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127 Hours Dir: Danny Boyle
After the somewhat unexpected and immense success of “Slumdog Millionaire” in every corner of the world, and a pile of Oscars and other awards, Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) felt like a free man. Scripts for would-be box office hits piled up on his desk, but it wasn’t all that important to Boyle, as throughout his career it’s been a gripping storyline rather than cash that makes him tick.
Thus it was pure Boylean move to choose for his next film a story that most top directors wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole… which is Boyle’s charm and genius: the story is still paramount and everything else is secondary. This story is a real one – about Aron Ralston (James Franco), the mountain climber who, while hiking in desolate canyon country in Utah, dislodged a boulder that pinned his arm to an arroyo wall. He spent the next… yes, 127 hours in that natural trap and to escape with his life he had to do something that was fairly unprecedented...
127 HOURS is a genuine example of virtuoso filmmaking and the ability to immerse an audience completely in the events on the screen. Boyle obviously hasn’t been resting on his laurels, and brings us one of this year’s most visual and gripping film experiences. This film is an ode to the will to survive, something that undoubtedly pulses quietly deep within every one of us...
Timo Diener
 Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle (b. 1956, Manchester, Great Britain) grew up going to the cinema. During the 1980s, he began directing for television, making TV films and series. He made his feature directorial debut with “Shallow Grave” in 1994 what was the first collaboration between producer Andrew Macdonald, screenwriter John Hodges, director Danny Boyle and actor Ewan McGregor. Two years later they made “Trainspotting” what became the UK second most popular film after “Four Weddings and a Funeral”. His 2008 film “Slumdog Millionaire” won eight Academy Awards, including best picture and best director. 127 HOURS is his ninth full-length feature film.
Filmography
Shallow Grave (Madal haud, 1994), Trainspotting (1996), A Life Less Ordinary (1997), The Beach (Rand, 2000), Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001), Strumpet (2001), Alien Love Triangle (2002), 28 Days Later… (28 päeva hiljem, PÖFF 2002), Millions (2004, Miljonid, PÖFF 2005), Sunshine (Päikesepaiste, 2007), Slumdog Millionaire (Rentslimiljonär, 2008), 127 Hours (2010)
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Country: UK, USA
Year: 2010
Length: 1h 34' Language: English
Producer: Danny Boyle, Christian Colson, John Smithson
Script: Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
DoP: Enrique Chediak, Anthony Dod Mantle Cast: James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn
Production: Pathé Awards and festivals: Toronto, London
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