Jim sturgess, kirsten dunst, timothy spall, blu mankuma en nicholas rose. Upside down was apparently panned by critics and ignored by viewers, criticized for its abstract, physicsrelated concepts of physical gravity, looking for scientific exactness rather than just accepting that the setting is a small part of the film. He is the son of the argentinian film director and senator fernando solanas. Upside down is a 2012 canadianfrench romantic fantasy written and directed by juan diego solanas and starring jim sturgess and kirsten dunst. Adam played by jim sturgess and eden kirsten dunst, who are madly in love. The fantasy romance upside down, from writerdirector juan solanas the man without a head, tells the uniquely original story of an. The fantasy romance upside down, from writerdirector juan solanas the man without a head, tells the uniquely original story of an interplanetary dystopian romance, in which opposite gravities. In 2012 he has directed the frenchcanadian production upside down, starring jim sturgess and kirsten dunst.
Born in buenos aires on november 4th 1966, juan diego solanas is the son of one of argentinas most important directors, fernando e. Otherwise, any connection between the two worlds causes things to burn. Meanwhile, just overhead, eden dunst dwells in a world defined by wealth and. I saw two mountains, one upside down on top of the other, he recalls. The genre shifts never quite gel, despite jim sturgess and kirsten dunsts. Starcrossed lovers from two disparate planets fight for love against all odds in this romantic scifi adventure starring kirsten dunst and jim sturgess. Mar 14, 20 in juan solanas latest project, upside down, viewers are plunged into a universe where two planets, the aptly named up and down, developed on top of each other. Upside down requires the use of rules to function, and throws them to the wayside to serve as a playing field for wayward lovers. Adam sturgess lives on a planet where poverty is the norm. The picture has been in development with onyx films and studio 37 for a good while. Beautiful new images for juan solanas upside down heyuguys. Juan solanas upside down is an overly sappy and far too dramatic love story with a hard scifi twist thrown in. You seem to know a lot about this, like you wrote the book in it or something. The film, directed by juan diego solanas, takes place on twin alien planets.
Their release of the paperboy, with nicole kidman, last year, didnt do well, but bernie, starring jack black, was a modest art house hit of 2012. Juan solanas ambitious upside down wants to be part alternateuniverse dystopia, part anticorporate screed, and part love story. How juan solanass upside down messed up its theatrical. Upside down began as a single image seen in a dream by writerdirector juan solanas. Dec 28, 2010 posters and images from director juan solanas scifi romance upside down check out the first images from juan solanas interesting scifiromance film upside down, which stars kirsten dunst and jim sturgess as lovers separated by the very laws of gravity. Upside down may have met in the middle to make an engrossing drama. After years of being solely in the home entertainment business, millennium films continue to try, with upside down, to break into the theatrical side of movies.
Upside down trailer 20 official movie trailer in hd starring jim sturgess, kirsten dunst directed by juan diego solanas stunning romantic adventure in an alternate universe with. Dispelling the myth that the brain produces consciousness, and the implications for everyday life by mark gober 5. Upside down is one of the most visually arresting movies to come out so far in 20 second to stoker, and the visuals are endlessly beautiful. The film is a conceptual romancescifi from director juan solanas. It is a shame that upside down had such a painful and unpromising commercial launch. Juan solanas born 4 november 1966 is an argentine film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. Written and directed by awardwinning filmmaker juan solanas and set in twinned worlds with opposite gravities, the film puts an eyepopping, original twist on the classic tale of. The frenchcanadian film upside down, written and directed by juan solanas, is primarily a visual experience. Upside down trailer 20 kirsten dunst movie official hd. Apr 16, 20 upside down official movie trailer hd eone films. Juan solanas piece is fixated on minor incidents as his world burgeons with class discrimination, erupting war, corporate lockdowns, and inhuman law. As a finished movie, it is a beautiful work of art. Adam and eden fell in love as teens despite the fact that they live on. The films incredible visuals, which look like they belong in an art gallery instead of up on the big screen, more than complement the dazzling concepts writerdirector juan solanas has crafted in this scifi.
