Ok, i love miranda july, i loved me and you and everyone we know, and had been eagerly awaiting her next film. The future is a 2011 germanamerican drama film written, directed by, and starring miranda july. Her most recent book is the first bad man, a novel. A woman like the heroine of the future could never have written and directed the future.
The untitled pic will be produced by plan b and annapurna, and is set to begin production in may. Julys collection of stories, no one belongs here more than you, won the frank oconnor international short story award and has been published in twentythree countries. Filmmakerperformance artist miranda july follows up her beloved first feature, me and you and everyone we know, with an equally eccentric but darker work, the future. When i first watched this movie, i sat staring blankly at the screen at the end. In an interview with nowness, july explained why she chose this clip in particular which did not make it into the final cut of the film. I feel it is irresponsible of miss july not to provide an official notice with the film warning the audience that it may cause such unexpected reactions. The film was nominated for the golden bear at the 61st berlin international film festival. Mag the future durch solche momente gelegentlich ein wenig ins. Miranda july dreams up an idiosyncratic solution to the interruptions of modern life in a handy tip for the. In the future, miranda july grows up the village voice. Miranda julys the future and bobby fischer against the. The future is transparently a movie about having a child, as well as about being one. Feb 06, 2020 miranda julys kajillionaire is still in the black, but a different distributor has won the project out of the sundance film festival with a latehitting bid, focus features is closing. Like allen, july creates her own characters, including a juicy one for her to play.
Park city, ut january 28, 2011 in their third pickup of sundance 2011. Daughter of lindy hough and richard grossinger, writers and publishers who founded. Miranda july has a reputation for being either adored or mocked depending upon ones individual tolerance for the hipsterati. Mar 15, 2018 miranda july has taken the wraps off her next feature film, her third overall and first since 2011. Just watch the trailer, and see if you are interested. When she not only wrote but directed and starred in 2005s me and you. The future made its world premiere at the 2011 sundance. Carrie brownstein, david byrne, spike jonze, sheila heti, hans ulrich obrist, and july herself. The future made its world premiere at the 2011 sundance film festival, where it was screened in the premieres section. The future is whimsical at times most notably, its narrated by a cat named paw paw, and brutally honest in its attention to the awkward and uncomfortable details of contemporary life, illuminating miranda julys singular way of being intimate and. Miranda july will start production on an untitled family drama in late may with plan b and annapurna producing. Miranda july, hamish linklater, david warshofsky kinostart deutschland. Christine, julys character in me and you and everyone we know 2005, was a 30ish woman with life. Miranda julys kajillionaire sells to focus features.
The future is the second feature from miranda july. But the voice of the cat belongs to miranda july, the writer. Miranda july has taken the wraps off her next feature film, her third overall and first since 2011. Utah if woody allen takes the time to look behind him, he will see miranda july following his career path.
I wont really try to get into synopsis of this, because i feel it can be translated in many ways. An offcut from july s latest film, the future, the scene has been reconstituted by the actress, writer and filmmaker for nowness, complete with a score by david byrne collaborator steven reker. With john hawkes, miranda july, miles thompson, brandon ratcliff. Acclaimed filmmaker miranda julys first feature directorial effort in nearly a decade will see theaters in 2020 coronavirus permitting, and its no less than a starstudded heist film. This revealing, insightful commentary provides an intimate perspective on the artists everevolving process. Miranda july in the future 2011 miranda july and hamish linklater in the future 2011. Everything we know about miranda julys new movie paste. Mar, 2020 acclaimed filmmaker miranda july s first feature directorial effort in nearly a decade will see theaters in 2020 coronavirus permitting, and its no less than a starstudded heist film. Give miranda july some credit, she has some very heady ideas she wants to explore with her latest movie the future like mortality, time and what we decide to do with it.
