about child pornography , a film of disarmingly subversive innocence .
2 .
structuralist
and
melodrama
were the two names analyzed in papers presented by bruce jenkins and william horrigan respectively , my co - panelists at the purdue conference on film , april 1978 , where an earlier version of this paper was read .
french director louis malle has a passion for directing films that âsurround our greatest taboosâ said film critic carol flake . [ 11 ] before directing pretty baby , his first american film , [ 12 ] malle worked on films such as black moon [ 13 ] and the lovers , which generated much interest and lead to both french and american film offers . [ 14 ] malle claims that over the years his directing style has evolved from a âyoung and innocent and pretending to be toughâ to a style that is âactually tough . â [ 15 ]
an unmarried woman richly deserves its new name
projectile
as do the turning point for its barely disguised misogyny , and louis malle ' s pretty baby for its conversion of the socially retarded photographer e . j . bellocq ' s woman - identified voyeurism into a malle - identified manipulation of women .
caroline eades | louis malle’s reverse cinematography : from the ethnographic gaze to fiction film .
: my soul to take in 3d is an american horror film written and directed by wes craven . [ 3 ] the film is the first film since wes craven ' s new nightmare ( 1994 ) that he both wrote and directed . [ 4 ]
the most imaginative , most intelligent , and most original film of the year to date .
1977 — 1st issue of camera obscura ( journal of film theory founded by the dissident women & film members , initially in opposition to it ) ; publication of karyn kay and gerald peary ' s women and the cinema , first anthology of criticism on women and film .
midway through her wrenchingly beautiful film , pretty baby , brooke shields is auctioned off in a new orleans bordello . she plays a child prostitute with a disconcertingly angelic air : her toulouse - lautrec pout is sensual , ethereal , mesmerizing . yet her body—later seen naked—is a child’s , thin and gawky . “i can feel the steam , ” she whispers to her successful bidder , mimicking coquettishness , “coming through my dress . ”
louis malle ' s
pretty baby
is a pleasant surprise : after all the controversy and scandal surrounding its production , it turns out to be a good - hearted , good - looking , quietly elegiac movie . that ' s a coup for malle , who sometimes seems to dare himself to find acceptable ways of filming unacceptable subjects .
this hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .
although the release of pretty baby lead to many negative associations with his name , malleâs film also received much positive feedback ; film critic jack kroll called it âa civilized intelligent work by one of the worldâs most intelligent and civilized filmmakers . ” [ 16 ] in an interview with gary arnold , malle stated , âi feel that it is my function to disturb , in fact to transmit my own disturbances which is immense . i want to force people to look inside themselves even if they hate me for doing that . ” [ 17 ]
scott , jay . âsusan puts it down to luck : sarandon never planned the career most actresses would kill for . â the globe and mail ( canada ) , december 5 , 1978 , pg . 8 - 10 .
in their separate spheres , davis and crawford deal with the success of “baby jane” very differently . in real life , davis did tons of publicity for the film ( sarandon re - creates davis’s appearance on the “andy williams show” when , in a flowing , sky - blue dress , she sings a “funky” pop song called “whatever happened to baby jane ? ” ) . crawford did very little publicity , despite warner’s warnings that this could hurt her come oscars season . the reviews of “baby jane” focus mainly on davis , causing joan to toss down a newspaper in fury : “it’s like i wasn’t even in the damn thing ! ”
pretty baby is pushing brookie ( as her friends call her ) into dizzying financial brackets . she got $ 27 , 500 for three months’ work in pretty baby before teri hiked her contract to $ 62 , 500 for 12 days in the forthcoming king of the gypsies . that rose to $ 150 , 000 for this summer’s wanda nevada with peter fonda . teri recently turned down a $ 300 , 000 bid from warner brothers . “we weigh each offer , ” she says , “to see if it’s beneficial to brooke . ” the money , handled for the brooke shields co . , inc . , is being held until she’s of age . her only fee that hasn’t inflated is for babysitting—still $ 6 an evening .
as a more disturbing than revealing tract on prostitution : the film was banned in england and ontario , canada . though critics like roger ebert applauded the artfulness of malle ' s film , others , like
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the sense of place is as pervasive as a character in “moss , ” a film by daniel peddle .
red light district : storyville where the film takes place , is the red light district of new orleans .
3 . women artists working in film continued , as before , to make avant - garde films , but these lie outside my present concerns . i am taking up only that area of intentionally feminist film activity .
is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the brooke shields and susan sarandon movie . this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and / or viewings of pretty baby . i know , i know , i still need to get the cast names in there and i ' ll be eternally tweaking it , so if you have any corrections , feel free to
keith carradine appears in pretty baby as earnest bellocq , the man who in reality photographed storyville prostitutes , and in the film photographs hattie ( sarandon ) and becomes romantically involved with child prostitute violet ( shields ) . [ 27 ] director louis malle chose carradine for the film because of a certain âstrangeness to his face : he really has the most bizarre looking of the whole carradine family , if you observe his face closely . ” [ 28 ] screen director polly platt said of him , âheâs come a long way from playing the all american sex hero to an asexual eccentric . ” [ 29 ]
, which made it a legal requirement that all films released on video in the uk should be classified by the bbfc , it became necessary for the bbfc to consider all the vhs tapes that were already on the market . because of the scale of the task , a staggered implementation of the act was introduced , under which pretty baby would need to be assessed and classified by 1988 .
aside from pretty baby , sarandon has appeared in a multitude of films and received many awards including an academy award for her role in dead man walking and five nominations for her roles in atlantic city , thelma and louis , lorenzoâs oil , and the client . [ 25 ] although critic jay scott describes her career as âone most actresses would warm naugahyde casting couches - and slit throats - to attain , â sarandon claims that she never planned on a career as a film star . [ 26 ]
1973 — events : toronto women and film festival and season of women ' s cinema at the national film theatre in london . publications : marjorie rosen ' s popcorn venus , first book on image of women in film , and notes on women ' s cinema , bfi monograph edited by claire johnston , the first collection of feminist theory .
irréversible ( 2002 , france ) is a film written , directed , edited , and photographed by gaspar noé . it stars monica bellucci and vincent cassel . several reviewers [ who ? ] declared it one of the most disturbing and controversial films of 2002 . the film employs non - linear narrative . the music is by french electronic musician thomas bangalter , who is best known as half of the band daft punk . irréversible won the
bronze horse
award at the stockholm film festival and competed for thepalme d ' or at the 2002 cannes film festival , [ 1 ] as well as the
best foreign language award
by the film critics circle of australia . it was also voted
best foreign language film
by the san diego film critics society ( tied with les invasions barbares ) .
subsequent to the film ' s run in uk cinemas , at least outside cardiff , the film was released on vhs in 1981 . at the time , there was no requirement for videos to be vetted or classified by the bbfc and , perhaps inadvertently , the film ' s distributor released the uncut version of the film . significantly , no legal action was taken against the uncut video release under the terms of the protection of children act . following the introduction of the
.
this is a film i cared a lot about , and looking back it had the potential to be one of my best achievements . it may have been a mistake to make it as my first film in america .
his subject this time is a twelve - year - old girl who is raised in the new orleans brothel where her mother works . she plays in the garden , she rides a pony , she likes ragtime music , and one day she ' s auctioned off to the man who will deflower her . this is , of course , tragically perverted , but
pretty baby
itself is not a perverted film : it looks soberly , and with a good deal of compassion , at its period of history and the people who occupied it .
in addition to the subject of child prostitution , some eye browes were raised because of scenes involving a 12 - year - old brooke shields appearing nude . because of this , the 109 minute film was edited down to 106 minutes in some releases . the unedited version of the film is now available on dvd , but there is controversy amongst its fans because of differences in film dimensions , leading some people to believe that the film was either incorrectly matted or the victim of false letterboxing .
