Restless (2011 film)

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Restless
Restless Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGus Van Sant
Written byJason Lew
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHarris Savides
Edited byElliot Graham
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics (United States)[1]
Release date
  • May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12) (Cannes Film Festival)
  • September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million (estimated)[2]
Box office$2,5 million[2]

Restless is a 2011 American romantic drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, written by Jason Lew, and produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and his daughter Bryce Dallas Howard. It stars Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, and Ryō Kase. The film was shot in Portland, Oregon.

Restless had its world premiere at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2011, where it was presented in the Un Certain Regard section.[3] It was theatrically released in the United States on September 16, 2011, by Sony Pictures Classics.[4]

Plot summary[]

A young man, Enoch, is out of school and has been befriended by a ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot. For unexplained reasons, he attends the funerals of strangers without invitation; at one of these he meets a young woman, Annabel, who says she works with children who have cancer, and the two start spending time together. Later Annabel acknowledges she has cancer herself, a fact which Enoch appears to accommodate, even when Annabel discovers she has only three months left to live. As their relationship becomes romantic, Enoch's placidity is explained by his own history of near-death experience, but when the loss of Annabel becomes a reality his behaviour betrays more evidence of turmoil. Annabel accepts and reacts to this. At Annabel's memorial Enoch asks to speak, but before he says anything memories of the couple's happiness together appear to resolve his grief.

Cast[]

  • Henry Hopper as Enoch Brae
  • Mia Wasikowska as Annabel "Annie" Cotton
  • Ryō Kase as Hiroshi Takahashi, a ghost and Enoch's friend
  • Schuyler Fisk as Elizabeth Cotton, Annabel's older sister
  • Jane Adams as Mabel Tell, Enoch's aunt and guardian
  • Chin Han as Dr. Lee, Annabel's physician
  • Lusia Strus as Rachel Cotton, Annabel and Elizabeth's mother

Production[]

The film was produced through Sony Pictures Classics and Imagine Entertainment by daughter and father Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard, as well as Brian Grazer.[5] In August 2009, Gus Van Sant signed on to direct Restless.[6] Based on a play by Jason Lew, the story centers on young love and mortality.[5][6] Lew and Bryce Dallas Howard were fellow drama students at New York University; she encouraged him to take his project further and agreed to be a producer on the script. Her father Ron wanted to direct, but his schedule did not allow for it; "It was honestly like, 'If we could get a Gus Van Sant-type director...' That's what we were saying. We never thought we would actually get him to direct it," Bryce Dallas Howard said in an interview for the film's soundtrack release. "But he said yes immediately, and five weeks later we were shooting."[7] Casting was done in Los Angeles with the intention of casting unknowns for the leads.[8] In October 2009, Mia Wasikowska joined the project as the female lead.[5] Wasikowska cut her hair for the film.[9] The following November, Henry Hopper was cast as the male lead.[10] Danny Elfman composed the score.[11]

Principal photography began in Portland, Oregon on November 12, 2009 and concluded in December.[10][12][13] Post-production was completed in July 2010.[14]

Henry Hopper's father, Dennis, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in October 2009[15] and eventually died from the disease on 29 May 2010,.[16] The film was dedicated to his memory.

Release[]

A trailer was released in October 2010.[17] Restless was initially scheduled for release on January 28, 2011, but Columbia announced that they had pulled it from that slot in hopes of opening it later in the year.[18] Columbia consequently withdrew the film from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival lineup as well.[19]

The film opened the Un Certain Regard section of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on May 12.[3] Restless was released on September 16, 2011 by Sony Pictures Classics.[4]

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 24, 2012. In addition to numerous featurettes, the Blu-ray release also contains a silent version of the film.[20] The silent version runs at 76 minutes and contains takes in which Van Sant asked the actors to act as if there was a silent version of the script.[21]

Reception[]

The film received mixed to negative reviews; it currently holds a 38% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus "Mia Wasikowska puts in a nuanced performance but nobody else, actors and directors included, are capable of finding a compelling angle beneath the twee veneer."[22] On Metacritic, which uses an average of critics' reviews, the film has 47/100, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[23]

Soundtrack[]

In 2013 La-La Land Records released a limited edition album of Danny Elfman's score.[24]

Track listing (the titles are intentionally all in lower case):

  1. titles 2:41
  2. battleship 1:09
  3. reconciliation 1:26
  4. sorry for your loss 1:54
  5. waterbirds 1:43
  6. meet the parents 2:20
  7. on the beach 2:09
  8. hiroshima 1:06
  9. morning affair 1:33
  10. morgue 1:18
  11. crime scene 2:45
  12. death scene 2:06
  13. happy dead girl 1:11
  14. battleship 2 1:50
  15. a ghost 1:00
  16. the letter 1:34
  17. parents' grave 1:49
  18. weepy donuts 3:31
  19. enoch's goodbye 1:21

References[]

  1. ^ "Sony Pictures Classics Will Release Gus Van Sant's 'Restless'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Restless at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Leffler, Rebecca (April 13, 2011). "Gus Van Sant's 'Restless' to Open Cannes Un Certain Regard". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Jagernauth, Kevin (April 25, 2011). "Gus Van Sant's 'Restless' Gets September 16th Release Date". IndieWire. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Zeitchik, Steven (October 8, 2009). "Mia Wasikowska in talks for 'Restless'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Franklin, Garth (August 24, 2009). "Gus van Sant Feels "Restless"". Dark Horizons. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  7. ^ Grieving, Tim. of winter and waterbirds. liner notes, soundtrack album, La-La Land Records LLLCD 1274.
  8. ^ Radish, Christina (September 13, 2011). "Director Gus Van Sant Interview RESTLESS". Collider.com. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  9. ^ Hawkins, Joanne (February 20, 2010). "Mia Wasikowska is a wondering star". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Kit, Borys (November 12, 2009). "Gus Van Sant film keeps it in the family". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  11. ^ Weintraub, Steve (March 3, 2009). "Danny Elfman Exclusive Interview ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Talks WOLFMAN, Composing, More". Collider.com. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  12. ^ "Gus Van Sant shoots new movie in North Portland". Sentinel News Service. November 11, 2009. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  13. ^ Nepales, Ruben V. (March 5, 2010). "Newcomer goes from Alice to Jane Eyre". inquirer.net. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  14. ^ Cherif, Karim (May 31, 2010). "Interview with Oscar nominee Elliot Graham (Milk)". inquirer.net. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  15. ^ AP (October 29, 2009). Dennis Hopper's manager reports prostate cancer diagnosis. AP. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  16. ^ Goodman, Dean; Reuters. (May 29, 2010). "Hollywood hellraiser Dennis Hopper dead at 74". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-29.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "'Restless' Trailer: Mia Wasikowska Loves a Funeral Crasher in Gus Van Sant's Latest". Moviefone. October 15, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  18. ^ Stewart, Andrew (November 30, 2010). "Sony shifts 'Restless' release". Variety. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  19. ^ Means, Sean P. (December 3, 2010). "Sundance '11: The ones that got away". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  20. ^ "Restless Blu-ray (Updated)". Blu-ray.com. November 14, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  21. ^ Lumbard, Neil (February 1, 2012). "Restless (Blu-ray) : DVD Talk Review of the Blu-ray". DVD Talk. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  22. ^ Restless at Rotten Tomatoes
  23. ^ Restless at Metacritic
  24. ^ "Restless: Limited Edition". La-La Land Records. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

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