Dec 23, 2014 played by a cute but lowoctane actor, jack oconnell, zamperini is a passive figure to build a movie around. The one story from unbroken that angelina jolie thought was. Unbroken is undoubtedly wellintentioned, but it hits a few too many of the. Academy award winner angelina jolie directs and produces this epic drama that follows the incredible life of olympian and war hero louis. That when faced with horrendous, lifethreatening situations, we would respond in similar fashion to louis zamperini, finding a new well of courage within ourselves and surviving the unimaginable.
Dec 12, 2014 tokyo angelina jolies new movie unbroken has not been released in japan yet, but it has already struck a nerve in a country still fighting over its wartime past. Meet the young men angelina jolie handpicked to star in. Louis jack oconnell grows up a roughhewn kid on the verge of becoming a fullon delinquent, until his brother starts training him to be a track. After the war, he wrestled with addiction and his marriage nearly ended in divorce.
Unbroken, directed by angelina jolie the new york times. Dec 17, 2014 angelina jolie has moved away from her more typical role of being in front of the camera to being behind it. With jack oconnell, miyavi, domhnall gleeson, garrett hedlund. Jolie, who directed last years second world war drama unbroken, is being considered for marvels first femalefronted superhero movie published. The samurai guitarist headhunted by angelina jolie for.
Mar 31, 2015 unbroken, the almost unbelievable story of louis louie zamperini, marked angelina jolie s second time stepping behind the camera. Jack oconnell, domhnall gleeson, jai courtney, garrett hedlund. Academy awardwinner angelina jolie directs and produces unbroken, the epic drama that follows the unbelievable true story of american hero louis louie zamperini. Angelina jolie is an academy awardwinning actress who rose to fame after her role in girl, interrupted 1999, playing the title role in the lara croft blockbuster movies, as well as mr. Academy award r winner angelina jolie directs and produces. Jolie has made a grand, solid movie of the zamperini story, but oconnell is the part of unbroken that was truly worth the wait. It turns out to be a rousing, full blooded war movie but one which also. Universal pictures and walden media are in final negotiations with angelina jolie to direct unbroken, the unbelievable story of olympianturnedwwii pow louis zamperini. Beautifully, if sometimes too glossily mounted, angelina jolie s sophomore effort as a director, unbroken, is too poker faced to enjoy either as a dramatic motion picture or a document of an. The film is produced by jolie, as well as matthew baer city by the sea, erwin.
Angelina jolies unbroken hero was her neighbor all along. The one story from unbroken that angelina jolie thought. Angelina jolie interview angelina jolie on unbroken. Dec 18, 2014 between editing sessions, jolie made frequent visits to his bedside, bringing her laptop to show zamperini footage from the movie. Academy award winner angelina jolie directs and produces this epic drama that follows the incredible life of olympian and war hero louis louie zamperini jack oconnell who, along with two other crewmen, survived on a raft for 47 days after a nearfatal plane crash in wwii only to be caught by the japanese navy and sent to a prisonerofwar camp. Though epic and ambitious, jolie s second outing as a director fails to do justice. Meet the young men angelina jolie handpicked to star in unbroken. Jolie said she could not have made the movie had she not first directed in the land of blood and honey 2011 about the bosnian war, and unbroken 2014, based on the true story of. Louis jack oconnell grows up a roughhewn kid on the verge of becoming a fullon delinquent.
After a nearfatal plane crash in wwii, olympian louis zamperini spends a harrowing 47. Unbroken movie by angelina jolie stirs religious controversy. Oct 09, 2014 in the upcoming survival drama unbroken, angelina jolie chronicles the inspiring life of louis zamperini, the track star turned world war ii hero who survived a plane crash, 47 days stranded at. After a nearfatal plane crash in wwii, olympian louis zamperini. Angelina jolie on the wrenching experience of watching unbroken.
Angelina jolie, unbroken the actressdirector suggests her new film, set against the backdrop of cambodian genocide, affected her view of her family and relationship with brad pitt. Unbroken by angelina jolie angelina jolie, jack oconnell. Angelina jolie interview angelina jolie on unbroken, life. Angelina jolie dropped to her knees in prayer while directing unbroken by diana tyler, contributing writer theres little doubt that the heavily anticipated movie unbroken will greatly impact and inspire audiences worldwide when it hits theaters christmas day. Angelina jolies unbroken, based on laura hillenbrands bestselling biography of the same name about olympian and wwii vet louis zamperini, opens with a firstrate action sequence. Angelina jolie directing unbroken movie olympian lou. Smith 2005, wanted 2008, salt 2010 and maleficent 2014.
His only goal is to survive the next beating, and jolies only goal is to watch. Months after conquering the summer box office with maleficent, her most profitable film ever, angelina jolie returns to the screens on. Shot inside an allied bomber threatened by antiaircraft fire and japanese fighter planes, its a pulsepounding beginning that leaves you exhilarated and horrified. Apr 18, 2014 directorproducer angelina jolie and garrett hedlund on the set of the movie unbroken.