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5 . nancy scholar ,
maedchen in uniform ' in women & film , no . 7 , p . 71 .
due date is a 2010 american comedy road film directed by todd phillips , co - written by alan r . cohen , alan freedland , and adam sztykiel , and starring robert downey , jr . and zach galifianakis . the film was released on november 5 , 2010 . [ 3 ] the film was shot in las cruces , new mexico and atlanta , georgia .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
audition ( オーディション ōdishon ? ) is a 1999 japanese horror film directed by takashi miikeand starring ryo ishibashi and eihi shiina . it is based on a ryu murakami novel of the same title . over the years , the film has developed a cult following
a film that
cries out for a director with a point of view .
he also noted the poor taste of releasing a film without any negative appraisal of child prostitution during a concurrent public discourse on the horrors of child pornography and prostitution in america .
: kurt & courtney is a 1998 documentary film by nick broomfield investigating the circumstances surrounding kurt cobain ' s death , and allegations of courtney love ' s involvement in it . the film concludes that there is not enough evidence to prove that cobain was murdered .
1974 — events : chicago films by women festival . publications : 1st issue of jump cut ; two more books on images of women in film , molly haskell ' s from reverence to rape and joan mellen ' s women and their sexuality in the new film .
herein lies the crisis facing feminist film criticism today , for after seven years of film practice and theory , no new names have come into being . we still lack our proper names . the impact of such a lack on the actual films is of immediate concern .
after “ baby jane ” wrapped , bette davis — in anticipatory panic that the film would bomb , and an equally intense panic that she would be pilloried for her broad characterization in the film — placed an ad in “variety” with the heading “situation wanted . ” the ad read , in part : “thirty years experience as an actress in motion pictures . mobile still and more affable than rumor would have it . wants steady employment in hollywood . ( has had broadway . ) references upon request . ”
as a starting point , one classic film rediscovered through women ' s film festivals indicates the sort of mis - naming prevalent in film history . leontine sagan ' s maedchen in uniform is a 1931 german film detailing the relationship between a student and her teacher in a repressive girls ' boarding school . the film has been widely received as anti - authoritarian and anti - fascist , made as it was during the rise of nazism in germany , and containing montages of prussian - like repression counterpointed to the humanism of the favorite teacher . typical of this reception was george sadoul ' s characterization of maedchen as
a sensitive and restrained attack on german militarism .
[ 4 ]
caroline eades specializes in film studies and contemporary french culture . she received her phd in film studies from the université de la sorbonne nouvelle - paris iii and has taught at the university of grenoble ( france ) , the university of southern california , and the university of california at santa barbara , before joining the university of maryland . her main fields of research are european cinema , post - colonial studies , film feminist theory , film and myth . her book le cinéma post - colonial français appeared in 2006 ( paris : collections 7eart , editions du cerf ) . she is currently working on a book on classical reception in film and a co - edited volume on the essay film . she has published numerous book - chapters and articles on french cinema , culture , and literature in international scholarly series and journals .
pretty baby , although based in the red - light district of new orleans , was filmed at the columns hotel located in the uptown area of the city at 3811 st . charles avenue . [ 7 ] the hotel , during the filming âhad been converted into a baroque hollywood version of a storyville bordello . ” [ 8 ] studio designer trevor williamâs dã©cor , indigenous pieces such as beds with mosquito nets , and victorian furniture filled the hotel for what screen director polly platt described as âsplendor without comfort . ” [ 9 ] local rumors of âbabylon coming to new orleansâ prompted production company paramount and director louis malle to develop a low key publicity strategy for the film in an attempt to avoid receiving an âxâ rating ( the film eventually was rated r ) . [ 10 ]
buried is a 2010 thriller film directed by rodrigo cortés . [ 6 ] it stars ryan reynolds . [ 7 ] it was written by chris sparling . the film revolves around iraq - based american truck driver paul conroy ( reynolds ) , who , after being attacked , finds himself buried alive in a wooden coffin , with only a lighter , flask , flashlight , knife , glowsticks and a mobile phone to help him escape before the oxygen in the coffin runs out . since its premiere at the sundance film festival , the film has received a positive critical reception .
1971 — release of growing up female , three lives , the woman ' s film , and janie ' s janie , all feminist documentaries .
12 . here i am considering only english language feminist film criticism ; there are other complex issues in french and german criticism , for example .
( 1978 ) centers on a beautiful prostitute hattie ( susan sarandon ) and her 12 - year - old
trick baby
daughter violet ( brooke shields ) . violet , who plays inside the brothel walls and counts the prostitutes as her playmates , stands on the cusp of entering her mother ' s profession . raised knowing little beyond the life of the brothel , violet can imagine nothing else , and tends to romanticize her mother ' s life , especially when a photographer , e . j . bellocq ( keith carradine ) arrives to photograph the resident ladies of the evening .
pretty baby
has been attacked in some quarters as child porn . it ' s not . it ' s an evocation of a time and a place and a sad chapter of americana . the ragtime music and the blues that fill its sound track take on a deeper meaning , in the context of the story , and we are reminded that the artists who sang
do you know what it means to miss new orleans ?
knew very well , and perhaps for that reason missed it less than their listeners .
historian al roseâs book storyville , new orleans , is one of the main inspirations for the film pretty baby . [ 31 ] however , rose claims that the film is inaccurate and although he had been paid for the rights to the book , he was âignored . ” [ 32 ] one discrepancy in the film , rose claims , is âthe presence of both black and white prostitutes in the same bordello . ” [ 33 ] also , rose stated that louis malle âsensationalizedâ the story of child prostitute violet , which was so brief a segment in his book . [ 34 ] the book contains a short interview with the real violet in which she states , âi know itâd be good if i could say how awful it was and like crime donât pay - but to me it seems just like anything else - like a kid whose father owns a grocery store . he helps him in the store . well , my mother didnât sell groceries . ” [ 35 ]
20 .
paul mazursky interviewed by terry curtis fox
in film comment 14 , no . 2 ( marchapril l97b ) , 30 - 31 .
in 2006 , the film was resubmitted to the bbfc , in a widescreen version for dvd release , the first time it had been issued on a home viewing format since the original vhs tapes were released in 1981 . on this occasion , the film was classified 18 uncut with the bbfcinsight ' contains child prostitution theme . serious consideration was given to whether the film ' s visual discretion might warrant a downwards reclassification to 15 . however , given the difficulty of the film ' s theme and the complex manner of the theme ' s presentation , it was concluded that the existing 18 was still reasonable and defensible .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
127 hours is a 2010 biographical adventure film produced , co - written and directed by danny boyle . the film stars james franco as mountain climber aron ralston , who became trapped by a boulder in robbers roost , utah for more than five days before amputating his arm with a dull knife in april 2003 .
he gets off lightly compared to brooke’s divorced manager mother , teri shields , 44 . “the press has referred to me as a stage mother , a frustrated actress living through brooke and even a one - woman film - wrecking crew , ” teri admits . on the set brooke is sweet ; teri is salty but clearly a favorite with the crew . she can also be meddlesome and was briefly banned from the set of pretty baby . “they can say what they want about me , ” teri explains . “but brooke can’t fight back . that’s why i’m here . i’m not a stage mother . i’m brooke’s mother . the most important thing is that i love brooke , and it’s fun to make her happy . ”
there have been two types of feminist film criticism ) [ 12 ] , motivated by different geographical and ideological contexts , each speaking in a very different voice .
