Monday 2 November 2015

New Film #2

Title: The Great Gatsby
Year of Production: 2013
Type: Film
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Producer: Lucy Fisher, Catherine Knapman, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin
Writer: Baz Luhrmann
Production Company: Village Roadshow Pictures, Bazmark Productions, Redwagon Entertainment
Key Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio (Jay Gatsby), Carey Mulligan (Daisy Buchanan), Joel Edgerton (Tom Buchanan), Toby Maguire (Nick Carraway), Isla Fisher (Myrtle Wilson)
Key Crew: Craig Armstrong (music), Jason Ballantino (editing), Simon Buggan (cinematography)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Budget: $105,000,000
Box Office: $144,812,796
Themes: American Dream, class, Roaring Twenties, the Jazz Age, corruption
Awards: Academy Award for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design, BAFTA for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design

Narrative:
A midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbour.
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where midwesterner Nick Caraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbour, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, Nick sees through the cracks of Gatsbys nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness and tragedy await.

Key Scenes:
-Gatsby's parties
-Myrtles death
-Jay Gatsby's death
-Jordan Bakers flashback to Daisy and Jay's past

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