Ifc films has just debuted a short featurette the making of boyhood12 years on film on hulu. 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. Two producers of boyhood, a leading contender in the oscar race, have. Im not sure ive ever seen a more succinct or more truthful pull quotetag line for a film. Twelve years on film presents an honest collection of faces, placed sidebyside, that chronicles the passage of time as the camera connects with the cast and crew on an intimate level. Filming took place in threeminute segments from 1991 to 1997. Richard linklaters ambitious project, shot over 12 years, is an experience of the life cycle, and its as moving as youve heard it is. The 19yearold spent 12 years working with richard linklater on the writerdirectors opus, boyhood, starring as the. Boyhood, richard linklaters 12year epic, tells the tale of mason ellar coltrane a young boy from a broken family attempting to find his place in the world. The indie hit is the frontrunner to score the top prize at the oscars. The making of the film boyhood over the course of 12years. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Jul 12, 2014 the story of how ifc committed to boyhood the incredibly risky 12 year project. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a.
Dec 09, 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. The object of it being a film on a screen someday was kind of removed, well, it was for me. Feb 23, 2015 the film has been talked about as a quirky sideproject, but in its completed form it looks like the achievement of a lifetime. The 19 year old spent 12 years working with richard linklater on the writerdirectors opus, boyhood, starring as the. Shot over 12 years it stars ellar coltrane and linklaters daughter, lorelei, as siblings who. After linklater had completed a final cut of the film, he asked her if she wanted to see it beforehand. The 12year project 19 minutes is a makingof featurette which includes archival and modern comments from linklater, who gives his views on the movie. Ellar coltrane was filmed over a 12 year period for boyhood. It took a rare degree of commitment from linklater and his actors. Apr 25, 2014 boyhood, the new film from director richard linklater follows a boy from childhood to early adulthood. 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 boy named mason, who ages from 618 years old on screen. Jul 17, 2014 boyhood, richard linklaters 12year epic, tells the tale of mason ellar coltrane a young boy from a broken family attempting to find his place in the world.
Boyhood is a 2014 american drama film written and directed by richard linklater, and starring patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, lorelei linklater, and ethan hawke. A look inside the 12year process of making boyhood. Richard linklater interview every year for more than a decade richard linklater gathered the same cast including ethan hawke and patricia arquette to shoot scenes for his film boyhood. Following the life of a boy and his family over 12 years, it gives us an intimate journey into the boys development over time, the effects of divorce, single parenting, peergroup relations, and the challenges faced by children and adolescents in this era. Writerdirector mike leigh, while accepting a fellowship from the british academy of film and television arts in 2015, called it the definitive independent film. Linklater must have known the magnitude of what his film was going to be given his foresight to. Growing up in america american psychological association.
With ellar coltrane, patricia arquette, ethan hawke, elijah smith. Jan 27, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Adair about his idea for boyhood, shooting footage each of those 12 years, she immediately agreed to take part. 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. Obviously boyhood is a tourdeforce of time travel through a young mans life and it deserves the plaudits its garnered.
I dont think there was any one point, but my understanding of the project grew a lot as i got older. The decision was made to edit the film progressively, cutting the scenes from each year after they were completed. The making of boyhood featurette ifc films youtube. It even carried over into the films reception at its debut at this years sundance film festival. Just as boyhood the film calls forth memories of childhood and lures one into a place of selfreflection, boyhood. I dont know what to say about the film, except 4207 days ago we started. Boyhood uses musical cues to let you know what year it is. My one gripe is not just with this one film but with many other american films and tv series and that is their concentration on suburbia as the ideal milieu for the american family, a family that is almost always white, and a blondish white at that. Patricia arquette remembers the emotional first time she saw.
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. Boyhood, the new film from director richard linklater follows a boy from childhood to early adulthood. Boyhood its a really good movie and i think everybody should watch it but the problem is that the last half hour could be over long and may be boring. Filming takes place for a few weeks every year from 2001 to 20. Richard linklaters 12year film project boyhood the. Jul 06, 2014 d irector richard linklater and ellar coltrane, the 19yearold star of his new film, boyhood, have a relaxed look in each others company it is as if they were a father and son and we were. Boyhood richard linklater, 2014 is an experimental dramatic film that follows a boy and his family growing up over a 12 year period of time.
Richard linklaters 12 year journey to create an american masterpiece. Everything you need to know about boyhood movie 2014. Boyhood ethan hawke, patricia arquette, ellar coltrane. The story of how ifc committed to boyhood the incredibly. Directed by richard linklater, boyhood, is about a 6 year old boy named mason, growing up. How the boyhood cast changed throughout the 12 years it. A fictional drama made with the same group of actors over a 12year period from 200220. The star and center of boyhood, ellar coltrane was a 7yearold unknown actor when the film started shooting. It took 12 years to film richard linklaters boyhood, a coming of age story filmed in realtime. Boyhood is like no other movie youll see this year. It even carried over into the film s reception at its debut at this year s sundance film festival.
