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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kevin spacey , left , and nicholas hoult in
rebel in the rye .
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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 ,
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‘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
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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 ,
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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 .
also read : ' coming through the rye ' review : chris cooper ' s j . d . salinger shares life lessons
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 ,
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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 .


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it was a remake of a bengali version called sagina mahato which was released in 1970 , directed by tapan sinha , with the same lead pair in the cast .

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sagina who is always against the british empire revolts against the british company , after his friend gets raped . sagina becomes a welfare officer , and puts an end to the injustice .
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sagina mahato is a tea estate labourer in the north eastern hills of india . based in the pre - independence era , nobody dares to stand up and complain against the tyrannies of the british employers . but sagina mahato gathers his courage and becomes their leader .
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tapan sinha ' s kalamati was the first film to deal with life in creches in coalmine areas . made in 1957 , it was a film made much ahead of its times . anil chaterji did a memorable role in the film .
after instigating a strike over the improper dismissal of a fellow worker , sagina mahato unwittingly finds himself lauded as a champion of worker ' s rights .
publication in the latter of six stories he wrote between 1952 and 1954 about sagina mahato and five other political personalities he had met added another dimension to his reputation as a penetrating social critic . the series was published in book form in 1956 under the title of the lead story , sagina mahato .
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the film won the 1974 filmfare best art direction award for sudhendu roy . in the 1975 film chupke chupke a billboard featuring the poster can briefly be seen .
at the 30th national film awards he won the awards for best feature film as well as best direction award for the director . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
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too many flashbacks result in reducing the impact of an otherwise strong script . the film ends with the exposure of anirudha , his death at the hands of visakha who feels as cheated and manipulated as sagina and others . although art director sudhendu roy won the filmfare trophy for his work , “sagina” did not fare well at the box office , even with subodh roy’s editing and bimal mukherjee’s cinematography .
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as much as i love the film , i wish that the opening scene in the film was less stilted , but in the long run that is just a minor quibble .
his reputation as an uncompromising film - maker puts him in a class of his own .
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tapan sinha ' s first film ankush was based on narayan gangopadhyay ' s story ' sainik ' . in 1957 , his film ' kabuliwala ' was shown in berlin film festival . he has won national award many times . his films were shown in different film festivals all over the world . he was married to actress arundhuti who passed away in 1990 . sinha lives in calcutta .
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he made hindi films like ‘zindagi zindagi’ ( 1972 ) , ‘sagina’ ( 1974 ) , ‘ek doctor ki maut’ ( 1990 ) and daughters of the century ( 2002 ) . his famous short film ‘aadmi aur aurat’ ( man and woman , 1984 ) was also made in hindi for doordarshan .
he made hindi films like zindagi zindagi ( 1972 ) , sagina ( 1974 ) , ek doctor ki maut ( 1990 ) and daughters of the century ( 2002 ) . his famous short film aadmi aur aurat ( man and woman , 1984 ) was also made in hindi for doordarshan .
since its an international project , we will be canning the entire film in germany and its surroundings .
‘ram aur shyam’ a film in which he played the dual roles of twin brothers who are separated at birth and reunited later on is a very famous film which has inspired several remakes in hindi films .
tapan sinha made a few documentaries , and one such was a biographical film on scientist jagadish bose .
sagina is a factory laborer , and aggressive , honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the british bosses in the tea gardens of north - eastern india .
sagina’s fiery character is doubled by that of lalita ( saira banu ) , a mountain bengal tigress ready to slit whoever approaches her , and whose faithfulness to sagina is one of the movie’s great wonders . because saira banu isn’t a the movie’s pretty face : that title is reserved to vishaka , the socialist secretary we shall speak about in a minute , played by beauty aparna sen . but to have cast saira banu as sagina’s companion ( we don’t know if they’re married , but it can be supposed ) shows a sure flair . the movie’s realism and authenticity certainly gains from it .
sagina mahato , a factory laborer , an aggressive , honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the british bosses in the tea gardens of north - eastern india .
