Boyhood ( 2014 )
R | | Drama | 15 August 2014 (USA)
Director:
Richard LinklaterWriter:
Richard LinklaterStars:
Ellar Coltrane , Patricia Arquette , Ethan HawkeStoryline
Filmed over 12 years with The Same cast, Richard Linklater 's Growing Up BOYHOOD AS is seen through a groundbreaking story of The eyes of a Child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane ), Who Grows Up on screen before Our eyes literally. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette Lorelei Linklater AS AS newcomer Mason's parents and his Sister Samantha, The rocky terrain of BOYHOOD Charts Has before Childhood like no OTHER film. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay's Yellow to Arcade Fire's Deep Blue. BOYHOOD is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting.
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Once a year, over the last 12 years, Richard Linklater ('Waking Life' / 'Before Sunset') has reunited the same cast and shot segments of a feature film following the life of a boy (played by Ellar Coltrane - who literally grew into this part and became an actor of substance) from the age of 5 through the age of 18; the result is both fascinating and inspired. The only other project that comes close in comparison is Michael Apted's 'Seven Up' series which documents the lives of a collection of school children in 7-year intervals, starting in 1964 and still going as of the latest edition in 2012. What's so unique about 'Boyhood' is that these individuals (including Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, and Linklater's own daughter, Lorelei Linklater) evolve and age within a scripted narrative that is not 'like' a time capsule, this is a completely authentic period piece that retraces an era from the cultural response to September 11th, through the election of Barrack Obama, and into the age of social media saturation. As you watch these actors morph through more than a decade of their lives within a few hours, the story becomes as engaging as its concept. Throughout my life and travels, I've heard so little enthusiasm for Linklater outside of Austin and it's a shame because he is a unique force within the industry and quite an American gem. The director received a well-deserved standing ovation from SXSW's elated audience having, once again, set a new standard in the exploration of film's potential and reinforcing the limitlessness of DIY filmmaking.
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