incredible hulk film incredible hulk american superhero film featuring marvel comics character hulk produced marvel studios distributed universal pictures second film marvel cinematic universe film directed louis screenplay penn stars edward tyler tim tim blake nelson william hurt incredible hulk new backstory established bruce banner hulk military scheme program gamma radiation run attempts cure hulk captured general ross worst fears realized power hungry soldier similar creature mixed reception film hulk marvel studios rights character expressed interest directing iron man brought onboard penn began work loose sequel closer comics television series april hired portray banner rewrite penn screenplay order distance film establish identity uncredited writing filming took place toronto ontario july november visual effects shots created post production combination motion capture computer generated imagery complete film incredible hulk premiered june gibson universal city california released theaters june receiving generally favorable reviews critics release critics praising improved visuals action sequences portrayal title character film number box office grossing million worldwide initially intended portray bruce banner future installments featuring character replaced mark signed reprise role potential sequels plot university virginia general ross meets bruce banner colleague boyfriend daughter betty experiment ross claims meant humans immune gamma radiation experiment world war era super soldier program ross hopes recreate fails exposure gamma radiation causes banner transform hulk brief periods time heart rate rises hulk destroys lab kills people inside banner fugitive military ross particular wants hulk process years later banner works factory rio_de_janeiro brazil searching cure condition internet colleague knows blue green learning breathing techniques help control transformed months banner cuts finger drop blood falls bottle eventually elderly consumer milwaukee wisconsin giving gamma sickness bottle track banner ross sends team led russian born british royal marine capture banner transforms hulk defeats team ross explains banner hulk agrees injected small similar gives enhanced speed strength agility healing begins skeleton judgment banner returns university reunites betty dating psychiatrist banner attacked ross forces tipped suspicious causing transform hulk ensuing battle outside university proves futile ross forces eventually retreat starting attacks hulk hulk seemingly kills flees betty hulk banner betty run banner contacts blue urges meet new_york_city blue actually cellular biologist samuel tells banner developed possible banner condition successful test warns banner reverse individual transformation reveals synthesized banner blood samples banner sent brazil large supply intention applying potential medicine fearful hulk power falling military hands banner wishes destroy blood supply revealed survived battle completely healed joins ross forces attempt banner custody succeed banner betty taken away helicopter stays forces banner blood hulk power warns combination super soldier formula banner blood cause insists experiment creature size strength surpassing hulk drives mad attacks gets banner blood cut forehead causing begin harlem realizing hulk stop banner convinces ross release jumps ross helicopter transforms hitting ground long brutal battle harlem hulk defeats having small peaceful moment betty hulk flees new_york month later banner british_columbia instead trying suppress transformation successfully transforms controlled manner final scene tony stark approaches ross local bar informs team cast edward bruce banner hulk nuclear physicist exposure gamma radiation transforms enormous green monster enraged agitated david_duchovny runner film casting louis original choice role mark later play banner gale anne recalled portrayals fear fight club reminded kevin bill played banner series played hulk remarked similar physique similar personality hulk fan citing comic appearances bruce jones run comic favorite depictions character expressed interest role film initially turned recalling factor defensive bad version felt previous film far story familiar people fugitive story met marvel liked vision believed looking guide project rewrote script edward script given bruce story real said adult director making superhero movie doesn appeal year old boys new greek gods voices hulk new_york comic con publicly offered chance voice hulk film marks time portrayed hulk having voiced character animated series originally hulk line betty film ending word aware fans wanted speak normally added leave hulk smash line received cheers screening attended cameo film security guard banner pizza tyler betty ross cellular biologist bruce girlfriend separated result condition tyler attracted love story script fan humanity banner going called role driving home accepted day reading script tyler spent hours discussing bruce betty life hulk said filming physical fun compared performance deer caught betty shock bruce unexpected return life tim russian born officer united_kingdom royal marines loaned ross hulk power injected transform monster powerful hulk said took sons comic book superhero fans teenager fan 1970s series found ideas dark interesting started watching film prepare stopped want caught controversy quality compare suggested soldier comics agent fan work felt great watching normal boy superhero marvel initially reluctant cast cast war zone ray discussions role prepared learning fire guns break rooms experts found tough shooting chases aging work especially found difficult run pulled harness injected mile hour running abilities performed stunts enjoyed motion capture reminded fringe theatre hired trainer planet aid portraying monster movement tim blake nelson samuel cellular biologist develops possible banner condition end film exposed substance begins transformation leader psychiatrist relationship betty bruce absence performed broadway play burn met recognized dawn dead remake characterized script rewrote william hurt ross betty arrogant father dedicated capturing hulk cast hurt ross physical explosive movie actor goes zero william compared ross captain hulk hurt favorite superhero son big fan character hurt found production different typical pure anxiety studio film finding akin independent film described ross hulk conscience actually sees recognizes developed patriot warrior country sacrificed purpose expense times humanity occasionally recovers june reflecting captain america civil war different film hurt said created incredible hulk ross right graphic novel type thing cartoon way monsters ego big problems big consciously created general ross created monsters making human monster worked hard makeup exaggerated behavior things like controlled sam played ross film liked reprise role noting odd seeing looking forward seeing robert uncredited cameo tony stark end film appeared favor marvel studios acknowledged smart marvel promoting film mention production hulk creator stan lee cameos man ill drinking poisoned banner blood michael williams appears harlem role written fan wire paul voiced banner marvel cartoon appears stanley pizza restaurant owner helps banner additionally late bill appears scene featuring comedy drama courtship eddie father plays television banner watching beginning film small role bruce banner martial arts instructor despite brazilian background credited instructor peter plays small role general joe general ross military friends associates martin plays college student identified novelization film production development time release lee hulk screenwriter james planning sequel featuring grey hulk considering leader villains marvel wanted actual threat hulk unlike general ross filming hulk producer target theatrical release date january confirmed marvel studios providing money incredible hulk production budget universal distributing universal meet deadline filming sequel marvel felt better lee style continue franchise arguing film like parallel universe shot comic book film needed kevin words starting marvel hulk franchise producer gale anne felt film meet having read comics seen series pre production louis enjoyed series child liked film expressed interest directing iron man film adaptation jon taken project marvel offered hulk reluctant unsure replicate lee style marvel explained intent primary inspiration tim sale hulk gray retelling character appearance replicated comic book panel pinned pre production comics final film said planned bruce banner struggle monster added film explore element wish overcoming injustice bully tapping strength didn realize said film lot love story bruce banner betty ross penn wrote draft film said film follow hulk stressed similar bruce jones run comic compared script aliens different film alien continuity included scenes script banner jumping helicopter trigger transformation realizing unable sex betty studio rejected treatment screenwriter penn wrote drafts departing early promote film grand april began discussions play banner arranged deal included actor writer screenplay draft turn month continued polish draft late halfway principal photography november june release date set acknowledged remaining similarity films bruce hiding south_america film unique reboot generally audiences expected minute origin story previous discussions set act thailand felt audiences left restless waiting character arrive lee film shortly release incredible hulk gale anne commented uncertainty relationship lee hulk film couldn figure term kind reboot kind sequel said reboot sequel perfect description film explained decision ignore lee origin story don like phrase origin story don think great literature great films explaining roots story doesn mean comes beginning audiences know story added deal wanted revelations act set thing motion new origin story references ultimate marvel hulk created attempt super soldiers removed jones toned presence added scene banner attempts extract cure flower samuel references bruce jones story rewrote scenes day ultimately writers guild america decided credit script solely penn argued dramatically changed script journalist anne thompson explained guild tends favor plot structure pre existing characters dialogue penn said wasn happy coming comic con saying wrote script penn joined project anonymous screenwriter wrote draft lobbied credit filming direct units broken foot filming began july shooting primarily took place toronto mayor david miller hulk fan promised helpful crew closing street nights september shoot hulk climactic fight despite street explosives overturned