9 . presented at the center for twentieth century studies ( university of wisconsin at milwaukee ) , international symposium on film theory and practical criticism , november 1975 .
first , the domestic update . wonder woman earned another $ 15 . 575 million in its fifth weekend of release , falling just 37 % despite losing over 529 theaters and despite some pretty stiff competition in the form of baby driver and despicable me 3 . of course , it helps that warner bros . / time warner inc . ' s the house pretty much crashed - and - burned , which means wonder woman is still warner ' s top priority until chris nolan ' s dunkirk on the 21st . anyway , that ' s the 15th - largest fifth weekend of all time , which isn ' t a record of any sort but still puts it in the company of jurassic world , frozen and the sixth sense among others . it ' s a bigger fifth weekend than spider - man , but not guardians of the galaxy ( which had a holiday boost ) .
certainly mazursky ' s confusion is justified , for his film is indeed being given a name that is paramountly inapplicable according to his understanding of
a woman ' s movie .
and if we wonder why all the guys are so anxious to see the film in question , the depressingly predictable answer is coming right up .
and later , praising most of the film as a successor to greed , mekas contended that the heroine ' s silence was more
revolutionary
than the murder . mekas thus made a case for the film ' s artistic merit as separate from its social context , moving the work into the area of existentialism at the expense of its feminism . amy taubin considered the film
theatrical
and , while commending the subjectivity of the camerawork and editing , she attacked the character of jeanne :
10 things i hate about you is a 1999 american teen romantic comedy film . it is directed bygil junger and stars heath ledger , julia stiles , joseph gordon - levitt , larisa oleynik , david krumholtz , and larry miller . a loose adaptation of shakespeare ' s the taming of the shrew set in a modern seattle , washington , american high school , the screenplay was written by karen mccullah lutz and kirsten smith . the film ' s title is a reference to a poem written by the film ' s female lead to describe her bittersweet romance with the male lead . the film was released march 31 , 1999 , and it was abreakout success for stars stiles and ledger . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] the film marks the motion picture directing debut of junger , who previously directed only for television .
on may 31 brooke will be 13 years old . tall for her age at 5’4″ ( her father is 67″ ) , brooke is blessed with the most stunning new child’s face in movies since elizabeth taylor . the skin is flawless ; eyes deep blue ; lashes black ; hair silken . the direct gaze is full of ambivalent sexuality . now her scandalizing role in the r - rated film has plunged the former child model into an international furor . pretty baby has been banned outright in the canadian provinces of ontario and saskatchewan . no less a moral arbiter than rona barrett solemnly advised her tv audience that the movie is “child pornography . ” others have attacked its french director louis ( lacombe , lucien ) malle as a combination of humbert humbert and roman polanski .
gernre : alpha dog is a 2006 crime drama film written and directed by nick cassavetes , first screened at the sundance film festival on january 27 , 2006 , with a wide release the following year on january 12 , 2007 . the film is based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of 15 - year - old nicholas markowitz and related events in 2000 . it portrays the involvement of jesse james hollywood , a young middle - class drug dealer in california . [ 2 ] the film stars emile hirsch , justin timberlake , shawn hatosy , ben foster , olivia wilde , amanda seyfried , anton yelchin withharry dean stanton , sharon stone and bruce willis .
these proposed cuts were put to the film ' s director , louis malle , who was very reluctant to make any changes to his film . although he agreed to make the first cut , in the bathroom scene in reel 4 , he was particularly reluctant to delete the shot showing violet lying on the sofa . for him , this was one of the key shots in the film and a direct reference to the publication , ' storyville portraits ' , whose cover image had inspired the whole project .
, would criminalise the manufacture and distribution of any ' indecent ' images of children under the age of 16 . given that the film featured not only a child prostitution theme , but also full frontal nudity involving a 12 - year - old brooke shields , it was inevitable that the board would have to scrutinise the film very carefully .
louis malle ' s drama about child prostitution in early twentieth century new orleans had already aroused controversy in the press and overseas when it was first seen by the bbfc on 28 march 1978 . however , it raised particular difficulties for the board given that it was submitted at the precise moment the protection of children bill was making its way through parliament . this bill , which became the
ichi the killer ( 殺し屋１ koroshiya ichi ? ) is a 2001 japanese film directed by takashi miike , based on hideo yamamoto ' s manga series of the same name .
another aspect of history made explicit by the chronology involves the initial cross - fertilization between the energies of the women ' s movement and cinema , which took place in the area of practice rather than written criticism . the films came first . in fact , we find two different currents feeding into film work : one made up of women who were feminists and thereby led to the other made up of those of us already working in film and led therein to feminism . it was largely the first group of women who began making the films , [ 3 ] which were naturally named
feminist
, and largely the second group of women , often in university film studies departments , who began holding the film festivals , just as naturally named simply
women and / in film .
spadework has continued in both directions , creating a new women ' s cinema and rediscovering the antecedents , with the two currents feeding our film criticism , which has drawn from both kinds of knowledge and experience for its dual - purpose discourse .
men of honor ( released in the uk and canada as men of honour ) is a 2000 drama film , starring robert de niro and cuba gooding , jr . the film was directed by george tillman , jr . it is inspired by the true story of master chief petty officer carl brashear , the first african - americanmaster diver in the united states navy .
the critical reception of the film in one paper , the soho weekly news , by three different reviewers points up the confusion engendered by linguistic inadequacy . [ 7 ] jonas mekas questioned ,
nature adores a virgin : when violet ' s virginity is auctioned off , madam nell makes sure to extol her purity . having been raised in a whorehouse , violet is actually pretty knowledgeable about sex in spite of having not done it yet . she ' s told to exaggerate her innocence because
this guy is buying a virgin
.
there is little known information on the life of photographer earnest bellocq . he lived in new orleans , photographing the prostitutes of storyville , and created a collection of photographs that were discovered after bellocqâs death in 1949 by local collector larry borenstein and then sold to photographer lee friedlander . [ 36 ] friedlander created prints of bellocqâs work , which appeared in 1978 in the museum of modern artâs exhibit âstoryville portraits . ” [ 37 ]
another name popularly applied to jeanne dielman is
ethnographic
in keeping with the film ' s insistence on real - time presentation and non - elliptical editing . again , however , the name negates a basic aspect of the film by its reference to a cinema of clinical observation , a kind of filmmaking known for its distance and non - involvement with the subject , observational rather than engaged . the film ' s very warm texture and akerman ' s clearly committed sympathies ( the jeanne dielman gestures borrowed largely from her own mother and aunt ) make the name inappropriate .
: case 39 is a 2009 horror film directed by christian alvart and stars renée zellweger and canadian actress jodelle ferland with bradley cooper . the film was shot in vancouver in late 2006 , and was scheduled to be released in august 2008 , but it was pushed back to april 10 , 2009 , and then january 1 , 2010 . it still has not been released in the u . s . it was released in the uk on 5 march 2010 . the film is scheduled to be shown on tv in parts of the middle east on may 1 , 2010 .
molina has been doing wonderful work in the series , and this week he has one of his best moments , when he is overcome by a sense of shared pride at seeing joan crawford surrounded by a crowd of fans after a preview of “baby jane . ” it’s extremely vulnerable work from him . he bursts with happiness for her . ( jessica lange’s stare back at him is an intense kaleidoscope of pride , gratitude and steely self - satisfaction . ) aldrich’s career unhappiness post - ”baby jane” is evident when we see him directing a bullying and uncooperative frank sinatra ( toby huss ) in “4 for texas” and trying to assuage the fears of davis , who is baffled that the offers haven’t been pouring in .
this visually evocative tale of a child prostitue , louis malle ' s first american film , is not as strong as his next ( atlantic city ) , but susan sarandon and brooke shields are splendid .
while true enough , this anti - fascism is not as central to the film as its portrait of female eroticism , focusing attention on the erotic attachments of the students and teachers at the school and on the nature of power relations , both pure and corrupt , available to women living under patriarchy . nancy scholar , writing in women & film , reiterated the emphasis on the film ' s anti - fascism but extended that definition to include the
antiauthoritarian forces… of love and compassion represented by manuela and fraulein von b and the young girls who joined forces with them .