' aaj ka robinhood , a children ' s film funded partly by the government and a producer , jalan , has been screened at twelve international film festivals , including tashkent , berlin , and sofia . the film has a running time of 80 minutes . dubbed in english , it has the english title return of robin hood . in this 1987 film , sinha returned to the world of children and filmed in hindi .
while danny boyle’s film walked away with four trophies at the globes , including one for the best dramatic film , the brit actress took home two gongs—best actress for ‘revolutionary road’ and best supporting actress for ‘the reader’ .
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we all love a good film with a great story . but when the story is real hard truth , the film takes a different dimension . it becomes more than just entertainment – it becomes a retelling of reality .
agencies charles dicken ' s a tale of two cities and its film version promoted the dada saheb phalke awardee to join films and he went on to become an uncompromising film - maker in a class of his own .
tapan sinha ' s khoniker atithe was a remarkable film . it featured nirmal kumar , ruma guha thakurtha , anil chaterji , tulsi lahiri , radhamohan bhattacharjee and others . the film was based on a story of tagore .
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sinha made a few documentaries , including a biographical film on scientist jagadish bose . he also used rabindrasangeet in other films . the rabindrasangeet keno choker jole bijeye dile na , sukhno dulo joto is used in his film ekhoni . the film featured swaroop dutta , aparna sen , moushumi chatterjee , nirmal kumar , chinmoy roy , padda devi , subhendu chatterjee , n . vishwanathan and others . the film was based on a novel by ramapada chowdhury .
his film ‘kohinoor’ in which he acted opposite meena kumari was a rare film where he played a light - hearted role . the movie is famous for its funny scenes and dilip kumar won a filmfare award for his role .
charles dicken ' s ' a tale of two cities ' and its film version promoted the dada saheb phalke awardee to join films and he went on to become an uncompromising film - maker in a class of his own .
tapan sinha ' s latest venture , anokha moti , is being made by the director in the new millennium . the film features arjun chakravorty , and is being made in hindi . it is a film made for children .
the film - maker got the opportunity to work in pinewood studio in the u . k . in 1950 .
unlike kashyap’s earlier film – where his references fuelled by anger , hurt , and an unfettered ego , work perfectly , each one connecting to something larger , creating interesting narrative arcs – sadly in this film they persistently fall flat .
the movie , which follows the story of the young boy from rags to riches , has won bafta nominations for best film , adapted screenplay , cinematography , editing , music , production design , sound and outstanding british film categories .
the other big problem with the film is that while lust is supposed to be the driving force of the film it curiously shies away and trivializes it and makes it comical . i’m not looking for the erotics of genitalia en regalia but the filmmaker should have explored this aspect seriously , considering it is one of the themes running through the film .
might be categorised as a political film , although human drama and relationship lie at the heart of this magnum opus .
on returning to india , he turned his attention to film direction and made movies in bengali , hindi and oriya .
the film seems to defy categorization and exists as many things at once , each battling with the other , a science fiction tale , a children’s fantasy , a comic book film and most importantly , a tale about the loneliness of childhood .
sagina is a factory laborer , and an aggressive , honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the british bosses in the tea gardens of north - eastern india . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
although he was primarily based in the bengali film industry , he also made films in different languages like hindi and oriya .
and in fact , slowly , one by one , they refuse to play aniruddha’s hunting game : at first they’re struck by the scene , but recovering their senses , they realize that sagina has also been trapped , as they have been trapped . he hasn’t betrayed them , nor is he all - powerful , he’s just one of them . darker forces had tried to hypnotize all of them into believing sagina was a double - dealer . now even amal loyally recognizes that sagina cannot be the monster aniruddha portrays and , cornered , tries to judge all on his own , declaring him guilty and that he should be killed straight away . he has a gun , and is going to execute his crazy justice , but amal intervenes , and takes the shot . aniruddha tries to escape , is caught by a vengeful sagina , who throws away the gun : his hands are enough . but then another executioner enters the scene and ends the madman’s life .
things start deteriorating nevertheless when revolutionaries from the city ( nearby calcutta ) start becoming interested in the particular worker resistance that has coalesced around sagina . such a feat cannot remain unexploited : the communist party who probably is also trying to federate some reaction against the colonial power , comes to the company in the form of amal , who ventures to put some socialist ideas about rules and legality in sagina’s mind . act legal , become a recognised party : that is amal’s creed . but sagina , even if he tries to do his best , remains a political yokel , and when a crisis comes , will follow nothing but his instinct . the workers he leads remain unruled and wild , as the bengal tiger who leads them .