burning vehicles crew clean minutes business continue normal day action sequence shot university battle filmed university toronto park filmmakers built glass wall walkway university soldiers trap banner inside smoke shooting financial district factory hamilton ontario demolition interior brazilian factory site underground floors ross military command center crew shot hulk fight hamilton canadian locations included british_columbia week long shoot new_york_city weeks rio_de_janeiro crew shot forest santa filming concluded november eighty days filming incredible hulk joined toronto green screen initiative help cut carbon emissions waste created filming producer gale anne acknowledged hulk green popular environmental analogy hybrid fuel efficient vehicles low diesel energy source construction department harvested locally sourced yellow pine instead sets zero low paint wood generally recycled given environmental organizations paint cans handed waste management addition cloth bags food containers china food steel production crew member contractor removed recycled paper soap trailers production offices sound department batteries incredible hulk blockbuster film receive environmental media association green seal displayed end credits post production cited andy motion capture portrayals king lord rings king respectively standard aiming filmed takes different movements monsters hulk thunder face paint applied actors faces lighting help record subtle mannerisms computer including provided motion capture stunts fights main actors video referencing hired rhythm provide cgi industrial light magic created visual effects lee hulk visual effect company image engine spent year working shot banner gamma blood falls factory floors bottle overall effects shots created motion capture aided placing timing movements overall key frame animation rhythm provided necessary superhero quality animators provided video reference climactic fight comic book artwork hulk inspiration design felt hulk fat proportions little explained hulk perfect zero grams fat muscle strength defines creature like tank visual effects supervisor kurt williams envisioned hulk physique linebacker height feet chosen character want expressive computer programs controlling inflation muscles skin color created williams cited example humans skin color influenced emotions animators felt green blood skin darker lighter skin tones depending lighting resemble olive gray slate animation model completed effects company knowledge required rigged imagined case model film hulk medium length hair modeled mike art originally crew cut decided hair character cited american london inspiration banner transformation wanting painful change nod live action series banner eyes change color transforms changed design comics felt audience question resembled fish instead human like hulk derived injected multiple times skin muscles bones creating creature protruding spine sharp bones use stab green skin pale reflects light appears orange surrounding fire climactic battle motion capture performers including tried character behave hulk modeled posture way turns head shark character shares height feet chosen character tried work character pointed ears realized hulk bite example mike fought felt ignoring hulk come stupid planned use prosthetic makeup complement computer generated imagery solely previous film artists worked men stand set portray gradual transformation penn said portray having properties like heavier talked walks weight destroys kinds superhero characters showing effects physics actually tom amalgamated dynamics created costumes alien films alien negotiations created hulk prosthetic hands act stand ins character created decided production set shots puppet computer graphic head destruction practically model machine smashed wall hulk escapes factory filmmakers steam dry ice gas smoke hulk destroyed real dropping weight shooting university battle pipes blew fire hulk strikes computer generated helicopter banner falls helicopter trigger hulk fighting attached surface held bar turned degrees camera pulled ceiling simulate falling jokingly remarked making fall distance obviously render unable act music incredible hulk original motion picture score soundtrack film composed armstrong armstrong arranger massive attack band fond collaborated film armstrong choice surprised marvel knowing scored action film compose kiss dragon track consisted armstrong work similar music hulk alongside green armstrong favorite comics child lee hulk armstrong began composing home glasgow scotland sequences hulk betty cave hulk alley fight bruce betty reunion majority composed weeks los_angeles california intense director composer score recorded days late chapel university located washington pete played ethnic instruments score recorded london mixed orchestra electronics score orchestrated matt tony stephen david suggested score released discs armstrong believed joke compiled album marvel asked given disc realize hulk themes representing human monstrous forms hulk theme meant iconic simple like jaws string bass note banner theme tragic includes parts joe lonely man theme television series armstrong played piano scene featuring piece dark theme aggressive transforms armstrong inter played hulk themes battle found scoring action sequences similar dance theme love theme critical opinion split chicago_tribune describing soundtrack musical score year review film dan described thematic energy filled track listing music composed armstrong release incredible hulk premiered june gibson universal city california released theaters june editing seventy minutes footage dealing origin included final cut story filmmakers sure including final cut considered releasing clips internet editor kyle cooper creator marvel logo pages montage detailing iron man biography film edited footage opening credits explained negative test screening flashbacks placed film audience found similar hulk resulted film start replaced original opening banner comes arctic commit suicide scene ends instant frozen body captain america partially seen ice said want scene lost amid opening montage disputed producers final running time wanted near minutes producers wanted film hours public rumors spread clear won cooperate publicity plans happy final product dismissed healthy process collaboration private matter publicly dispute seized people looking good story distorted degree risks distracting film marvel universal refuse let happen firm conviction films speak knowing magic watching marketing effort promote story having romance physical antagonist title promotional incredible incredible dad themed father day gifts king promoted film general nutrition centers title character role model strength training created toy line released sega released video game june film promoted episode american june hosted hulk featured following edit dispute universal adam planned promotional tour avoid constant media interviews uncomfortable questions attended premiere took jimmy live sketch promote film japan film release chose charity work africa home media incredible hulk released blu ray dvd october includes scenes audio commentary deleted scenes alternate opening film number sales released dvd blu ray october united_states having available united_kingdom october single disc editions disc special edition disc blu ray package disc contains audio commentary second comes special features deleted scenes digital copy film blu ray edition content dvds second disc contains digital copy film collected disc box set titled marvel cinematic universe phase assembled includes phase films marvel cinematic universe released disney studios home entertainment april reception box office incredible hulk earned million north_america million internationally worldwide total million film barely passed predecessor smaller budget film taken account considered successful entertainment analyst david davis told hollywood reporter hulk high expectations nbc universal merger supposed critical favorite lee breakout commercial blockbuster new hulk film marvel able importance success great success iron man summer new relative north_america opening weekend film grossed million theaters united_states canada ranking box office previous film earned million opening weekend dropped second weekend second film comparison dropped second weekend fantastic rise silver second highest gross film released father day weekend surpassed industry expectations million opening following disappointing response film universal believed word mouth contribute film breaking eventually outside north_america opened thirty countries adding million total opening film film south_korea openings mexico russia created records universal film grossed million roughly million chinese opening august previous film overall gross million critical response review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reported approval rating average rating based reviews website consensus reads incredible hulk smashing success fans marvel raging hope offers big green action occasionally narrative metacritic gave film average score based reviews site characterized reviews generally favorable poll indicated majority viewers male graded film seen film mccarthy variety said theory necessary revival big screen superhero emerges perfectly solid summer action fare incredible hulk emphasized par course cinematic demolition destruction staged efficiently hint enthusiasm penned sporadic wit visuals lean dark editing actually hands fleet armstrong present score simultaneously supportive action effects line generally pro inspired achievements rodriguez miami herald applauded film lot things lee hulk didn lighter faster paced funnier instead ignoring 1970s series character popularity mark seattle times wrote marvel green improvement director lee hulk nearly way actual hulk looks scarcely better video game barely talks new_york_post said memory lengthy essentially animated climactic battle hulk streets harlem earlier showdown title creature army deploying high tech weapons including sound wave cannons staged director louis backstory opening credits thing minutes lee took roger_ebert fan film stating incredible hulk doubt ideal version hulk saga found lee hulk dare thoughtful intriguing aspects spends way time dare noisy action sequences conversely associated_press found inevitable comparisons iron man marvel studios blockbuster summer serve reminder hulk lacks wit heart despite presence edward actor capable going deep robert don feel strong sense bruce banner inner conflict scott new_york_times opined adequate hulk suitable title big fights bright pop cultural wit movie