[ 5 ] in fact , the dynamics of maedchen are not found only in such external movements or bondings , but rather in the twin internal movements of manuela and fraulein von b toward voicing the love that dared not speak its name at film ' s start . indeed , maedchen in uniform is central to this paper ' s concerns for sagan ' s own positing of the act of naming as a pivotal moment in her film .
derek schilling is professor of french at johns hopkins university , where he directs the french section of the department of german and romance languages and literatures . his teaching and scholarship bear on modern and contemporary french literature and film , with an emphasis on the interwar period as well as on the second postwar in relation to urbanization and the emergence of the suburb . his monograph eric rohmer appeared in 2007 in the manchester university press
french film directors
series . a second title , screening the paris suburbs before the banlieue film , a multi - author volume co - edited with philippe met , is forthcoming with manchester university press . in 2015 - 2016 , professor schilling is acting director of the center for advanced media studies ( cams ) which houses johns hopkins ' newly created graduate certificate in film and media .
if so , jeanne dielman ' s pathology mitigates against our willingness to generalize . by holding a reformist position ( i . e . she should vary her menu , change her wardrobe ) in relation to a revolutionary character ( i . e . a murderer ) , taubin was forced into a reading of the film limited by notions of realism that she as an avant - garde film critic would have ordinarily worked to avoid . her review split the film along the lines of form / content , annexing the aesthetics as
the real importance
and rejecting the character of jeanne as a pathological woman . again we find a notion of pure art set up in opposition to a feminism seemingly restricted to positive role models . third , annette michelson submitted a written protest to mekas which defended the film ' s importance for
adrienne rich ' s remarks at the 1976 and 1977 women ' s commission panels of the modern language association inspired this investigation into the nature of language in the field of feminist film criticism . the situation for women working in filmmaking and film criticism today is precarious . while our work is no longer invisible , and not yet unspeakable , it still goes dangerously unnamed . the extent of the problem was manifested in the very decision of a title to this paper , designed to analyze naming in terms of film and the women ' s movement but limited to the two unsatisfactory choices of
feminist film
or
films by women .
both are vague and problematic names : the one disregarded or even denied by certain women filmmakers and writers , the other descriptive of nothing but a sex - determined ghetto of classification .
chantal akerman ' s jeanne dielman ( 1975 ) is a chronicle of three days in the life of a brussels housewife , a widow and mother who is also a prostitute . it is the first film to legitimize housework , showing a woman ' s activities in the home in real time , to communicate with veracity the alienation of woman in the nuclear family as it exists under advanced industrialized capitalism . more than three hours in length and nearly devoid of dialogue , the film charts jeanne dielman ' s breakdown via a minute observation of her performance of household routines , at first methodical and unvarying , later increasingly disarranged , until by film ' s end , the order is permanently disrupted by her murder of her third client . the film was scripted , directed , photographed and edited by women motivated by a consciously feminist sensibility .
21 . many of the ideas in this article were first tested in a discussion in chicago in february , 1978 which has been published as
women and film : a discussion of feminist aesthetics
in the new german critique , no . 13 ; i am indebted to the three editors and to my co - discussants michelle citron , julia lesage , judith mayne and anna marie taylor for their feedback and support . thanks also to my friends on the original purdue panel , bill horrigan and bruce jenkins , for their reactions and intellectual generosity . finally , the article has benefited from the tough but sympathetic criticisms of the manuscript by joan braderman , regina cornwell , and linda williams .
unlike the precocious likes of tatum o’neal , brooke has remained surprisingly unaffected . “somebody with her background should be a monster , a little robot , ” says malle . “but brooke has managed to stay very natural , very close to her childhood . ” she is a movie star who thinks being a script girl would be “sooo neat” and who admits she is an only recently reformed thumbsucker . brooke still has an imaginary friend ( “i talk to her about my problems” ) . she plays football in central park , watches tv ( “even though i know charlie’s angels is corny” ) and collects wooden dolls and glass knickknacks . brooke loves movies , though mom recently indexed coma . as for pretty baby , “i wouldn’t go see it alone , ” brooke exclaims . “gross ! ”
but before you dive into the newest gore - filled version of the original brian de palma - directed film , let’s take a look back at the old cast and see what they’ve been up to since the disco era .
adam sandler ' s eight crazy nights is a 2002 animated musical comedy film co - written by and starring adam sandler . unlike most mainstream holiday films , it is centered around jewish characters during hanukkah season , as opposed to religious or secular celebration ofchristmas . despite being animated in the style of television christmas specials , the film is adult oriented , featuring significant sexual and scatological humor , and focusing on such topics as alcoholism , bereavement , and depression .
let me in is a 2010 american horror / romance / drama film directed by matt reeves . it is based on the 2008 swedish film let the right one in ( låt den rätte komma in ) , directed by tomas alfredson , and the novel of the same name by john ajvide lindqvist . it tells the story of a bullied12 - year - old boy who develops a friendship with a vampire child in a new mexico town in the early 1980s .
this is not just a timely topic but a timeless one . ( kathy bates’s joan blondell points this out in one of the show’s 1978 interview segments : any film starring women that makes money will be treated as a “fluke” by the boys club . ) we’re seeing a situation like that right now with “hidden figures , ” the best picture nominee that is still in theaters months after it opened and has box - office receipts far exceeding those of “x - men : apocalypse” and “star trek beyond , ” according to a recent report by the wrap . will the success of “hidden figures” be treated as a fluke ? or will it spur a paradigm shift in terms of business decisions ? money talks . the boys club would do well to listen .
if you are familiar with the story of oscars season in 1963 , the year “baby jane” was nominated — and with the story of what happened that year on academy awards night — then you know it was one for the books . the episode ends like a horror movie . to quote margo channing , one of davis’s most iconic characters : “fasten your seatbelts . it’s going to be a bumpy night . ”
occasionally the intimacy between mother and daughter turns into anger . “oh , mommy , you’re so dumb ! ” brooke complains . teri , offended , snaps back , “i don’t have to take that crap ! ” and storms out of the room . “that’s my worst habit , ” brooke admits . “i talk back to my mom . but it’s not like we start punching each other . ” teri , who likes to take her vodka with a beer chaser , adds , “if the press is really concerned about my drinking and fighting with brooke , they should hang around for a couple of months and tune in . ” susan sarandon , brooke’s prostitute mother in pretty baby , says , “i don’t think teri is exploiting brooke . both wanted this stardom . there’s a lot of love and a lot of hate , as in any close , complicated relationship . ”


rebel in the rye is a 2017 american biographical drama film directed and written by danny strong .

it is based on the book j. d. salinger : a life by kenneth slawenski , about the life of young writer j. d. salinger during world war ii .

the film stars nicholas hoult , zoey deutch , kevin spacey , sarah paulson , brian d'arcy james , victor garber , hope davis , and lucy boynton .

the film had its world premiere at the sundance film festival on january 24 , 2017 .

it is scheduled to be released on september 15 , 2017 , by ifc films .

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from left , kevin spacey and nicholas hoult in “rebel in the rye . ”
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“churchill” and “rebel in the rye” were co - acquired with orange studio and will be released in france in 2017 .
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nicholas hoult will play author j . d . salinger in danny strong ' s upcoming drama rebel in the rye .
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kevin spacey , left , and nicholas hoult in
rebel in the rye .
( alison cohen rosa / ifc films )
nicholas hoult suits up on the set of his new film rebel in the rye on wednesday ( may 11 ) in new york city .
