The Da Vinci Code (film)
The Da Vinci Code | |
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Directed by | Ron Howard |
Screenplay by | Akiva Goldsman |
Based on | The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Salvatore Totino |
Edited by | |
Music by | Hans Zimmer |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing (worldwide) (France)Gaumont Columbia TriStar Films |
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Running time | 149 minutes[1] |
Countries | United States Malta France United Kingdom |
Languages | English French Spanish |
Budget | $125 million[2] |
Box office | $760 million[2] |
The Da Vinci Code is a 2006
The film, like the book, was considered controversial. It was met with especially harsh criticism by the Catholic Church for the accusation that it is behind a two-thousand-year-old cover-up concerning what the Holy Grail really is and the concept that Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene were married, producing a daughter, as well as its treatment of the organizations Priory of Sion and Opus Dei. Many members urged the laity to boycott the film. In the book, Dan Brown states that the Priory of Sion and "all descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents and secret rituals in this novel are accurate."
The Da Vinci Code premiered as the opening film of the 59th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2006, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 19. The film grossed $224 million in its worldwide opening weekend and a total of $760 million worldwide against a $125 million budget, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2006, as well as Howard's highest-grossing film to date. However, the film received generally negative reviews from critics. It was followed by two sequels, Angels & Demons (2009) and Inferno (2016).
Plot
Jacques Saunière, a
Langdon is shown the body and a secret message, readable only by
Silas works for an anonymous person referred to as "The Teacher", along with members of Opus Dei, led by Bishop Aringarosa. He travels to the church as directed by Saunière and finds a marker with "Job 38:10" inscribed in it, a bible verse that begins, "Here you shall come, and no farther..." Enraged, he kills the nun in residence.
Langdon and Sophie travel to a French bank and access Saunière's safe deposit box by using the Fibonacci sequence. Inside is a cryptex, a cylindrical container that contains a message on papyrus. It can only be opened without destroying the contents by turning dials to spell a code word. As the police arrive, bank manager Andre Vernet helps Langdon and Sophie escape, then attempts to steal the cryptex and murder them. Langdon and Sophie escape with the cryptex.
They visit Langdon's friend, Sir Leigh Teabing, a Holy Grail expert. Teabing claims the Grail is not a cup but instead is
Teabing, who wants to bring down the Church for centuries of persecution and deceit, confronts Langdon and Sophie. Now understanding the true meaning behind the clue to unlocking the cryptex, the trio goes to
Inside the chapel, they discover a secret room where Magdalene's tomb has been removed. Langdon, after searching through documents, realizes that Sophie's family died in a car crash, that Saunière was not her grandfather but her protector, and that she is the last descendant of Jesus Christ. The two are greeted by several members of the Priory, including Sophie's grandmother, who promises to protect her. Langdon and Sophie part ways, the former returning to Paris. While shaving, he cuts himself and has an epiphany when his blood curves down the sink, reminding him of the
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon
- Audrey Tautou as Sophie Neveu
- Ian McKellen as Sir Leigh Teabing
- Alfred Molina as Bishop Aringarosa
- Jürgen Prochnow as André Vernet
- Jean Reno as Police Captain Bezu Fache
- Paul Bettany as Silas
- Hugh Mitchell as young Silas
- Étienne Chicot as Lieutenant Jérôme Collet
- Jean-Yves Berteloot as Remy Jean
- Jean-Pierre Marielle as Jacques Saunière
- Charlotte Graham as Mary Magdalene
- Seth Gabel as Michael the Cleric
- Marie-Françoise Audollent as Sister Sandrine
- Francesco Carnelutti as Prefect
- Rita Davies as Elegant Woman at Rosslyn
- Denis Podalydès as Flight Controller
- Ranaich Dunnett as Himself
- Author Dan Brown and his wife make cameos (forefront) in the first scene of the book signing scene.
- The Templar Revelation authors Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince make a brief appearance as passengers on a bus.
