I chose Revolutionary Road as a film to focus on that BBC Films had been involved in making, I chose this because it had two very famous actors and actresses starred in it. It was a very successfull film,
It was Nominated for 3 Oscars and Another 6 wins and 20 nominations.
It was Nominated for 3 Oscars and Another 6 wins and 20 nominations.
DreamWorks Pictures presents in association with BBC Films an Evermere Entertainment, BBC Films, Neal Street Production.
A new film from director Sam Mendes, based on the celebrated novel by Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road is a heart-rending story of thwarted passion and the search for fulfilment. A young couple find themselves torn between their own desires and the pressure to conform, with explosive consequences.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
Directed by:
Sam Mendes
Written by:
Justin Haythe from the book Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Producers:
John H Hart, Scott Rudin, Sam Mendes, Bobby Cohen
Executive Producers:
Marion Rosenburg, David M Thompson, Henry Fernaine
Sales Agent:
Paramount Vantage
UK Release Date:
30 January 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/2009releases/revolutionary_road.shtml
Plot Summary for
It's 1955. Frank and April Wheeler, in the seventh year of their marriage, have fallen into a life that appears to most as being perfect. They live in the Connecticut suburbs with two young children. Frank commutes to New York City where he works in an office job while April stays at home as a housewife. But they're not happy. April has forgone her dream of becoming an actress, and Frank hates his job - one where he places little effort - although he has never figured out what his passion in life is. One day, April suggests that they move to Paris - a city where Frank visited during the war and loved, but where April has never been - as a means to rejuvenate their life. April's plan: she would be the breadwinner, getting a lucrative secretarial job for one of the major international organizations, while Frank would have free time to find himself and whatever his passion. Initially skeptical, Frank ultimately agrees to April's plan. When circumstances change around the Wheelers, April decides she will do whatever she has to to get herself out of her unhappy existence. Written by Huggo