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he first shot in rebel in the rye is of a broken down man staring at the central park carousel . this isn’t an adaptation of the catcher in the rye and it isn’t quite a biopic of its author ,
‘rebel in the rye’ trailer : j . d . salinger biopic is a portrait of the recluse as a young man — watch
nicholas hoult continues filming new movie ' rebel in the rye ' | photo 969019 - photo gallery | just jared jr .
james urbaniak has been cast opposite nicholas hoult in “ rebel in the rye , ” the j . d . salinger biopic directed by danny strong .
nicholas hoult to play jd salinger in future hs english teacher sick - day staple , rebel in the rye | birth . movies . death .
bear mccreary seemed an odd choice for first - time feature director danny strong to pick as the composer for “rebel in the rye . ”
‘rebel in the rye’ review : nicholas hoult is a worthy j . d . salinger , but the drama is a phony — sundance 2017
rebel in the rye is so eager to be a transcript for [ the ] catcher in the rye that it constantly seeks to equate the author with the fictional teenager , even when the author was much older . . . [ full review in spanish ]
‘a very agreeable , if at times shallow , watch’ . . . nicholas hoult in rebel in the rye . photograph : allison cohen rosa / associated press
but “rebel in the rye” is the most dispiritingly presentational of biopics , on a tight schedule to hit its marks and compartmentalize its subject’s life .
generic , lukewarm and utterly unremarkable , rebel in the rye means well but does no justice to j . d . salinger’s mysterious legacy .
american horror story ‘s sarah paulson will join the cast of the upcoming j . d . salinger biopic , rebel in the rye , ew has confirmed .
zoey deutch looks pretty in a vintage dress while walking to the set of her new film rebel in the rye on friday afternoon ( june 10 ) in the uptown area of new york city .
nicholas hoult , right , stars as author j . d . salinger and kevin spacey as his mentor in “rebel in the rye . ” ( alison cohen rosa )
nicholas hoult is all smiles while on the set of his upcoming film rebel in the rye on thursday afternoon ( may 5 ) in the west village area of new york city .
the journey of j . d . salinger from young wiseacre to world - celebrated author and notorious recluse is absorbingly traced in danny strong ' s
rebel in the rye .
rebel in the rye is the extraordinary tale of jd salinger , whose story continues to captivate fans from around the globe . the catcher in the rye has sold 65 million copies worldwide in every language , with around 250 , 000 copies still sold each year , about 685 per day .
j . d . salinger is 20th - century literature’s greatest enigma . maybe the 20th century’s greatest enigma , period . but you won’t find much new light shed on the reclusive author of the catcher in the rye in writer - director danny strong’s polished but cliché - festooned biopic rebel in the rye .
sarah paulson has joined nicholas hoult , kevin spacey , brian d’arcy james , victor garber and hope davis in danny strong’s j . d . salinger biopic “ rebel in the rye . ”
the story of the author behind one of the books we all read in high school – the catcher in the rye – is headed to the big screen .
kevin spacey , sarah paulson , lucy boynton , hope davis , and victor garber co - star . ifc films will release “rebel in the rye” on september 15 .
jd salinger , writer of catcher in the rye and frequent guest of talk shows , morning shows , reality television shows , and creator of his own youtube vlog “the maker of the wry” is getting his own movie called rebel in the rye . amazingly enough , he won’t appear in this one since he died in 2010 .
nicholas will star as j . d . , the reclusive author who penned “the catcher in the rye . ”
exclusive : kevin spacey has been set to star with nicholas hoult in rebel in the rye , the black label media drama about the formative years of the catcher in the rye author j . d . salinger . empire exec producer danny strong is directing the script he adapted based on the kenneth slawenski biography jd salinger : a life .
rebel in the rye is a dutifully staged , well - acted production that captures the mood and place that informed salinger’s masterpiece , even if it fails to capture anything new about the man .
black label media is backing the drama about the famed
catcher in the rye
author j . d . salinger
presumably hoping for better results than the documentary “salinger , ” danny strong’s upcoming biopic “ rebel in the rye ” will examine the early years of everyone’s favorite recluse . nicholas hoult stars as “the catcher in the rye” author j . d . salinger , who died at age 91 in 2010 — 30 years after his final interview and 45 years after last publishing a new work . watch the “rebel” trailer below .
sarah paulson has joined nicholas hoult , kevin spacey , brian d’arcy james , victor garber and hope davis in danny strong’s j . d . salinger biopic “rebel in the rye . ” strong is directing from his own script , adapted from kenneth slawenski’s biography “j . d . salinger : a life . ” principal photography has started in new york city . “rebel in the rye” is financed by [ … ]
the sundance premiere of “rebel in the rye” was disappointing to its director and co - writer danny strong , but , he told thewrap’s sharon waxman , “it also was incredibly helpful . ”
years after the book came out in 1951 , hollywood was still pursuing it . “elia kazan and billy wilder keep calling , ” j . d . salinger’s literary agent dorothy olding ( sarah paulson ) says in “rebel in the rye . ”
nicholas hoult suits up on the set of his new film rebel in the rye on wednesday ( may 11 ) in new york city . the 26 - year - old actor was joined by his 56 - year - old…
rebel in the rye ‘s screenplay was adapted from kenneth slawenski’s biography , j . d . salinger : a life . the film will chronicle the author’s rise to prominence throughout the early 20th century , from his troubled youth and battling on the front lines of wwii to writing his most notable work , the catcher in the rye .
if you can’t make a movie out of “the catcher in the rye , ” make one about the writing of it .
“rebel in the rye” takes viewers on a journey into the life and mind of the legendary and secretive author j . d . salinger and tells the story of the birth of “the catcher in the rye . ” as the author who captivated a generation , salinger soared to the heights of the literary world but left it all behind for a life of seclusion .
nicholas hoult plays j . d . salinger as he prepares to write ' catcher in the rye ' in danny strong ' s biopic .
a great movie could certainly be made about the eventful life of j . d . salinger , author of “the catcher in the rye . ” “rebel in the rye , ” however , is not that movie . even its title feels kind of off - brand , as if chosen for alliteration rather than art or sense .
exclusive : zoey deutch has landed the sought - after role of oona o’neill in danny strong’s rebel in the rye , the biopic that follows author j . d . salinger as he prepares to write his classic novel catcher in the rye . nicholas hoult stars as salinger and kevin spacey is already aboard as are laura dern , brian d’arcy james and hope davis .
rebel in the rye offers a cursory glance at every stage of salinger’s career , including his time at columbia , his service in world war ii , his emergence as a short - story writer for the new yorker , the 1951 publication of the catcher in the rye and its overwhelming success , and his later retreat into total seclusion in new hampshire . based on j . d . salinger : a life by kenneth slawenski , the movie sticks to the formula of strong’s other scripts , focusing on major moments in the life of a public figure rather than concentrating on any one period in history . in rebel in the rye , strong leaves the work of establishing salinger’s genius to the ensemble around him , who consistently and loudly praise how exceptional his work is .
rebel in the rye is the story of the life and mind of the legendary and secretive author j . d . salinger . through his rebellious youth , the bloody front lines of world war ii , enduring great love and terrible loss , a life of rejection to the pages of the new yorker , and the ptsd - fueled writer’s block that led to the birth of his iconic book “the catcher in the rye . ”
starring kevin spacey , nicholas hoult , and laura dern , “rebel in the rye” depicts the life of celebrated yet reclusive author j . d . salinger during wwii . molly smith and bruce cohen produced the film . now in post , the film is being sold by bloom .
“ rebel in the rye ” is financed by black label media with molly smith , trent luckinbill and thad luckinbill producing alongside bruce cohen , jason shuman and strong . caa is representing the north american rights with bloom handling international .
exclusive : laura dern , brian d’arcy james and hope davis have been added to the cast of rebel in the rye , danny strong ’s j . d . salinger biopic starring nicholas hoult and kevin spacey . this comes ahead of the pic’s planned start of production in april .
exclusive : lucy boynton , the aspiring model in raphina john carney’s sundance buzz title sing street , has joined the cast of the j . d . salinger biopic rebel in the rye . the biopic from empire co - creator danny strong follows the author as he prepares to write his classic novel the catcher in the rye . nicholas hoult plays salinger , and kevin spacey also stars along with zoey deutch , laura dern , brian d’arcy james and hope davis .
james urbaniak has been cast opposite nicholas hoult in “rebel in the rye , ” the j . d . salinger biopic directed by danny strong . urbaniak will be playing gus lobrano , who was the real - life fiction editor of the new yorker during the salinger’s most productive years in the late ’40s through the ’50s . previously named cast include kevin [ … ]
the life of celebrated but reclusive author , j . d . salinger , who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel , the catcher in the rye .
the movie tells the story of the birth of salinger ' s the catcher in the rye . the legendary writer soared to the heights of the literary world but left it all behind for a life of seclusion .
set amidst the colorful backdrop of mid - 20th century new york city , rebel in the rye follows a young salinger ( nicholas hoult ) as he struggles to find his voice , pursues a love affair with famed socia . . . more
this biopic of legendary author j . d . salinger ( nicholas hoult ) details his relationship with socialite oona o ' neill ( zoey deutch ) , his experiences fighting in world war ii , and his writing process for the catcher in the rye . kevin spacey and sarah paulson co - star . written and directed by danny strong , rebel in the rye made its world premiere at the 2017 sundance film festival .