content aim generic mean david newsweek wrote style good action eager audience money worth bone battles movie leaves atmospheric brazilian settings hulk deeply familiar genre pleasures surface movie scene tim blake nelson making welcome act appearance enthusiastic scientist samuel film nominated best superhero film national movie awards best science fiction film saturn awards lost dark knight iron man respectively future potential sequel said thing multiple parts left lot purpose incredible hulk definitely intended chapter film final shot banner ambiguous thought sequel mean banner finally masters control anger sequel shot indicates instead menace intended scene credits showing human imprisoned box character samuel played tim blake nelson introduced set villain possible future film leader aaron lead designer incredible hulk took time work concepts leader nelson signed reprise role wants portray comics originally contracted return stated signed october stated contracted reprise role film predecessor universal indicated interest sequel believed sequel film box office return said film met marvel expectations hulk return crossover concerned sequel produced citing positive reception film having produced series second film year gap tim confirmed marvel signed films having previously said want direct sequel said late changed mind mark began role banner hulk said chose bring october claimed chose play hulk wanted diversity career want associated character april despite board play hulk sequel confirmed marvel plans time film hulk film session confirmed discussions underway produce hulk film positive audience response performance september exploring possible story options sequel film including film based planet hulk world war hulk storylines stated terms stories comics table think hulk carry movie entertaining believe believe absolutely certainly going attempt lot time think june said believed studio considering new standalone hulk film saying think time entertaining idea basically consideration definitive skeletal version july stated studio considering planet hulk film time wanting feature banner film rule story saw hulk banner end space explained solo hulk film occur phase saying iron man movie movie captain america movie widow fury winter soldier frankly saving somebody place hulk movies movie director continue play age october solo film said love love find place right hulk appearing friends phase films april said universal holding distribution rights hulk films obstacle releasing future hulk standalone film reiterated october marvel film rights character universal retained distribution rights incredible hulk right refusal distribute future hulk films according hollywood reporter potential reason marvel film distribution rights hulk paramount_pictures iron man captain america films universal holds theme park rights marvel characters marvel parent company disney wants theme parks december stated strained relationship marvel universal obstacle releasing future standalone hulk film following month indicated lack standalone hulk film allowed character play prominent role infinity war stating worked interesting arc infinity war banner think added feel like hulk movie standalone movie


steps film steps british television adventure thriller feature length adaptation john novel thirty steps produced bbc written directed james filmed location scotland starring jones david eddie patrick following screen versions novel television adaptation hostages jones fifth actor portray screen adaptation set eve world war sees mining engineer richard caught espionage conspiracy following death british spy flat single drama shown bbc bbc december bbc christmas line watched programme day compared alfred film received negative reviews press production criticised historical particularly use props plot story starts june richard jones mining engineer intelligence officer second boer war london following recent return africa finding england class bound dull german spies peter stark eddie pushes flat reveals betrayed freelance british secret service bureau agent trail german espionage ring headquarters scotland heard rumours plot assassinate high ranking european royal lead war believing soon killed hands pass captain secret service bureau answers door shot german spies seeking entered flat door police arrive arrested murder escaping unable contact finding contains pages code roman finds map takes train scotland prove right attempting code route finding ferdinand assassinated reaches scotland leaves train escape police stays barn overnight code section double code reveals germans want destroy royal_navy invade country starting war chased police germans machine gun fire encounters brother sister harry victoria prospective member parliament respectively patrick kennedy believe liberal spokesman political rally nearby town meets sir george harry victoria uncle david victoria aids attempt escape captured germans missing pocket taken castle castle headquarters german espionage ring imprisoned professor fisher patrick sir george arrives captured held room leaves bound placed cellar escape return captured look victoria reveals picked pocket hidden stay overnight inn details contents victoria morning escape harry house victoria unsuccessfully attempts contact captain meets sir george sits defence committee reveals contents leading sir george meeting national committee defence held day castle new naval plans matching double code later victoria kiss morning sees leaving man recalls seeing previously train rally missing finding victoria disconnected secret service bureau connected goes castle believing victoria traitor victoria reveals works secret service bureau meets alex man victoria left earlier elder reveal distract germans sent victoria eye sir george traitor heard fisher house photographic memory escaped naval plans identify rendezvous point germans crack remaining code referring room previously imprisoned castle discover steps written invisible ink castle victoria find steps leading shoot german boat surfaces fisher germans sir george fail boat surrender victoria kiss hit bullet fired surviving falls disappears story concludes months later declaration world war british_army officer uniform waiting meet station harry appears saying victoria wanted goodbye sees distance reply harry tells secret old man victoria disappears harry tells war production announced bbc august filming began september broadcast christmas jones previously worked spy drama took lead role screenplay written writer dramas state produced boy mark directed james hill doctor jones fifth actor play screen preceded robert kenneth barry foster robert time announcement said adaptation wanted stay faithful spirit period book asked writer feel free imagine modern audience familiar james_bond jason production set eve world war retained elements book including having steps refer steps departure point according times thriller critic style gives nod james_bond daniel piece observer stated complaints christmas fans previous screen portrayals basing plot original book films differences book include introduction romance spy victoria played according davies daily_telegraph plot twists turns need degree espionage follow jones read book saw versions film said film north northwest template version steps explaining took said tim daily record appeal cars bit buff said jokingly course wouldn steps action included famous chase scene pursued wanted chased plane like grant movie north northwest delighted happened version steps said prior broadcast depending reception like definitely filming took place location scotland locations included area west register street edinburgh london scenes start film railway station art gallery museum interior scenes railway station glasgow city chambers castle castle highlands finale production shot film high definition cameras told matthew bell broadcast film absolutely right project scale big exterior locations challenges cameras available budget vulnerable difficult weather conditions encountered filming doubt got detailed depth field got adaptation originally planned broadcast bbc boxing day later moved sunday night slot december high definition bbc artistic licence historical artistic licence find appropriate props cars included morris oxford previously 1960s series sourced vehicles told daily record knew wanting include car chases drama exciting watch trouble cars era weren fast chased royal aircraft factory apartment art building 1950s rail carriages pulled steam engine built ben head drama commissioning bbc told daily_telegraph reply complaints question seven million people watched feel authentic create sense period creating realistic world world world heroes huge excitement priority create world absolutely don work increasingly hard right hard details right 21st century drama mind earlier reception overnight viewing figures estimated programme seen million viewers audience share december gear vietnam special bbc watched programme day adaptation received negative reviews press believing match film version predicted sam guardian felt romance scene victoria stay overnight inn felt final scene concluding scene silly doesn pace wit love sunday herald felt pace set casting jones style reminiscent young roger moore vital spark self jones best reminiscent stuffed wheels times said overall effect turn blood thunder tale politically correct story independent robert concluded review saying end impression pages plot eaten dog bored actor director decided going watching long wouldn wasn paid adaptation receive positive comments sunday_times gill praised jones said paced closest original book far away convincing laws sunday mercury commented jones saying proved good spy graham radio_times pick day piece said jones perfect john hero commented victoria splendid herald said articles daily_mail daily_telegraph reported drama including submarine rising freshwater viewers complained corporation home media adaptation released region dvd february region dvd march