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competing against it for best film would be the curious case of benjamin button , frost / nixon , milk and the reader .
new delhi : veteran bengali film director tapan sinha was on monday selected for the prestigious dadasaheb phalke award for the year 2006 .
tapan sinha has also made use of rabindrasangeet in other films . the memorable rabindrasangeet keno choker jole bijeye dile na , sukhno dulo joto was used in his film ekhoni . the film featured swaroop dutta , aparna sen , moushumi chaterji , nirmal kumar , chinmoy roy , padda devi , subhendu chaterji , n . vishwanathan and others . the film was based on a novel by ramapada choudhury .
the music was composed by kalyanji - anandji and all songs of the film were memorable numbers . the lyrics were by anand bakshi .
my fear is that patalghar the bengali film directed by abhijit chaudhuri a . k . a . dadu is slipping thorough the cracks of time . that is an unfortunate prospect for a film which is worth discovering and re - discovering by cineastes all over the world .
reflecting on bergman’s cinema , the french film - maker jean - luc goddard commented once , “nothing can be more classically romantic . ”
tapan sinha ' s first film ankush was based on the narayan ganguly story sainik , which had an elephant in the central character .
kabulliwallah ( 1956 ) was subsequently remade in hindi by bimal roy and directed by heman gupta , featuring balraj sahani . oerdellin was cast as the child lead . the film won the music award and the silver bear at the 7th berlin international film festival . [ 4 ]
with its domestic success , the director got permission to expand the film to a feature - length of about 95 minutes and changed its title to the glamorous life of sachiko hanai . the film was sent to festivals in 2005 and gained some sort of appreciation and cult status .
is a hindi film with sunil dutt and waheeda rehman . it fared badly , possibly because the narration was too subtle for hindi audiences .
our friends should have watched the ka abbas film naxalite . all prominent bengali writers and filmmakers have been dealing with the subject since seventies !
an avid follower of american directors like william wyler and john ford , he entered the film world as a technician . he completed his journey there with 41 films , 19 of which won national awards and laurels from international film festivals of london , venice , moscow and berlin .
‘kabuliwallah’ , based on a short story by rabindranath tagore , won the president ' s gold medal for the best film of the country .
kabuliwallah , based on a short story by rabindranath tagore , won the president ' s gold medal for the best film of the country .
in a country where every second film director has delusions of being a genius doing something unique , ‘different’ being that half - assed buzz word , at least pryas gupta in his debut film has actually tried something interesting , even if there are , unfortunately , problems along the way .
hatey bazaare ( 1967 ) , one of sinha’s most accomplished works , deals with human goodness and the spirit of protest that leads to collective happiness . the film , based on a novel written by banaphool in the form of a diary , once again shows his mastery over adapting difficult literary works into cohesive cinema . ashok kumar and vyjayanthimala played the lead roles and the film won the national award for the best feature film .
noted film - maker tapan sinha was a master storyteller whose filmography presented an amazing variety of subjects promising different experiences for the audience each time .
tapan sinha ' s hansuli banker upakatha was based on a story by tara shankar banerji . lily chakravorty had a good role in this film .
on his return to india , he shifted his focus to film - making and went on to make films in bengali , hindi and oriya .