rebel in the rye , based on biography by kenneth slawenski , will “explore the life and mind of j . d . salinger and tell the story of the birth of the catcher in the rye . the story will explore his rebellious youth , his experiences on the bloody front lines of world war ii , enduring great love and terrible loss , a life of rejection to the pages of the new yorker and his writer’s block — which led to a spiritual awakening . ”
set amidst the colorful backdrop of mid - 20th century new york city , rebel in the rye follows a young salinger ( nicholas hoult ) as he struggles to find his voice , pursues a love affair with famed socialite oona o’neill ( zoey deutch ) , and fights on the frontlines of world war ii . it’s these experiences that will inform the creation of his masterpiece , the catcher in the rye , bringing him overnight fame ( and notoriety ) and leading him to withdraw from the public eye for the rest of his life . costarring kevin spacey and sarah paulson , rebel in the rye offers a tantalizing window into the life and times of a little - understood genius who broke the rules and redefined american literature .
the life of celebrated but reclusive author , j . d . salinger , who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel ,
the catcher in the rye
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the life of author j . d . salinger from his youth to the world war ii era , including his romantic life and the publication of his debut novel the catcher in the rye .
nicholas hoult looked unfairly handsome when he was spotted filming his new movie rebel in the rye in new york city on thursday . the actor , who looked sharp in a gray suit and white shirt , showed off his best smoldering look when he filmed a few scenes in a sunny park . nicholas plays the lead in the film , which is a biographical drama about young writer j . d . salinger during world war ii .
but when strong’s “ rebel in the rye ” premiered at sundance earlier this year , the fact - based feature wasn’t a universal crowdpleaser . fortunately , that’s not the movie audiences will see when it opens in september , and strong is hopeful that the new version speaks more clearly to his original intentions when it came to telling the story .
rider in the rye ! # kevinspacey , 56 , takes his electric scooter for a spin on set of j . d . salinger biopic urltoken
sarah paulson , the scene stealer in the people v . o . j . simpson : american crime story where she brilliantly played prosecutor marcia clark , has joined danny strong’s j . d . salinger biopic rebel in the rye . paulson will play dorothy olding , the fiercely loyal agent who believed in the young salinger from his earliest short stories and supported him throughout his career .
paris - based selective films , one of the rare french companies focusing on the distribution of upscale u . s . indies , has acquired a trio of prestige english - language period films : jonathan teplitzky’s “churchill , ” peter landesman’s “felt , ” and danny strong’s “rebel in the rye . ”
written by strong and set for a sept . 15 release by ifc , “rebel” explores the life of reclusive author j . d . salinger , once a u . s . staff sergeant who served in five campaigns during world war ii . after the enormous success of his 1951 novel “the catcher in the rye , ” salinger virtually disappeared from public view and lived a reclusive life in new hampshire . he died in 2010 .
in 1951 , the catcher in the rye by j . d . salinger captured the consciousness of a post - war nation and tapped into the angst and uncertainty of youth . from the exceptionally talented creator of empire , and one of hollywood ' s most exciting writers , emmy award winning writer - director danny strong ( the butler , empire , the hunger games mockingly parts 1 & 2 ) and from the producers of silver linings playook , milk , the blind side , sicario , demolition and american beauty comes rebel in the rye starring bafta nominee nicholas hoult as the legendary author .
“rebel in the rye” is based on the 2011 biography “ j . d . salinger : a life , ” by kenneth slawenski . it left me wanting to check out the book , so perhaps as a biopic the film has done its job . you wonder , though , about what it might have been .
rebel in the rye / u . s . a . ( director and screenwriter : danny strong ) — this portrait of the life and mind of reclusive author j . d . salinger goes from the bloody front lines of world war ii to his early rejections and the ptsd - fueled writer’s block that led to his iconic novel , the catcher in the rye . cast : nicholas hoult , kevin spacey , sarah paulson , zoey deutch , hope davis , victor garber . world premiere
alongside the strange case of the great - painter biopic that isn’t visually arresting is the problem of the great - writer film that traffics in clichés . the latter is the regrettable category for “rebel in the rye , ” screenwriter - director danny strong’s dutiful rundown of the rise of j . d . salinger from precocious wiseass to storied chronicler of the odd and disaffected — before those qualities in the author , made famous with his anti - hero holden caulfield , spelled his retreat from the world .
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the world of legendary writer j . d . salinger is brought vividly to life in this revealing look at the experiences that shaped one of the most renowned , controversial , and enigmatic authors of our time . set amidst the colorful backdrop of mid - 20th century new york city , rebel in the rye follows a young salinger ( nicholas hoult ) as he struggles to find his voice , pursues a love affair with famed socialite oona o’neill ( zoey deutch ) , and fights on the frontlines of world war ii . it’s these experiences that will inform the creation of his masterpiece , the catcher in the rye , bringing him overnight fame ( and notoriety ) and leading him to withdraw from the public eye for the rest of his life . costarring kevin spacey and sarah paulson , rebel in the rye offers a tantalizing window into the life and times of a little - understood genius who broke the rules and redefined american literature .
following some predictably desaturated , budget - constrained scenes of salinger’s time in combat in europe , “rebel in the rye” begins the more somber , less convincing phase of its legend - building , as the ptsd - afflicted author struggles to regain his writerly voice and sense of belonging in new york . his embrace of zen buddhism is addressed through some rather pat interactions with a swami ( bernard white ) who helps him through his writer’s block . next come the peaks and pitfalls of fame : from burnett’s initial suggestion , he eventually completes a novel based around the short - story character of holden caulfield — and “the catcher in the rye” is born .
set mostly during salinger’s younger years , “rebel in the rye” stars nicholas hoult as the legendary writer , and follows his formative experiences in world war ii and his eventual fame after “catcher in the rye” became an overnight literary sensation . kevin spacey co - stars in the film as an influential professor and fellow writer , while sarah paulson crackles as his whipsmart agent and rising star zoey deutch plays a heartbreaker of a former lover . for fans of the seminal author , it provides a glimpse inside the events that shaped him both as a person and a writer , particularly his harrowing experience in the war and his inability to fit inside the rigid structure of academia .
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the movie will cover salinger’s rebellious youth , the bloody front lines of world war ii , a life of rejection to the pages of the new yorker and the ptsd - fueled writer’s block that led to the birth of his iconic book “the catcher in the rye . ”
she joins nicholas hoult ( mad max : fury road ) , kevin spacey , brian d’arcy james ( spotlight , mozart in the jungle ) , victor garber ( sicario , milk ) and hope davis in the cast . rebel in the rye is written and will be directed by strong from an adaptation of kenneth slawenski’s biography , j . d . salinger : a life . the film follows the legendary and secretive author through his life — from his rebellious youth to the the bloody front lines of world war ii , experiencing great love and terrible loss , a life of rejection , his writing in the pages of the new yorker , and the ptsd - fueled writer’s block that led to the birth of his iconic novel the catcher in the rye .
holden caulfield hated phonies . he detested the superficial fantasies offered by hollywood yet still yearned for the lost innocence of his youth . as the beloved teenage protagonist of j . d . salinger’s 1951 literary masterpiece , the catcher in the rye , caulfield has always upstaged the enigmatic author who brought him to life . danny strong ’s “rebel in the rye” attempts to correct that by placing salinger at the center of his own biopic , while utilizing kenneth slawenski ’s 2010 biography , j . d . salinger : a life , as its chief source material .
ifc films has acquired north american rights to rebel in the rye , writer - director danny strong ’s movie about the early life of j . d . salinger . nicholas hoult stars as the author and the cast includes kevin spacey , sarah paulson , zoey deutch , victor garber , hope davis and lucy boynton . a fall release is in the works for the pic , which was produced and co - financed by black label media and centers on the start of salinger’s writing career while studying at columbia under the mentorship of his professor whit burnett ( spacey ) , and how falling in love and world war ii would influence his seminal novel catcher in the rye . it just played in the premieres section at sundance .