film canadian american comedy drama independent film directed jason written ellen page stars title character independent minded teenager confronting pregnancy subsequent events pressures adult life michael garner jason star filming spanned early february march vancouver british_columbia premiered september toronto international film festival receiving standing ovation won academy_award best original screenplay earned oscar nominations including best picture best actress page film soundtrack featuring songs performed chart topping soundtrack 20th century fox number soundtrack earned initial budget million days nineteen film limited release went earn million received acclaim critics placed film lists year received criticism praise members pro life pro choice communities treatment abortion plot sixteen year old minnesota high ellen page discovers pregnant friend longtime admirer michael initially considers abortion going local clinic run women group encounters outside holding person pro life inside variety factors lead leave decides abortion decides baby adoption help friend olivia searches ads finds couple feels provide suitable home tells father mac offer support mac meets couple mark jason garner expensive home agrees closed adoption visits mark times shares tastes punk rock horror films mark set aside rock band youth confined memorabilia displayed room house designated mark personal belongings works home composing commercial happen shopping mall completely ease child encourages talk baby kicks pregnancy progresses struggles emotions feels baby father clearly love maintains indifferent attitude learns asked girl upcoming angrily confronts reminds request remain distant tells broke heart long baby visiting mark interaction emotional mark tells leaving horrified revelation mark asking think arrives home mark tells feel ready father things wants watches marriage fall apart drives away breaks tears road returning home leaves note disappears answer door heartfelt discussion father accepts loves tells loves actions clear feelings long goes labor rushed hospital gives birth baby boy deliberately told track meet seeing missing stands rushes hospital finds given birth son cries comes hospital claims newborn boy single adoptive mother wall baby new nursery framed note reads film ends playing guitar singing followed kiss cast ellen page michael father child garner mark wife prospective adoptive mother child jason mark husband prospective adoptive father child mac father olivia friend rainn_wilson chin lone pro life themes knocked films women facing interpreted critics having pro life theme ann slate magazine believed pro life pro choice jeff sunday_times believed film inevitably placed unwanted pregnancy knocked subject matter thought interpretation pro life film waters freeman guardian criticized ing hat trick american comedies past months present abortion telling social sign noted don believe films consciously designed anti abortion propaganda scott writing new_york_times agreed underlying theme message anti abortion pro adulthood ellen page commented frustrated people pro life movie absurd important thing choice film completely demonstrates page openly stated pro choice thought fantastic pro life pro choice groups embracing film said mirror people sides critics labeled feminist portrayal confident intelligent teenage girl wrote theme isn love romance respect life triumph feminist ideology men especially fathers morris boston_globe concluded serves cool intelligent girls rarely movie said writing film women clever women funny women sharp wanted girls human stereotypical teenage girls media lack authentic teen girl characters saw writing screenplay opportunity create iconic female page praised film positive depiction teenage girls describing character refreshing allow ing new possibilities young women honest original completely devoid stereotype highlighting girls haven sort character don catcher criticized media perception character strong woman arguing male character strength character considered remarkable interested personal political conflict character feminism paved way career ultimately wants time mother production development approached write screenplay film producer mason previously landed book deal memoir candy girl year life unlikely discovering blog stripping persuaded adapt book screen suggested write sample studios sample deciding adoption storyline collected stories birth parents adoptive parents including husband reunited birth parents wrote film found inspiration story close friend pregnant high school details friend experience film technician based high school experiences dated loving boy similar best friends cheerleader like phone identical appears film writing screenplay seven weeks section target store crystal minnesota compared writing breathing seeing extension sent screenplay friend jason time read halfway script felt direct film regret rest life initially found difficult acquire script film thank smoking released feature film credits directors including jon poll considered chosen interrupted work script order direct says cynical attitude writing didn think film produced film delayed financial problems controversial nature scared number major studios john production company took project later brought production company mandate pictures producer jim miller casting having admired performance hard candy cast ellen page lead role saying read screenplay time pictured visited set film working offer role handed script featured previous film thank smoking telling intended play mac says reading script happy play high school teacher speaking lines cast members mind right start olivia originally unsuccessfully auditioned role michael took page stage california shot pages script film black backdrop presented footage fox initial cast highlighted importance screen test instead individual auditions saying movie relationships idea auditioning people outside casting director didn sense garner accepted lower salary usual prevent film exceeding budget confirmed signed project january working jason kingdom garner recommended met cast mark cast member signed lucas better known cut chemist record producer makes cameo appearance chemistry teacher scoring work received screenplay asked appear film thought perfect irony chemistry teacher played cut chemist filming shooting budget million filmed vancouver british_columbia standing minnesota production originally intended place films commonly use canada america location shift budgetary reasons insists choice filming location instead request filming locations included house nearby white rock mark home secondary school dancing high school south surrey athletic park track dancing high school athletics track minimal rehearsal filming took place february march week schedule days designated filming crew planning import snow film winter events location able schedule filming shoot winter scenes snowfall second assistant director says resulted wider snow shots originally planned film shot sequence final scene scheduled final day long period rain crew intending shut production resume months later shoot scene set summer rain stopped able shoot scene sun final scene depicted singing band member visited set speak ellen page michael practicing song music movie features songs performed solo pants suggestion lead actress ellen page director jason explains point asked ellen page started shooting hat think said went computer played songs fell love discussed putting song characters sing got touch started sending work beautiful lot soundtrack contacted reading film screenplay agreed songs film sending cds containing songs songs entirely self published says wrote specifically songs performed recorded contacted work film asked additionally record included lyrics songs contacted composer previously worked thank smoking compose film incidental score gave collection songs asked create sound film instrumental score replicated recording quality tone feel innocence music decided implement acoustic guitar feel loose like experimenting different guitars ended second hand guitar belonging guitarist billy described kind perfectly tune kinds character hired perform acoustic classical guitar movie score extensively page suggested cat power cover song sea love hesitant include featured film sea love decided inclusion mark new film cinematic references initially conceived fan glam rock rejected said wanted construct music real authentic making fan punk rock including smith pop felt sonic youth cover superstar defined mark relationship preferring classic version mark preferred sonic youth cover respected man song associated character says heart breaking decided include song introduction instead despite feeling suited scene perfectly found children songwriter barry louis want itunes hours end different words names search terms thought quality perfect opening titles correspond song mark writes film composed advertisement writer chris previously worked set commercials design film set sequence year seasons director jason explains read mirror pregnancy filming took place days fake flora impression different seasons flora edited post production brown leaves fake tree outside house cherry trees outside house touched lighter shade pink depict autumn fan blow leaves scenes leaves falling trees fake flowers house end film impression summer different colors inform character gold dancing high school track uniforms early scene red jacket walking world somber writer impressed production design team creation set sentences script calling bedroom emotional set reminded little habitat teenager walls room covered posters bands room includes mural older men finds attractive room designed overly indicate innocence production designer steve designed mark house assumption probably read home magazine tried copy best costume designer nominated costume designers guild award excellence contemporary costume design film category dressed clothes simple anal quality dressing mark conservative clothing taste page suggestion wear shirts page wear sizes prosthetic belly fitted like real belly seen variety sizes fake breasts footage displayed monitor supervising sound designer scott son matthew embedded scene post production opening title sequence opening title sequence depicting walking town drinking bottle orange drink months small design studio studio based los_angeles met studio founder smith japan short film festival circuit shorts screening created opening title sequence previous film thank smoking contacted found going direct vintage 1970s punk rock posters inspiration smith artist lee decided create sequence texture little bit edge warmth heart screenplay days filming vancouver ellen page photographed high speed camera number angles walking drinking images walking drinking page printed repeatedly run machine quality pictures appeared hand drawn pictures cut computer layered background drawn lee software create stop motion animation sequence corresponded want barry louis song chosen designed seasons film hand custom opening title sequence closing credits collaborated design soundtrack dvd distribution theatrical release received preview screened september film festival premiered september toronto international film festival received standing ovation prompted