Path to redemption, a christianleaning followup to jolies louis zamperini biopic unbroken. Avec unbroken, angelina jolie cartonne au boxoffice americain. However, in the documentary in the extras of this dvd this was heavily talked about by the character himself. Dec 22, 2014 the most surprising thing about the sturdy, if slightly starchy, storytelling of unbroken is that it comes courtesy of director angelina jolie, an artist never known for constraint in front. Jul 11, 2014 academy award winner angelina jolie directs and produces unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of olympian and war hero louis louie zamperini jack oconnell who, along.
Beautifully, if sometimes too glossily mounted, angelina jolies sophomore effort as a director, unbroken, is too poker faced to enjoy either as a dramatic motion picture or a document of an. Mar 20, 2018 the angelina joliedirected louis zamperini biopic gets a very different kind of sequel. Angelina jolie war film accused of being racist and anti. Unbroken, the most recent film directed by the hollywood star, follows the true life. By the time unbroken limps towards the finish line, director angelina jolie has convincingly made the case that a dozen great movies could be made about the extraordinary life of louis louie zamperini. It is based on the 2010 nonfiction book by laura hillenbrand, unbroken.
Unbroken is a 2014 american war film produced and directed by angelina jolie and written by the coen brothers, richard lagravenese, and william nicholson. Jolie is directing unbroken, the gripping survival tale depicting the. Angelina jolie with louis zamperini, who survived the war universal in angelina jolies war film unbroken, the american prisoner of war, louis zamperini, is sent to naoetsu, a japanese camp in. The folly of this bland and broadly forgettable version is that it tries to be all of them. Distributeur universal pictures international france. The new film unbroken, directed by angelina jolie, tells the story of an olympic runner and world war ii prisoner of war. The directors unblinking interpretation of zamperinis life is. Angelina jolie directs this truelife tale of louis zamperini, the olympic track star who survived a plane crash in world war ii, only to fight for his life against nature and eventually as a prisoner of war.
David james universal pictures by john horn april 18, 2014. Academy award winner angelina jolie directs and produces unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of olympian and war hero louis louie zamperini jack oconnell who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a nearfatal plane crash in wwii only to be caught by the japanese navy and sent to a prisonerofwar camp. Feb 25, 2014 angelina jolie was looking far and wide for dramatic inspiration, and all the time it was right outside her own front door. A world war ii story of survival, resilience, and redemption. Angelina jolies unbroken is a pointless tortureathon. Dec 25, 2014 angelina jolie opens unbroken with a shot of a celestial blue sky that soon darkens with a battle scene so tense and fluidly choreographed that you quickly sense that, as a director, she. Jack oconnell plays olympic athlete and american war hero louis zamperini in angelina jolies wellmounted but. Dec 29, 2014 angelina jolies second directorial effort, unbroken, is not an easy viewing. In angelina jolies war film unbroken, the american prisoner of war, louis zamperini, is sent to naoetsu, a japanese camp in this sleepy. But even with scenes depicting this mans trials at sea and in a p. Angelina jolie will direct an adaptation of the wwii pow nonfiction novel unbroken, about louis zamperini. Angelina jolie s unbroken, based on laura hillenbrands bestselling biography of the same name about olympian and wwii vet louis zamperini, opens with a firstrate action sequence. When zamperini died at age 97 on july 2, 20, she was devastated. Offscreen, jolie has become prominently involved in international charity projects.
After a nearfatal plane crash in wwii, olympian louis zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before hes caught by the japanese navy and sent to a prisonerofwar camp. Dec 24, 2014 angelina jolie, who befriended zamperini before his death this past july at the age of 97, directed and coproduced the film, and jack oconnell stars as zamperini. So i urge you to watch all the special features and interviews after watching the movie. Actor jack oconnell as world war ii veteran louis zamperini, in a scene from angelina jolies highly anticipated film unbroken. Hillenbrands bestseller has now been adapted for the big screen, with a screenplay by joel and ethan coen, richard lagravenese, and william nicholson.
Unbroken 2014 directed by angelina jolie genres drama subgenres docudrama, war drama release date dec 25, 2014 usa run time 7 min. Angelina jolie to direct wwii pow drama unbroken collider. In angelina jolies war film unbroken, the american prisoner of war, louis zamperini, is sent to naoetsu, a japanese camp in this sleepy coastal town. Academy award r winner angelina jolie directs and produces unbroken. Will angelina jolies unbroken movie win over christian. Dec 18, 2014 a t enormous and punishing length, director angelina jolie gives us a film based on the truelife story of louie zamperini. Dec 24, 2014 films like unbroken, and the laura hillenbrand book on which its based, capture something we all hope is true about ourselvesthat we too are unbreakable. Dec 03, 2014 angelina jolie s unbroken is a handsomely staged and dignified prestige drama, yet it tells a mostly passive story of survival in an often generic manner.
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