The nothing factory is a 2017 portuguese drama film directed by pedro pinho. Hence projects like miguel gomess 2015 arabian nights trilogy and now pedro pinhos the. Everything you need to know about the factory movie. Intel now wants to complete this factory because it needs to manufacture its next generation of processors, which require new equipment to.
Kodak will produce ektachrome at its film factory in rochester, n. The film most certainly does not do thatits as boilerplate as any of the others. Tiago hespanha production terratreme filmes internacional sales memento films international distribution portugal terratreme filmes and portugal film distribution. They soon understand that this is the first signal of a massive layoff. Angered and confused, a few of them decide to spend the night at the factory so that nothing else is removed. Beginning at the dawn of the obama presidency, christopher quest rainey, and his wife, christinea ma quest raise a family while nurturing a. Ica cinema releases the nothing factory in selected cinemas from 26 january 2018. Trailer for the documentary out of nothing from the pacific northwest to the bonneville salt flats in utah, out of nothing is the inspiring true story of four tenacious men who risk everything to conquer the world records of motorcycle land speed racing. Com full length movies film american search, free sex videos. I would like to give a very appreciative thank you to those 92 individuals the most yet next year we go for 100. One night, a group of workers discover their factory is being dismantled by the same administration that runs it. Portuguese writerdirector pedro pinhos fiction debut, the nothing factory, premiered in the directors fortnight at cannes and walked away with the fipresci critics award. Praised for its adventurousness by critics who caught it at cannes, the nothing factory was described by the cannes fipresci jury as an evocative activist film that blows away the.
Nothing to do is the story of 50 something kenny, an aimless dj at an oldies station in philadelphia. Pedro pinho realizes an original and heartfelt film on a worker theme, full of testimonies and reflections on the frustration of a work life in times. The nothing factory pedro pinhos first feature film, the nothing factory, is a three hour socialrealist epic thats baggier than a pair of nineties jeans and so overly long that. The nothing factory is at the same time an invitation to rethink the role of human work in a time where crisis. The nothing factory is a genrebending film that uses an individual factory to highlight the financial crisis across europe. It is a hymn to disempowering impotence and a pitiable. When it comes to family musicals, kids opinions matter. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release. The nothing factory ciff calgary international film festival. We met up with portuguese filmmaker pedro pinho to discuss his first fulllength fiction effort, the nothing factory, presented in the directors fortnight.
There is definitely a touch of miguel gomes and his arabian nights trilogy about pedro pinhos glorious film about a group of factory workers doing what they can to save their factory and their jobs and if you think this is going to dry, dull and at three hours much too long, forget it. Shot on grainy 16mm, the nothing factory is an insightful film of the current historical moment, all the more poignant for its focus on real people and situations in what many call a postwork society. The morning shift shows up at an elevator factory only to find their production equipment being loaded onto trucks. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Complete national film registry listing film registry. Dvdbeaver are proud to announce our voting results for bluray and dvd of the year 2017.
One night, a group of workers at a portuguese elevator factory discovers that their equipment is being taken away. A famous strike in a lisbon factory became the inspiration for this hybrid of a. Portuguese workers react to the threatened closure of their factory by occupying the building. The film centres on a lift factory in the lisbon area, whose owners start sneakily removing the equipment to sell it off. Film critic dan schneider called nothing not a bad film, but not good either, remarking that its essential silliness and triviality are what keep this from reaching the existential level of a good the twilight zone episode, or something more akin to george lucass thx 18.
In the north african campaign of world war ii, an elite team of allied soldiers rides the dunes to battle the dreaded afrika korps of the german army. May 07, 2017 the nothing by hanif kureishi is published by faber. Storyline plot summary genres drama details release date. One night, a group of workers realizes that their administration has organized the stealing of machines from their. A creative juggernaut of the postpunk era, factory records was the catalyst behind the u. A true epic on the most unlikely of subjects industrial relations or at least the rights of workers.
Published on aug 15, 2017 this elegiac epic from portuguese filmmaker pedro pinho chronicles a bitter labour dispute sparked by the closure of a factory on the outskirts of lisbon. Dec 11, 2017 ica cinema releases the nothing factory in selected cinemas from 26 january 2018. Management claims theres nothing to worry about, but the workers are soon faced with the impossible choice between accepting a severance package or digging in their heels. Dunkirk is a 2017 war film written, directed, and produced by christopher nolan that depicts the dunkirk evacuation of world war ii. It is a film that is easier to admire for the scope of its ambition than it is to necessarily enjoy. Marco romanos feature film debut after more then short films. Oct 01, 2017 nothing to do is the story of 50 something kenny, an aimless dj at an oldies station in philadelphia.