D irector richard linklater and ellar coltrane, the 19yearold star of his new film, boyhood, have a relaxed look in each others company it is as if they were a father and son and we were. Boyhood richard linklater, 2014 is an experimental dramatic film that follows a boy and his family growing up over a 12year period of time. Last week, patricia arquette won an oscar for her role in the film boyhood. 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. Richard linklaters boyhood and the problem of aging in film. When rick approached me about the 12 year project i said yes right away, says jonathan searing, president of ifc films. Jul 17, 2014 richard linklaters ambitious project, shot over 12 years, is an experience of the life cycle, and its as moving as youve heard it is. But if it triumphs, it may be the most unusual film ever to win, owen. This deeply affective film received widespread critical acclaim and industry recognition. The first segment filmed in 1986, while the final six were completed in 2003. Funny and evocative, the finished product is a truly unique look at the.
Linklater has shown, perhaps with more heartpiercing acuity than. In 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12 year project. This is a mature movie about life and growing up with some sex situations and some alcohol abuse so i. Boyhood is nominated for a total of 6 academy awards including best picture, best actor in a supporting role. Boyhood also earned the admiration of other filmmakers and artists. The 12 year project, the making of boyhood video 2015. We are privy to onset footage from various years of shooting. In 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12year project. Directed by richard linklater, boyhood, is about a 6 year old boy named mason, growing up and coming of age with his family. List of films with longest production time wikipedia. At first it does not seem like such an original plot. Boyhood twelve years on film photographs by matt lankes. Richard linklater interview every year for more than a decade richard linklater gathered the same cast including ethan hawke and patricia arquette to.
Boyhood is a superb film that is also a frontrunner for best film next sunday night at the academy awards. He also was not allowed to watch a single frame of boyhood until the film was completed, because linklater didnt want him to feel selfaware or awkward. The project began without a completed script, with only basic plot points and the. While the film was shot over short periods from 2002 to 20 nearly a 12 years span, production also included a year of preproduction and two years of. It is a film, now titled boyhood, by the acclaimed director richard linklater. 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. How the boyhood cast changed throughout the 12 years it took to make the movie. Jul 11, 2014 ellar coltrane is one actor who can say he has literally grown up on film. Feb 22, 2015 12year epic boyhood reveals digital revolution in moviemaking video. The 12 year project 19 minutes is a makingof featurette which includes archival and modern comments from linklater, who gives his views on the movie. Boyhood is a 2014 american comingofage drama film written and directed by richard. Linklater, whose experimental waking life was playing at the venice film festival that year, told his companions john sloss. Boyhood trailer reveals a film 12 years in the making.
World premiere at the 2014 sundance film festival and won the silver bear for best director at the 2014 berlin international film festival. The cast and director of boyhood discuss their dozenyear project. The 12 year project, the making of boyhood video 2015 8. Richard linklaters boyhood, shot over 12 years, has been hailed as a landmark without parallel in movie history. We saw this at the recent sydney film festival and absolutely loved it.
Conceived more than a decade ago by writer and director richard linklater before midnight, the film was shot over a 12 year period. Coltrane from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in texas with divorced parents arquette and hawke. Director christopher nolan named boyhood as his favorite film of 2014, calling it extraordinary. The story of how ifc committed to boyhood the incredibly risky 12 year project. List of accolades received by boyhood film wikipedia.
Jul 15, 2014 richard linklaters boyhood, shot over 12 years, has been hailed as a landmark without parallel in movie history. Starring ethan hawke and patricia arquette as masons parents and newcomer lorelei linklater as his sister samantha, boyhood charts the rocky. The film competed in the main competition section of the 64th berlin international film festival, where linklater won the silver bear for best director. Boyhood premiered at the 2014 sundance film festival and was released theatrically on july 11, 2014. Boyhood is available now on digital hd and will be available on bluray and dvd from january 6th, 2015. Boyhood 2014, r, 165 minutes the poster for boyhood states that it is a moving 12 year epic. Jan 06, 2015 obviously boyhood is a tourdeforce of time travel through a young mans life and it deserves the plaudits its garnered. Apr 28, 2014 a fictional drama made with the same group of actors over a 12year period from 200220. Patricia arquette remembers the emotional first time she. Dec 09, 2014 ifc films has just debuted a short featurette the making of boyhood12 years on film on hulu. 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 beautifully. Jan 19, 2015 boyhood 2014, r, 165 minutes the poster for boyhood states that it is a moving 12 year epic.