Feb 29, 2016 its been a good run for alejandro gonzalez inarritu, the 52 yearold director of the revenant. Feb 18, 2016 interview with the revenant director alejandro gonzalez inarritu. The revenant is immersive, event cinema at its absolute finest. There could be no better title for michael punkes high spirited western novel. Craig johnson, author of the walt longmire novels a superb revenge story. Jan 08, 2016 as stunning and immersive as the revenant may be, 156 minutes is a long time for viewers to endure a portrait of endurance. Riggan thompson michael keaton, who is best known for his longago reign as a costumed action herothe titular character of the filmis wrestling with the existential echoes of having taken on such a defining role. The revenant interview vost leonardo dicaprio et alejandro. Jan 16, 2016 the revenant has been nominated for a total of 12 academy awards, with inarritu once again up for best director following his win for birdman at least years ceremony. Nov 12, 2015 damn, the revenant director alejandro g. Interview with the revenant director alejandro gonzalez inarritu.
Our critic praises the cinematography of lubezki and the soundtrack of ryuichi sakamoto. The last person to achieve this feat was joseph mankiewicz for a letter to three wives 1949 and all about eve 1950. Alejandro gonzalez inarritu talks to ct about the revenant. Any actor other than leonardo dicaprio might have lost his mind making the revenant. Though the book was published some years ago, it seems to be garnering more attention with a rerelease, as well as anticipation of the movie the revenant starring leonardo dicaprio, due out in january 2016. Two minutes with the revenant director alejandro gonzalez. Jan 01, 2016 on the revenant by david thomson on january 1, 2016 the first time i saw the revenant, i felt it was the movie of the year, the most beautiful and eloquent, as vital as the desperate breath of characters in the cold clouding the camera lens. After all that has come before it, the movies final, bloody.
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The revenant 2015 alejandro gonzalez inarritu synopsis. Dicaprio, the bookmakers overwhelming favourite to take a debut oscar in the best actor category for his turn as vengeful. Dec 27, 2015 the director and others involved in the film, including leonardo dicaprio, speak of the movies hardcore challenges, natural as well as manmade. As youve probably heard plenty of times already, the revenant was a difficult shoot. Alejandro gonzalez inarritu quotes alejandro gonzalez. The novel was later adapted as a screenplay for a 2015 feature film. Dicaprio, the bookmakers overwhelming favourite to take a debut oscar. Interview with director of the revenant, alejandro g. He was gold derby s frontrunner with odds of 29 to. The revenant was a decent remake with dicaprio delivering a fine performance as glass.
Jan 17, 2016 alejandro inarritu on the revenant the film programme oscarwinning director of birdman, alejandro inarritu, discusses his western the revenant, which tested his actors, including leonardo di. Jan 12, 2015 in october 17, inarritu released birdmanan oscarworthy movie featuring an oscarworthy performance by michael keatonin the u. The director stopped by the wsj cafe to talk about the revenant, working with leonardo dicaprio, and the real story that inspired the making of his new film. Inarritu and michael keaton both won golden globes last.
Inarritu says production almost killed me maybe it was a crazy, irresponsible idea, the director admits of his ambitious leonardo dicaprio. Apr 15, 2014 leonardo dicaprio and filmmaker alejandro gonzalez inarritu have both committed to team up for their next project, a period revenge thriller titled the revenant, and are aiming for a september start. The revenant 2015, based on a true story, chronicles the travails of hugh glass, a fur trapper leonardo dicaprio whose companions murder his son and leave him for dead following an attack by a bear. Its grimy and increasingly mythical landscape contrast with serene digital images, showcasing a vast environment with a conflicted aura of inhospitable wilderness and the tantalizing search for greed and power. Whatever their process was, it seems to have worked, as the film has been nominated for a total of twelve academy awards, including best picture and best director, in addition to best actor and best cinematography. He was gold derby s frontrunner with odds of 29 to prevail, just one year after winning for. Alejandro gonzalez inarritu request pdf researchgate.
The original film remains slightly more powerful but, all in all, a decent reinvention. Leonardo dicaprios the revenant is brutal and beautiful. So much pain was implanted in that time video interview there is hokey spirituality too, as glasss traumatised mind drifts back. After the force awakens, this seasons mostanticipated film might just be the survival epicleonardo dicaprio vehicle the revenant. In this nyt anatomy of a scene video, director alejandro. The revenant interview alejandro gonzalez inarritu 2015. I took it for granted as a boxoffice success and a contender for the best picture oscar. The film was inspired by michael punkes book, and historian. Jan 08, 2016 the director stopped by the wsj cafe to talk about the revenant, working with leonardo dicaprio, and the real story that inspired the making of his new film. The revenant interview alejandro gonzalez inarritu i 2015.