film critic roger_ebert don know heard standing ovation long loud warm went feature austin film festival rome film festival london film festival bahamas international film festival louis international film festival stockholm international film festival international film festival international film festival palm springs international film festival international film festival earning awards nominations originally intended open theaters december moved forward advantage positive reviews buzz preceding release opened limited release december playing seven theaters los_angeles new_york_city opened additional thirteen cities theaters december expanding december entering wide release december promotion anthony usa_today said article films orchestrated start word mouth favorites devoted following release fox sent phones styled similarly film journalists critics review film phones originally distributed small numbers viewers promotional events companies affiliated fox began produce sell phones online stores month film release sales phone increased percent named cool gifts film entertainment_weekly home media film released dvd blu ray disc april available single disc dvd edition includes movie audio commentary director writer deleted scenes gag reel gag including profanity laden blow rainn_wilson cast crew jam screen tests disc dvd edition includes extra content additional way maturity level totally boss jason honest blog creating second disc version film portable players blu ray version includes disc dvd edition extras additional fox movie channel presents world premiere fox movie channel presents casting session reception box office performance limited release playing seven theaters los_angeles new_york_city grossed debut weekend averaging screen fox film surpass million box office company president peter rice issued statement astonishing feat film surpassed expectations knew film crossover potential audiences country film grossed united_states territories total worldwide gross highest grossing best picture nominees academy_awards critical reaction film benefited extremely positive critical reception march review aggregator rotten_tomatoes critics gave film positive reviews based reviews making best reviewed comedy film website metacritic film average score based reviews roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars called best movie year better performance year ellen page creation don think went place number annual best list film ranks number empire magazine list greatest movies time ranked number empire list greatest movie characters time paste magazine named best movies decade ranking number june entertainment_weekly named greatest characters years critics share positive view david new_york magazine felt film desperate movie teens makes kids want use slang snap soundtrack music reviewer jim criticized film stylized dialogue saw casual abortion pregnant claiming old school feminist father soon teenage daughter reporter regularly talks actual teens beat plain old hated hated hated movie effect students sixteen years age gloucester massachusetts high school pregnant time magazine called effect time stated adults dismissed accused films knocked teenage pregnancy miller adolescent psychology professor university minnesota stated effect media pregnancy pregnancy past problems senator john_mccain named alaska governor sarah running mate republican presidential ticket revealed september daughter bristol age pregnant child teenager news reports editorials termed bristol pregnancy latest episode debate teen pregnancy conservative commentators comparisons bristol pregnancy film noted new republic literary editor republicans wanted new conversation got fox news roger wondered violated conservative values question public rally round bristol way reject getting situation place actor jason defended film unfortunately said instances guys kill people hear rock roll lyrics garbage like look going blame movie song actions good bad think looking wrong things influence life think people look areas life lessons guidance mainly parents teachers friends probably point eyes ears amy wrote according figures released centers disease control prevention pregnancy rates teenagers dropped percent meaning slight teen pregnancy rates probably trend brought pop culture thing effect caused criticized proponents theory stating believed teenagers lose ability evaluate context woman particular situation instead sort primitive cause effect connection talking pregnant girls daring portray ordinary likable way babies having babies concluded depicting teen parents know thing happens person recognizes person firmly state depicting lives tiny percentage girls pregnant won necessarily rest time stop worrying ask help lists film appeared critics lists best films awards film received academy_awards nominations best original screenplay won best picture best director best actress ellen page expressed disappointment ruled ineligible award nominations canadian director canadian stars canadian cast canadian crew shot canada eligible david film eastern promises russians living london shot england british crew british cast eligible sorry somebody going explain head academy canadian cinema television issued statement explaining film submitted award consideration studio hollywood reporter explained rules define canadian films financed canadian sources american companies mandate pictures fox sole ineligible nonetheless spokesman chris said film evaluated eligibility submitted financing criteria despite film eligible canadian comedy awards receiving wins nominations wins nominations academy picture lost country old men best director jason lost country old men best actress ellen page lost rose golden globe motion picture musical comedy lost best performance actress motion picture musical comedy ellen page lost best screenplay motion picture lost brothers 61st british academy film leading actress ellen page lost canadian comedy awards best actor michael received nominations win award work critic choice awards best actress ellen page lost best acting ensemble ellen page michael olivia garner jason lost 14th screen actors guild awards outstanding performance female actor leading role ellen page lost independent spirit awards best director jason lost julian online film critics society award best supporting actress garner lost amy ryan soundtrack soundtrack music motion picture released january features nineteen songs barry louis buddy holly cat power sonic youth velvet underground prominently bands pants entertainment record label number soundtrack soundtrack 20th century fox number soundtrack soundtrack number album topping american billboard music charts fourth week release announced march sides adopted songs available digital release second volume songs considered included film tracks include songs previously featured artists barry louis buddy holly james late guitar trio los ellen page singing written script deleted scene released deluxe edition november containing original soundtrack sides disc set film additional liner notes uncredited featured soundtrack page characters perform acoustic version hole doll parts film track listing want barry louis respected man buddy holly tire swing new_york catcher loose lips superstar sonic youth sleep expectations young nice smart sea love cat power tree pants sticking velvet underground vampire pants michael ellen page


language french drama film written directed tony starring french actors marie james film cast georgian serbian french norwegian recruited based second world war gypsy historian film inspired escaped nazis help french villagers depicts rarely documented subject holocaust band people film character based french teacher active french resistance deported concentration camp intended documentary lack supporting documents led present drama film premiered world film festival winning grand prize americas awards released france february grossed revenues belgium united_states brought total film music composed tony received nomination best music written film category 36th annual awards described rare cinematic tribute killed general received positive reviews critics including praise having unusually pace holocaust film critics regarded director best works accessible films film considered non stereotypical way far depictions musicians plot film set world war rural france begins year old french boy escaping decides avoid state protection meets extended family men women children decide adopt start calling free fascinated nomadic lifestyle decides stay sets camp outside small wine growing village hoping find seasonal work place sell village trend divided factions sees intrusion village mayor marie school teacher clerk city hall villagers france documentation citizens monitor movements threshold set imprisonment violations adversely affected uses powers clerk removing documentation movements later accident outside village rescued treat mayor traditional healing practices sells father house order protect fascist policy homeless children school freedom loving recognize french trying help struggled life fixed place rules formal education nazis arrive revealed members french resistance arrested tortured interrogation nazis round send concentration camps cared chooses production background world war attempt nazi_germany independent state croatia hungary allies people europe hitler rule jews defined enemies race based state laws groups targeted similar policies persecution culminating near populations nazi occupied countries estimates death toll world war range eastern european communities organised jewish communities documented existed trend actual figures according director program studies university texas austin tony films subjects long wanted documentary known subject lack documented evidence coupled absence accurate pre war census figures difficult development quest began approached french writer ethnicity went interview refused discuss subject researching french attempted shield persecution following french president efforts honour came deported documents came historian documented later help story family saved sent camp french lawyer sold home single unable adjust stationary lifestyle family took streets led arrest northern france eventual concentration camp characters drawn film traces life war disbelief forbidden travel rejected stay place arrest liberation help local french mayor struggle live non nomadic way final arrest sent death camps character based character based old teacher algeria communist aide national liberation intended documentary drama lack sufficient supporting documents wrote initial script month