As pacino races around london, he appears overwhelmed by his obsession for playwright oscar wilde and his play salome. Pacino morethanworkshopped this film production when, in april 30 june 12 2003 oscar wildes salome was staged as a reading at the ethel barrymore theatre. The salome film proves a chilling and watchable look at lust, power, reprisal and decadence that, along with wilde salome, validates pacinos obsessive interest in wildes still. The film is a companion piece to pacinos wilde salome, an experimental film which featured a documentary mixed with dramatic performances based on oscar wildes 1891 play of the same name. It is a part of a double feature on the oscar wilde short play salome, together with the veniceshown documentary wilde salome, that shows the making of this film. Al pacino and marisa tomei to headline broadway salome. Al pacino on his career, working with scorsese, and that. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration. Al pacino attempts to mount both a stage reading and a film version of oscar wildes salome while also making a documentary about. With salome, al pacino returns to london stage after 30year. Follow pacino as he explores the complexities of oscar wildes acclaimed play salome, wilde himself and.
Salome is usually identified with the daughter of herodias who, according to the new testament mark 6. Oct 02, 20 wilde salome promo video with al pacino. Premiere double feature followed by an hourlong conversation with al pacino. Wilde salome 2011 al pacino documentary movie trailer youtube. The award ceremony along with biografilm festival, arca cinema giovani and brian collateral awards will take place friday septmber 9th at 6.
Im going to do your play, im going to do a movie of the play, and im doing a. But at that years venice festival, the film elite got a glimpse of work she had done long before. In wilde salome he takes the same concept of looking for richard but ups the ante, taking it one step further. One of wildes lesserproduced plays, salome dramatizes the biblical story of king herod and his stepdaughter. Though many interested moviegoers will want to see. Parsons, he was himself directing a film version of the play on a nearby movie studio soundstage. Wilde salome is a 2011 american documentarydrama film written, directed by, and starring al pacino. I just saw the opening of wilde salome in san francisco, with al pacino there to give an introduction to the film. Salome is a 20 american drama film edited from the 2011 film wilde salome, written and directed by al pacino, and starring pacino and jessica chastain.
Salome presents instead the narrative and drama elements of the first film in its full form. Al pacinos journey with wildes salome the new york. Follow pacino as he explores the complexities of oscar wildes acclaimed play salome, wilde himself and the birth of a rising star, jessica chastain. Wilde salome 2011 al pacino documentary movie trailer. With al pacino, jessica chastain, kevin anderson, estelle parsons. I dont think theres a time when this opera isnt being performed somewhere in the world. During the opening titles of wilde salome, it announces itself as a story about an obsession. Al pacino has said hell return to the london stage in 2016 in a production of oscar wildes play salome, over 30 years after he last appeared in the west end. Pacino takes us on a journey as he unravels and reinterprets oscar wildes once banned and most controversial work salome, a scintillating tale of lust, greed and one womans scorn. The biblical story of salome, a girl who agrees to perform the dance of the seven veils in return for john the baptists head on a silver platter.
Film al pacino on his career, working with scorsese, and that time he discovered jessica chastain i see myself kind of like a tenor. The biblical story of salome, a girl who agrees to perform the. Referred to by actordirector al pacino as his most personal project ever, the unconventional feature documentary wilde salome invites audiences into pacino s private world, as he explores the. With salome, al pacino returns to london stage after 30. After holding a reading in 2003, pacino brought the play to the stage in 2006 with a cast including thennewcomer jessica chastain in the. Presented as a double feature, actordirector al pacino shares his most personal project ever. At the festival, pacino was presented with the glory to the filmmaker. An exploration of oscar wildes 1891 play salome, the film premiered at the 68th venice international film festival. Ok, i wish pacino had sounded less like shylock but jessica chastain is very good as salome, looking like the young teenager imagined by wilde. Mar 30, 2018 wilde salome is an ambitious documentary that bites off more than it can chew, and quite knowingly. Five years later, pacinos film is ready to make its debut at the venice film festival. Serpico serpico 1973 the godfather michael corleone 1972 dog day afternoon sonny 1975 dick tracy big boy caprice 1990 the irishman jimmy hoffa 2019. Al pacino on his career, working with scorsese, and that time.
