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Beginners

ORIGINAL TITLE

Beginners

YEAR

2010	Apple Trailer

RUNNING TIME

105 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Mike Mills

SCREENWRITER

Mike Mills

COMPOSER

Roger Neill, Dave Palmer, Brian Reitzell

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Kasper Tuxen

CAST

Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Bill Oberst Jr., Lou Taylor Pucci, Jodi Long, Kai Lennox, Jessica Elder

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Focus Features / Olympus Pictures / Parts and Labor

AWARDS

2011: Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer)
2011: Golden Globes: Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer)
2011: BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer)
2011: Gotham Awards: Best Film (ex-aequo) & Best Ensemble Cast
2011: National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer)
2011: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer). 4 nominations
2011: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Sup. Actor (Christopher Plummer)
2011: Critics Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Plummer)
2011: Screen Actors Guild: Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer)

GENRE

Drama. Romance | Family Relationships. Disease. Gay & Lesbian. Independent Film (USA). Comedy-Drama

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

Oliver (Ewan McGregor) is a young man who is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father Hal (Christopher Plummer), who is 75 and was married for 38 years: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.

PRO REVIEWS

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"In wistful tone and mood, Beginners at times hazily evokes the films of Wong Kar-wai (...) the film's special mixture of sadness, comedy and hope sneaks up on you and stays in your memory" (Joe Morgenstern: The Wall Street Journal)

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"A smart screenplay and captivating visual devices deliver genuine emotions in 'Beginners' (...) The chemistry among all the actors is terrific" (Kirk Honeycutt: The Hollywood Reporter)

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"Deeply poignant and disarmingly personal" (David Edelstein: New York Magazine)

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"Laurent and McGregor are the year's most appealing screen couple (...) Beginners is at once melancholy, hopeful and endearingly original (...) Rating: **** (out of four)" (Claudia Puig: USA Today)

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“'Beginners' gives Christopher Plummer his plummest role in years" (Rex Reed: The New York Observer)

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"One of the pleasures of "Beginners" is the warmth and sincerity of the major characters. (...) It's a hopeful fable with deep optimism and a cheerful style that kids itself. (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)" (Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times)

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