11 Minutes (film)
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Polish | 11 minut |
Directed by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
Written by | Jerzy Skolimowski |
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Cinematography | Mikołaj Łebkowski |
Edited by | Agnieszka Glińska |
Music by | Paweł Mykietyn |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
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Box office | $571,697[1] |
11 Minutes (
Plot
A contemporary big city and a group of its inhabitants, whose lives are intertwined with each other. The same 11 minutes from the lives of different characters presented in parallel stories: an obsessively jealous husband, his wife-actress, a sneaky Hollywood director, a drug courier, a hot dog vendor with an obscure past, a girl with a beloved dog, a frustrated student on a risky mission, a mountaineer cleaning hotel windows, an ambulance crew, a group of nuns and an old painter. Before the last second of the eleventh minute, their fate is linked by an event that will definitely affect their lives.
Cast
- Richard Dormer as Director Richard Martin
- Paulina Chapko as Anna Hellman
- Wojciech Mecwaldowski as Anna's husband
- Andrzej Chyra as Hot-dog vendor
- Dawid Ogrodnik as Courier
- Agata Buzek as Climber
- Piotr Głowacki as Climber
- Mateusz Kościukiewicz as Ex-boyfriend
- Ifi Ude as Girl with a dog
- Jan Nowicki as Painter
- Anna Maria Buczek as Doctor Ewa Król
- Lukasz Sikora as Boy
- Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska as Pregnant woman
- Janusz Chabior as Dying man
Production
Jerzy Skolimowski described the film as "an answer to the Hollywood action movies."[7] The film was primarily shot in Warsaw.[8] Additional filming took place in Dublin, as well as the Alvernia Studios near Kraków.[8]
Release
The film had its world premiere in the Competition section at the
Reception
Critical reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 15 reviews, and a weighted average rating of 5.6/10.[18] On Metacritic, the film has a score 51 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[19]
Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing, "The directorial ingenuity of 11 Minutes is so evident and flamboyant that it's tempting to overlook the accomplishments of Skolimowski’s script, which abounds in shorthand and overheated implication."[20] He added, "The film's final Rube Goldberg-ian flourish refutes the banal humanity of many multiple-character studies, convincingly insisting that only death shall bring us together, unifying our vastly differing gulfs of emotional experience."[20] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "an empty feat of technical virtuosity driven by a bleakly obvious vision of the murky morality of the post-9/11 world."[21]
Accolades
Award | Year of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Venice Film Festival | 2015 | Special Mention: Young Jury Members of the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival | 11 Minutes | Won | [22] |
Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival | 2015 | Best Film | 11 Minutes | Won | [23] |
Polish Film Awards
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2016 | Best Editing | Agnieszka Glińska | Won | [24] |
CinEast | 2016 | Critics' Prize | 11 Minutes | Won | [25] |
European Film Awards | 2016 | Best Sound Designer | Radosław Ochnio | Won | [26] |
See also
- List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "11 Minutes". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b Anderson, Ariston (29 July 2015). "Venice Film Festival Unveils Star-Studded Lineup for 72nd Edition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b Sharf, Zack (28 August 2015). "Watch: Exclusive '11 Minutes' Trailer is 19 Seconds of Heart-Racing Mysteries". IndieWire. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b Rantala, Hanna (10 September 2015). "Polish director says own loss inspired '11 Minut' in Venice". Reuters. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (22 September 2015). "Oscars: Poland Nominates '11 Minutes' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (23 September 2015). "Oscars: Poland Selects '11 Minutes,' Denmark Goes for 'A War'". Variety. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Suárez, Gonzalo (12 September 2015). "Jerzy Skolimowski - Director". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Director's Comments". 11 Minutes. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (11 August 2015). "Toronto International Film Festival Slate Announces Picks for TIFF Cinematheque and Masters of Cinema Sections". IndieWire. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (1 September 2015). "London reveals competition titles". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Hartwich, Dorota (15 September 2015). "Gdynia celebrates turning 40". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Don, Muriel Del (13 October 2015). "The Geneva International Film Festival Tous Écrans promises an intense experience". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Pinto, Vitor (15 October 2015). "Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival unveils the programme for its ninth edition". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (15 October 2015). "The Cork Film Festival turns 60". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Jensen, Jorn Rossing (9 November 2015). "Spielberg's Bridge of Spies to open Camerimage in Poland". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Marco, Camillo De (14 January 2016). "A panorama of Central Eastern European film at Trieste". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "11 Minutes". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "11 Minutes". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ a b Bowen, Chuck (4 April 2016). "11 Minutes". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Rooney, David (9 September 2015). "'11 Minutes' ('11 Minut'): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Blood of My Blood wins Venice's FIPRESCI award". Cineuropa. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Pinto, Vitor (16 November 2015). "Jerzy Skolimowski's 11 Minutes gets Lisbon & Estoril's top prize". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Hartwich, Dorota (8 March 2016). "Body triumphant at the Eagles in Poland". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Pinto, Vitor (24 October 2016). "Mellow Mud makes a splash at CinÉast". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (10 December 2016). "'Toni Erdmann' Sweeps European Film Awards; Makes History At Message-Heavy Ceremony – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
External links
- 11 Minutes at IMDb