modifications later followed film style narrative characters help write scenes related added experiences teacher appearance film inspired way nomadic showed middle working characterisation year year spent developing character casting wanted represent entire community characterization purity example shown afraid ghosts echoes role needed musician skills hard find paris impressed james grandson charlie non grandmother learned gypsy swing music months wanted looked like typical time voice face little like found marie obvious choice envisioned like character fragile mysterious strong militia character played presented look caricature villain depicted character hat extra pounds fat militia period orphan played chosen role typical french looks grandmother played soviet born norwegian artist recipient oslo city art award uses music dance effort culture better known norway found oslo notable characters movie played diana thomas respectively minor character named played year old great grandson jazz guitarist composer gypsy ethnicity cast included people georgian serbian french norwegian found living extreme poverty arrangements stay france months took shoot film filming film shot saint tools movie similar ones employed came barbed wire fences concentration camps genuine ones built nazis romania differentiated ones cattle male actors asked grow hair actors diet lose weight achieve look world war characters costumes faded look reflection people period owned clothes outfits actors knew script advance informed night daily scenes aware historic events basis movie told story set hard times comparable tenure romania scene revolt police death aware character death scene shot leading genuine emotions making fight police appear real later remarked interview scene stands actual revolt actor allowed characterisation built instances clue act scene tap scene scene dances war music background pretended love earth like animal wanted character ability sense forthcoming danger like animals stated suitable role animal dance scene shown falling tree stunt doubles music music plays important role films scott noted review npr exception importance music evident opening credits barbed wire fences tune strings guitar line opening lines screenplay barbed wire sings wind tools music wagon wheels background score composed tony main theme songs association france despite sad story cheerful tracks pieces java film music plays prominent role opening credits catherine track closing credits les piece written described setting tone film les french song featured movie chose track inspired blood mouth feel voice song translates good luck worries gone tell thrown light sky lords vast universe java dance piece composed accompanies scene characters secretly barn dancing signifying scenario public gatherings prohibited track sung son plays existing stereotype chicken thieves film incorporates sound effects horses explosions watch mechanism soundtrack tune des revolutionary song paris music song version movie composed sounds soundtrack vocalists included soundtrack album released february nominated award category best music written film lost ghost writer soundtrack said mixed feelings like good humour nostalgia fear creating universe parallel film themes analysis compared list known holocaust movie directing style vibrant culture backdrop war particular reviewers commented subtle manner dealt aspects war manner portrayed non stereotypical way addition characters film spy french resistance orphan critics comparisons state film set world war circumstances present holocaust elements critics compared steven_spielberg list sacrifices protect nazis review moving pictures network called list minus happy ending citing lack comic relief creating inability connect audience opening scene close shot barbed wire fences stretched wooden posts camp barracks background image common holocaust films wrote scott commented actions gives home assessment backed review time new_york express observed dealt holocaust symbolism portraying abandoned child suggesting imprisoned parents clock hebrew markings seen lying abandoned middle railroad tracks implying passage train taking jews heath writing magazine remarked characterisation incomplete historic archives presented film personal historiography characters melodrama regarded typical holocaust movie characteristic michael wrote hammer nail film compared life beautiful uplifting tales holocaust themes straightforward portrayal realistic events gypsy soul reviews way depicted comparing portrayals earlier movies reviewer variety said film central theme lies depiction gypsy soul unique element portrayal holocaust noted depicted tight unit collection individuals citing scene members group distressed escaped missing person unlike earlier films musicians depicts possessing skills example portrayal reveals respect unique individual qualities stated brian east county magazine comments opposite complaining bland generic unique identity considered annoyance rachel new_york_times attributed unexpectedly quality gypsy way living music colours bond nature film depicts tied location observed harvey arizona reporter customs sounds horse cloth bags according village_voice reviewer nick dan bennett north county times approved appropriate costumes movie making visually stylish detail friendly look nomadic lifestyle prevailed time freedom theme critics suggested freedom theme light importance shown characters true title word freedom freedom direct poignant romantic story historical documents available unlike movies similar themes remarked village_voice review declared magnificent mad freedom arizona reporter review added freedom means able motion journey destination reward observed importance characters freedom citing scene concerned water held releases overflow sink bathroom floor stairs sliding stairs disney ride journal remarked portrayed free spirited characters added historic film tribute free souls streets today review opinion movie runs steam scenes depicting historic events gains momentum forests roads characters passion freedom characters sidelined dance like added true incarnation freedom current times section critics wrote relevance movie current times interview stated wanted movie mirror current times adding times changed political gone psychological political views criticised french law allows stay place hours critical plight hungary romania italy went state places rows homeless people waiting bowl soup tin hands different concentration camps fact required papers stamped police station city hall arrived left french village bob hill moving pictures network remarked movie draws parallels fact culture regimes wealth determine right live free rights cited present developments middle_east racial wars inter country disputes added movie makes audience ask live society diversity release film premiered montreal world film festival world competition section reserved world international awards grand prize americas special grand prix jury best director best actress best actor best screenplay best artistic contribution innovation award alongside film released novel authored french novelist book follows film script films historical themes prix film festival international film alliance french film festival screened resistance section films dealing themes oppression resistance later competed official section reserved mediterranean films award special mention artistic expression recognition festival participated providence french film festival screened day santa barbara human rights film festival films subjects related human rights ranging abortion rights post civil war sierra ongoing political turmoil year international film festival placed masters section works noted filmmakers washington international film festival screening movie reception box office released france february grossing belgium april grossing international total premiered north_america march new_york cinema village films holding distribution rights film grossed opening weekend ranked box office weeks north american cinemas brought total gross critical response film tone narrative style received mixed response critics variety found filled excessive sublime said contrary film avoided excessive rendering funny tragic time observation supported wrote film mixes humour sensitivity drama hammer nail review michael asserted film pity party emotionally manipulative attempt straightforward portrayal things citing portrayal certainly sympathetic point overly film provided insufficient analysis anti laws targeting observed reviewer nazi anti characters film came dimensional bob hill moving pictures network criticised film failed strike emotional chord unlike movies books similar theme conceded important great movie particularly good matter casual movie stated feels like slow burn long audience long called defence film narrative style heath slant_magazine explained intended historical drama sense memory stream consciousness techniques commenting tone wrote reserved lasting examination collectively silent horror express declared film controlled pace keeps viewers emotion journal stated film stereotypes reviewer arizona reporter noted consider direction remarked taken heavy burden directing holocaust movie poetic known added regarded best films michael characterised directorial style passive emotional distance easily noticeable adds tend understated added lauded work making celebration textures music melodramatic story east county magazine negative review summed faith audience expecting face value film plotting characterisation regarded nick village_voice added film robust emotion cultural detail national public radio review scott stated film exotic culture themes war film characterisation means hinted romance miss clown like added authentic joe times stated film avoids simply depicting victims decidedly central character wild point feral express declared madness pivotal element film face nick perceived film bodied fury arizona reporter review lauded antics comic center film representation tragedy variety admired characterisation commenting stunts close nature persona film title freedom characters received positive mention reviews express times express calling compelling julian cinematography regarded relief eyes film holocaust theme stated variety added beauty scenes arrival scene gentle music stark contrast harsh themes concentration camps mention number scenes including opens tap free water scene abandoned watch implying best moments film nick village_voice stated film scores aesthetics sequences depicting key elements like trains holocaust detailed depiction characters intimate practices bring depth predictable plot brian east county magazine criticised julian making sequences look dull insufficient lighting tap scene received special mention express review historical aspects journal stated french film dealing variety lauded film exposure french role holocaust reviewer added accessible film review independent catholic news said film provides chance remember forgotten aspects world war learn french prejudice persecution movie received highest rating stars reviewers journal slant_magazine arizona reporter gave grading system rated rotten_tomatoes awards


