Il remporte egalement le golden globe du meilleur film dramatique en 2015. Chaque annee, durant 12 ans, le realisateur richard linklater a reuni les memes. The 19yearold spent 12 years working with richard linklater on the writerdirectors opus, boyhood, starring as the. Boyhood is barack obamas favorite movie of the year. Dec 17, 2014 boyhood was a great movie, said president obama in an excerpt of his interview posted on politico. To tell the story of one boys growth from toddler to young adult, linklater decided to film one boy ellar coltrane and his fictional family once a year for 12 years, providing a unique experience that works. Jan 11, 2015 richard linklaters long journey to complete boyhood is beginning to look.
Although linklater had referred to the project as boyhood during the early years of production, in 20 he settled on the title 12 years, but was forced to rename it. Feb 08, 2015 boyhood wins best picture, and more highlights from the 2015 bafta awards. Its okay if you didnt like boyhood, and here are many reasons. Its certainly a landmark in the history of filmmaking, even if the story it tells is.
Reviewed in the united states on february 19, 2015. Boyhood featurette on the films 12 year production screen. True, it charts the nervous insecurities, roiling family dramas, and quotidian travails of a particular boy. Meet boyhood kid ellar coltrane hollywood reporter. Boyhood is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. Director richard linklater shot boyhood over 12 years. Boyhood was a great movie, said president obama in an excerpt of his interview posted on politico.
Ellar coltrane is one actor who can say he has literally grown up on film. Jul 10, 2014 filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of age writerdirector richard linklater says picking the films star was vital because he had to guess what hed be like at 18. Add to watchlist boyhood is a drama film about a young boy named mason from age 518. Boyhood is a 2014 american comingofage drama film written and directed by richard linklater, and starring patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, lorelei linklater, and ethan hawke. The life of mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Boyhood twelve years on film photographs by matt lankes. Boyhood is not the groundbreaking marvel that this awards season would have us believe it is. The movies working title was the 12year project, and this fictional comingof age story was shot over a few weeks each year, with the same. Boyhood recently scored several golden globes nominations, including best drama, best director and best screenplay, and it has also been submitted for oscar consideration by ifc films. Jan 06, 2015 with patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, ethan hawke, lorelei linklater. Twelve years a slave 2014 boyhood 2015 the revenant 2016. He cast four actors patricia arquette, ethan hawke, ellar coltrane, and lorelei linklater in the role of a family and filmed them each year over the next dozen years. Shot over 12 years with the same cast, boyhood is a groundbreaking story of. In 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12 year project. A fictional drama made with the same group of actors over a 12year period from 200220. It truly is a magical film, and it took 12 years to make. It charts the rocky terrain of childhood, snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between. This way the director could capture the actor actually growing through childhood.
The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 1718, and examines his relationship with his. Richard linklaters incredibly ambitious boyhood is about the effects of such moments. Linklater discusses everything from the conception of the project and its autobiographical elements, to the evolution of his working relationship with ellar coltrane, and the visual consistency of the film. Writerdirector mike leigh, while accepting a fellowship from the british academy of film and television arts in 2015, called it the definitive independent film. Filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of. Filmed from 2001 to 20, boyhood depicts the childhood and adolescence of mason evans jr. The movie boyhood tells the story of a boy growing from childhood into a young adult, over the course of twelve years. Boyhood featurette on the films 12 year production. With patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, ethan hawke, lorelei linklater. Twelve years on film richard linklater, ethan hawke, patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, lorelei. Director christopher nolan named boyhood as his favorite film of 2014, calling it extraordinary.
Linklaters method of production was essentially to make several 10 to 15 minute short films over the course of 12 years, each depicting an aspect of masons childhood, and then edit them together as a feature film. Dafur wahlte er ein einzigartiges cineastisches experiment. Boyhood wins top honors at golden globes usa today. In a world characterized by rapid change and technological development, it is no longer enough to rely on previous experience or old. Ellar coltrane was filmed over a 12 year period for boyhood. Boyhood also earned the admiration of other filmmakers and artists. Director, linklater shares his inspiration for the film and over the years, the cast interview each other to reflect on the unique process. The films soundtrack spans the storys 12 years, with songs ranging from the year 2000 coldplays yellow and the hives. Boyhood 2017 posted by anne j on november 18, 2016 3 comments boyhood. In case you havent heard, boyhood is an almost universally beloved. Its incredible that it took her less time than boyhood took to make 12 years. Linklaters project scored universally high praise from critics with ratings of 100% on metacritic and 99% on rotten tomatoes. Film released after 12 year wait the film that began production in 2002 and has been described by star ethan hawke as a secret art project is released in the uk. How the boyhood cast changed throughout the 12 years it took to make the movie richard linklaters new comingofage film was shot in pieces over more than a decade.
Boyhood 2 hours and 45 minutes movie 2014 filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named mason a breakthrough performance by ellar coltrane, who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Brian arthur argued that we need to adopt a new kind of knowing to align with a technologybased economy. Richard linklaters boyhood is a comingofage drama that the director spent twelve years making. The making of the film boyhood over the course of 12 years. Feb 22, 2015 the movie boyhood tells the story of a boy growing from childhood into a young adult, over the course of twelve years. Boyhood chronicles 12 years of young mans life, from adolescence to adulthood duration.