Bates now plays jimmy brewster, a man on the make who is, as he puts it, on the bottom rung. May 27, 2017 praised for its adventurousness by critics who caught it at cannes, the nothing factory was described by the cannes fipresci jury as an evocative activist film that blows away the. The nothing factory pedro pinho fiction 16mm 178 2017 one night, a group of workers realizes that their administration has organized the stealing of machines from their factory. May 25, 2017 when a group of factory workers realize that their employer is moving factory equipment, they decide to guard the equipment from being moved. In its own cerebral, didactic, unwieldy way, the film offers discourse and dialectics, but no clear pathway out of the slump. An intimate documentary film that captures ten years in the life of a family living in north philadelphia. Kodak alaris, an independent company since 20, also plans to offer a still format kodak professional ektachrome film for photographers in 536x format.
In their blue overalls, they drink wine in the sun, play draughts with bear tops, curse the unreliable management and discuss opportunities for selfmanagement. One night a group of factory workers realize that their employer is stealing its own machines and raw materials. In this tragicomic trilogy, the protagonists face their uncertain future dancing. Its ensemble cast includes fionn whitehead, tom glynncarney, jack lowden, harry styles, aneurin barnard, james darcy, barry keoghan, kenneth branagh, cillian murphy, mark rylance, and tom hardy. It was screened in the directors fortnight section at the 2017 cannes film. Complete national film registry listing sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column.
Sep 21, 2017 a true epic on the most unlikely of subjects industrial relations or at least the rights of workers. The factory is in completed starring john cusack, dallas roberts, mae whitman, sonya walger. Cannes critics prize bpm, closeness, nothing factory. It was screened in the directors fortnight section at the 2017 cannes film festival. According to natali, cube and nothing are the first two installments of an informal trilogy of minimalist films, the third of which will be echo beach. Aug 15, 2017 published on aug 15, 2017 this elegiac epic from portuguese filmmaker pedro pinho chronicles a bitter labour dispute sparked by the closure of a factory on the outskirts of lisbon. Aug 14, 2012 the factory is in completed starring john cusack, dallas roberts, mae whitman, sonya walger. This piece is part of a series on the 2018 taipei film festival. A man recounts his stop and frisk arrest and the ripples it makes in his life and close relationships. It is bitterly cold in the inner city neighborhoods, and yet people come together. Storming across the desert in search of action, adventure, and rommel.
Sep 19, 2017 trailer for the documentary out of nothing from the pacific northwest to the bonneville salt flats in utah, out of nothing is the inspiring true story of four tenacious men who risk everything to conquer the world records of motorcycle land speed racing. Encountering pedro pinhos film of economic crisis in a unique place. Jan 26, 2018 worryingly, there is an actual film maker in the story who appears to be intervening in the action and the nothing factory appears to retreat into selfreference when it could be offering concrete. The nothing factory invites us to reflect on the role of work in a time.
The nothing factory calgary international film festival. May 31, 2017 portuguese writerdirector pedro pinhos fiction debut, the nothing factory, premiered in the directors fortnight at cannes and walked away with the fipresci critics award. When a group of factory workers realize that their employer is moving factory equipment, they decide to guard the equipment from being moved. Due to budget constraints, however, the idea of a talking. Aiming for a grim tone of genre escapism, the factory drowns in poor taste and dismal logic, pushing anger and unnerving personal issues on people just looking to be entertained. Worryingly, there is an actual filmmaker in the story who appears to be intervening in the action and the nothing factory appears to retreat into self. An obsessed cop is, with his partner, on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of buffalo, n. The employer retaliates by making them report to work with no duties, as layoff negotiations are being carried out. The nothing factory invites us to reflect on the role of work in a time when the economic crisis has become the dominant form of government.
Vague moving shapes framing the black screen could be anything, but what they depict is nothing. Portugal terratreme filmes and portugal film distribution. Nothing but the best is a world away from the new wave northern dramas of only a couple of years previously, and seems to set out to emphasise this difference by having as its star alan bates, who had made such an impression as vic in john schlesingers a kind of loving, one of the key new wave films. Natali, who considers nothing a story about friendship at its core, originally envisioned stan the turtle as the films narrator. Signorina effe 2007, at war 2018, check it out, yo. Intel is giving trump credit for a factory he had nothing. Filmed with verite intimacy for nearly a decade, quest is the moving portrait of the rainey family living in north philadelphia. Schneider also criticized the soundtrack, arguing that the film. Late in the nothing factory, one character asks what now.