Production
Development
The film rights were purchased from Dan Brown for $6 million.[4] Bill Paxton was the director Ron Howard's first choice for the role of Robert Langdon, but had to decline as he was beginning filming for the television series Big Love.[5] Howard approached Ricky Gervais for the role of Remy Jean, but he turned it down due to the fear of him ruining the film. Akiva Goldsman wrote the screenplay for the film, Goldsman previously worked with Howard on A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Cinderella Man (2005).[6]
Filming
Filming had been scheduled to start in May 2005; however, some delays caused filming to begin on June 30, 2005.[citation needed]
The filmmakers shot many of the inside scenes at
Pinewood's state-of-the-art Underwater Stage was used to film underwater sequences.[7] The stage opened in 2005 after four years of planning and development. The water in the tank is filtered using an ultraviolet system, which creates crystal clear water, and the water is maintained at 30 °C (86 °F) to create a comfortable environment to work in for both cast and crew.[10]
Alternative versions of Bettany's nude flagellation scenes were shot, in which he wears a black loincloth. Clips of these versions appear in the
Location
The
Due to the denial of a location permit for Saint-Sulpice,[12] the entire scene had to be recreated virtually by post-production company Rainmaker U.K. and though the set had been partially built, the co-ordinates were centimeters out from what the compositors had expected and so the entire process was extremely difficult to complete.[13]
Lincoln Cathedral reportedly received £100,000 in exchange for the right to film there; filming took place August 15-19, 2005, mainly within the cloisters of the cathedral. The cathedral's bell, which strikes the hour, was silent for the first time since World War II during that time. Although it remained a closed set, protesters led by a 61-year-old woman named Sister Mary Michael demonstrated against the filming. Sister Mary Michael spent 12 hours praying on her knees outside the cathedral in protest against what she saw as the blasphemous use of a holy place to film a book containing heresy.[14]
Winchester Cathedral answered criticism by using its location fee to fund an exhibition, lecture series, and campaign to debunk the book.
Filming also took place elsewhere in the United Kingdom.[17] Locations included the King's College London campus, Fairfield Halls (Croydon), the Temple Church (London), Burghley House (Lincolnshire) and Rosslyn Chapel and Rosslyn Castle (Midlothian, Scotland) make an appearance at the final part of the film.
Music
The film's music was composed by
Release
The Da Vinci Code premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2006. According to the Associated Press, the film received negative reactions from critics at the festival. A line spoken by Tom Hanks "drew prolonged laughter and some catcalls", and near the end of the screening, "there were a few whistles and hisses, and there was none of the scattered applause even bad films sometimes receive at Cannes".[18]
Marketing
The film's teaser trailer was released in May 2005,[19] a year before the film's worldwide release and prior to the start of filming.[20]
A cross-promotion appeared on The Amazing Race 9, where one team earned a trip to the film's premiere in Hollywood, California. However, as a result of scheduling conflicts after the season finale aired, the team was unable to attend the premiere of the film, which had moved from Hollywood to the Cannes Film Festival.[21]
Reception
Critical response
On the
The film was poorly received at the Cannes Film Festival, where it debuted.[18] Michael Medved gave the film a negative review, citing it as an attack on religion.[25] Anthony Lane of The New Yorker addressed the concerns of Catholics in his film review, stating that the film "is self-evident, spirit-lowering tripe that could not conceivably cause a single member of the flock to turn aside from the faith".[26] In his Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin called the film "a letdown in every respect".[27] Director Howard noted that the overwhelmingly negative reviews were "frustrating" to him.[28]
Conversely, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times (who had spoken very negatively of the novel) gave the film three out of four stars, writing, "The movie works; it's involving, intriguing and constantly seems on the edge of startling revelations." Of the storyline, he also commented, "Yes, the plot is absurd, but then most movie plots are absurd. That's what we pay to see."[29] Lawrence Toppman of The Charlotte Observer, who also liked the film, gave it three and a half out of four stars and noted, "unlike most Hollywood blockbusters, this one assumes audience members will be smart".[30]
Although many critics gave mixed to negative reviews of the film, critics praised the performances of McKellen as well as Bettany.[31]
On the "Worst Movies of 2006" episode of the television show
Box office
Opening weekend
The film opened with an estimated $31 million in box office sales on its opening day, averaging $7,764 per screen. [33] During its opening weekend, moviegoers spent an estimated $77 million in the United States and Canada, and $224 million worldwide.[34] The Da Vinci Code is the best domestic opening for both Tom Hanks and Ron Howard.[35]
It also enjoyed the third biggest opening weekend for that year (after Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and X-Men: The Last Stand, and the second biggest worldwide opening weekend ever, just behind Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005).[36]) This event has led some critics, particularly in the United Kingdom, to moot the idea of the "critic-proof film".[37]