Wilde salome follows pacino all over the world as he explores his passion for wilde and his work, much as. Al pacino lusts after jessica chastain in oscar wildes salome. Al pacinos wilde salome trailer heres the first look at the teaser trailer for al pacinos documentary wilde salome, released prior to the film s premiere at the venice film festival. Early on in the documentary chronicling both a film and a theater production of the oscar wilde. The themes of obsession are all there and very interesting, but pacinos own.
Thats to say, it is part essay, part stage reading, part documentary, part travelogue and part feature film. Sep 26, 2014 al pacino has said hell return to the london stage in 2016 in a production of oscar wildes play salome, over 30 years after he last appeared in the west end. Now that film is finally getting a proper theatrical release alongside salome, pacinos adaptation of the estelle parsonsdirected stage play. This documentary about al pacinos experience of making oscar wildes most controversial play salome into a film was shown after the film itself. Wilde salome chronicles the staged reading as well as pacinos attempt to film the production for a movie adaptation, which became salome. Al pacinos wild salome, a doc in the mode of his looking for richard, chronicled the. Pacinos other broadway credits include camino real, king richard iii, american buffalo, chinese coffee and salome. After holding a reading in 2003, pacino brought the play to the stage in 2006 with a cast. It was released theatrically on august 10, 20 in the united states and on september 21, 2014 in the united kingdom and ireland. And a tenor needs to hit those high notes once in a while.
He received the academy award for his work in the film scent of a woman and. Referred to by actordirector al pacino as his most personal project ever, the unconventional feature documentary wilde salome invites. That film should be considered a docudrama in the most literal sense of the term, a heady brew that lashed together historical investigation into a play, its author and their milieu in this instance, shakespeares richard iii with a master class in stagecraft, pacinostyle. Al pacinos 10 best movies, according to rotten tomatoes. An exploration of oscar wildes 1891 play salome, the. Sep 18, 2014 wilde salome is in a similar vein to pacinos documentary looking for richard. If youre fond of al pacino then youll get a lot out of this glimpse into a particularly busy time in his professional life. One of al pacinos directory experiments, salome was filmed over 5 days in 2011, but has yet to be widely released. Pacino was owned by marisa tomei salome, david strathairn john the baptist and dianne wiest herodias. Actor and director al pacino poses during the photocall of wilde salome during the 68th venice film festival on september 4, 2011 at venice lido. Al pacino jessica chastain if your tuesday needs a few more severed heads than usual, youre in luck. Mar 14, 2018 film al pacino on his career, working with scorsese, and that time he discovered jessica chastain i see myself kind of like a tenor. In the early 1970s, al pacino soared into the stratosphere, becoming a certifiable superstar within the space of a few years.
Christopher nolan and jessica chastain interview al pacino. The salome film proves a chilling and watchable look at lust, power, reprisal and decadence that, along with wilde salome, validates pacino s obsessive interest in wildes stillresonant play. Salome and wilde salome will be screened at the bfi in london this sunday september 21. Then it begins to build in intensity until youre caught in the drama. Jul 29, 2014 al pacino jessica chastain if your tuesday needs a few more severed heads than usual, youre in luck. Ispirato al lavoro piu controverso di oscar wilde, una storia di lussuria e cupidigia wilde salome di al pacino acquista il dvd qui. Al pacinos wilde salome trailer heres the first look at the teaser trailer for al pacinos documentary wilde salome, released prior to the films premiere at the venice film festival. He galvanized film after film with a nervy urgency and thrilling line delivery that generations of moviegoers can quote from memory. Mar 29, 2018 the salome film proves a chilling and watchable look at lust, power, reprisal and decadence that, along with wilde salome, validates pacinos obsessive interest in wildes still. Salome was beautifully filmed and magnificently acted while the documentary following the great al pacino as he directed and acted in the production of wildes masterpiece is a fascinating insight into the processes involved. The synops shown on imdb for the 1923 take on the play goes as following.
Mar 30, 2018 christopher nolan and jessica chastain interview al pacino about happiness and preferring theater over film pacinos insomnia director and salome costar pick his brain about his legendary. With kevin anderson, jessica chastain, ralph guzzo, roxanne hart. Despite its title, wilde salome is more a documentary for admirers of al pacino than oscar wilde. Al pacinos salome, wilde salome to screen backtoback. The film is about pacinos obsession with, and attempt to perform, the oscar wilde play salome. Alfredo james al pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinemas most vibrant.
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