Jun 24, 2016 on the heels of drive and only god forgives, nicolas winding refn delves deeper into the beautiful and the bloody with the neon demon, sitting down with cut print films karen han to discuss his latest film. Drive is a 2011 american action drama film directed by danish filmmaker nicolas winding refn. Nicolas winding refn the danish director speaks to tom huddleston about his provocative style as he sets his sights on the world of fashion in his latest film. Films include drive, only god forgives, and the neon demon. Oct 16, 2017 danish auteur nicolas winding refn drive, the neon demon was on hand at the ninth annual lumiere film festival in lyon, france, to launch his brandnew content platform. Film profile for nicolas winding refn, director, born 29 september 1970.
A space odyssey with the sound design from the shining. Nicolas winding refns the neon demon was a nice return to form after the disappointing only god forgives, but it sounds like his next film will be a direct attempt to cater to fans of his phenomenally stylish 2011 thriller drive. Ce dernier officiera egalement comme producteur du film. In a departure from the usual style of the accompanying articles, half of them are pieces of original fiction, written specially for this volume, from some of todays leading contemporary writers. Official page of danish director nicolas winding refn administered through his production company space rocket nation. Writer, director, and producer nicolas winding refn was born in copenhagen, denmark, in 1970, to anders refn, a film director and editor, and vibeke winding nee tuxen, a cinematographer. Only god forgives is a 20 crime film written and directed by nicolas winding refn and starring ryan gosling, kristin scott thomas, and vithaya pansringarm. Coming full circle here at cannes after deadline reported a few years ago that nicolas winding refn was preparing a remake of historical horror drama witchfinder general, the project.
Refns film, for which he took home the cannes best director prize, brings fresh meaning to the term as it regards to narrative cinema. Nicolas winding refn female horror film is now the neon. How the cinematography of drive utilized quadrants for. Before we go on, its worth inserting a gentle content warning. Made his directing debut in denmark with pusher 1996, the first film in a drugdealer trilogy the others were released in 2004 and 2005. But on a whole, bleeder falls short of the hype generated by refn s first film, and as such, has been broadly and perhaps deservedly forgotten. Nicolas winding refn, vinyl curator the artist jay shaw created the cover art for a new reissue of basil poledouriss robocop soundtrack that is part of milan records nicolas winding refn. Jan 31, 2015 tony zhou delivers another quick bite of film education with this video on the interesting framing used by nicholas winding refn in drive. It is natural for youth to destroy the old, he says fri, jul 1, 2016, 06. Nicolas winding refn livres, biographie, extraits et. Space rocket nation is a film production company founded in 2008 by producer lene borglum and director nicolas winding refn after their successfull collaboration on nicolas winding refns feature film valhalla rising. Simon abrams talks to the filmmaker about midnight movies, meeting alejandro jodorowsky, and the possibility that he might day make a wonder woman movie. Cannes, france nicolas winding refns highly anticipated new film the neon demon received quite a reception at its first cannes film festival screening on thursday.
Nicolas winding refns drive 2011 is a difficult work to provide an analysis for seeing as how it not only blends within several genres, but also in how its overall framework lends itself to miniscule details which may shift interpretation and evaluation from person to person depending on the perspective of the audience member. Nicolas winding refn is the first ive ever spoken to who actively solicited negative feedback about his movie. Writer, director, and producer nicolas winding refn was born in copenhagen, denmark, in 1970, to anders refn, a film director and editor, and vibeke winding. John hillcoat to helm witchfinder general remake from. Spike lee, nicolas winding refn and the coens are set to join the ongoing exodus to tv, yet there are lessons to be learned from those who have gone before. Nicolas winding refn on drive, ryan goslings jacket. Watching valhalla rising i kept thinking of certain american movies, but maybe thats just because as an american most of my touchstones are american. The screenplay, written by hossein amini, is based on james sallis 2005 novel drive. Jun 24, 2016 in the run up to the release of refn s new release the neon demon, vice meets the director in his hometown of copenhagen to discuss ultraviolence on screen, and the intersection between european.
There was a brief window when it looked like nicolas winding refn was on the brink of becoming hollywoods next big thing. An interpretive evaluation on nicolas winding refns drive. Just before he turned 11, in 1981, he moved to new york with his parents, where he lived out his teen years. Wife liv corfixen appears in his films bleeder 1999 and fear x. Nicolas winding refn, valhalla rising filmmaker magazine. The 2006 danish documentary gambler follows winding refn and corfixen during the filming of.
Remember when drive almost made nicolas winding refn. After seeing nicolas winding refns drive, however, one must reevaluate this clear over usage. A film by nicolas winding refn cannes film festival. Fatih akin et nicolas winding refn au service du crime a beaune pour le 11e. A mysterious hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor in this action drama. He was shooting a new film, but still scouting locations. Drive, for instance, seems like a straightforward car chase movie about a quiet guy in a cool jacket, but it. With ryan gosling, carey mulligan, bryan cranston, albert brooks. Nicolas winding refn biography, movie highlights and. All 10 nicolas winding refn movies ranked from worst to. Youll see what i said, along with his great response, at. The film was shot on location in bangkok, thailand, and, as with drive, is dedicated to chilean director alejandro jodorowsky. Nicolas winding refn is launching his own streaming service.
