The film release was expanded to over 1,100 locations on November 8, 2013. But don't expect 60 Years a Slave any time soon. Northup is shipped to New Orleans along with other captive African-Americans. 12 Years a Slave stream. 12 Years a Slave est un film réalisé par Steve McQueen (II) avec Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender. Northup is narrowly able to convince Epps that Armsby is lying and Epps relents. Twelve Years a Slave, Solomon Northup (1808 - 1863) Twelve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. Many analysts compared the film's content to other drama films of a similar vein such as Schindler's List (1993) and The Passion of the Christ (2004), which became box office successes despite their respective subject matters. 12 Years a Slave หนังชีวิต ดราม่า อิงประวัติศาสตร์ ปีที่ออกฉาย: ปี 2556 วันที่ฉาย (ไทย): 16 ม.ค. [63] The film was initially scheduled to be released in late December 2013, but "some exuberant test screenings" led to the decision to move up the release date. [62] 12 Years a Slave was commercially released on October 18, 2013 in the United States for a limited release of 19 theaters, with a wide release in subsequent weeks. Epps, unlike Ford, is ruthless and sadistic. Masters such as William Ford and Edwin Epps, although very different characters, both used an interpretation of Christianity to justify their ownership of slaves. I beg all of you to take your kids, everybody to see it. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details his being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. He is told by the others that if he wants to survive in the South, he must adapt to being a slave and not tell anyone he is a free man. Tweet Fave '13 film featuring a struggle against overwhelming odds? Special features include; a historical portrait from Director Steve McQueen's documentary feature, cast and crew interviews, The Team special feature, and The Score selection. "[12] According to Olney, when abolitionists invited an ex-slave to share his experience in slavery at an antislavery convention, and when they subsequently funded the appearance of that story in print, "they had certain clear expectations, well understood by themselves and well understood by the ex-slave, too. [69], During its marketing campaign, 12 Years a Slave received unpaid endorsements by celebrities such as Kanye West and P. [20], After a lengthy development process, during which Brad Pitt's production company Plan B Entertainment backed the project, which eventually helped get financing from various other film studios. African-American history and culture scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. was a consultant on the film, and researcher David Fiske, co-author of Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave, provided some material used to market the film. [ 66 ] Northup begins working on the construction of a gazebo with a Canadian laborer named Samuel Bass. 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[74], 12 Years a Slave earned $187.7 million, including $56.7 million in the United States. Another sequence shows him mourning the death of a fellow worker, in which the singing of the surrounding group compels him and shakes him down to tears. R | 2h 14min | Biography, Drama, History | 8 November 2013 (USA) 2:26 | Trailer. Twelve Years a Slave (typographié 12 Years a Slave), ou Esclave pendant douze ans au Québec, est un drame historique britannico-américain produit et réalisé par Steve McQueen, sorti en 2013. View production, box office, & company info. [28] Since the event, Ridley has noted his regret for not mentioning McQueen[29][30] and denied the feud. After seven weeks,[35] filming concluded on August 13, 2012. After the incident, Northup destroys his violin in a rage. So she really shifted her speech so she could do American speech. After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish. [98] It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. Was this review helpful to you? [80] CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film an "A" grade. After meeting screenwriter John Ridley at a Creative Artists Agency screening of Hunger in 2008, director Steve McQueen got in touch with Ridley about his interest in making a film about "the slave era in America" with "a character that was not obvious in terms of their trade in slavery. It can be argued that Nazi Germany lost the war both because it diverted so much manpower to the killing of Jews and because it did not exploit the brilliance of Jewish scientists in building smarter weapons. Unable to work his fields, Epps leases his slaves to a neighboring plantation for the season. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? 12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical period-drama film and an adaptation of the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a New York State-born free African-American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., by two conmen in 1841 and sold into slavery. "[14] McQueen undercuts Christianity itself as well, in an effort to update the ethical lessons from Northup's story for the 21st century, by holding the institutions of Christianity up to the light for their ability to justify slavery at the time. A growing tension between Northup and plantation carpenter John Tibeats finally breaks as Tibeats tries to beat Northup. When Northup returns to Epps, he uses the money to pay a white field hand and former overseer, Armsby, to mail a letter to his friends in New York. Der Film basiert auf dem gleichnamigen autobiografischen Werk Twelve Years a Slave (1853) von Solomon Northup, der von Chiwetel Ejiofor gespielt wird. So the slave owners dilute the energy of their slaves by whipping them for sadistic sport and, as Epps does, waking them at night to dance for his wife's cruel pleasure. 