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sinha ' s films have also won laurels in international film festivals of berlin , venice , london , moscow , san francisco , locarno , cork festival in ireland kampuchea and seoul . he has also served as a member of the jury in film festivals at tashkent and san francisco among others .
tapan sinha ' s kabuliwallah was based on a story by rabindranath tagore . chabi biswas , radhamohan bhattacharji , kali banerji and manju de were the performers . tinku thakur played the role of the small girl in the film . jiban bose had a good role too in the film as a jailor , who has good faith in the kabulliwallah . rabindrasangeet khoro bayu boy bege chari dik chaye meghe was used in the film . the film portrayed tapan sinha ' s personality - a child at heart . the same trait is reflected in films like galpo hollo satti , harmonium and safed hathi .
i have always viewed the film as a kind of pilgrim’s progress for kartik whose journey through the narrative makes him aware of some of life’s lessons .
kabuliwala ( 1956 ) , based on a story by rabindranath tagore , won the music award at the berlin film festival , demonstrating his sharp sensitivity .
while not obsessed with the bourgeois need to experience technically pristine visuals , i think the hd ( on which the film was shot ) transfer to film is problematic . there seems to be a fair amount of jitter and some colour flashes . i hope true seekers will not be too upset by this .
born in 1924 . science graduate from university of calcutta . sinha began his film career as a sound engineer in calcutta ' s new theatre in 1946 . four years later , he received an invitation to the london film festival and the opportunity of working at pinewood studios . he was in uk for two years . on returning to india , he turned his attentions to film directing . tapan sinha was influenced by american and british film making . tagore was a great source of inspiration to him . he made three films on tagore ' s stories : kabuliwala , hungry stones ( khudito pashan ) , atithi .
tapan sinha ' s zindagi zindagi was a hindi film with sunil dutt and waheeda rehman . it fared badly because sinha was too subtle for hindi audience in his narration . he is one director who rarely compromises . so , one is sure that the film went over the head of the mass audience .
but i came to feel the movement only after i saw sagina mahato . it happened with kabuliwala also . i read it in my childhood but felt it only after seeing tapan sinha film ! i always rated ritwik ghatak as the greatest film director in india . i tried to see all new waves films including those made by shyam benegal , sathyu , gobind nilhani and mrinal sen ! i was never influenced by satyajit roy , the bengali elite icon ! but tapan sinha always appealed me and i was always able to communicate with the medium with full passion as far as tapan sinha was concerned !
chokh ( english : the eyes ) is a 1982 indian bengali film directed by utpalendu chakrabarty , with om puri , anil chatterjee , shyamanand jalan and sreela majumdar in lead roles . the film is set in 1975 and the oppression and exploitation of jute mill workers in kolkata . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
for over half of his career , film societies in kolkata viewed him with scepticism though during his later years a shift from their earlier stance was visible .
kolkata : noted film - maker tapan sinha was a master storyteller whose filmography presented an amazing variety of subjects promising different experiences for the audience each time .
the main problem however with the film is that the plot mechanics come in the way of making it a truly interesting cinematic experience . the narrative – which deals with the quest of the protagonist to be truly free by getting rid of all his needs , both financial and creative – seems to have some noir - inspired elements and keeps disturbing the tone which is so essential to the film . especially towards the last third , it really destroys the purer aspects of the film .
sinha ' s final venture , the children ' s filme anokha moti , was incomplete . the film features arjun chakravorty , and is being made in hindi .
the film , however , was not technically sound and sinha was to later write that satyajit ray and raj kapoor had told him about its poor technical quality .
after missing out on prestige ( maybe the film i ‘should’ see ) i girded my loins and bought a ticket for the dark knight , the latest nolan opus .
khoniker atithe features nirmal kumar , ruma guha thakurta , anil chaterji , tulsi lahiri , radhamohan bhattacharjee and others . the film is based on a story of tagore .
sinha ' s kalamati was the first film to deal with life in creches in coalmine areas . made in 1957 , it was much ahead of its time . anil chaterji has a role in the film . raja stars debraj ray , shamit bhanja , arati bhattacharjee , mahua roy choudhury , anil chaterji , santu mukherji and others .
saira banu ( born 23 august 1944 ) , also known as saira bano , is an indian bollywood actress and the wife of the film actor dilip . . .
mr . sinha , 84 , who has won 19 national film awards in various categories apart from winning laurels in various international film festivals , will be given the swarna kamal , a cash prize of rs . 10 lakh and a shawl by president pratibha patil at a function , the date of which is yet to be announced .
