THE WRESTLER EEN FILM VAN DARREN ARONOFSKY
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The Wrestler – Darren Aronofsky PROJECT SUMMARY Een productie van Protozoa Pictures Taal Engels Lengte 105 minuten Genre Drama Land van herkomst Verenigde Staten Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky Hoofdrollen Mickey Rourke, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei Releasedatum 12 februari 2009 Nominaties Academy Awards 2009 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Mickey Rourke Best Performance by an Actress in a supporting Role in a Motion Picture Marisa Tomei Awards
Golden Globes 2009 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Mickey Rourke Best Original Song Motion Picture - Bruce Springsteen "The Wrestler" Film Festival Venetië 2008 Gouden Leeuw – Beste Film
Premisse Eind jaren ’80 was Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke), een succesvol professioneel worstelaar. Nu -20 jaar later- teert hij nog steeds op zijn succes van vroeger door shows te geven voor een handvol fanatieke fans. Vanwege een zware hartaanval wordt Randy gedwongen vervroegd met pensioen te gaan. Hoewel hij dit vooruitzicht moeilijk kan accepteren, grijpt hij deze kans aan om zijn privéleven op orde te krijgen. Randy kan de allure van het leven in de ring echter niet weerstaan en bereidt zich tegen beter weten in, nog één keer voor op een grote wedstrijd.
SYNOPSIS NL Eind jaren ’80 was Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke), een succesvol professioneel worstelaar. Nu -20 jaar later- teert hij nog steeds op zijn succes van vroeger door shows te geven voor een handvol fanatieke fans. Vervreemd van zijn dochter (Evan Rachel Wood) en niet in staat om een echte relatie te behouden, leeft Randy voor de adrenaline van zijn shows en de adoratie van zijn fans. Vanwege een zware hartaanval wordt Randy gedwongen vervroegd met pensioen te gaan. Een vooruitzicht dat hij moeilijk kan accepteren, maar die hem dwingt om zijn leven te evalueren. Hij probeert de relatie met zijn dochter nieuw leven in te blazen en een opbloeiende romance met stripper Cassidy (Marisa Tomei) een serieuze kans te geven. Maar dit lijkt niet op te wegen tegen de allure van het leven in de ring, waardoor Randy zich tegen beter weten in, nog één keer voorbereidt om een grote finale te worstelen. SYNOPSIS ENGELS Back in the late ’80s, Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. Estranged from his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. However, a heart attack forces him into retirement. As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life -- trying to reconnect with his daughter, and striking up a blossoming romance with an aging stripper (Marisa Tomei). Yet all this cannot compete with the allure of the ring and his passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy “The Ram” back into his world of wrestling.
The Wrestler – Darren Aronofsky CAST Randy Cassidy Stephanie Lenny Wayne Nick Volpe Scott Brumberg The Ayatollah Necro Butcher
MICKEY ROURKE MARISA TOMEI EVAN RACHEL WOOD MARK MARGOLIS TODD BARRY WASS STEVENS JUDAH FRIEDLANDER ERNEST MILLER DYLAN SUMMERS
CREW DIRECTED BY DARREN ARONOFSKY PRODUCER SCOTT FRANKLIN CO-PRODUCER MARK HEYMAN EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS VINCENT MARAVAL AGNES MENTRE JENNIFER ROTH SCREENPLAY ROBERT SIEGEL PRODUCTION DESIGNER TIM GRIMES DP MARYSE ALBERTI STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER NIKO TAVERNISE CASTING DIRECTOR MARY VERNIEU SUZANNE SMITH-CROWLEY COSTUME DESIGNER AMY WESTCOTT EDITOR ANDY WEISBLUM ORIGINAL SCORE CLINT MANSELL MUSIC SUPERVISOR JIM BLACK SET DECORATOR THEO SENA SOUND RECORDIST KEN ISHII SFX MAKE-UP ARTIST MIKE MARINO STUNT COORDINATOR DOUGLAS CROSBY ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS ARI HANDEL EVAN GINZBURG A PROTOZOA PICTURES WILD BUNCH COPRODUCTION
The Wrestler – Darren Aronofsky DARREN ARONOFSKY – DIRECTOR
SCOTT FRANKLIN – PRODUCER
Writer, director and producer Darren Aronofsky was born and raised in Brooklyn. His latest film, THE WRESTLER, stars Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood.
π (1998) Associate Producer Director: Darren Aronofsky Cast: Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman Awards: Best Director Award Sundance Film Festival, Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay, Open Palm Gotham Award, National Board of Review Special Recognition, Palma Majorca Best Director, Malaga International Screenplay Award, Thessaloniki Fipresci Special Mention, Chlotrudis Cinematography Award.
His previous film THE FOUNTAIN was called a “psychedelic fairy-tale” (Aint it Cool News) and stars Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. It premiered at the 2006 Venice Film Festival and won the Sloan prize at the Hamptons Film Festival. Before that, 2000’s REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and was named in over 150 Top Ten Lists of 2000. It received many international awards, five Independent Spirit Award nominations, and star Ellen Burstyn received Golden Globe and Academy Award© Best Actress nominations. Aronofsky’s debut, π, premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Director’s Award. It went on to win several international awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Aronofsky studied filmmaking at Harvard University and the American Film Institute. In 2001, the AFI awarded him the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal. In 2006, the Stockholm Film Festival awarded him the Golden Horse “Visionary” award. His company Protozoa Pictures presently has a first look deal with Universal Studios.
Requiem For A Dream (2000) Co-Producer Director: Darren Aronofsky Cast: Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, and Ellen Burstyn Awards: Ellen Burstyn Nominated for an Academy and Golden Globe Award, Best Actress and Cinematography Independent Spirit Awards, Boston, Chicago, Southeastern, Phoenix, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Florida Film Critics Best Actress, Chlotrudis Best Film, National Board of Review special recognition, Online Film Critics Awards for best director, actress, score and editing, Satellite Award for Best Actress, Stockholm Film Festival for Best Actress, Valladolid Golden Spike Hounddog (2006) Producer Director: Deborah Kampmeier Cast: Dakota Fanning, Robin Wright-Penn, David Morse, Afemo Omilami Sundance Film Festival 2007
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