Jim sturgess talks upside down and director juan solanas vision, calling it stunning and beautiful, plus auditioning for guardians of the galaxy. Upside down finally came out in us theatres on march 15th, 20. This guy looked up at a girl on the upper mountain, and she. Ive been keeping an eye on juan diego solanas surrealsounding scifi story upside down for a while now. The political implications of upside down, written and directed by the argentine filmmaker juan solanas, may be obvious, but the movie is not. Posters and images from director juan solanas scifi. Juan solanas s digital fantasy takes place on twinned planets whose double gravity holds them in such close proximity that people can climb from one to. Adam and eden fell in love as teens despite the fact that they live on twinned worlds with gravities that pull in opposite directions. The good news, speaking of nonsense, is that you no longer have to imagine what any of those things would be like because upside down is a film that does all of it and much more. Heres our account of how juan solanas s upside down messed up its release.
Upside down is a film produced by a french box, studio 37, where the filming took place in montreal, before the cameras of the argentine director juan solanas. In a world where two realms with their own gravity exist in proximity to one another, adam sturgess is a relatively ordinary individual. Juan solanass digital fantasy takes place on twinned planets whose double gravity holds them in such close proximity that people can climb from one to. Kirsten dunst, jim sturgess, timothy spall, juan solanas. Posters and images from director juan solanas scifi romance. But between that release and its annoucement back in 2009, the life of this film has looked like a rollercoaster made of delays, rumours and ultimately bad press. In 2012 he has directed the frenchcanadian production upside down. Frank scheck found the film confusing, saying, you practically need an advanced degree in physics to fully comprehend the convoluted physical machinations depicted in upside down, juan solanas dizzyingly loopy scifi romance. The bright yellow stream of urine cuts through writerdirector juan solanass. Up is an affluent planet, with only wealthy people, while down is a desolate wasteland, filled with the poor. Mar 14, 20 one morning, director juan solanas woke up and had a vision. Juan diego solanas upside down 2012 us movie trailer jim sturgess, kirsten dunst, jayne heitmeyer, agnieshka wnorowska, and. I think that you could do with some pics to drive the msaesge home a little bit, but.
More than two years after wrapping in late 2010, the ambitious science fantasy romance. One morning, director juan solanas woke up and had a vision. Aug 22, 2012 upside down has been ranked 4592 times, wins 42. Were introduced to a binary system governed by three inescapable if not entirely scientific laws. A fantasylike rendition of the tale of two cities concept, it tells the story of two individuals. If youre feeling charitable, that fact might serve as a thin excuse for the cavernsized plot holes and lapses in basic logic the film frequently indulges in. Juan solanas silly, but visually breathtaking, upside down sometimes just watching a beautifully produced set of visuals unique, colorful, strange. Upside down by juan solanas jim sturgess, kirsten dunst.
Mar, 20 the bright yellow stream of urine cuts through writerdirector juan solanass otherwise icy palette and lends at least a fleeting moment of levity to a film whose aweinspiring cg visuals and wellintentioned lead performances are weighed down by the screenplays clever but notentirelycogent premisewhich, in short, involves the. Upside down takes that conceit and flips it on its head by offering a vision of twin planets that are literally within shouting distance of each other their respective highest mountain peaks almost touch and which have gravities that pull in opposite directions. High resolution official movie posters for upside down 20 directed by juan diego solanas. Upside down trailer 20 kirsten dunst movie official. But when argentine director juan solanas set out to make his romantic fantasy film upside down, he was presented with the challenge of filming a world not with zero gravity, but dual gravity. The movie brought me in to an expansive, magical world.
Aug 28, 20 upside down is commendably daring, yet fruitless in character, lacking warmth where needed, and starving the audience of affection for the very reason it exists. Jan 29, 20 upside down trailer 20 official movie trailer in hd starring jim sturgess, kirsten dunst directed by juan diego solanas stunning romantic adventure in an alternate universe with. A man searches an alternate universe for his long lost love. I hope he is actively working on something new and great, and that the commercial failure of this movie has not deterred him. What it ends up being, however, is a creative thought exercise. Jim sturgess talks upside down and auditioning for.
