Listen to Me Marlon
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| Directed by | Stevan Riley |
| Produced by | John Battsek RJ Cutler George Chignell |
| Written by | Stevan Riley, Peter Ettedgui (co-writer) |
| Starring | Marlon Brando |
| Music by | Stevan Riley, Gary Welch (music supervisor) |
| Edited by | Stevan Riley |
Production company |
Passion Pictures Cutler Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Listen to Me Marlon is a 2015 documentary film written, directed and edited by Stevan Riley about the movie star and iconic actor Marlon Brando.
The Village Voice calls it "a masterpiece"[1] and David Edelstein lists it as "the greatest, most searching documentary of an actor ever put on film."[2] According to Vanity Fair, it "is a compelling documentary about Marlon Brando compiled entirely from private audio tapes the actor recorded at home, in business meetings, during hypnosis, in therapy, and during press interviews."[3]
In July 2015, Listen to Me Marlon was released theatrically in the United States; screening in over 140 cities during a ten-week run. The film has also recently been nominated for a Gotham Award.[4]
Variety writes Brando's "complexity is limned as well as a documentary possibly could manage... Made with the full cooperation of the Brando estate, the pic is a superbly crafted collage whose soundtrack is as complexly textured as the curation and editing of visual elements."[5] As Rolling Stone magazine summed it up, "You want Brando Confidential? Fine, you've got it."[6]
Accolades
- Winner – Best Documentary at The 2015 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
- Winner – IDA Creative Recognition Award for Best Writing
- Winner – 2015 Peabody Award
- Winner – Best Film Founders Prize at the Traverse City Film Festival 2015
- Nominated – Best Documentary BAFTA
- Nominated – Best Documentary by The Phoenix Critics’ Circle
- Nominated – Best Feature IDA Award
- Nominated – Best Documentary at the 25th Gotham Independent Film Awards
- Nominated – World Cinema Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival 2015
- Nominated – Documentary Feature at the Montclair Film Festival 2015
- Nominated – Best Documentary at the 2015 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
- Included in The National Board of Review’s Top 5 Documentaries of 2015
- Shortlisted as one of the 15 Documentary films being considered for an Academy Award
References
- ↑ Marsh, Calum (March 18, 2015). "The New Directors/New Films Series Offers the Year's Best". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ↑ Edelstein, David (July 25, 2015). "Listen to Me Marlon Is a Searching Documentary in Brando's Own Words". New York. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ↑ Miller, Julie "A Sundance Filmmaker Attempts to Explain Marlon Brando in the Enigmatic Icon's Own Words", Vanity Fair. 23 January 2015
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 22, 2015). "'Diary Of A Teenage Girl' Leads Gotham Independent Film Award Nominations – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis "Sundance Film Reviews: Listen to Me Marlon", Variety. 31 January 2015
- ↑ "25 Must-See Movies at Sundance 2015: No.1 - Listen to Me Marlon", Rolling Stone. January 2015.
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