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Revolutionary Road

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Original title

Revolutionary Road

Year

2008

Running time

119 min.

Country

United States

Director

Sam Mendes

Screenwriter

Justin Haythe. Novel: Richard Yates

Cast

Music

Thomas Newman

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Producer

Co-production United States-United Kingdom;

DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Vantage, BBC Film

Genre

Drama. Romance | 1950s

Synopsis

“Revolutionary Road” is about an unhappy couple in the Connecticut suburbs whose marriage implodes. Frank and April have always seen themselves as special, different, ready and willing to live their lives based on higher ideals. So, as soon as they move into their new house on Revolutionary Road, they proudly declare their independence from the suburban inertia that surrounds them and determine never to be trapped by the social confines of their era. Yet for all their charm, beauty and irreverence, the Wheelers find themselves becoming exactly what they didn’t expect: a good man with a meaningless job whose nerve has gone missing; a less-than-happy homemaker starving for fulfillment and passion; an American family with lost dreams, like any other. Driven to change their fates, April hatches an audacious plan to start all over again, to leave the comforts of Connecticut behind for the great unknown of Paris. But when the plan is put in motion, each spouse is pushed to extremes – one to escape whatever the cost, the other to save all that they have, no matter the compromises.

Awards: 2008: 3 Academy Awards nominations: Supporting Actor (Shannon), Art Direction, Costume Design

2008: Golden Globes: Best Actress Drama (Kate Winslet). 4 Nominations

2008: 4 Nominations for BAFTA, including Best Actress (Winslet) and Adapted Screenplay

2008: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Actress (Kate Winslet)

2008: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Actress (Kate Winslet)

2008: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Shannon)

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Ranking Lists Position

10 My Top 10 Movies from 2008 (388)
38 Movies with a Great Female Lead (68)
61 My Favorite Romantic Dramas (75)

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