Yesterday, miranda july presented nowness with an exclusive vignette from her upcoming film the future framed as a solution to the interruptions of modern life entitled a handy tip for the easily distracted. The future is narrated by a scared cat that is recovering from a foot amputation and waiting for a mousey couple to adopt it. I didnt really care for you, me and everyone we know which is another miranda july movie, this one i loved. Watch miranda july in the play that led to her latest film the future posted by brian jacks on november 28th in a conversation this summer with miranda july about her new film the future, the celebrated performance artist described her goal of reigniting the imaginations of adults. Since becoming a filmmaker, her debut feature, me and you and everyone we know 2005 has won several film awards. July has been making videos and art projects, and writing short fiction, since the late 90s, but came to the. And like many other indie film geeks, ive been waiting six years for july. In the future, miranda julys followup to her camera dor winner me and you and everyone we know, july casts herself as onehalf of a couple whose lives are turned upside down by the imminent. Youve said that the future is your version of a horror movie. Ahead of the uk release of the future on november 4, val phoenix met miranda july at the london film festival after the success of her 2005 feature debut, me and you and everyone we know, which scooped the camera dor at the cannes film festival, writerdirector miranda july returns with the future, a comedydrama centred on a slacker couple. Of all the vaguely philosophical, calculatedly leftofcenter dialogue that peppers miranda julys the future, no line is more telling than the writerdirectorstars latefilm declaration, in the guise of her character sophie, that im saying okay to nothing. Miranda julys next movie set up at plan b and annapurna. While the masses might not consider all filmmakers to be true artists, theres no making that mistake with miranda july.
Through films, books, online projects and onewoman live shows, shes found a way to quell the urge to reach out and connect. Miranda julys kajillionaire is still in the black, but a different distributor has won the project out of the sundance film festival with a latehitting bid, focus features is closing. To appreciate the future, miranda julys ingeniously constructed wonder cabinet of a movie, you may first have to pass through a stage of mild annoyance or even something more intense. Christine, july s character in me and you and everyone we know 2005, was a 30ish woman with life. With miranda july, hamish linklater, david warshofsky, isabella acres. A lonely shoe salesman and an eccentric performance artist struggle to connect in this unique take on contemporary life. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck. July drew on her performance art piece, things we dont understand and. When a couple decides to adopt a stray cat their perspective on life changes radically, literally altering the course of time and space and testing their faith in each other and themselves. She is a performance artist and published short story writer. Naked miranda july in the future miranda july grows up by j. Miranda july leaves pieces of herself everywhere she goes.
February 15, 1974 is an american film director, screenwriter, singer, actress, author and artist. Miranda july creates her own world in the future sfgate. Filmmaker miranda july turns cat adoption into a meditation on mortality in the future. Her body of work includes film, fiction, monologue, digital media presentations, and live performance art.
She wrote, directed and starred in the films me and you and everyone we know 2005 and the future 2011. Miranda july is brought to life in an introductory interview with julia bryanwilson and candid recollections by friends, collaborators, curators, assistants, and audience members. Filmmaker miranda july talks about her new film, the future, the career goals of modern directors and how she juggles various art forms. I suppose to some degree miranda july s characters are autobiographical. I finished writing a book of short stories and then wrote a performance called things we dont. After my first feature i had no interest in making another movie immediately. As the tune plays for the final time over a concluding scene that leaves the future of the main couple very much in the air it provides a subtle clue as to how the director feels about what the characters have gone through. Miranda july dreams up an idiosyncratic solution to the interruptions of modern life in a handy tip for the easily distracted. Released july 29th, 2011, the future stars hamish linklater, miranda july, david warshofsky, isabella acres the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of 67 out of 100.
Its slow paced, so if that isnt your thing, then you wont like it. Jul 29, 2011 to appreciate the future, miranda julys ingeniously constructed wonder cabinet of a movie, you may first have to pass through a stage of mild annoyance or even something more intense. I always want to follow the news, but then im so far. Mar 15, 2018 miranda july will start production on an untitled family drama in late may with plan b and annapurna producing. I went to see her in london when she did a sermon at the school of life, and bought a signed copy of it chooses you. Perhaps theyre autobiographical more in the woody allen mode. Sophie july and jason hamish linklater, the new adventures of old christine have decided to adopt a stray cat, but the shelter wont release it for a month. Lovers give their lives a major overhaul after deciding to adopt a sickly stray cat. Miranda julys kajillionaire sells to focus features variety. Miranda july presents an exclusive vignette inspired by. Her new film, the future, seems propelled by that same need. I kinda love miranda julys 2005 feature film debut me and you and everyone we know. Fresh off the announcement that her breakout indie feature film me and you and everyone we know 2005 will join the criterion collection in april 2020, as well as the launch of a retrospective book spanning her entire career, miranda julys latest film, kajillionaire, screened at sundance 2020.
Jan 28, 2011 miranda julys the future is the followup to her critical and commercial smash, me and you and everyone we know. Namely, july is making the point that while the future is unknowable, there will always be love. I suppose to some degree miranda julys characters are autobiographical. The future movie written, directed by and starring miranda july. The future is curiously told through cats eyes movie. An offcut from julys latest film, the future, the scene has been reconstituted by the actress, writer and filmmaker for nowness, complete with a score by david byrne collaborator steven reker.
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