film science fiction drama film written directed van produced starred sarah dan little toby temple film tells life story year old man mortal earth human race achieved quasi memory fading refers main loves parents divorce subsequent hardships endured critical junctions life age thirty alternate life paths branching critical junctions examined speculative narrative changes course flick different possible decision ages film uses narrative worlds interpretation style world premiere venice international film festival received golden award critical response generally strong film nominated seven awards winning including best film best director van film funded european released belgium january original release cult film noted philosophy cinematography personal characters van soundtrack plot humanity conquered mortality endless renewal cells world watches fascination year old mortal earth edges death curious know life quasi interview psychiatrist uses help recall memories relates memories journalist makes contradictory statements recounts life primary points age parents divorced age fell love age adult possible outcomes explains birth children remember happen lives moment conception angels memory angels forget allowing remember different possible age railway station forced choose mother leaves train father stays platform case manages board train stays father life mother rebellious lives mother new partner harry sees new girl anna school immediately day beach anna asks like swim friends insults friends barely alternate story line admits anna swim spend time fall love anna turns harry daughter step siblings begin illicit affair pledge lives harry mother break anna goes new_york father lose touch years later works pool cleaner hoping run anna chance finally train station immediately recognize crowd passionate reunion anna announces ready immediately resume relationship gives number asks days meet lighthouse loses number sudden makes note waits lighthouse day anna come different storyline anna married children works television studio educational videos evening returning home hits bird loses control car lake life father stays father later disabled works shop spends free time home writing science fiction story journey mars school dance meets falls love days later goes house sees year old boyfriend frustrated speeds away motorcycle accident hospitalized state perceive world senses speak parents reunion tries remember movement fingers keyboard eventually manages lift finger story line comes close alternate timeline speaks house learns love boyfriend keeps assuring feelings finally gives years later married version story line dies accident return wedding keeps ashes having promised spread mars far future carries ash mars spreads planet surface aboard spacecraft traveling earth meets anna ship destroyed works television studio assistant instead assistant widow anna recognizes storyline married children marriage unhappy suffers borderline personality disorder chronic depression attacks despite attempts save marriage ultimately leaves pursue alternatively rejected resolves marry girl dance school night dances taking home marry successful despite successful children unhappy bored life writes possessions leaves family airport pretends passenger named daniel jones taken hotel waiting jones hotel room murdered taking bath body dumped woods running paths life taken adult awakens world dominated patterns setting artificial like movie set appears bleed lives following clues finds scattered city ultimately arrives abandoned wooden framed house dvd player hooked television screen strangely interactive video year old year old explains younger man exist states experiencing story end stay alive february epilogue death tells journalist exist mind year old train station forced impossible choice young boy tries find correct decision following choice conclusion eventually boy takes option choice leaves parents runs away unknown future ends sleeping bench lighthouse waiting anna return appears happily reunite calculated time arrives words watched world expansion universe comes halt time begins reverse year old man springs awareness realization younger self finally found true love life cast year old latin word meaning alludes captain main character novel thousand leagues sea false homer poem odyssey gives save life van said chosen actor transform physically vocally breathing described role saying time illusion product dreams love hope fear life death doubt complex character played challenge lives concentrated character duration filming losing outlines things helped track actor toby portrays thomas sarah cast film describes young woman carries lot love inside best mothers frustrated inability live way like live stemming depression doesn understand pull time develops feeling shame guilt husband children actress stone portrays anna described anna complete characters makes lives gets married keeps promise end fall love actress green originally reported role casting confirmed actress temple portrays anna dan said loves passion doesn love meeting misunderstanding thought honest love soon start family realizes missing relationship shows lives perfect paper perfect reality actress portrays father van chose seeing performances hill enduring love little mother little suggested casting director london van said role decisive film necessary mother destroy childhood happiness feel need time managed achieve production development belgian director van began seeking film attempt lasted years director able english language feature debut van project differed belgian productions filmed english instead belgium main languages director explained story came english story set long distances time frames strands plot kid choose living mother canada father england incredible english speaking actors wanted work van feature film belgian film eighth day van began preparing production february actress sarah cast film actor later cast primary role production budget million million ranking expensive belgian film date budget approved casting based prominence director strength script half budget provided film french producer production company pan half financed distributors wild bunch production took place lasting days filming belgium germany canada scenes filmed location montreal canada studios berlin germany van said think film needed multiple lives time new style setting required life filmed different style different grammar camera colours time styles contrasted knock lives experiences separated color musical cues life design based work british photographer martin writing idea parallel lives explored films run run sliding doors influenced van writing unlike philosophical inspired scientific chaos theory butterfly effect space time van stated starting point minute short called kid runs train possible choices mother father follow possible started version based fact woman jumps doesn jump train sliding doors peter came followed run run tom find realised story trying tell interested complexity choices screenplay wanted viewer feel abyss infinity possibilities wanted find different way telling story wanted gaze child future meet gaze old man past wanted talk complexity cinema medium reality complex information political speeches simplistic interests complexity simple answers bound false producing film van took unique step publishing screenplay director described scale film producers don like saying big budget experimental film different lives person live depending choices makes infinite possibilities facing person good bad choices life simply choice create life interesting alive visual effects van hired visual effects supervisor louis known work eternal sunshine mind create visual effects visual effects shots produced quebec quebec companies announced having delivered digital visual effects shots film company entrusted complex sequences captured film involving digital reproduction entire cities villages settings worked complex transitions different worlds multiple lives post production contributions involved digital artists technicians month period long list software including maya effects creation multitude house tools programs techniques required shots delivered music like van previous films score written van worked simple themes loops mixture superficial simplicity underlying complexity wrote themes overlapped form new ones theme continuing exist mixed director want music overtly emotional chose minimalist orchestration single guitar van said wanted instrument player felt stance actually sums adventure project minimalist approach film composer van death music won award best original score soundtrack features songs van buddy holly wallace collection andrew sisters versions performed king brothers harris recordings compositions benjamin themes tale choice year old boy thrust position impossible decision choose mother father seconds preceding rest life wonders choice forces universe working bring total chaos boy imagination dilemma causes film main problem knowing future solved makes difficult don know future decision know future philosophical lifestyle reality constant change storyline young boy adolescent man mature man film takes view nature existence life universe decision branching creating entirely separate alternative universe raises arguments nature time actions universal consequences past inevitably shapes future way single choice matter simplicity complexity alter change lifetime film makes substantial use chaos theory string theory butterfly effect lack control humanity individuals possesses stage life scene subject chance water place humans lack control visual symbol attributed human condition theories compound reality film smoke goes cigarette time moving direction end assumes universe ultimate chaos making use big theory time begins reverse signalling absolute freedom seeking able live life choice choose things remain possible tale reflects life choices correct choice happen change reveal age states doesn matter choose choice significance alternate choice film portrays life subject chance dimensions construct reality