The making of the film boyhood over the course of 12years. Based on an original script by linklater, boyhood began production all the way back in the summer of 2002 and tells the story of a young boy named mason ellar coltrane as he grows up, starting. The title of richard linklaters new film is misleading. Boyhood trailer reveals a film 12 years in the making. The second is of a boy staring up at that sky, one arm bent under his head, the other flung out. The 19 year old spent 12 years working with richard linklater on the writerdirectors opus, boyhood, starring as the.
Coltrane from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in texas with divorced parents arquette and hawke. Richard linklater famously spent 12 years creating his oscarwinning masterpiece, filming the same actors once a year for longer than a. Jul 11, 2014 ellar coltrane is one actor who can say he has literally grown up on film. Growing up in america american psychological association. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named mason a breakthrough performance by ellar. Boyhood an innovative approach to the film industry. Boyhood became the instant subject of media buzz last year when linklater revealed that hed been working on the project for 12 years, following the same actors including patricia arquette and ethan hawke as the heros parents, olivia and mason, sr. Ellar coltrane, the boy at the center of richard linklaters boyhood, spent 12 years filming the directors epic comingofage project, with linklater shooting a little bit each year. Jan 01, 2015 conversations about boyhood tend to focus on the actors or writerdirector richard linklater, but he is quick to emphasize the contributions of his loyal artisan team. Nov 18, 2016 boyhood 2017 posted by anne j on november 18, 2016 3 comments boyhood. Buy boyhood twelve years on film by photographs by matt lankes, richard linklater, ethan hawke, patricia. On one hand, the 12 year method adds so much to the film, but because of it, we get.
Richard linklater and i have made a short film every year for the last 11. Jul 06, 2014 director richard linklater shot boyhood over 12 years. Boyhood, by design, doesnt lend itself easily to a sequel. One gets the sense that as boyhood gives way to manhood, mason may be able to break through his pessimistic stance, but the film ends in a productive ambiguity. A year or two before linklater began shooting boyhood, author, economist, and technology thinker w. Da infancia a juventude, growing up, the untitled 12 year project, i. As boyhood continues to steamroll the critics awards, heres an exclusive behindthescenes look from hulu at the 12 year production. In the process, it captures moments in history and popular culturesuch as.
There has never been another movie like boyhood, from director richard linklater dazed and confused. He cast a young boy, ellar coltrane, and shot the film a few days at a time for over a decade so that he could capture how his leading actor, and the rest of his cast, aged. As we spectators leave him and his family, we ask ourselves how the story will go from here. For richard linklater, the most human of modern filmmakers, these kinds of moments are simply part of a customary routine in order to deliver the protagonist to the most important point of a 12 year journey. I missed richard linklaters boyhood when it was released in theaters in the spring of 2014, so i recently rented the dvd. Did i mention it took 12 years to film, and that its universally beloved. Filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of age. The 12 year project, the making of boyhood video 2015 quotes on imdb. An event film of the utmost modesty, it was shot over the course of twelve years in the director s native texas and charts the physical and emotional changes experienced by a child named mason ellar coltrane, his divorced parents patricia arquette, who won an oscar for her performance, and.
The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 1718, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows. Jul 08, 2014 the director and star of acclaimed new film boyhood talk to xan brooks about how much coltrane knew about the 12 year project when he was first cast, aged six, and about the logistics and the life. Nov 01, 2014 in 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12year project. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, boyhood is a story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named mason, who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. The book is a true work of art within itself which captures in photography what boyhood captures on film, which is the cast as their characters growing up in front of the camera and a story. Twelve years on film could be seen as an essential companion for all those who were deeply moved by the film, but it is so much more than that. Boyhood wins three golden globe awards, including best picture. Overview of the movie boyhood is a 2014 american independent comingofage drama film, written and directed by richard linklater, and starring patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, lorelei linklater, and ethan hawke. Hopefully she didnt kill herself without experiencing boyhood for the 15th time. He cast four actors patricia arquette, ethan hawke, ellar coltrane. How the boyhood cast changed throughout the 12 years it. O n a bright, cold morning at the sundance film festival, the delegates gathered to see a film that put the world in a bottle, folding a 12year span into 164 minutes. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named mason a breakthrough performance by ellar coltrane, who literally grows up on screen before our eyes.
Boyhood wins best picture, and more highlights from the 2015 bafta awards. In 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12year project. The director and star of acclaimed new film boyhood talk to xan brooks about how much coltrane knew about the 12year project when he was first. Director and cast, which includes ethan hawke and patricia arquette, talk about what it was like working on a project over 12 years. I guess she doesnt appreciate true cinema like we all do. Apr 28, 2014 a fictional drama made with the same group of actors over a 12year period from 200220. Rather, it is a wellacted and exquisitely edited series of vignettes that are strung together with syrupy background music and a dull script that is full of watery platitudes and sideplots that go nowhere. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
The movies working title was the 12year project, and this fictional comingofage story was shot over a few weeks each year, with the same. The movie was filmed intermittently over a twelveyear period. With ellar coltrane, patricia arquette, ethan hawke, elijah smith. Jul 11, 2014 ellar coltrane, the boy at the center of richard linklaters boyhood, spent 12 years filming the directors epic comingofage project, with linklater shooting a little bit each year. The first shot in boyhood, richard linklaters tender, profound film, is of a cloudy sky. Richard linklater, on merrily we roll along, the 20 year project we are helping him create. Conversations about boyhood tend to focus on the actors or writerdirector richard linklater, but he is quick to emphasize the contributions of his loyal artisan team. Filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of age writerdirector richard linklater says picking the films star was vital because he had to. Richard linklaters long journey to complete boyhood is beginning to look.
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