ZAGREB FILM FESTIVAL
14.-21.10.2012.
Ruby Sparks
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, USA, 2012.
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Script: Zoe Kazan
Producer: Albert Berger, Bart Lipton, Ron Yerxa
Production company: Bona Fide Productions, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Editing: Pamela Martin
Music: Nick Urata
Cast: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Steve Coogan, Elliott Gould
Script: Zoe Kazan
Producer: Albert Berger, Bart Lipton, Ron Yerxa
Production company: Bona Fide Productions, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Editing: Pamela Martin
Music: Nick Urata
Cast: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Steve Coogan, Elliott Gould
Format: DCP
Running time: 104'
Synopsis
It wasn’t long ago that Calvin Weir-Fields was a literary wunderkind with an acclaimed first novel. But since then, he’s been stricken with a stubborn case of writer’s block magnified by a dismal love life. In a last-ditch attempt to reignite his creative spark, Calvin begins to envision a female protagonist in his mind. Her name is Ruby Sparks and from the minute he imagines her, he feels creatively invigorated to write about her. Until she shows up in his living room. Is this a joke, a sign of madness, an act of magic? Suddenly, Ruby is sleeping in Calvin’s bed, cooking in his kitchen, beguiling him in every way, with one mind-boggling twist: he somehow has the power to change her every time he sits at his typewriter. As Calvin tries to juggle this power, he faces a major dilemma as a writer and a boyfriend: what will it take to make this relationship from his imagination work in the real world?
Directors Biography
Jonathan Dayton (born July 7, 1957) and Valerie Faris (born October 20, 1958) are a team of American music video directors that received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, Little Miss Sunshine (nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, screened at Zagreb Film Festival). Dayton attended the UCLA Film School, studying film and television in the late-1970s; while there, he met Valerie Faris, a dance student and native of Los Angeles County, California, who became his wife and his partner. They have received international fame for their music videos for bands such as Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, and R.E.M.. Ruby Sparks is their second feature film.
Running time: 104'
Synopsis
It wasn’t long ago that Calvin Weir-Fields was a literary wunderkind with an acclaimed first novel. But since then, he’s been stricken with a stubborn case of writer’s block magnified by a dismal love life. In a last-ditch attempt to reignite his creative spark, Calvin begins to envision a female protagonist in his mind. Her name is Ruby Sparks and from the minute he imagines her, he feels creatively invigorated to write about her. Until she shows up in his living room. Is this a joke, a sign of madness, an act of magic? Suddenly, Ruby is sleeping in Calvin’s bed, cooking in his kitchen, beguiling him in every way, with one mind-boggling twist: he somehow has the power to change her every time he sits at his typewriter. As Calvin tries to juggle this power, he faces a major dilemma as a writer and a boyfriend: what will it take to make this relationship from his imagination work in the real world?
Directors Biography
Jonathan Dayton (born July 7, 1957) and Valerie Faris (born October 20, 1958) are a team of American music video directors that received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, Little Miss Sunshine (nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, screened at Zagreb Film Festival). Dayton attended the UCLA Film School, studying film and television in the late-1970s; while there, he met Valerie Faris, a dance student and native of Los Angeles County, California, who became his wife and his partner. They have received international fame for their music videos for bands such as Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, and R.E.M.. Ruby Sparks is their second feature film.
Location and screening schedule:
TUŠKANAC CINEMA, Monday, October 15th at 13.00
EUROPA CINEMA, Monday, October 15th at 22.00
EUROPA CINEMA, Tuesday, October 16th at 17.00
TUŠKANAC CINEMA, Monday, October 15th at 13.00
EUROPA CINEMA, Monday, October 15th at 22.00
EUROPA CINEMA, Tuesday, October 16th at 17.00
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