Ranking and gross
- It was the number 1 film at the North American box office during its first week, grossing more than $111 million.[2] Fifth-highest gross of 2006 in the United States and Canada, and grossed $758 million worldwide in 2006—the second-highest of 2006.[34] Its worldwide total made it the 51st-highest-grossing film, and the highest-grossing film in the franchise.[citation needed]
- On June 20, it became the second film of 2006 to pass the $200 million mark in North America.[34]
Censorship
The film was banned in a number of countries, including Syria,[38] Belarus,[39] and Lebanon.[40] In Jordan, authorities banned the film claiming it "tarnishes the memory of Christian and Islamic figures and contradicts the truth as written in the Bible and the Quran about Jesus".[41] In Iran, it was banned due to protests by Muslims and Christian minorities.[42]
China
Although The Da Vinci Code was passed by Chinese censors, it was abruptly removed by authorities from public view in mainland China, after "a remarkable run ... grossing over $13 million",[43] because of protests by Chinese Catholic groups.[44]
Egypt
Both the book and the film were banned in Egypt due to pressure from
Faroe Islands
The biggest cinema in the Faroe Islands, Havnar Bio, decided to boycott the film, effectively blocking it from the other smaller cinemas, which rely on second-hand films from this source. Its CEO, Jákup Eli Jacobsen, said that he "fears losing the operating license if it exhibits blasphemy in the cinema".[47]
A private initiative by the individual Herluf Sørensen arranged the film to be played, despite the boycott by Havnar Bio. The film played at the Nordic House in the Faroe Islands from June 8 to 9, 2006.[48]
India
There was a huge outcry in many states by the Christian and the Muslim minorities to ban the film from screening in India for its perceived anti-Christian message. Possibly the largest reaction occurred in Kolkata, where a group of around 25 protesters "stormed" Crossword bookstore, pulled copies of the book from the racks and threw them to the ground. On the same day, a group of 50–60 protesters successfully made the Oxford Bookstore on Park Street decide to stop selling the book "until the controversy sparked by the film's release was resolved.[49]
The film was allowed to be released without any cuts but with an
The film was totally banned in some states with significant Muslim and Christian populations such as
Pakistan
Pakistan banned The Da Vinci Code for showing what officials called blasphemous material about Jesus. Christian groups, along with the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, held protests against the film calling for a global ban.[54]
Philippines
The Philippine Alliance Against Pornography (PAAP) appealed to then
However, Cecille Guidote Alvarez, Philippine Presidential Adviser on Culture and the Arts, said the Philippine government would not interfere in the controversy about the film and would leave the decision to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board's rating.[57] Eventually, MTRCB decided to give The Da Vinci Code an R-18 rating (restricted to those 18 years of age and above) despite PAAP's opposition to showing it.[58]
Samoa
The film was banned outright in the Independent State of Samoa after church leaders watching a pre-release showing filed a complaint with film censors.[59]
Solomon Islands
The
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka also banned the film from being released.[61] It was banned by presidential order of Mahinda Rajapaksa after the Catholic Bishops Conference made an appeal through an epistle.[62]
Thailand
Christian groups in this mostly
However, on the following day, Sony Pictures appealed against the ruling, saying it would pull the film if the decision to cut it was not reversed. The censorship panel then voted 6–5 that the film could be shown uncut, but that a disclaimer would precede and follow the film, saying it was a work of fiction.[63]
Protests and other reactions
There were protesters at several film theaters across the United States on the opening weekend protesting about the themes of the film, citing it as blasphemy and claiming that it shamed both the Catholic Church and Jesus Christ Himself. More than 200 protesters also turned out in Athens, Greece, to protest against the film's release shortly before opening day.[64] In Manila, the film was banned from all theaters by the local MTRCB as an R18 film for the Philippines.[citation needed] In Pittsburgh, protesters also showed up at a special screening of the film the day before its widespread release.[65] Protests also occurred at the filming sites, but only a monk and a nun stood in a quiet protest at the Cannes premiere.[66] In Chennai, India, the film was banned for two months to appease local Christian and Muslim groups.[67]
The Vatican
At a conference on April 28, 2006, the secretary of the
Cardinal
Opus Dei
Stating that it does not intend to organize any boycotts, Opus Dei (the Catholic organization that is featured prominently in the novel and the film) released a statement on February 14, 2006, asking Sony Pictures to consider editing the soon-to-be-released film so that it would not contain references that it felt might be hurtful to Catholics. The statement also said Brown's book offers a "deformed"[70] image of the church and that Opus Dei will use the opportunity of the film's release to educate about the church.