bancharamer bagan includes a performance by manoj mitra as an old gardener . chaplinesque in its approach , the film depicts the tragedy of a small man in this big world . in khudito pasan , dilip roy gives a performance as a moghul king . this film , based on a story by gurudev rabindranath tagore , also stars soumitra chaterji .
this 1962 national award winning classic is based on the life sarat chandra pandit , also lovingly called as dadathakur . this film was made in the lifetime of the master , particularly focusing on his constructive attitude that led to the change of the society . the lead was played by the legendary chhabi biswas and it was also his last film .
tapan sinha’s works have won 19 national film awards in various categories . his films have also won laurels in international film festivals of berlin , venice , london , moscow , san francisco , locarno , cork festival in ireland kampuchea and seoul . he has also served as a member of the jury in film festivals at tashkent and san francisco among others . in 1995 , he published his memoirs mone pore – a slim volume recounting assorted anecdotes , personalities and incidents in his long and distinguished innings as a filmmaker .
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what is different in the film than the real events is that although antony faced the odds of the society , his wife and he lived happy lives and died natural deaths .
tapan sinha ' s sabuj deeper raja was shot in the andaman and nicobar islands , and was a childrens ' film . it was based on a story by sunil ganguly .
, shot by the same director ( tapan sinha ) four years before , is a reflexion on work exploitation , oppression and revolution . the story is set in the “tea gardens” of north - east india , in the forties , and centres around the charismatic figure of a local worker , sagina mahato ( dilip kumar ) , who is the acknowledged leader of the exploited bunch of mountain villagers toiling away for the benefit of the british . as expected , the capitalistic manager is a ruthless heartless racist , whereas sagina , who has the guts to confront the boss , manages to make him understand that the coolies are human and cannot be simply beaten and used like cattle .
apart from winning laurels at home , the veteran filmmaker also won several awards in international film festivals like those in berlin , venice , london , moscow , san francisco and locarno .
his career faltered during the 1970s as newer actors like rajesh khanna and amitabh bachchan were beginning to gain in popularity . he appeared only in a few films like ‘gopi’ ( 1970 ) , ‘sagina’ ( 1974 ) , and ‘bairaag’ ( 1976 ) which failed to do well at the box office . he took a hiatus of five years following this .
an avid follower of american directors like william wyler and john ford , he entered the film world as a technician . he completed his journey there with 41 films , 19 of which won national awards and laurels from international film festivals of london , venice , moscow and berlin . his cinematic works were mostly down to earth depictions of the struggles of the common man .
the film is a hard hitting story of this teacher struggling to balance his conscience and truth . at last , against all odds he raises his courage to get these goons to justice .
unlike many directors who use grunge vacuously to be hip , the cinematography by mrinal desai helps make the squalor an integral part of the film and the life the characters are subjected to .
is based on a novelette by eminent bengali writer shirsendu mukhopadhay . this film , in sinha ' s own words
is a semi - fantasy designed for all , including children .
the president of india , smt . pratibha devisingh patil , has condoled the passing away of the famous veteran film director and recipient of the dada saheb phalke award , shri tapan sinha .
tapan sinha has been active in the new century also . in 2001 , he completed an ambitious project shatabdir kanya ( daughters of this century ) – a six - part film based on stories by tagore , sarat chandra chattopadhyaya , gourkishor ghosh , prafulla roy and dibyendu palit . the film is a strong statement depicting the neglect and abuse indian women have face through out the 20th century .
years ago , probably in the late 80s of the previous century , i was fortunate enough to see edgar reitz’s eleven part tv film heimat at the max mueller bhavan in kala ghoda , mumbai .
he starred as sooraj in ‘jugnu’ in 1947 which also had noor jehan and shashikala in important roles . the film was a big hit and is noted for being the legendary actor’s first major hit .
tapan sinha ' s jatugriho ( uttam and arundhuti devi ) was a fascinating film on an incident drawn from everyday life . what happens when two known individuals ( uttam & arundhuti ) meet , quite unexpectedly , after a long gap in a train . it was one of the finest film of tapan sinha . the subject of marital discord has rarely been dealt with more finesse in indian films .
