1917 (2019 film)
1917 is a 2019 epic war film directed, co-written and produced by Sam Mendes. The film stars George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wKnWTvh2GX6YwC9CsSxEl0JCD1ISmCVMQBjRrKTmlHU Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch. The film is based in part on an account told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather, Alfred Mendes.[4] It chronicles the story of two young British soldiers during World War I in the spring of 1917 who were given a mission to deliver a message. It warns of an ambush during a skirmish soon after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich.
The project was officially announced in June 2018, with MacKay and Chapman signing on in October and the rest of the cast the following March. Filming took place from April to June 2019 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XRJ8niORbqfnd2QjftJps-Yw9Pq-Kb4Mb18PCIY7s3c across the UK (in Scotland and England), with cinematographer Roger Deakins using long takes to have the entire film appear as one continuous shot.
1917 was theatrically released in the United States on 25 December 2019 by Universal Pictures, and in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2020, by eOne. The film received positive reviews from critics, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mpWmMJWRe04b-Lapzjl4BozMmtxtCEBFTcv4dbnOoac with praise for Mendes' direction, the musical score, sound effects, cinematography and realism. At the 77th Golden Globe Awards the film won for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Director, while at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards it received nine nominations, including Best Film.
At the height of the First World War in April 1917 in northern France, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake, are given a mission to hand-deliver a message to the 2nd Battalion of the https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zin8mrCBkLkasjuhCCoreKayJk-XKwKKKE8IzjqUFdA Devonshire Regiment, calling off their planned attack on the German forces. The Germans have feigned retreat to the Hindenburg Line and are prepared to ambush the battalion of 1,600 men, Blake's brother Joseph among them.
Schofield and Blake cross no man's land and reach the original German front, finding the trenches abandoned. The trenches turn out to be booby-trapped and the ensuing explosion almost kills Schofield; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sGDeYEax44sebFPcYj5OJFztVkHw_KoeWBrWcfK4zw4 he survives thanks to Blake, who digs him out of the debris and leads him out of the collapsing bunkers.
The two arrive at an abandoned farmhouse, where they witness a dogfight nearby. A German plane plunges into the farm, and Schofield and Blake attempt to save the downed pilot. Shortly afterwards, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V6lk8O1qKZ9zP9f1N6vOpxg9v-xHYB9TZ6pnR5GUlek however, the pilot ends up stabbing Blake - fatally wounding him. Schofield kills the pilot and comforts Blake as he dies, before proceeding with the mission alone. He is picked up by a passing British platoon and dropped off near the bombed-out village of Écoust-Saint-Mein.
At Écoust, Schofield is attacked by a German sniper. He tracks down and kills the sniper, but gets knocked out by a ricocheting bullet in the process. He regains consciousness at night and stumbles into the https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xd8VRnZCNoVmzU2OcYRR436-MfCQr-guj2t6RTtnDMQ hiding place of a French woman and an infant, for whom he leaves milk from the farm and some of his own supplies. Continuing his mission, Schofield kills a German soldier and escapes across the river.
Schofield reaches the 2nd Battalion in the morning only to find that the attack has already begun, and that Blake's brother is https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_OCqkH_qwESyN7q5OHECyeMo9pKLDiuTXUVMQy87-I among the first wave to go over the top. He sprints across the battlefield to reach the commander of the battalion, Colonel Mackenzie, and the attack is called off. Schofield then https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KoKc0j6Nmk8v2INiF1NbriivhWoigHrBhqCZcHAA3z4 locates Joseph - who is unhurt - and delivers the news of Blake's death. Joseph is saddened by the news, but thanks Schofield for his efforts. Schofield then walks away and sits by a tree, finally able to rest after completing his mission, whilst also revealing he has a young daughter and wife at home awaiting his arrival.
