Give Me Liberty (2019 film)
Give Me Liberty | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | Alice Austen Kirill Mikhanovsky |
Produced by | Alice Austen Wally Hall |
Starring | Chris Galust Lauren "Lolo" Spencer Maxim Stoyanov Darya Ekamasova Zoya Makhlina Sheryl Sims-Daniels Anna Maltova Arkady Basin Steve Wolski Michelle Casper Ben Derfel |
Cinematography | Wyatt Garfield |
Edited by | Kirill Mikhanovsky |
Distributed by | Music Box Films Wild Bunch SA |
Release dates |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Russian |
Box office | $624,152[1][2] |
Give Me Liberty is a 2019 American comedy drama directed by . The film had its world premiere on the opening night of the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2019.[3] The film had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5]
The film stars Chris Galust, Lauren "Lolo" Spencer, and Maxim Stoyanov. The film follows medical transport driver Vic as he shuttles his Russian grandfather and émigré friends to a funeral.
Cast[]
- as Vic
- as Tracy
- Maxim Stoyanov as Dima
- Darya Ekamasova as Sasha
- as Vic's Mom
- as Tracy's Mom
- as Anna
- as Vic's Grandpa
- as the Cadillac Man
Reception[]
Critical response[]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 89% based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Give Me Liberty expertly juggles resonant themes and a madcap series of events to produce a chaotic comedy with heart."[6]
Writing in The New York Times, Manohla Dargis describes Give Me Liberty as “a jolt of a movie, an anarchic deadpan comedy that evolves into a romance just around the time the story explodes…It’s irresistible,”[7] while Variety calls it “a boisterous, free-wheeling joyride.”[8] Matt Fagerholm describes it as “Electric. A Fresh all-American crowd pleaser.”[9]
Accolades[]
The film received four Independent Spirit Award nominations, including for Best Male Lead (Galust), Best Supporting Female Actress (Spencer), Best Editing (Mikhanovsky), and Best Feature Under $500,000 (John Cassavetes Award),[10] winning in the last category.[11]
It was the winner of Macau IFF 2019 (Best International Picture). It was named to the following “Best Of” lists: The Washington Post,[12] The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, National Board of Review, NPR (David Lapin), The Hollywood Reporter,[13] and RogerEbert.com (Sundance Best Performances).[14]
References[]
- ^ "Give Me Liberty (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "Give Me Liberty (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "Give Me Liberty". The Sundance Institute. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (April 4, 2019). "Cannes: Deerskin With Jean Dujardin to Open Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Cannes Directors' Fortnight unveils genre-heavy 2019 selection". ScreenDaily. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "Give Me Liberty". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (August 22, 2019). "'Give Me Liberty' Review: A Wild Ride With a Virtuoso of Chaos". The New York Times.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (January 24, 2019). "Film Review: 'Give Me Liberty'". Variety.
- ^ Fagerholm, Matt (August 23, 2019). "Give Me Liberty movie review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Nominees". Film Independent. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Film Independent Spirit Award Winners Announced" (Press release). Individual Spirit Awards.
- ^ Hornaday, Ann (December 9, 2019). "Best movies of 2019: A compelling mix of new and established voices". The Washington Post.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd (December 12, 2019). "Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the Best Films of 2019". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "The Best Performances of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival". RogerEbert.com.
External links[]
- 2019 films
- 2019 comedy films
- American films
- American comedy films
- English-language films
- Russian-language films
- Films about buses
- Films about disability
- Films set in Wisconsin