the scripts of some other films that ray had started working on some were completed have survived . atithi ( made by tapan sinha ) is another such film which ray had penned .
even the logo of atithi was designed . but the film never got made . some are complete scripts while many are outlines and sketches to be developed later ,
chakraborty said . similarly , the uttam kumar - supriya chowdhury starrer bilambito lay ( a narendranath mitra story ) would have been part of the ray oeuvre . shibram chakraborty ' s semi - autobiographical bari theke paliye is also in this list . ritwik ghatak later made the film . manik bandyopadhyay ' s padma nadir majhi and kamal kumar mazumdar ' s antarjali yatra are part of the same list . film - maker goutam ghose later made both the films .
retelling a true story in a film is not an easy task . facts and features have to get dramatized for presentation . however that does not diminish the blaze of the true events in any way .
despite minor discrepancies , this is a monumental work , where protagonists seek their homeland in the art they love . heimat 2 ends with hermann still in a quandary , searching , and finally going back to schabbach , reminding us of the first film when paul simon leaves , passing to my joy on his way into the village glasisch karl [ kurt wagner ] , my favorite character from the earlier film .
for reasons strange , i seem to have seen most of his films , from memento to the current film the dark knight , none of which seemed to hold any resonance for me . when i mention this to friends who love him , i am told the great work is his first film which i have not seen – the following . somehow , as unfair as it seems , i am sceptical .
he was again cast opposite vyjayanthimala in the drama film ‘naya daur’ in 1957 . the story was set against the backdrop of industrialization in post - independence india . the movie became a huge commercial hit .
this portion of the film is touching in its portrayal of an innocent child ' s unabashed fascination for adults who treat them as individuals ; and the need for affection that is common to all humanity .
* the film ' s numero uno number is indubitably the pathos - laden aye mere pyaare wattan , aye mere bichhde chaman . kudos to manna dey for singing the song with a wealth of feeling .
apanjan is a story of unemployed youths , starring swarup dutta and shamit bhanja , chhya devi , robi ghosh , nirmal kumar , sumita sanyal . this early film focuses on a movement similar to naxalism in later days . apon jan was remade in hindi by gulzar as mere apne . the film also features chaya devi , rabi ghosh , bhanu banerji , kalyan chaterji , partha mukherjee , nirmal kumar and others .
it was long overdue , but director tapan sinha — the man behind iconic movies like kabuliwala , jhinder bandi , haatey bajarey , khudhito pashan , atithi , louhakapat , jhinder bandi , sagina mahato , apanjan and hansuli banker upakatha — finally won the most prestigious film award in the country . sinha’s films are poignant depictions of the trials and tribulations of middle - class existence and his reputation as an uncompromising filmmaker puts him in a class of his own . along with contemporaries satyajit ray and mrinal sen , he belongs to the hallowed club of parallel filmmakers who created a new idiom for indian cinema .
this however does not mean that this is a dour film . on the contrary , it’s a delight and living proof that one can make a rollicking film within the format of the indian mainstream cinema . full of oddball characters with comic book sensibilities , delightfully outrageous sequences and marvellous over - the - top performances within parameters that make it work wonderfully and not fall over the precipice . special mention must be made of
sinha began his film career as a sound engineer in kolkata’s new theatre in 1946 . in 1950 , he got the opportunity to work at the pinewood studios of the uk , where he spent two years .
mr . sinha , who started his career as a sound engineer in kolkata’s new theatre in 1946 , has directed well - known films such as ‘kabuliwala , ’ ‘khudito pashaan , ’ ‘atithi , ’ ‘upahar , ’ ‘haatey bazarey , ’ ‘sagina mahato , ’ ‘hansuli baker upakatha , ’ ‘adalat o ekti meye , ’ ‘ek doctor ki maut , ’ ‘bancharamer bagan’ and ‘shatabdir kanya , ’ among others .
charles dickens ' s novel , a tale of two cities and the cinematic adaptation featuring ronald colman inspired sinha to get involved in film - making . tapan sinha went to london in the 1950s to learn film - making . on reaching london , he contacted cryhearsth , manager of pinewood studios . through his help , he managed to obtain his first assignment . he got to work in director charles cryton ' s unit as a sound engineer . cryton , who made some british comedies like lavender hill mob etc . was then working for a film called the hunted . sinha started as a sound recording engineer and gradually shifted to directing .