The mexican, hastily typing out a thankyou statement in a claridges corridor, claims to be exhausted by the revenants famously gruelling ninemonth shoo, but to empire s eyes he still seems. Punke has added considerably to our understanding of human endurance and of the men who. Directed by alejandro gonzalez inarritu, the movie is set in. The 200 mile survival journey of glass was, of course, largely folklore, but very entertaining. Leonardo dicaprio and filmmaker alejandro gonzalez inarritu have both committed to team up for their next project, a period revenge thriller titled the revenant, and are aiming for a september start. Dec 21, 2015 alejandro gonzalez inarritu talks to ct about the revenant fresh off last years oscar win, the director discusses the spiritual themes of his new film. Inarritu and stars leonardo dicaprio, will poulter and forrest goodluck talked the challenge of shooting the oscar contender, why dicaprio had some much. For alejandro gonzalez inarritu, making the revenant was comparable to ernest shackletons heroic exploration of the antarctic.
Director alejandro gonzalez inarritu and cowriter mark l. Alejandro inarritu on the revenant the film programme oscarwinning director of birdman, alejandro inarritu, discusses his western the revenant, which tested his actors, including leonardo di. A novel of revenge is a 2002 novel by american author michael punke, based on a series of events in the life of american frontiersman hugh glass in 1823 missouri territory. Jan 16, 2016 as youve probably heard plenty of times already, the revenant was a difficult shoot. As stunning and immersive as the revenant may be, 156 minutes is a long time for viewers to endure a portrait of endurance. Leonardo dicaprio, alejandro gonzalez inarritu team up for. Inarritu has been named the best director of 2015 for the revenant by the directors guild of america, adding yet another wrinkle into a wild oscar race.
In 2001, he directed an 11minute film segment for 110901 september 11 which is composed of several short films that explore the effects of the 911 terrorist attacks from different points of view around the world. Alejandro gonzalez inarritu, the director of revenge thriller the revenant, talks to henry barnes about steering leonardo dicaprio through a shoot some called a living hell, portraying. Healed by another world an interview with alejandro gonzalez inarritu on the revenant when he was still a teenager, alejandro gonzalez inarritu worked on a cargo ship and sailed across the atlantic ocean and up the mississippi river. The oscarwinning director already has a reputation for putting actors through an ordeal on set. Smith, screenwriter of the revenant script magazine. Alejandro g inarritu wins best director award and breaks. The director and others involved in the film, including leonardo dicaprio, speak of the movies hardcore challenges, natural as well as manmade. The writers took some license with the indian family background but it worked. Alejandro gonzalez inarritu on the challenges of the revenant. Their comrade, a man named hugh glass, has been mauled by a grizzly bear. From 2001 to 2011, inarritu directed several short films. Oct 08, 2014 in his newest film, birdman or the unexpected virtue of ignorance, out this month, inarritu investigates stardoms impact on a troubled actor. Last year he won three academy awards for birdman, including best picture, best director, and. The novel was later adapted as a screenplay for a 2015 feature film directed by alejandro g.
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He is known for telling international stories about the human condition, and his projects have garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades. A novel of revenge is a 2002 novel by american author michael punke, based. Dec 30, 2015 the revenant interview alejandro gonzalez inarritu i 2015 first part of an interview with alejandro gonzalez inarritu writerdirector for the revenant. Last year he won three academy awards for birdman, including best.
The makings of a western classic, michael punkes novel the revenant provides muscle and sinew to the vengeful and epic tale of mountain man, hugh glass that even a sow grizzly couldnt rend asunder. The revenant director inarritu on the real story behind. Tom hardy joins leonardo dicaprio in the revenant film. Inarritu the revenant was one of the biggest films of 2015, you know, the one which leonardo di caprio finally won a best actor oscar for.
As predicted, alejandro gonzalez inarritu the revenant won best director at the oscars on sunday. Leonardo dicaprio and tom hardy interview for the revenant duration. Dec 30, 2015 leonardo dicaprio and tom hardy interview for the revenant duration. The book concludes with a new interview of inarritu that touches on the themes. Capitalist rhetoric and the redirection of power through metaphor. Healed by another world an interview with alejandro. Any actor other than leonardo dicaprio might have lost his mind making the revenant director formed a special bond with his leading man during a long and brutal. Dec 04, 2015 the film was adapted by inarritu and mark l. Jan 12, 2016 alejandro gonzalez inarritu, the director of revenge thriller the revenant, talks to henry barnes about steering leonardo dicaprio through a shoot some called a living hell, portraying. Alejandro gonzalez inarritu at the cannes film festival 2019.
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