12 years a slave reminds us what some of the previous generations of humans had to go through just to survive. [39][62] "It may be a tough subject matter, but when handled well ... films that are tough to sit through can still be commercially successful," said Phil Contrino of Boxoffice Magazine. Northup meets Patsey, a favored slave who can pick over 500 pounds of cotton a day, twice the usual quota. Ejiofor showcases that he is a natural force to be reckoned with in this film, after a decade of mostly supporting characters. What we have here is a blistering, brilliant, straight-up classic." [64] The film was distributed by Entertainment One in the United Kingdom. A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional. And then I also worked with Lupita Nyong'o, who is Kenyan but she did her training at Yale. [2] During its opening limited release in the United States, 12 Years a Slave debuted with a weekend total of $923,715 on 19 screens for a $48,617 per-screen average. Check out some the surprise hits of 2021 that caught the attention of IMDb fans and are all available to stream now. 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Through faith, will power, and courage Northup must survive and endure those 12 years as a slave. (2013). Valerie Elverton Dixon in The Washington Post characterized the Christianity depicted in the movie as "broken". [33] McQueen has not commented on the alleged feud. A lesser film would have added tacked-on sentimentality/exaggeration and politically influenced claptrap. He lived, worked, and married in upstate New York, where his family resided. This is a movie to watch as a reminder of how powerful the human spirit can endeavor, and how lucky all of us have grown past that dreadful time in history. It is a tour-de-force performance.A fine ensemble of established and up-and-coming actors surround Ejiofor in his limelight - Paul Dano, Paul Giammati, Alfre Woodard, Sarah Paulson, even Brad Pitt and Benedict Cumberbatch, but none so ferociously as McQueen regular Michael Fassbender as the despicable, sadistic plantation owner Edwin Epps. It is Chiwetel Ejiofor's extraordinary performance that holds the movie together, and that allows us to watch it without blinking. [67] The film's release was gradually widened in subsequent weeks, similarly to how the studio had successfully done in years prior with films such as Black Swan and The Descendants. [60] Because of a distribution pact between 20th Century Fox and New Regency, Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired the film's United States distribution rights. [68] International release dates for 12 Years a Slave were largely delayed to early 2014 in order to take advantage of the attention created by awards seasons. [citation needed], Scott Feinberg wrote in The Hollywood Reporter about a September 22 article in The New York Times that "dredged up and highlighted a 1985 essay by another scholar, James Olney, that questioned the 'literal truth' of specific incidents in Northup's account and suggested that David Wilson, the white amanuensis to whom Northup had dictated his story, had taken the liberty of sprucing it up to make it even more effective at rallying public opinion against slavery. An aspect of Twelve Years a Slave relevant both today and when it was first published is how it covers the relationship between a slave and his master. [51] In addition to Zimmer's score, the album features music inspired by the film by artists such as John Legend, Laura Mvula, Alicia Keys, Chris Cornell, and Alabama Shakes. But while the former relinquishes on Spaghetti Western entertainment more than attempting to address the issue in a political light as the latter, Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" shuts those two up, and perhaps the entire sub-genre, for good. One of the sailors attempts to rape a female slave, but is stopped by a male slave. I basically made it my passion to make this book into a film. "12 Years a Slave" is a somber, meditative, almost poetic film that delivers the horrors of bondage stripped down and head-on. With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation-owner in Mississippi. In the middle of the night, a drunken Epps wakes Northup and questions him menacingly about the letter while holding a knife to Northup's stomach. ผู้เขียนบทภาพยนตร์: John Ridley (screenplay), Solomon Northup (based on “Twelve Years a Slave” by) นักแสดงนำ: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael K. Williams, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o. Synopsis: Les États-Unis, quelques années avant la guerre de Sécession. The full effect of it has not been felt in movies before, until now. And 200 Years, Millions of Slaves? He faces the hardships of being a slave under the hands of a few different slave owners. Widescreen means a big film, an epic tale – in this case an epic tale of human endurance."[42]. The film received nine Academy Award nominations, winning three: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Nyong'o. ", "Why I won't be watching The Butler and 12 Years a Slave", "We Don't Need To Get Over Slavery... 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[7] In addition, the motion picture has been named as one of the best films of 2013 by various ongoing critics, appearing on 100 critics' top-ten lists in which 25 had the film in their number-one spot. World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot. Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. Describing this as "the hero problem", Malamud Smith concluded his review explaining, "We can handle 12 Years a Slave. In Chapters I and II, Northup tells of his life as a free black man living in … Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Solomon Northup. In 1841, African American Solomon Northup, a free man, is kidnapped and forced into slavery under the name 'Platt' for 12 years. 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"[95] At The Guardian, black Canadian author Orville Lloyd Douglas said he would not be seeing 12 Years a Slave, explaining: "I'm convinced these black race films are created for a white, liberal film audience to engender white guilt and make them feel bad about themselves. [27], After both won Oscars at the 86th Academy Awards, it was reported that McQueen and Ridley had been in an ongoing feud over screenplay credit. [49] The film also features a few pieces of western classical and American folk music such as Franz Schubert's "Trio in B-flat, D471" and John and Alan Lomax's arrangement of "Run, Nigger, Run". [7] 12 Years a Slave was later named the 44th greatest film since 2000 in a BBC poll of 177 critics.[8]. Another 12 Years a Slave is, like The Trial, a trapdoor over the abyss. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details his being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." [4] Other characters in the film were also real people, including Edwin and Mary Epps, and Patsey. There were good films and television shows about slavery before, and they had various nuances at how to tackle slavery. What Can Directors Guild and BAFTA Awards Tell Us About the Oscars? Durée: 1h 48min. Once again, Northup asks for help in getting a letter to New York. The movie, however, according to Wickham, "frequently undermines Ford. The Best "Best Picture" of the 21st Century. [70] In a video posted by Revolt, Combs urged viewers to see 12 Years a Slave by stating: "This movie is very painful but very honest, and is a part of the healing process. "That feeling of dancing with ghosts – it's palpable. He also commented very positively about Ejiofor's performance, while further stating, "12 Years a Slave lets us stare at the primal sin of America with open eyes, and at moments it is hard to watch, yet it's a movie of such humanity and grace that at every moment, you feel you're seeing something essential. The film "lacks a necessary emotional continuity. This all works to create a nightmarish time and place where hell walks on Earth.Central to all of this is the performance of Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon. To save Northup's life, Ford sells him to another slave owner named Edwin Epps. Even when it depicts inhuman cruelty, as it often does, it never compromises its aesthetic purity. [22] In October 2011, Michael Fassbender (who starred in McQueen's previous films Hunger and Shame) joined the cast. So if you paint it badly or put it in the sort of wrong perspective, you draw more attention to what's wrong with the image rather than looking at the image. Principal photography took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, from June 27 to August 13, 2012. Solomon Northup, jeune homme noir originaire … "She [Norris] took earth samples from all three of the plantations to match the clothes," McQueen said, "and she had the conversation with Sean [Bobbitt] to deal with the character temperature on each plantation, there was a lot of that minute detail. Fox Searchlight. The filmmakers avoided the desaturated visual style that is typical of a more gritty documentary aesthetic. ... You have to see this so you can understand, so you can just start to understand. Then it does not matter if it is sex slavery or slavery to pick cotton. This is the story of slavery told not from the perspective of a scholar but from the perspective of a slave. [90], The film, however, was not without its criticisms. The sheriff asks Northup a series of questions to confirm that his answers match the facts of his life in New York. In retaliation, Epps orders Northup to whip Patsey. [23] In early 2012, the rest of the roles were cast, and filming was scheduled to begin at the end of June 2012.[24][25]. [50] A soundtrack album, Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave, was released digitally on November 5 and received a physical format release on November 11, 2013, by Columbia Records. [53], 12 Years a Slave premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2013;[54] it was later screened at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6,[55] the New York Film Festival on October 8,[56] the New Orleans Film Festival on October 10,[57] and the Philadelphia Film Festival on October 19. Beautifully shot locations are placeholders for unsettling sequences before and after, contemplated by Hans Zimmer's poignant and at times horrifying score. Forget about it. 12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical period-drama film and an adaptation of the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a New York State-born free African-American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., by two conmen in 1841 and sold into slavery. This is both the most of any film released in its production year. At the same time, I was pretty upset with myself that I didn't know this book. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. "[79] Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 96 out of 100 based on 57 reviews from mainstream critics, considered to be "universal acclaim". Movie Reviews Great Movies Collections TV/Streaming Features Chaz's Journal Interviews Reviews 12 Years a Slave Susan Wloszczyna October 18, 2013. 240 wins & 335 nominations. [21] McQueen compared Ejiofor's conduct "of class and dignity" to that of Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte. [83] Paul MacInnes of The Guardian scored the film five out of five stars, writing, "Stark, visceral and unrelenting, 12 Years a Slave is not just a great film but a necessary one. [97], 12 Years a Slave has received numerous awards and nominations. It earned three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. Although less abrupt than Kafka's novel, the movie wastes little time before plunging its viewer into a nightmare of dehumanization. [5][6] The film was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts recognized it with the Best Film and the Best Actor award for Ejiofor. Title: Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government. The first scholarly edition of Northup's memoir, co-edited in 1968 by Sue Eakin and Joseph Logsdon, carefully retraced and validated … [28][30][31][32], With a production budget of $22 million,[34] principal photography began in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 27, 2012. The locations used were four historic antebellum plantations: Felicity, Bocage, Destrehan, and Magnolia. Northup overhears the conversation and decides to reveal his kidnapping to Bass. Title: Twelve years a slave Author: Solomon Northup Created Date: 2/17/2012 5:13:34 AM [58] On November 15, 2011, Summit Entertainment announced it had secured a deal to distribute 12 Years a Slave to international markets. Lupita Nyongo erhielt die Aus… A random and encounter has led Solomon Northup from living freely in New York to being kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana, getting handed over to various slave owners. Ghosts – it 's palpable Vishnevetsky of the white savior narrative in film Years as a printable PDF to,! 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