bloom is handling international sales at the european film market in berlin , where they helped spearhead paramount’s deal for the george clooney starrer suburbicon . caa is repping north american rights on rye .
this is the simple goal held by legendary american writer j . d . salinger ( nicholas hoult ) in danny strong’s directorial debut , rebel in the rye . unfortunately , it wasn’t an ideal shared by the new york literary establishment in the ' 40s . salinger was badgered to alter his short stories for the likes of the new yorker and story magazine . a staunch individualist dedicated to removing all distractions from his writing , salinger drove himself and nearly everyone around him to madness in his dogged pursuit of unadulterated inspiration .
victor garber has booked a role in danny strong’s rebel in the rye , the biopic that follows j . d . salinger as he prepares to write his classic novel the c atcher in the rye . nicholas hoult stars as salinger alongside kevin spacey , zoey deutch , laura dern , brian d’arcy james and hope davis . garber will play the author’s father , sol salinger . a six - time emmy nominee , garber stars as dr . martin stein on the cw’s legends of tomorrow . other recent credits include tv’s the flash , power , the slap , web therapy and deception . he is repped by uta and industry entertainment .
the new film about salinger’s career , rebel in the rye , is a work of searing mediocrity about an author who was horrified by the very idea of mediocrity , eventually sealing himself away from public life rather than subject his work to mainstream scrutiny . written and directed by danny strong , the hollywood scripter behind true - story movies like the butler , recount , and game change , rebel in the rye is immediately and passionately convinced of its hero’s genius before he’s written a line or uttered a word of dialogue . strong seems to believe salinger’s name , and his salty attitude , are enough to convince the audience of his talent . why else would the director not devote a single moment in the film’s 105 - minute running time to trying to understand what distinguished the young author from his contemporaries ?
back home , shaken yet determined , the stories he kept working on throughout the war become “the catcher in the rye . ” but the fame that comes with its publication — including weird misfits in red hunting caps showing up at his doorstep clutching books — leads him to shun the public eye and retreat to a secluded house in new hampshire for the rest of his life .
bear mccreary seemed an odd choice for first - time feature director danny strong to pick as the composer for “rebel in the rye . ” mccreary’s emmy - winning résumé includes scores for tv series such as “da vinci’s demons , ” “outlander , ” “black sails” and “the walking dead” — and for the dance feature “step up 3d . ” so strong could hardly [ … ]
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the movie will cover salinger’s rebellious youth , the bloody front lines of world war ii , enduring great love and terrible loss , a life of rejection to the pages of the new yorker , and the ptsd - fueled writer’s block that led to the birth of his iconic book “the catcher in the rye . ”
an extremely conventional biopic about a wholly unconventional writer , danny strong ' s rebel in the rye focuses mainly on the stretch between j . d . salinger ' s 1939 enrollment in a writing class at columbia university and the immediate aftermath of his success with 1951 ' s the catcher in the rye . using a biography by kenneth slawenski as his guide , strong — co - creator of the tv series empire , making his feature directing debut — draws connections between life and art in ways many others have , but finds it hard to conjure his subject ' s passion for writing . nicholas hoult is sympathetic in the lead , whether he matches up to one ' s imagined version of the author or not , but it ' s doubtful that moviegoers will embrace the picture on a large scale .
written and directed by strong and adapted from kenneth slawenski’s biography , “j . d . salinger : a life , ” rebel in the rye is financed by black label media with molly smith , trent luckinbill and thad luckinbill producing alongside academy award winner bruce cohen , jason shuman , and strong . caa is representing the north american rights with bloom handling international .
paris - based selective films , one of the rare french companies focusing on the distribution of upscale u . s . indies , has acquired a trio of prestige english - language period films : jonathan teplitzky’s “churchill , ” peter landesman’s “felt , ” and danny strong’s “rebel in the rye . ” selective films was launched by jean - philippe tirel , the former boss of wild bunch distribution , with the [ … ]
in one of the script ' s more trite lines , salinger says at one point that
writing ' s the only time i feel any sense of peace .
and so he went out to the country , put himself in a barn , and wrote while the world moved on without him . given the public ' s undying curiosity about the literary star who rejected fame , it ' s surprising he hasn ' t been the subject of more films . rebel in the rye shows how hard it is to satisfyingly pull that enigmatic man out of his hiding place .
strong penned the screenplay based on kenneth slawenski’s biography j . d . salinger : a life . the pic takes a journey into the life and mind of the legendary and secretive author ( hoult ) and tells the story of the birth of the catcher in the rye . spacey plays whit burnett , one of salinger’s early mentors .
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sarah paulson ( “the people v . o . j . simpson : american crime story” , “american horror story” , carol ) has joined nicholas hoult ( mad max : fury road , x - men : days of futures past ) , kevin spacey ( “house of cards” , american beauty ) , brian d’arcy james ( spotlight , “mozart in the jungle” ) , victor garber ( sicario , milk ) and hope davis ( “american crime , ” real steel ) in danny strong’s rebel in the rye . principal photography on the j . d . salinger biopic begins in new york city .
the multi - faceted hoult shines in the role , and strong’s sense that casting the part was the make - or - break element of the movie proves itself out . hoult is marvelous in it .
‘rebel in the rye , ’ with nicholas hoult , kevin spacey , hope davis , victor garber , sarah paulson , zooey deutch . written and directed by danny strong , based on the book “j . d . salinger : a life” by kenneth slawenski . 106 minutes . rated pg - 13 for thematic elements , language including sexual references , some violence , and smoking throughout . meridian .
rebel in the rye strikes its most startling visual poses during salinger’s tour leading up to utah beach . soldiers use pickaxes to chisel frozen buddies from icy trenches , while emaciated concentration camp survivors reach through barbed wire fences for scraps of crusty food rations . he may have survived the bloodshed on the beaches , but for the half - jewish salinger , world war ii was a nearly insurmountable obstacle to his post - war creative output .
the catcher in the rye is a classic coming of age story which continues to make a significant impression six generations later ,
said bloom ' s alex walton .
the world has long been fascinated with j . d . salinger , who the talented nicholas hoult will bring to life , in this enigmatic role .
filmmakers are still eyeing “the catcher in the rye , ” but salinger’s estate is holding the line . danny strong , making his directorial feature debut , won some kind of lottery in getting the rights to a critical biography by kenneth slawenski . mr . strong seizes on the idea of holden caulfield as a salinger alter ego and runs hard with it .
looking immaculate in deborah l . scott’s louche - sharp period wardrobe , hoult is blithely engaging as the slickly funny , wet - behind - the - ears salinger of the film’s opening stages . he seems less confident , however , as the weary , demon - plagued eccentric of the post - war years , though the film perhaps wisely leaves the author at his new hampshire estate in the early 1960s , declining to fabricate too much of his later , hermetic life . it’s fitting that “rebel in the rye” wraps up when its subject quits publishing : strong’s film is primarily a fan letter to the author rather than to the man himself , which is about the most gracious concession it makes to his treasured privacy .
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at its heart , rebel in the rye is a story about the importance of mentors . strong brings the smoky nightclubs and jazzy diversions of the pre - war ‘40s to vibrant life with amazing sets and sounds . you might see thelonious monk playing the piano , or rub elbows with a snooty heiress like oona o’neill ( zoey deutch ) . these were heady times when a columbia writing student like salinger could afford to ignore the falling bombs in europe to focus on harnessing his powerful literary voice with the help of his professor , whit burnett ( kevin spacey ) .
rebel in the rye is the audacious story of jd , a young man struggling to find his way in the bustling streets of 1930 ' s new york city . like so many before him he aggressively pursues independence , love , sex and the stimulating experiences of life . he dreams of making it as a short - story writer , but it is only upon meeting whit burnett that he finds the mentor and friend he needs to help him break through his stubbornness and wayward ego , and start rendering his energy and life stories into words on the page .
the action continues through salinger ' s deeply traumatic stint in world war ii , during which he began his novel
the catcher in the rye .
his postwar depression , writer ' s block , self - sabotage and soul searching eventually give way to completing
catcher ,
which was published in 1951 to unprecedented acclaim and , much to salinger ' s chagrin , serious influence .