Upside down, a topsyturvy romance by juan solanas the new. With jim sturgess, kirsten dunst, timothy spall, blu mankuma. Jim sturgess, kirsten dunst, timothy spall, juan solanas, dimitri rassam, alexis vonarb, aton soumache, claude leger, jonathan. Upside down film us release march 20 with jim sturgess kirsten dunst. Ten years after a forced separation, adam sets out on a dangerous quest to reconnect with his love. Kirsten dunst and jim sturgess scifi romance scores bad. The two lands are linked by a huge corporate building where everyone works. Born in buenos aires on november 4th 1966, juan diego solanas is the son of one of. But when argentine director juan solanas set out to make his romantic fantasy film upside down.
Upside down film wikipedia, the free encyclopedia upside down is a 2012 canadianfrench romantic science fiction film written and directed by juan diego solanas, starring jim sturgess and kirsten dunst contents 1. Fantasy drama directed by juan solanas and starring jim sturgess, kirsten dunst and timothy spall. Although its difficult to work out from this whether upside down will be good or not, its certainly an intriguin idea and from this evidence its going to be visually arresting. Posters and images from director juan solanas scifi romance upside down check out the first images from juan solanas interesting scifiromance film upside down, which stars kirsten dunst and jim sturgess as lovers separated by the very laws of gravity. Upside down is the singular vision of the argentinianfrench filmmaker juan solanas, who directed and wrote the screenplay. Upside down director juan solanas by cinema royale. Juan solanas talks upside down, filming with a limited budget.
Adam is a seemingly ordinary guy in a very extraordinary universe. As it is, too many elements collide and the film ends up. However, its painful birth has nothing to do with the merits of the finished work of art. Cloud atlas, across the universe star in upside down, an interplanetary dystopian romance about a. Had the premise been simpler, and the central romance more complex, upside down may have met in the middle to make an engrossing drama. Upsidedown was apparently panned by critics and ignored by viewers, criticized for its abstract, physicsrelated concepts of physical gravity, looking for scientific exactness rather than just accepting that the setting is a small part of the film. Upside down features incredible visual moments and usually every little detail is a wonder to behold, but there is only so much that urinating upside down can do for a movie and once the novelty. Mar 31, 2014 the film to most recently catch my attention on netflix was juan solanas upside down. You can still place a hold on the title, and your hold will be automatically filled as soon as the title is available again. T he highlight of upside downa scifi romance set in a world with, per the films lengthy prologue that vaguely recalls the intro to lady gagas born this way video, twin planets each with its own and opposite gravityis the moment adam jim sturgess inadvertently pisses on the ceiling. New poster and trailer for the science fiction novel. The political implications of upside down, written and directed by the argentine filmmaker juan solanas, may be obvious, but the movie is not a dystopian satire about the haves and the have. Upside down, a topsyturvy romance by juan solanas the.
Mar, 20 if the answer to all of these hypotheticals is yes, the bad news is that you have pretty much wasted a chunk of your existence on nonsense. Availability can change throughout the month based on the librarys budget. As it is, too many elements collide and the film ends up being distracting and muddled. Jim sturgess talks upside down and auditioning for marvel. Juan solanas talks upside down, filming with a limited. He leads a simple life but is plagued by the memories of a. Cloud atlas, across the universe star in upside down, an interplanetary dystopian romance about a young mans search for the longlost girl. Kirsten dunst spiderman, melancholia and jim sturgess cloud atlas, across the universe star in upside down, an interplanetary dystopian romance about a young mans search for the longlost girl of his dreams. Adam jim sturgess lives in an alternate universe in which the lower class walks rightsideup on the ground, and the upper class walks upside down on a kind of island in the sky.
Going into upside down knowing virtually nothing about it, other than it costars kirsten dunst, i have to admit to being impressed at first. I think the visual medium is an underrated component of film critiques but this movie would have been better off as a book. May 09, 2014 the frenchcanadian film upside down, written and directed by juan solanas, is primarily a visual experience. The rich music, the tango, the soaring spaces and height reeled me in.
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