Amblin Partners and New Republic Pictures were https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EpNhKUa6X9oc9ztwXWtTi6a13J7EfQe1cWgzzo-SZKs announced to have acquired the project in June 2018, which was to be set in World War I, with Sam Mendes directing and writing the screenplay alongside Krysty Wilson-Cairns.[5] The story is based around a "fragment" Alfred Mendes had told to his grandson, Sam Mendes. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i85Dd6gF_Am_FaoxjQxU97099IZUYxzrlmKKotAcC4A In August 2019, Mendes was quoted as saying "It's the story of a messenger who has a message to carry. And that's all I can say. It lodged with me as a child, this story or this fragment, and obviously I've enlarged it significantly. But it has that at its core."[6]
Tom Holland was reported to be in talks for the film in https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17xmXwHkrVLURSS-B_b3Ge3grBWSEtoVWgBaVdruUK2o September 2018 though ultimately did not get involved,[7] and in October, Roger Deakins was reported to be reuniting with Mendes to serve as cinematographer on the https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19xw86HHziL8LvZWSm9VBNAKJrvl37TBMqDtwfKbpuhg film.[8] George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman entered negotiations to star in the film that same month.[9] Thomas Newman was hired to compose the score for the film in March 2019.[10] That same month, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Richard Madden, Andrew Scott, Daniel Mays, Adrian Scarborough, Jamie Parker, Nabhaan Rizwan, and Claire Duburcq joined the cast of the film.[11]
Filming began on 1 April 2019 and continued through https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TFxGznrq6jztiTnXkAX4uOr2IIjvYQtHO6dvylJX5Ho June 2019 in Wiltshire, Hankley Common in Surrey and Govan, Scotland, as well as Shepperton Studios.[12][13][14][15] Concern was raised over the planned filming on Salisbury Plain by conservationists who felt the production could disturb potentially undiscovered remains in the area, requesting a survey be conducted before any construction for sets began on the land.[16][17] Some shots required the use of as many as 500 background extras.[2]
Sections of the film were also shot in and around Low Force, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-k4l9L9YeoUJxTULj4q1MsI3VHewAaccaBWbCchAk9k on the River Tees, Teesdale in June 2019. The production staff had to install signs warning walkers in the area not be alarmed by the bodies strewn around the site as they were prosthetic.[18] Filming was accomplished with long takes and elaborately choreographed moving camera shots to give the effect of one continuous take.[19][20]
The film premiered on 4 December 2019, at the 2019 Royal https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bvy93XIFhZNbyStkSKoKxXLE5OUkdRJ85IvX3yQSfhs Film Performance.[21] The film experienced a very limited release in the United States and Canada on 25 December 2019. Doing this allowed for the film to be eligible for 2020 awards, the first of such was the 77th Golden Globe Awards which was held on January 5, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15pIWArz9kgR3Wk-7mZE0qipUfQISv3cfEGogp52FtOo 2020. The morning after the 2020 Golden Globe Awards were held, many people found out that the movie had won the Best Picture award, despite the film having not yet experienced a wide release. A nationwide release was scheduled for 10 January 2020, and in IMAX on 24 January 2020.[22]
The film made $251,262 from 11 theaters on its first https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pBzPn91dmdgAbshGI04sW6DfmXk7S9uqqJX1uRj_yio day of limited release.[23] It went on to have a limited opening weekend of $570,000 and five-day total of $1 million (an average of $91,636 per-venue).[24] The film made $2.7 million over its 15 days of limited release. It then made $3.25 million from Thursday night previews on the eve of its wide release.[25]
Critical response
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pdnkBM9afdd3RCjgxFexO365xX2fASftYAF3fy1Qb-M film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 283 reviews, with an average rating of 8.42/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Hard-hitting, immersive, and an impressive technical achievement, 1917 captures the trench warfare of World War I with raw, startling immediacy."[26] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on 53 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[27] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t-CzWa6bTuz7Lj6BWD3rTSu1aZexce8bVmTpBvZEeU8 grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, and PostTrak reported it received an average 4.5 out of 5 stars, with 71% of people saying they would definitely recommend it.[25]
George MacKay's performance received high praise, with several critics naming it among the best of 2019, including Kate Erbland of IndieWire[28] and Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter.[29]