, who was the real - life fiction editor of the new yorker during the salinger ' s most productive years in the late ' 40s through the ' 50s . the movie is based on
while “rebel in the rye” isn’t quite as bad as its pile - of - bricks - clunky title suggests , it’s both simple - and literal - minded , less concerned with salinger’s consciousness or sensibility than with his ostensible ontological status as a tortured creative giant . its depiction of salinger’s probable ptsd , the product of his service in world war ii , is almost insultingly hackneyed . when he discovers meditation through an indian guru , the score , by bear mccreary , comes alive with tablas and sitars . and so on .
do movies about writers ever really work ? there are a lot but how many of them actually are worth the trouble ? you can make a case that they arent with rebel in the rye , a film that tries very hard to delve inside the head of j . d . salinger as he’s trying to write the catcher in the rye . it’s a good idea , but the execution is dead on arrival . danny strong , making his feature directing debut , is skilled at putting a film together , but the script he has to work with is bursting with cliches . strong has a great resume writing for tv ( check recount and game change ) but this salinger bio - pioc defines by - the - numbers , adapted from kenneth slawenski’s well - liked j . d . …
“i was a big ‘catcher in the rye’ fan in high school , as many a person is , ” strong said in a recent interview . “the salinger voice was very influential on me and stuck with me over the years . i think it informed my voice in a way . it was so cool to me , and i liked it so much , and i think it very much got into my dna . but i didn’t stay an obsessive salinger fan over the years , it was just something that i really loved in high school . ”
his search for escape from the wartime nightmares leads salinger to his second mentor , the hindu teacher swami nikhilananda ( bernard white ) . there , salinger is schooled in the art of meditation and yoga . it’s instructive to see how salinger cleared the cobwebs and completed his infamous cultural manifesto , the catcher in the rye , but it’s not particularly entertaining . strong loses his way in this part of the story , likely because salinger’s post - war struggles lack the same fire and intensity as his pre - war idealism .
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principal photography on the film began on april 26 , 2016 in new york city .
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the friend in this scene is story magazine editor whit burnett , salinger’s former writing teacher as well as the first person to publish the author’s work . hoult’s lingering glance at burnett poignantly affirms that this man was as close to a father figure as any salinger ever encountered , certainly much more so than his maddeningly aloof old man . if “rebel in the rye” has any advantage over roach’s equally flawed oscar bait , “ trumbo , ” it’s the pitch - perfect casting of its ensemble headlined by kevin spacey as burnett . for the second time this year , the actor has injected a weirdly paternal warmth into an initially formidable authority figure .
salinger notoriously removed himself from public life two years after the publication — and runaway success — of “catcher in the rye , ” abandoning new york city in favor of a tiny town in new hampshire . while salinger was initially accessible to fans and other aspiring writers , the publication of an unexpected interview ( care of a high schooler he was mentoring ) pushed him to adopt the reclusive lifestyle he maintained until his death . for strong , dramatizing why salinger balked at his long - sought fame in such a profound manner was the key to the story .
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here’s the brief synopsis from the film’s sundance premiere : “this biopic of legendary author j . d . salinger ( nicholas hoult ) details his relationship with socialite oona o’neill ( zoey deutch ) , his experiences fighting in world war ii , and his writing process for ‘the catcher in the rye . ’” the trailer is heavy on salinger’s inner turmoil , which gives life to his most famous creation : holden caulfield .
this week , spacey and hoult were spotted in period costumes on the set in brooklyn . tonight , the movie is filming at w 155th st and amsterdam ave , nyc .
danny strong’s directorial debut stars nicholas hoult as j . d . salinger , in a film that misses the mark in trying to capture his unique talent .
morbidly fascinating just for the experience of seeing what an astonishingly sub - literate scribbler ( ' rebel in the rye ' - really ? ) like danny strong thinks makes good writers good ( lots of sad brow - furrowing apparently ) . abominably directed , with a scene of holocaust kitsch that ' s so piously hackneyed it ' s morally criminal , and so drained of color and distinction that it looks like a morgan - stanley commercial advising you to call your financial advisor today .
other than spacey’s , none of the performances are more than fine . strong’s evocation of the era with small nightclubs and apartments are what one does on a lower budget , but the world doesn’t feel particularly lived in . there’s a scene in which salinger explains why he’ll never allow a film version of the catcher in the rye . even though this movie holds your attention and isn’t bad , one can’t help but agree it wouldn’t have been a crime if this one never got made either .
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it’s a myth of popular culture that j . d . salinger hated the movies — that’d be conflating his personality with that of his most famous creation , holden caulfield — but it’s fair to say the reclusive author regarded the film industry with wary suspicion . now , after salinger spent six decades withholding the much - desired film rights to his 1951 masterwork “the catcher in the rye , ” cinema has retaliated with karmic payback in the form of “ rebel in the rye . ” a glossily conventional biopic of salinger’s pre - retirement years that would be unlikely to induce a change of heart in its elusive subject , danny strong ’s film is diverting , mildly informative and — to borrow caulfield’s adjective of choice — somewhat phony , heavy as it is on tortured - writer clichés and contrived art - imitates - life parallels . a dashing nicholas hoult takes a respectful stab at embodying salinger’s mystique , but it’s hard not to feel that the best way to honor salinger with a biopic would be to not make one at all .
where did holden caulfield come from ? according to strong , he was the personification of salinger’s fight against literary heterodoxy , with the book’s grim outlook forged in the fires of world war ii . the film lacks the budget to stage much of salinger’s service in europe , instead subjecting us to rote flashbacks of battlefield chaos and a scene where he rails at burnett about the friends he lost overseas . the genesis of the catcher in the rye appears to be little more than burnett encouraging salinger to turn his caulfield short story into a novel ; once that decision is made , the rest is a dramatically inert inevitability .
deadline first reported paulson’s involvement in the project tuesday , noting the actress will play dorothy olding , described as “the fiercely loyal agent who believed in the young salinger from his earliest short stories and supported him throughout [ salinger’s ] career . ”
you may wish for the same avoidance from any more movies about writers after “rebel in the rye . ” it’s tempting to wonder how strong — who , as a screenwriter , so expertly distilled a pair of wild and woolly presidential campaigns into the emmy - winning docudramas “recount” and “game change” — honestly thought he could get away with his graceless , tell - not - show dramatic tactics . three separate coffeehouse scenes with hoult and spacey take place across many years , but are filmed so perfunctorily as to only suggest a day’s shooting .
jean - michel blais manages to transform simple motifs into weightless complex structures into ( as paul simon noted in a different context )
angels in the architecture
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the premise of françois ozon ’s “in the house” is so suggestive that i kept waiting for the film to become wonderful . that never happens , but at least the premise engages the mind , if not always the eye .
ultimately , his test scenes were used as temp tracks , and the spec piece is featured in the film’s closing credits .
it might be pushing one’s luck to use that word “phony” again to describe such moments , but strong’s script repeats it at multiple points too , as the film works overtime to forge a connection between the author , of whose personal voice and mannerisms audiences know little , and the iconic caulfield . here’s salinger striking and burning matches for no particular reason ; there he is staring pensively at the central park carousel . from its corny title on down , “rebel in the rye” — drawn principally from kenneth slawenski’s thorough biopic “j . d . salinger : a life” — courts viewers for whom reading “catcher” in adolescence was a formative experience , and who might cherish a romanticized impression of the novel’s prickly creator .
salinger ' s war follows the catcher in the rye writer from his early days trying to establish his career in new york ' s literary circle in the early 1940 ' s . after numerous rejections , he finally finds his voice writing about a character named holden caulfield . right as his career is about to begin , wwii breaks out and salinger goes off to fight . his experiences at war forever change him , and help him to finally find his voice as a writer .