Will angelina jolies unbroken movie win over christian. Unbroken is a 2014 american war film produced and directed by angelina jolie and written by the coen brothers, richard lagravenese, and william nicholson. Months after conquering the summer box office with maleficent, her most profitable film ever, angelina jolie returns to the screens on. 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. Angelina jolie to direct wwii pow drama unbroken collider. 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.
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. Path to redemption, a christianleaning followup to jolies louis zamperini biopic unbroken. Unbroken by angelina jolie angelina jolie, jack oconnell. Distributeur universal pictures international france. Dec 18, 2014 a t enormous and punishing length, director angelina jolie gives us a film based on the truelife story of louie zamperini. Unbroken is undoubtedly wellintentioned, but it hits a few too many of the. 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. Actor jack oconnell as world war ii veteran louis zamperini, in a scene from angelina jolies highly anticipated film unbroken. Unbroken, the most recent film directed by the hollywood star, follows the true life. Dec 23, 2014 played by a cute but lowoctane actor, jack oconnell, zamperini is a passive figure to build a movie around. 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.
Dec 29, 2014 angelina jolies second directorial effort, unbroken, is not an easy viewing. 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. 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. 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.
Angelina jolies unbroken is a pointless tortureathon. However, in the documentary in the extras of this dvd this was heavily talked about by the character himself. Unbroken movie by angelina jolie stirs religious controversy. With jack oconnell, miyavi, domhnall gleeson, garrett hedlund. The new film unbroken, directed by angelina jolie, tells the story of an olympic runner and world war ii prisoner of war. 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 on the wrenching experience of watching unbroken. Academy award r winner angelina jolie directs and produces unbroken.
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. Louis jack oconnell grows up a roughhewn kid on the verge of becoming a fullon delinquent. His only goal is to survive the next beating, and jolies only goal is to watch. Angelina jolie interview angelina jolie on unbroken. 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. 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.
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 one story from unbroken that angelina jolie thought. 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. Though epic and ambitious, jolie s second outing as a director fails to do justice. 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. 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. A world war ii story of survival, resilience, and redemption.
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. 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. After a nearfatal plane crash in wwii, olympian louis zamperini spends a harrowing 47. Shot inside an allied bomber threatened by antiaircraft fire and japanese fighter planes, its a pulsepounding beginning that leaves you exhilarated and horrified. Angelina jolie directing unbroken movie olympian lou. David james universal pictures by john horn april 18, 2014. Academy award r winner angelina jolie directs and produces. The folly of this bland and broadly forgettable version is that it tries to be all of them. Angelina jolie will direct an adaptation of the wwii pow nonfiction novel unbroken, about louis zamperini. 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. It turns out to be a rousing, full blooded war movie but one which also. 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 jolie interview angelina jolie on unbroken, life. But even with scenes depicting this mans trials at sea and in a p. 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. Offscreen, jolie has become prominently involved in international charity projects. Jolie has made a grand, solid movie of the zamperini story, but oconnell is the part of unbroken that was truly worth the wait. 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 samurai guitarist headhunted by angelina jolie for. Unbroken trailer ufficiale italiano 2015 angelina jolie. Unbroken 2014 angelina jolie synopsis, characteristics. Unbroken, directed by angelina jolie the new york times. Smith 2005, wanted 2008, salt 2010 and maleficent 2014. 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.
Unbroken 2014 directed by angelina jolie genres drama subgenres docudrama, war drama release date dec 25, 2014 usa run time 7 min. Dec 18, 2014 between editing sessions, jolie made frequent visits to his bedside, bringing her laptop to show zamperini footage from the movie. Angelina jolies unbroken hero was her neighbor all along. In angelina jolies war film unbroken, the american prisoner of war, louis zamperini, is sent to naoetsu, a japanese camp in this sleepy. It is based on the 2010 nonfiction book by laura hillenbrand, unbroken. So i urge you to watch all the special features and interviews after watching the movie. 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. The one story from unbroken that angelina jolie thought was.
Angelina jolie war film accused of being racist and anti. Jolie, who directed last years second world war drama unbroken, is being considered for marvels first femalefronted superhero movie published. Hillenbrands bestseller has now been adapted for the big screen, with a screenplay by joel and ethan coen, richard lagravenese, and william nicholson. 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. The film is produced by jolie, as well as matthew baer city by the sea, erwin. After a nearfatal plane crash in wwii, olympian louis zamperini.
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. Apr 18, 2014 directorproducer angelina jolie and garrett hedlund on the set of the movie unbroken. Mar 31, 2015 unbroken, the almost unbelievable story of louis louie zamperini, marked angelina jolie s second time stepping behind the camera. Academy award winner angelina jolie directs and produces this epic drama that follows the incredible life of olympian and war hero louis. Jack oconnell plays olympic athlete and american war hero louis zamperini in angelina jolies wellmounted but. Though epic and ambitious, jolies second outing as a director fails to do justice. When zamperini died at age 97 on july 2, 20, she was devastated. Meet the young men angelina jolie handpicked to star in. After the war, he wrestled with addiction and his marriage nearly ended in divorce. Jack oconnell, domhnall gleeson, jai courtney, garrett hedlund. Mar 20, 2018 the angelina joliedirected louis zamperini biopic gets a very different kind of sequel. Avec unbroken, angelina jolie cartonne au boxoffice americain.