On Easter, April 16, 2006, Opus Dei published an open letter by its Japanese Information Office mildly proposing that Sony Pictures consider including a disclaimer on the film adaptation as a "sign of respect towards the figure of Jesus Christ, the history of the Church, and the religious beliefs of viewers". The organization also encouraged the studio to label the film as fictitious clearly "and that any resemblance to reality is pure coincidence."[71]
According to a statement by Manuel Sánchez Hurtado, Opus Dei Press Office Rome,[72] in contrast to Sony Corporation's published "Code of Conduct", the company had announced that the film would not include such a disclaimer.
American Catholic bishops
Peru
The
People with albinism
The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH) as well as individuals with albinism have criticized the film's perpetuation of unrealistic and negative stereotypes about people with albinism with the character Silas, citing a long-standing trend of the film industry of depicting albinos as villains.[77][78][79][80]
Cast response
Tom Hanks' response
Hanks told the Evening Standard that those involved with the film "always knew there would be a segment of society that would not want this film to be shown. But the story we tell is loaded with all sorts of hooey and fun kind of scavenger-hunt-type nonsense". He said it was a mistake "to take any sort of film at face value, particularly a huge-budget motion picture like this."[81]
He also said at the Cannes Film Festival that he and his wife saw no contradiction between their faith and the film, as "My heritage, and that of my wife, suggests that our sins have been taken away, not our brains."[66]
Ian McKellen's response
Also at Cannes, McKellen was quoted as saying, "While I was reading the book, I believed it entirely. Clever Dan Brown twisted my mind convincingly. But when I put it down, I thought, 'What a load of [pause] potential codswallop."[66]
During a May 17, 2006, interview on
Accolades
Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result |
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64th Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer | Nominated |
12th Critics' Choice Awards | Best Composer
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49th Annual Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack | ||
33rd People's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Drama | The Da Vinci Code | |
27th Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Director | Ron Howard | |
11th Satellite Awards | Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer | |
Best Visual Effects | Kevin Ahern | ||
Best Sound | Anthony J. Ciccolini III, Kevin O'Connell, and Greg P. Russell | ||
Best DVD Extras | The Da Vinci Code | ||
2006 Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Villain | Ian McKellen |
Home media
The film was released on DVD on November 14, 2006, in four editions:
- A two-disc release in both widescreen and fullscreen.[84]
- A Target-widescreen exclusive release, along with a History Channel documentary.
- A Walmart-exclusive three-disc release in both widescreen and fullscreen containing a bonus disc about the paintings and props used in the film, along with how the book was adapted to the screen.
- A "special edition gift set" that includes a two-disc DVD set, working cryptex, and replica Robert Langdon journal.[85]
All DVD sets include an introduction from director Howard, ten featurettes and other bonus features. The Da Vinci Code was also released on UMD for the Sony PlayStation Portable on November 14, 2006.
In Hong Kong and Korea (Region 3), Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Latin America (DVD region code 4), a version of the two-disc set included an extended edition of the film, featuring over twenty-five minutes of extra footage, bringing the running time to 174 minutes.[84] However there is no regular DVD release of the extended version in the United States or United Kingdom.
On April 28, 2009, a two-disc Blu-ray edition of the extended version of the film was released in North America.
On October 11, 2016, a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition was released.[86]
Sequels
Angels & Demons
The screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, with the help of the Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp, adapted Angels & Demons (a 2000 Dan Brown novel published six years before The Da Vinci Code) into a film script,[87] which was also directed by Howard. Chronologically, the story takes place before The Da Vinci Code. However, the filmmakers re-tooled it as a sequel. Hanks reprises his role as Langdon in the film, which was released in May 2009 to moderate (but generally better) reviews.
Inferno
Sony Pictures produced a film adaptation of Inferno, the fourth book in the Robert Langdon series, which was released in October 2016[88] with Howard as director, David Koepp adapting the screenplay and Hanks reprising his role as Robert Langdon.[89] Filming began on April 27, 2015, in Venice, Italy, and finished on July 21, 2015.[90] On December 2, 2014, Felicity Jones was in early talks to star in the film.[91] The Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan was cast as The Provost.[92] The Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen was added to the cast as Elizabeth Sinskey.[93]
See also
- Robert Langdon (franchise)
- The Da Vinci Code WebQuests
- The Da Vinci Code (video game)
- The Da Vinci Treasure – A mockbuster produced by The Asylum
- National Treasure - film about the Knights Templar Treasure
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External links
- Official website
- The Da Vinci Code at IMDb
- The Da Vinci Code at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Da Vinci Code at the TCM Movie Database
- The Da Vinci Code at AllMovie
- The Da Vinci Code at Box Office Mojo
- The Da Vinci Code at Metacritic
- The Da Vinci Code at Rotten Tomatoes
- Official "secret" site