The Color of Time

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The Color of Time
The Color of Time film poster.png
Film poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
  • Edward Bass
  • Shruti Ganguly
  • Vince Jolivette
  • Victorino Noval
  • James Franco
  • Miles Levy
Starring
CinematographyPedro Gómez Millán
Bruce Thierry Cheung
Edited byJennifer Ruff
Music byGarth Neustadter
Daniel Wohl
Production
company
Distributed byStarz Digital Media
Release dates
  • November 16, 2012 (2012-11-16) (Rome Film Festival)
  • December 12, 2014 (2014-12-12) (US)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Color of Time (aka Tar) is a 2012 American independent biographical drama film written and directed by twelve New York University film students whose teacher was James Franco.[1] The film stars James Franco (who also produced), Mila Kunis, Jessica Chastain, Zach Braff, and Henry Hopper.

It premiered on November 16, 2012 at the Rome Film Festival. The film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2014, under the title Forever Love. It was theatrically released in the United States on December 12, 2014.[2]

Plot[]

The different parts of Pulitzer Prize winner C.K. Williams' life told through his poems. Flashbacks of his childhood, his teens, college years, to when he meets and marries his wife, Catherine (Kunis) and the birth of his children and parenthood. The film is narrated by different versions of Williams (Franco, Hopper, March, Unger), depicting the different aspects of Williams through the years.[1]

Cast[]

  • James Franco as C.K. Williams – age 40[3]
  • Mila Kunis as Catherine
  • Jessica Chastain as Mrs. Williams
  • Zach Braff as Albert
  • Henry Hopper as C.K. Williams at a young age
  • Bruce Campbell as Goody
  • Vince Jolivette as Mr. Williams
  • Jordan March as C.K. Williams in youth
  • Zachary Unger as C.K. Williams – age 7
  • Danika Yarosh as Irene
  • Mia Serafino as Sarah
  • Giavani Cairo as Dan
  • Kathi J. Moore as Phyllis
  • Ziam Penn as Ron
  • Joshua Saba as John

Reception[]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 5% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 3.70/10.[4] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[5]

Accolades[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Young, Deborah (16 November 2012). "Tar: Rome Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Poetry in Motion: James Franco and 12 Students Create The Color of Time". MovieMaker. December 12, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (25 November 2012). "Tar | Variety". Variety. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. ^ "The Color of Time (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Color of Time". Metacritic. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Lyman, Eric J. (October 23, 2012). "James Franco to Receive Special Cubovision Prize at Rome's CinemaXXI Sidebar". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

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