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From Academy Award®-winning director and writer Sam Mendes, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times. Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, it follows Hilary (Olivia Colman), a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen (Micheal Ward), a new employee The Empire of Lights also known as L'Empire des Lumieres". Aaron Art Prints . Retrieved 30 May 2014. From Academy Award®-winning director and writer Sam Mendes, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times. Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, it follows Hilary (Olivia Colman), a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen (Micheal Ward), a new employee who longs to escape the provincial town in which he faces daily adversity. Both Hilary and Stephen find a sense of belonging through their unlikely and tender relationship, and come to experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community. The Empire of Light II (1950), 79 x 99cm. Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York (Gift of the Menils) The film had its world premiere at the 49th Telluride Film Festival on 3 September 2022, and was released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through a limited theatrical release in the United States on 9 December 2022 and theatrically in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2023. Empire of Light received praise for Colman and Ward's performances and Roger Deakins's cinematography, but the screenplay was criticised. [ by whom?] At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the film was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for Colman, while Ward received a nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 76th British Academy Film Awards. It also received a nomination for Best Cinematography at the 95th Academy Awards. [4] Plot [ edit ]

Colman and Ward's characters become friends and soulmates across the course of the drama, with Toby Jones playing the cinema projectionist and Colin Firth in an as-yet undisclosed role. Given the award-winning pedigree of its actors and filmmakers, including the renowned cinematographer Roger Deakins (a regular Mendes collaborator), this could well clean up the town. a b c d e f Hammacher, A. M. (1973) Magritte. The Library of Great Painters. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, 167 pp. ISBN 0-8109-0278-8Harper, Brad (23 February 2022). "Dreamland in Margate transformed into cinema for new Sam Mendes film Empire of Light starring Olivia Coleman and Colin Firth". Kent Online . Retrieved 25 October 2022. Good Fortune [7] :126–127 pp. or The Poison [3] (1939), gouache, 33.6 x 40.6cm., Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Grobar, Matt (21 December 2021). " 'Empire of Light': Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Crystal Clarke & Tanya Moodie Join Sam Mendes' Searchlight Pictures Drama". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 21 December 2021.

Anderson, Erik (18 February 2023). "2022 Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) winners". AwardsWatch . Retrieved 18 February 2023. Production [ edit ] The Dreamland Margate Cinema signage was changed to "Empire Cinema" during production of the film. The acclaimed Mendes, himself an Oscar winner for American Beauty, sketches a wintry and melancholic portraitof a British coastal town, and the beguiling cinema that lies at its heart. This is the first film that Mendes has written on his own (1917 was a co-writing credit shared with Krysty Wilson-Cairns). The film includes several pieces of music that are being played on a record player in the film, such as Bob Dylan's " It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)", Cat Stevens's " Morning Has Broken" and Joni Mitchell's " You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio". [14] Release [ edit ]

Empire Of Light

It was announced in April 2021 that Sam Mendes had set his next film, which he would write and direct himself at Searchlight Pictures. Olivia Colman was in talks to star and Roger Deakins was announced as cinematographer. [5] Colman was confirmed in July, with Micheal Ward also joining the cast. [6] In December, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Crystal Clarke and Tanya Moodie were added to the cast. [7] Tom Brooke and Hannah Onslow were confirmed to star in late February. [8] Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composed the film's score. [9] Tangcay, Jazz (5 March 2023). " 'Elvis' DP Mandy Walker Makes History as First Woman to Win Top Honors at American Society of Cinematographers Awards – Full Winners List". Variety . Retrieved 5 March 2023. Lang, Brent; Moreau, Jordan (10 January 2023). " 'The Fabelmans', 'The Banshees of Inisherin' Win Big at Revamped Golden Globes (Complete Winners List)". Variety . Retrieved 11 January 2023. For me, the conception of a painting is an idea of one thing or several things that can become visible through my painting. It is understood that all ideas are not conceptions for pictures. Obviously, an idea must be sufficiently stimulating for me to undertake to paint faithfully the thing or things I have ideated. Grein, Paul (16 November 2022). "Rihanna's 'Wakanda Forever' Song, Terence Blanchard Win at 2022 Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List". Billboard . Retrieved 16 November 2022.

Tangcay, Jazz (5 January 2023). " 'Banshees of Inisherin', 'Everything Everywhere', 'Women Talking' Tie for Most Wins at Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards". Variety . Retrieved 5 January 2023.Instead, this looks like a deeply intimate and personal offering from the usually sweeping Mendes, and we can't wait to see how it emerges as a potential Oscars frontrunner.

Magritte commented on the paintings in a televised interview in 1956, about the time he received his Guggenheim Prize. [8] :177 p. [3] The film was released for VOD on 7 February 2023, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on 21 February 2023. [18] [19] [20] Reception [ edit ] Critical response [ edit ] The performance of Olivia Colman received critical acclaim.

Anderson, Erik (12 December 2022). "Washington DC Critics go for 'Everything Everywhere All At Once', 'Glass Onion', 'The Banshees of Inisherin' ". AwardsWatch . Retrieved 13 December 2022. In 1964, John and Dominique de Menil organized an exhibition of Magritte's work in Houston, Texas. The Belgian surrealist attended the exhibit, replete in an incongruous cowboy hat and boots. André Breton wrote the introduction for the exhibition catalogue and commented on the ' Empire of Light paintings. [11] Set in an English Coastal town of the 1980's, Empire of Light explores love, racism and mental health through the eyes of employees of the town's Empire cinema. Tartaglione, Nancy (28 February 2022). "Sam Mendes Starts Production on 'Empire of Light'; Tom Brooke & Hannah Onslow Join Cast of Searchlight Pic". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 28 February 2022. Seitz, Matt Zoller. "Empire of Light movie review & film summary (2022)". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 23 January 2023.