Tideland (film)
Tideland | |
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Directed by | Terry Gilliam |
Screenplay by | Tony Grisoni Terry Gilliam |
Based on | Tideland by Mitch Cullin |
Produced by | Gabriella Martinelli Jeremy Thomas |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Nicola Pecorini |
Edited by | Lesley Walker |
Music by | Jeff Danna Mychael Danna |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Revolver Entertainment (United Kingdom) Capri Films (Canada)[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 minutes[2] |
Countries | United Kingdom Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | CAD$19 million |
Box office | $566,611 |
Tideland is a 2005
Plot
Tideland centers on an abandoned child, Jeliza-Rose, and her solitary adventures during one summer in rural
After her mother overdoses on Methadone, Jeliza-Rose and her father, Noah, flee to Noah's mother's home, a remote Texas farmhouse. Before they leave, however, Noah fears that with all the drugs in their house he will lose Jeliza-Rose and be sent to prison, so he attempts to set it alight, although Jeliza-Rose manages to stop him. They find the farmhouse abandoned, but they settle in anyway. Their first night there, Noah dies from a heroin overdose. For much of the rest of the film, Noah's corpse remains seated upright in a living room chair with sunglasses covering his eyes. As her father slowly begins to decompose, Jeliza-Rose doesn't readily acknowledge his death because she has grown accustomed to him being unconscious for long periods at a time. Instead, she retreats deeper and deeper into her own mind, exploring the tall grass around the farmhouse, relying on her doll heads for friendship as an unconscious way of keeping herself from feeling too lonely and afraid.
During Jeliza-Rose's wanderings, she eventually encounters and befriends her neighbors, a
At the end of the film, following a violent confrontation between Dell, Dickens and Jeliza-Rose, a train wreck is caused by Dickens' dynamite, creating a scene of chaos near the farmhouse. Wandering about the wreckage, and among the confusion of injured travelers, Jeliza-Rose is discovered by a woman who survived, and she assumes the little girl is also a victim of the train wreck. The film ends with the woman embracing Jeliza-Rose, who stares with stunned confusion at the wreckage.
Cast
- Jodelle Ferland as Jeliza-Rose
- Brendan Fletcher as Dickens
- Janet McTeer as Dell
- Jennifer Tilly as Queen Gunhilda, Jeliza-Rose's mother
- Jeff Bridges as Noah, Jeliza-Rose's father
- Dylan Taylor as Patrick
- Wendy Anderson as Woman / Squirrel
- Sally Crooks as Dell's mother[3]
Production
Tideland, despite being set in rural Texas, was filmed in the
Release
Tideland was released in theatres in 2006, but had first appeared in the autumn of 2005 at the
Critical reception
At
In response to the controversy surrounding the film's FIPRESCI win at San Sebastian, jurist Sergi Sanchez wrote: "Gilliam's was the only one that dared to propose a risky and radical image, without any concessions, on a specific matter: madness as the only way of escaping in the face of a hostile environment. All this is endlessly coherent with the director's body of work, which has been frequently misunderstood by the critics, the industry, and audiences alike." Defending Gilliam's film while also placing it in the context of the director's previous works, as well as explaining the jury's decision, Sanchez concluded by stating, "Fighting against windmills is, after all, the same as fighting against the prejudices that trap creative freedom."[10]
The subsequent mainstream reviews of Tideland were mixed, with
Gilliam has openly criticized THINKFilm for the manner in which the company handled the American theatrical release of the film,[15] and their unauthorized tampering with the aspect ratio of the film for its US DVD release. He has also gone on record as saying that nearly all his films have initially garnered mixed reactions from critics, and in at least one interview, as well as in the introduction to Tideland, he has stated that he believes many moviegoers will hate Tideland, others will love it, and some just would not know what to think about it.[16] Gilliam has also said that Michael Palin, another former member of Monty Python, had told him that the film was either the best thing he had ever done, or the worst—although Palin himself could not quite decide either way.[17]
Entertainment Weekly critic Owen Gleiberman gave Tideland an "F",[18] calling it "gruesomely awful". In the subsequent review of the DVD release, Gleiberman's fellow Entertainment Weekly critic Clark Collis gave the film a "B"[19] and stated: "Terry Gilliam's grim fairy tale is another fantastic(al) showcase for his visual talents."[19]
The film received a "two thumbs way down" rating from
The Chicago Tribune critic Michael Wilmington,[23] however, praised the film,[24] further stating that "... it's crazy, dangerous and sometimes gorgeous ...",[25] and Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News wrote, "Tideland, for me, is a masterpiece", a blurb featured on the DVD release.[26]
Filmmaker David Cronenberg described the film as a "poetic horror film", a quote which was used in the advertising campaign for the theatrical release.[27] Filmmaker Rian Johnson named Tideland and The Fountain as his favorite films of 2006.[28]
In the 16 July 2007 online edition of
Home media
The DVD of Tideland was released on 27 February 2007 in a 2-disc "Collector's Edition", with a commentary track, many interviews, deleted scenes (with a forced commentary over the original audio), and a making-of documentary entitled Getting Gilliam, made by Cube director Vincenzo Natali.
