Robin wright breaks our brains with the congress trailer. Ari folmans allegorical movie the congress stars robin wright as a midcareer actress named robin wright, whom a studio wants to digitize for posterity. Robin virginia wright is an american film actress who first became famous on television, playing kelly capwell on the soap opera santa barbara. The congress rises on the strength of robin wright s powerful performance, with enough ambitious storytelling and technical thrills to overcome. Robin wright plays a fictionalized version of herself as an aging actress with a reputation for being fickle and unreliable, so much so that nobody is willing to offer. With robin wright, harvey keitel, jon hamm, kodi smitmcphee. An israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of lebanon to.
The congress is the latest film adaptation of a book written by none other than stanislav lem the visionary polish author. Their daughter, dylan frances, was born in april 1991. Aug 29, 2014 the congress, playing fast and loose with a source novel by stanislaw lem, splits from its version of reality at the 45minute mark, and at that point becomes a decadent postmodern classic. The movie then jumps forward 20 years, by which time robin wright has improbably become the star of a hit scifi franchise, rebel robot robin, and the real, now elderly robin wright has been summoned to speak at the futurological congress, which takes place in a restricted animated zone where everyone hallucinates around the clock. When i first met her in 2009, it sparked in me that she was the. The congress is a work of prophecy channeling ideas so strong you dont mind the seams you sometimes see in rougher patches of the film.
The film stars robin wright claire underwood in the netflix series house of cards as a version of robin wright, an actress presented with a final contract offer by the fictional studio. Sep 05, 2014 ari folmans allegorical movie the congress stars robin wright as a midcareer actress named robin wright, whom a studio wants to digitize for posterity. May 27, 2014 robin wright gets animated in the congress. Aug 24, 2014 the film stars robin wright claire underwood in the netflix series house of cards as a version of robin wright, an actress presented with a final contract offer by the fictional studio. Still from youtube ari folmans last film was the animated stunner about war, waltz with bashir, which came out in 2008. Sep 03, 2014 at the titular congress hosted at a massive resort, the reluctant robin meets the animator who heads miramounts robin wright department voiced by jon hamm. Robin wright the actress is portraying herself, and harvey keitel is her manager. The congress official trailer 2014 robin wright, jon hamm hd. Aug 28, 2014 robin wright plays a version of herself in the congress. Wright s robin is widely known to the public, and the studio wants to extend its contract for her image by another two decades. Wright is invited to a futurist congress by her studio a restricted, animated zone and becomes embroiled in a bizarre bit of mental espionage. Robin wright discusses digitization in the congress featurette. The mindbending loop this time begins when we meet desperate actress robin wright robin wright.
The congress stars robin wright as a washed up version of herself that is offered one final contract that essentially gives miramount studios, a fictional conglomerate movie studio, the exclusive rights to, well, robin wright. The congress, from ari folman, features an animated. From oscarnominated director ari folman waltz with bashir, the film stars robin wright house of cards, the girl with the dragon tattoo, jon hamm amcs mad men, paul giamatti sideways, john. Wright was offered the role of maid marian in the film robin hood. Three years ago, robin wrights career provided the perfect template for the character robin wright in ari folmans trippy, semianimated film the congress. Robin wright plays a washedup version of herself in. May 14, 20 in the congress, robin wright plays herself, or a version of herself, who desperately needs a payout to help care for her disabled son kodi smitmcphee. Robin wright plays a washedup version of herself in trippy. In the congress, she plays robin wright, a star coping with her own aging process and lousy choices in film roles. What did robin wright, both as an actress and in terms of her personal life, bring to the film. In the congress, robin wright plays herself, or a version of herself, who desperately needs a payout to help care for her disabled son kodi smitmcphee. Robin wright breaks our brains with the congress trailer and clip jul. The congress rises on the strength of robin wright s powerful performance, with enough ambitious storytelling and technical thrills to overcome its somewhat messy. The film is a liveactionanimation hybrid adaptation of the classic stainslaw lem short story the futurological congress and follows an aging actress desperate for work robin wright.