, nolan’s remake of the very interesting scandinavian film with the same title directed by erik skjoldbjaerg , was just awful . while it tells the same story as the original , nolan’s approach to the film leaves nothing to the imagination . the scene at the end , in which the young female cop gives al pacino her reason for not turning him in , is a hoot . it is also a scene that defines nolan’s sensibility .
despite dealing with social problems in films like ' adalat o ekti meye ' and ' antardhan ' , politics never came in the forefront in his films such as apanjan ( 1968 ) , ‘sagina mahato’ ( 1970 and raja ( 1975 ) , with the sole exception of ‘atanka’ ( terror , 1986 ) , since he believed that political issues were short - lived and so were the films based on them .
the five sinha films which are etched in my mind more than the others are – kabuliwala , jhinder bandi , jotugriho , sagina mahato and ek doctor ki maut . the bengali version of kabuliwala ( 1957 ) played by none other than the inimitable chhabi biswas had been a delight to watch . sinha was faithful to the original tagore masterpiece though he inserted a number of subplots that carried along the main narrative .
tapan sinha ' s kabulliwallah was subsequently made in hindi by bimal roy and directed by heman gupta , featuring balraj sahani . oerdellin was cast as the child lead in kabulliwallah . kabulliwallah ( 1956 ) won the music award at the berlin film festival , demonstrating his sharp sensitivity . kabuliwallah ( balraj sahani ) who is dreaded by children turns out to be a lover of children . kabuliwallah won the silver bear at the berlin film festival .
tapan sinha ' s boydurjer rahasya was a detective film . manoj mitra , bhishnu guha thakurtha , tapas pal , alpana goswami , moonmon sen and premansu bose with basant choudhury formed the cast . it was a clanger .
sinha ' s louho kopat is based on the story of the bengali writer jorasandho . the film stars kamal mitra , nirmal kumar as the jailer and anil chaterji in a character role . sabuj dweeper raja is a children ' s film , shot in the andaman and nicobar islands . it is based on a story by sunil ganguly . sinha ' s hansuli banker upakatha is based on a story by tara shankar banerji and stars lily chakraborty .
he found his big breakthrough with mehboob khan’s ‘andaz’ in 1949 . it was a love triangle which also starred raj kapoor and nargis . the movie went on to become the top grossing film ever made in india till then .
as the film progresses it just meanders , using unnecessary devices that do not add anything to enrich the narrative . the whole mms scandal , though borrowed from real life incidents , does nothing for the chanda character – it just looks like a gimmick to justify her actions . very often the film tends to go out of the way to explain and rationalize things , probably to cater to unthinking audiences and sham critics , something that no smoking – anurag’s best film to date – generally avoids . unlike no smoking , the reason dev . d has been received well by its audience is because they have the plot to hang on to and the back - stories to give them comfort .
the late heath ledger works well within the film’s structure , and is often the reason that one stays interested in the film . i suppose there will be endless debates as to whether he or jack nicholson plays the definitive joker . taken out of their individual filmic contexts , it is a difficult question to answer . however , i feel ledger’s performance adds to the dark knight whereas nicholson’s somehow takes away , derailing tim burton’s batman in more ways than one .
dadasaheb phalke award winner and noted film - maker tapan sinha died at a hospital here today after prolonged illness . eighty - four - year - old sinha was suffering from pneumonia and septicaemia , hospital sources said . he is survived by a son . his actress - wife arundhuti devi died in 1990 . the veteran film - maker had been in and out of hospital over the past few years . he was admitted to the hospital in december last year .
