The Empire of Light It is a story about the strength of human bonds in troubled times. Set in and around an old, faded cinema in a seaside town in England in the early 1980s, the film follows Hilary (Olivia Colman), a woman who runs the cinema and struggles with her mental health. and Stephen (Michelle Ward), a new woman. An employee who dreams of escaping from this rural town where he faces daily ordeals. Hilary and Stephen find a sense of belonging through their sweet, unexpected relationship and experience the healing power of music, film, and community.
Searchlight Pictures movie The Empire of Light Oscar winning stars Olivia ColmanBAFTA Award Winner Michael Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moody, Hannah Onslow And Crystal Clarkwith Toby Jones And an Oscar winner Colin Firth.
The filmmaking team includes some of Mendes’ longtime collaborators, including producer Pippa Harris, cinematographer Roger Deakins, who is reuniting with Mendes for the fifth time, production designer Mark Tyldesley, costume designer Alexandra Byrne, hair and makeup designer Naomi Dunne, and editor Lee smith. sound mixer Stuart Wilson, casting director Nina Gold, music supervisor Randall Poster, composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, executive producers Michael Lerman and Julie Pastor, and co-producers Celia Duvall and Lula Olid.
Oscar winning director Sam Mendes (1917, Revolutionary Road, Road to Perdition, Jarhead, American Beauty) commented as follows when introducing the film: “Many people feel that their most formative years were in their teens. I lived through my adolescence in the late 1970s and early 1980s: the music, movies, and pop culture of that period largely shaped the person I was. It was a time of great political upheaval in the UK, with a lot of controversial race politics stirring things up, but at the same time a great time for music and culture in general: a very creative, highly politicized and vibrant time. . However, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a movie that was born almost entirely because of the pandemic. Lockdown has been a period of intense personal reflection for all of us. Each of us has found ourselves re-examining our lives. And for me, that meant coming to terms with some of the memories I had from childhood. That was what prompted me to write the screenplay: wanting to explore those memories to see if I could unearth anything interesting“.
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