There has been some controversy among fans over the aspect ratio presented on the Region 1 DVD released by THINKFilm for the United States, which is 1.78:1, instead of the aspect ratio prepared and approved by Gilliam and the director of photography (in theaters, it was shown in 2.35:1, but Gilliam wanted to open up the image slightly for home video, somewhere between 2.10:1 and 2.25:1).[30]
There were early reports that DVD releases in Canada (Region 1) and other regions used the theatrical aspect ratio, but these have proven to be entirely false. The Region 3 DVD was rumored to feature the fully corrected transfer,[31] but this was later debunked on the same website where the claim was made; as shown in a purported screen capture of the Hong Kong release,[32] the Region 3 DVD uses the incorrect aspect ratio.
The UK (Region 2) release, does have a 2.10:1 aspect ratio.[33] The German EuroVideo–Concorde Home Entertainment release has been independently verified to use the theatrical 2.35:1 ratio, as is seen in screen captures from it.[34] OFDb.de also gives this ratio for the German release.[35]
Both THINKFilm and Gilliam have publicly stated that they are working on a solution to the ratio problem and will release a corrected version for sale as soon as possible.[33] That did not happen until the Blu-ray editions were released a decade later, long after THINKFilm had gone out of business.
Accolades
- Won
- San Sebastian Festival(2005)
- FIPRESCIPrize
- Nominated
- Golden Trailer Awards (2006)
- "Most Original Foreign Trailer".[36]
- Saturn Award(2007)
- Best Performance by a Young Actor (Jodelle Ferland).
- 27th Genie Awards (2007)
- Best Actress (Jodelle Ferland)
- Art Direction/Production Design (Jasna Stefanovic)[37]
- Cinematography (Nicola Pecorini)
- Costume design (Mario Davignon)[38][39]
- Editing (Lesley Walker)[40]
- Overall Sound.
See also
References
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- IMDb
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- ^ "FIPRESCI Award Statement". Fipresci.org. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Sergi Sánchez. "Terry Gilliam's 'Tideland': Alice in 'Nightmareland'". Fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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- ^ "Michael Palin reference". Fftimes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Owen Gleiberman (11 October 2006). "EW Tideland Review". Ew.com. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ a b Clark Collis (23 February 2007). "Tideland | DVD Review | Entertainment Weekly". Ew.com. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Tideland: A Girl Endures a No-Man’s Land by Dwelling in the Make-Believe," A. O. Scott, The New York Times, 13 October 2006
- ^ Audio recording of Scott and Roeper review of Tideland.
- ^ Posted (20 October 2006). "Tideland". Jonathan Rosenbaum. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Chicago – Chicago Tribune Film Critic Steps Down". Contactmusic.com. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Michael O'Sullivan. Gilliam, Searching for His Audience // The Washington Post, 27 October 2006". The Washington Post. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Wilmington, Michael (28 August 2007). "Movie review: 'Tideland' – Metromix Chicago Movies". Chicago.metromix.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Ain't It Cool News review". Aintitcool.com. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "David Cronenberg citation". Fftimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Filmspotting, Film, Podcast, Movies, Reviews, Top 5 Lists, DVDs, Adam Kempenaar". Archived from the original on 31 July 2007.
- ^ 07/16/2007 1200 AM by Michael Atkinson (16 July 2007). ""Malpertuis", "Tideland" by Michael Atkinson, IFC News (16 July 2007)". Ifc.com. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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- ^ "Mario Davignon (I)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Mario Davignon home". Mariodavignon.com. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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