height length width time imagination boy knows outcomes choice different colors film symbolic meanings main storylines unique highlights originality color traced far childhood girls sit bench possible future wives anna yellow blue red dress life experiences consequences depression despair themes associated color blue choosing seeks material independence yellow color life wealth emphasizes true love passionate relationship anna red color anna dress noteworthy shown living white world white contains colors visible spectrum supports message film things possible choice end life old man lives white surrounding room clothes doctor way fate protagonist leads origins started point possible release theatrical run earlier longer work progress version film rejected competition cannes film festival offered cut competition berth producer turned decision cannes film festival exhibit film created national controversy eventually studio held film world premiere venice international film festival september days later screened special presentation toronto international film festival additionally film screened film festival stockholm international film festival theatrical release american premiere june los_angeles film festival nearly years original debut feature films short projects music videos countries shown festival consul general belgium held second united_states screening december theatre santa initially opened theaters belgium opening weekend grossed usd placing fourth posting theater average second weekend film dropped revenue earning grossing nearly million highest grossing films belgium film released france january opening theaters disappointing opening weekend mixed response french critics finished eighth weekend release earning second weekend release dropped total pictures released film united_states select theaters november home media released dvd blu ray disc france july formats single disc wide screen version special features include trailer making photo gallery disc wide screen special edition contains director cut film cut extended scenes additional scenes integrated original footage running minutes longer theatrical version warner home video dutch release includes new specials features interactive menu scene access making scenes deleted scenes photo gallery january released canada entertainment dvd blu ray disc making scenes footage deleted scenes home entertainment released british market dvd blu ray disc september special features contains making interview trailer film critical reception premiere venice international film festival positively received minute standing ovation audience review aggregator rotten_tomatoes reports critics given film positive review consensus saying narrative entertain big ambitions absorbing visuals intriguing addition director van filmography globe_and_mail praised film stating van holds fractured fairy tale giving emotional core delivers hours time travel playful spirit pace amusing journeys letting scene natural tempo bruce jam gave film stars wrote expect unexpected try answer question writer director van poses worthwhile exercise described acting brain spinning tour force performance georgia straight summarized film dazzling feat philosophical fancy attempts entire life free spinning recent human history projected possible writing film stated van turns scene unique little cinematic event hardly filler scenes drag running time fill gaps scene matters scene look like matters director uses means disposal viewer engaged interested life main protagonist fred writing screen praised film saying lives painful matter chooses experiences heartbreak death loved ones death clinical depression future brighter film makes strong point experience worthwhile goal isn choose easiest path live chris magazine wrote film remarkable existence happy love hate bet forget robert bell called film powerful movie means alive van variety magazine critical writing lot written directed funny poignant individual scenes rarely larger praises acting stating closest film comes having center scenes set makes imaginative staging future performance acting talent comes view scenes dying man earth praised temple saying teenage temple teenage anna impressive bringing battles life film critic listed new faces voices toronto international film festival notes toby easily alive character playing age actor paired temple unique love story film heart pumping portions plays lot better romance french cinema website gave film average stars based survey reviews described fiction sterile weighed script constructions poorly conceal poverty inspiration france wrote van plays chance coincidence demonstration long heavy aesthetically superb accolades nominated won multiple awards numerous film organizations festivals nominated seven awards awarded 1st awards best film best director best screenplay van best cinematography best original score van best editing lost award best sound town called panic addition film named best film belgian film critics association winning award awarded best film awards received people choice award best european film 23rd european film awards won audience award festival venice international film festival awarded golden outstanding technical contribution film received award nominated golden lion lost lebanon nominated cup best actor received best cinematography 20th stockholm international film festival van won best makeup 42nd film festival appeared critics lists frequently considered greatest films year kurt film critic film listed van film best science fiction films 21st century american_film_institute listed best european films


english marriage indian romance film written directed starring produced distributed productions tells story individuals relates journey engagement marriage aftermath fourth film feature opposite film released november biggest commercial successes year grossing million million worldwide critical reception mixed reviewers found dramatically lacking credited triggering changes way marriage depicted film unexpected success biggest commercial success point performance earned nomination best actor received best actress nomination screen awards indian film simultaneously released cinema internet production company official site film dubbed telugu released plot middle class girl lives small town death parents young uncle fulfilled void father life aunt unable accept child driven fact daughter dark beautiful renowned businessman new delhi sons married soft spoken educated person simple demeanor close friend profession takes marriage proposal takes opinion proposition initially hesitant feels young marriage needs focus career convinces meet deciding father wishes agrees meet know better decision visit family let acquainted conversation awkward agree married instantly attracted gets engaged set married months invites family summer residence opportunity know better magical romantic period lives coming different want relationship right realize importance engagement rings given special right got return begin fall love attached thanks gentle respective siblings days family return home attend business leaves choice communicate telephone letter joins family business takes heavy presentation japan returning family brings surprise celebrate engagement days actual wedding fire breaks house runs house time realizes inside goes save gets heavily burnt process doctor informs father cases families broken calls right leaving right sign allowing surgery begins cry looking sees arrived determined marry despite injuries bringing finest doctors delhi marries informally surgery aid delhi doctors hospital successfully perform surgery half month prolonged stay hospital traditionally married home new life cast uncle aunt additional minor parts portrayed doctor khan production director writer noted story based newspaper article father read like previous films male lead called story combined elements hindu tradition set film cultural significance constructed differently earlier films hoped film remembered tackle definitions dynamics marriage interview times_of_india said kept mind novels making felt film possess lyrical feel according lyrics oriented film filming took place months main came location wanted shoot film authentic way asked film art director create entire town realistic look particularly portions water leaking takes place portions spit marks visible walls buildings film later town created film city mumbai outdoor session film delhi additional production credits include jay dance choreographer sound dialogue cinematography editor costumes created indian designer anna clothes created khan promote film sold tickets fame theatre mumbai soundtrack soundtrack songs background score lyrics scored seventh collaboration productions produced label composer primarily gave special importance opted followed songs orchestra combines classical indian instruments like violin produce blend classical western classical indian music complete film soundtrack album released september music criticised choice instruments music arrangements similar wrote music review music gave album stars noted music fails emerge successful family maine sic reception performance earned nomination best actor received best actress nomination screen awards box office premiered november india like productions released limited number prints film eventually increased prints increasing popularity early reviewers predicted huge disappointment film opened went commercially successful venture film declared blockbuster earning million million net gross seven weeks running budget million million film went collect million million domestic box office released media limited production company official site film dvd released production critical response comparison previous films compelled receive generally mixed reviews film big success release journalists expected flop ron planet bollywood gave wrote comes best family flick seen long time sending 1940s said far offensive far times_of_india called simple documentation engagement das telegraph criticised lacking plot flat characters mentioning story weak bbc described worthy highly reality keeping tradition cnn ibn gave stars condemned screenplay calling boring review carried mentioned fantasy world carefully constructed conviction films emotional business cinema defended film stating film beautiful moments promises recreate magic maine influence indian painter decided create series paintings inspired planned create entire exhibition organised private screening friends press attendees convey interest film plaza cinema regent theater banner promote movie banner reads inspired couples time emulate protagonists