tapan sinha ' s apanjan was a beautiful story of young unemployed youths which first saw swaroop dutta and samit bhanja giving memorable performances . it was an early film of sinha , and here he has focused on a movement similar to naxalism in later days . sinha ' s apanjan was remade in hindi by gulzar as mere apne . the film also featured chaya devi , rabi ghosh , bhanu banerji , kalyan chaterji , partha mukherjee , nirmal kumar and others .
here is the most exciting news from our team . we are going to start our second project soon . its going to be humongous . this will be an international project . we are going to shoot the entire film in english .
despite its formal limitations , sachiko hanai may work as a satire in this insane world where politics is practiced and reported by comic book characters . and a film with the exchange quoted below may not , perhaps , be all that dumb .
safed haathi ( 1977 ) marks sinha’s debut in making films for children . he is perhaps the only major filmmaker in india who has consistently produced entertaining yet intelligent films for a young audience . sabuj dwiper raja ( 1979 ) – an adventure film shot in the andaman islands ranks among the most popular bengali films for children . aaj ka robinhood ( 1987 ) , which has been screened at several international film festivals and anokha moti ( 2000 ) also demonstrate sinha’s mastery over the genre .
as i mentioned earlier , the film is watchable , with the zap of the contemporary hollywood flick , despite some dubious cross - cutting in the first part of the climax and a rather tiresome extended second climax with the two - face character .
what i really loved about dev d . , though isolated from the body of the film , were the twilight players – messrs . sinbad phugra , ammo ‘too sweet’ and jimi ‘the quiff’ . i’d pay to see them again . they were amazing .
sinha ' s next two films ‘upahaar’ ( 1955 ) and ‘tonsil’ ( 1956 ) were somewhat successful , but it was ‘kabuliwallah’ ( 1957 ) , his fourth film , that gave him solid footing and from there he did not have to look back .
during the 1980s and 1990s he started playing roles that were more suited to his age . he appeared in numerous films as the father or grandfather of the young protagonists . his last film appearance was in ‘qila’ in 1998 in which he played dual roles .
even a committed writer like mahashweta devi treated the subject as romance in her hazar cghuraseer maa . she used the romantic language as well as the style . as if it was a romantic ideological adventure as godard put it in her epic film la chinowas !
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bengalis are the best dressers in the world and bengalis can do anything ; i punctured him in an hilarious way ,
ghosh recounts with an impish gleam . the brajada tales have sold well and one has been made into a popular film .
sinha , who began his career as a sound engineer in 1946 , made several films based on tagore ' s stories , including the award - winning 1956 film
kabuliwala
, a poignant story of friendship between a girl and an afghan dry fruit seller .
tapan sinha ( bengali : ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ) , ( 2 october 1924 - 15 january 2009 ) was a well respected bengali indian film director . he was arguably the most uncompromising filmmaker outside the orbit of parallel cinema .
he used the trip to learn in totality the art of film - making . after returning , he made ankush ( 1954 ) with an elephant belonging to a zamindar as the central character , a whole new idea at the time , but it bombed at the box office . sinha ' s next two films upahaar ( 1955 ) and tonsil ( 1956 ) were somewhat successful , but it was kabuliwallah ( 1957 ) , his fourth film , that gave him solid footing and from there he did not have to look back .
he had strong belief in the success of individual courage and for this he faced the wrath of leftist critics . for over half of his career , film societies in kolkata viewed him with scepticism though during his later years a shift from their earlier stance was visible .
antony firingee is a musical drama film based on the life of portuguese hensman anthony . antony travelled to india and fell in love with the folk songs and music of bengal . he started to love bengal as his own motherland . he also married saudamini , a hindu widow .
meike’s film is a bit of an odd - ball , released originally in 2003 under the title horny home tutor : teacher’s love juice . the film is about a gormless role - playing call - girl who , during a shootout , gets a bullet in her head that lodges itself in a part of her brain . overnight she becomes extremely intelligent , discussing philosophy and mathematics with academicians . thrown into the mix are korean agents , middle east arms dealers , war footage , george bush and a cloned finger of bush that can trigger off a nuclear holocaust .