Robin wright signs her likenessrights away to an entertainment studio, who then employ her digital doppleganger as a hollywood actress. Robin wright, alongside queen elizabeth i, in the congress v irtual reality and actual disappointment. Robin wrights film takes craziest movie at cannes honors. Robin wright spielt im film eine fiktive version ihrer selbst. After robin gets scanned, the film jumps forward 20 years, shifts into animation, and descends into ever more. The problem with the congress is that it seemed to lack all of these and worse an actual moral centre. An aging, outofwork actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didnt consider.
Jul 14, 2014 in the congress, she plays robin wright, a star coping with her own aging process and lousy choices in film roles. Prince of thieves, but turned it down because she was pregnant. Robin wright digitally preserved in trippy new film. Drafthouse films and films we like have jointly acquired north american rights to ari folmans scifi epic the congress, which debuted at the cannes film festival last month as part of the. However, this film is really made in two parts, one part based on the futurological congress, the other part something like a preample about robin wright the actress. Robin wright is gorgeous and brave and up for it clearly but mostly youre thinking oh please come back clare underwood. But the 20yearsolderandwiser wright has had enough. The congress offizieller trailer deutsch german 20 official. Robin wright movie the congress acquired by drafthouse.
Faced with dwindling prospects, she decides to sell her likeness to a film. Ari folmans film stars robin wright, harvey keitel, danny huston, kodi smitmcphee, paul giamatti, and jon hamm. Starring robin wright, harvey keitel, danny huston, paul giamatti, kodi smitmcphee, sami gayle. Drafthouse films and films we like have jointly acquired north american rights to robin wrightstarrer the congress, three weeks after it opened directors fortnight at the cannes film festival. The congress is loosely inspired by stanislaw lems 1971 novel, the futurological congress. This publicity image provided on tuesday may 21, 20 by wolf consultants shows an animated robin wright in director ari folmans film the congress. Robin wright is an american actress and director best recognized as claire underwood in the netflix political drama webseries house of cards 20present. Ari folmans film the congress is a strange and dazzling wonder in which robin wright played by robin wright sells her likeness to a movie studio. Waltz with bashir director ari folman cast robin wright as a washedup version of herself in surreal new film the congress but the reality for the house of cards actor is.
The congress, from ari folman, features an animated robin. First us trailer for ari folmans the congress with. Robin wright breaks our brains with the congress trailer and. One of her best roles, it earned her a golden globe award, making her the first actress to win it for a web television series. The congress, a loose adaptation of stanislaw lems dark, scifi comedy the futurological congress, is written and directed by ari folman waltz.
The congress is a sciencefiction fiasco of southland. Robin gayle wright born april 8, 1966 is an american actress and director. Robin wright has a better agent than robin wright in the. Robin wright stars in the congress the new york times. The congress, playing fast and loose with a source novel by stanislaw lem, splits from its version of reality at the 45minute mark, and at that point becomes a decadent postmodern classic. Jun 07, 20 drafthouse films and films we like have jointly acquired north american rights to ari folmans scifi epic the congress, which debuted at the cannes film festival last month as part of the. Jun 07, 20 drafthouse films and films we like have jointly acquired north american rights to robin wright starrer the congress, three weeks after it opened directors fortnight at the cannes film festival. Jul 16, 2014 what did robin wright, both as an actress and in terms of her personal life, bring to the film. The congress robin wright 20 adore roz 20 the girl with the dragon tattoo erika berger 2011. Waltz with bashir director ari folman cast robin wright as a washedup version of herself in surreal new film the congress but the reality for the house of cards actor is a lot. Aug 14, 2014 robin wright, alongside queen elizabeth i, in the congress v irtual reality and actual disappointment. Robin wright discusses the future of acting in the digital age in the latest featurette from the congress. The congress is a film directed by ari folman with robin wright, harvey keitel, danny huston, paul giamatti, year.
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