Showing posts with label Alexandre Desplat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alexandre Desplat. Show all posts

Thursday, January 7, 2016

The Danish Girl (2015)


"Find the courage to be yourself."


Directed by Tom Hooper
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Tom Hooper, Gail Mutrux
Screenplay by Lucinda Coxon
Based on "The Danish Girl" by David Ebershoff
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Amber Heard
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Danny Cohen
Edited by Melanie Ann Oliver
Production companies: Working Title, Pretty Pictures, Revision Pictures, Senator Global Productions
Distributed by Focus Features, Universal Pictures International
Release date: 27 November 2015 (United States)
Running time: 119 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $31 million

"The Danish Girl" is a romantic biographical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by Lucinda Coxon, based on the novel of the same name by David Ebershoff and loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. The story is about Lili and Gerda's marriage and work that evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)


"For ten years one woman never stopped searching for the most wanted man in history"



Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Produced by Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Megan Ellison
Written by Mark Boal
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler, Édgar Ramírez, James Gandolfini
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Greig Fraser
Edited by Dylan Tichenor, William Goldenberg
Production company: Annapurna Pictures
Distributed by Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures
Release date: 4 January 2013 (Spain)
Running time: 157 minutes
Country: United State
Budget: $40 million
Box office: $138.8 million

"Zero Dark Thirty" is a historical thriller drama film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It shows a chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)


"Beauty inspires obsession."


Directed by Peter Webber
Produced by Andy Paterson, Anand Tucker
Screenplay by Olivia Hetreed
Based on "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Essie Davis, Tom Wilkinson, Cillian Murphy, Judy Parfitt
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Eduardo Serra
Edited by Kate Evans
Production companies: UK Film Council, Archer Street Productions
Distributed by Pathé, Lions Gate Films
Release date: 16 January 2004 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 100 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Budget: £10 million
Box office: $31,466,789 (Worldwide)


"Girl with a Pearl Earring" is a biographical romantic drama film directed by Peter Webber and based on the novel of the same name by Tracy Chevalier. The story is about a young girl who working as a maid attracts attention of painter Johannes Vermeer and becomes his talented assistant and a part of his masterpieces.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)


"I was born under unusual circumstances".


Directed by David Fincher
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Ceán Chaffin
Screenplay by Eric Roth
Story by Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Based on "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, Tilda Swinton
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Claudio Miranda
Edited by Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
Production company: The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 25 December 2008 (Fiji)
Running time: 166 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $150 million
Box office: $333.9 million

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a romantic fantasy drama film directed by David Fincher and based on "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story is about Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Coco Before Chanel (2009)


"Before she was France's famous mademoiselle..."



Directed by Anne Fontaine
Produced by Simon Arnal, Caroline Benjo, Philippe Carcassonne, Carole Scotta
Written by Anne Fontaine, Camille Fontaine
Based on "Chanel and Her World" by Edmonde Charles-Roux
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Christophe Beaucarne
Edited by Luc Barnier
Production company: Haut et Court, Ciné@, France 2 Cinéma
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics
Release date: 22 April 2009 (Belgium)
Running time: 105 minutes
Country: France, Belgium
Budget: $19,430,000
Box office: $50,813,834


"Coco Before Chanel" is a biographical drama film about the early life of famed French fashion designer Coco Chanel.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

The Imitation Game (2014)


"Unlock the secret, win the war"


Directed by Morten Tyldum
Produced by Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
Written by Graham Moore
Based on "Alan Turing: The Enigma" by Andrew Hodges
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Óscar Faura
Edited by William Goldenberg
Production company: Black Bear Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, Bristol Automotive
Distributed by StudioCanal, The Weinstein Company
Release date: 14 November 2014 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 114 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $14 million
Box office: $153.9 million

"The Imitation Game" is a biographical thriller drama film directed by Morten Tyldum and based on the biography "Alan Turing: The Enigma" by Andrew Hodges. It tells the story of the British cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who helped solve the Enigma code during the Second World War and was later prosecuted for his homosexuality.