Aug 03, 2017 all 10 nicolas winding refn movies ranked from worst to best posted on august 3, 2017 august 4, 2017 by max rumjanek when one thinks of contemporary successful mainstream movie directors, nicolas winding refns name might not immediately come to mind, with the likes of david fincher and christopher nolan taking up most of the spotlight and. The film was very much a mixture of the films i grew up watching. All 10 nicolas winding refn movies ranked from worst to best posted on august 3, 2017 august 4, 2017 by max rumjanek when one thinks of contemporary successful mainstream movie directors, nicolas winding refns name might not immediately come to mind, with the likes of david fincher and christopher nolan taking up most of the spotlight and. For all things pertaining to nicolas winding refn, be it interviews, movie discussion, or news. He is known for directing the pusher trilogy, the fictionalised biographical film bronson, the adventure film valhalla rising, the action drama film drive, the crime film only god forgives, and the psychological horror film the neon demon. Nicolas winding refn dissects his bloody confection the new. Jun 11, 2015 how does ones inability to see certain colors affect the way they make films. Dark brink of love is guestedited by author william boyle, and centres on three neglected noir films, which we have restored. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites powered by justwatch. One of the many pleasures of nicolas winding refns drive 2011 is that the shots feel both tightly composed and weirdly unpredictable. Nicolas winding refn announced last october he was launching a free curated website of films and essays, and now its almost time for that website to launch. In the run up to the release of refns new release the neon demon, vice meets the director in his hometown of copenhagen to discuss ultraviolence on screen, and the intersection between european. Jul 17, 20 6 filmmaking tips from nicolas winding refn.
Space rocket nation aims to produce highly artistic and edgy feature films for an international audience by nicolas winding. Its almost like selfie culture is the past, theres something even newer emerging. Jul 02, 2016 cannibalism, necrophilia, and a brush with james bond. What was once referred to as i walk with the dead is. Mario bava sleeps in a little later than he expected to par chris. Danish auteur nicolas winding refn drive, the neon demon was on hand at the ninth annual lumiere film festival in lyon, france, to launch his brandnew content platform. In 2008, refn cofounded the copenhagenbased production company space rocket nation.
Nicolas winding refn to launch bynwr content platform. Nicolas winding refn refn at the 2016 cannes film festival born 29 september 1970 copenhagen, denma. Nicolas winding refn has developed a filmmaking style that stands out as singular and hypnotic, with a strong capacity to stimulate the imagination. Nicolas winding refn on drive, ryan goslings jacket, and. It competed for the palme dor at the 20 cannes film festival. Based on his movies, nicolas winding refn seems like a man with very particular tastes. Nicolas winding refn has officially announced the femaleled horror movie hes been developing for over a year, and the film has a new title. He moved to the united states in 1981 and is known for directing the crime dramas bleeder 1999 and the pusher films 1996, 2004, 2005, the fictionalised biographical film bronson 2008, the dramatic adventure film valhalla rising 2009, the neonoir crime film drive 2011 and the thriller only god forgives 20. Son dernier film a ce jour, the neon demon a ete presente a. Fatih akin et nicolas winding refn au service du crime a beaune. Nicolas winding refn, vinyl curator the new york times. Mikkelsens performance as lenny who seems to be an autobiographical character of sorts is another strong point of the film.
Nicolas winding refn wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Nicolas winding refns next movie will be about a mute spy. He is known for directing the pusher trilogy 19962005, the fictionalised biographical film bronson 2008, the adventure film valhalla rising 2009, the action drama film drive 2011, the crime film only god forgives 20, and the. Nicolas winding refn biography, movie highlights and photos.
May 20, 2016 remember when drives nicolas winding refn was poised to be hollywoods biggest director. Visionary director known for the striking cinematography and eclectic use of music and sound in his movies. For cool people who like cool stuff, thats pretty good news all on its own. Nicolas winding refn biography, albums, streaming links. All 10 nicolas winding refn movies ranked from worst to best. Well, i have a thirteen and a sevenyear old, but they dont really like movies laughs.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Leftright director nicolas winding refn and actor mads mikkelsen. He quickly grows fond of his neighbor, irene carey mulligan, and her young son, benicio. Are either of your daughters old enough to watch the film. It gets even better, though, because the playlist has uncovered some details about. Nicolas winding refn is a danish film director, screenwriter and producer. An interview with nicolas winding refn, director of valhalla rising, drive and only god forgives, among other films. Nicolas winding refn celebrity profile check out the latest nicolas winding refn photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Yes, the director of only god forgives, drive, and bronson is unable to see midtones, and this video essay shows how his color blindness shows up in not only the look of his movies, but their content as well. The act of seeing will be released on october 5, and the book will be the centerpiece of a gallery display at the mondo gallery 4115 guadalupe st, austin, tx from september. Nicolas winding refn female horror film is now the neon demon. Nicolas winding refn dissects his bloody confection the. May 20, 2015 nicolas winding refn, vinyl curator the artist jay shaw created the cover art for a new reissue of basil poledouriss robocop soundtrack that is part of milan records nicolas winding refn.
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