Title: Arrival
Original Title: Arrival
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: USA Canada
- Length: 116 Minutes (1 hour 56 min)
- Budget: 47,000,000
- Genre: Drama Mystery Science fiction
- Studios: Paramount Pictures FilmNation Entertainment 21 Laps Entertainment
- Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing
- Age rating: 12 (Suitable for 12 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: November 10 2016
- United States: November 11 2016
Plot
After alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the army to find out whether the alien forces come in peace or are a threat.
'Arrival' is a sci-fi drama directed by Denis Villeneuve, canadian scriptwriter and director. Villeneuve gained critical success with 'Incendies', adaptation of the play by Wajdi Mouawad. Thanks to it, he was nominated to several important festivals and prices around the world. Villeneuve also directed the more famous 'Prisioners', 'Enemy' and 'Sicario'.
Amy Adams plays the main character, Dr. Louise Banks an expert in languages. Adams is one of the most
renowned actresses in Hollywood nowadays, being nominated to the Academy Awards in five occasions.
The film is based on a short story by Ted Chiang: 'Story of your life'.
Awards
- 2017 Academy Awards (Oscars): 8 1
- 2017 Golden Globes: 2 0
- 2017 BAFTA Awards: 11 1
Cast
Director:
Videos
April 22 2017
November 22 2016
'Arrival' - They Need to See Me
November 22 2016
'Arrival' - Communication crosses the limits of language
November 13 2016
Photos
Trivia
Jóhan Jóhannsson
The film's composer, Jóhann Jóhannsson, started recording the score before the movie had even started filming. He and the director like to work on the music as the director's films are being made.
'Story of Your Life'
The original name for the film was 'Story of Your Life', until test audiences did not like the title, and therefore was changed to 'Arrival'.
San Sebastian Festival
The film is part of the San Sebastián International Film Festival, on the section called 'Pearls'.
Soundtrack from 'Arrival'
On The Nature Of Daylight
Compuesta por
Max Richter
Interpretada por
Written Max Richter
Serenade in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: IV Larghetto
Compuesta por
Antonín Dvorák
Interpretada por
the Berlin Chamber Players
Arrival
Compuesta por
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Heptapod B
Compuesta por
Jóhann Jóhannsson
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