Listen to Me Marlon

2015 documentary film

  • 24 January 2015 (2015-01-24) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time
95 minutesCountryUnited Kingdom[2]LanguageEnglishBox officeUS$516,337[3]

Listen to Me Marlon is a 2015 British documentary film written, directed and edited by Stevan Riley about the movie star and iconic actor Marlon Brando.[4][5]

Release

On July 29, 2015, Listen to Me Marlon was released theatrically in the United States; screening in over 140 cities during a ten-week run. The film was nominated for a Gotham Award.[6]

Reception

Box office

Listen to Me Marlon grossed £47,869[7] (US$70,558) in the United Kingdom and $445,779 in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $516,337.[8]

Critical response

Upon its premiere in 2015, the film received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 102 reviews, with an average rating of 8.0/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Listen to Me Marlon offers a fascinating look at the inner life of a Hollywood icon, told in his own words."[9]

The Village Voice called it "a masterpiece"[10] and David Edelstein lists it as "the greatest, most searching documentary of an actor ever put on film."[11] According to Vanity Fair, it "is a compelling documentary about Marlon Brando compiled entirely from private audio tapes the actor recorded at home, in business meetings, during hypnosis, in therapy, and during press interviews."[12]

Variety writes Brando's "complexity is limned as well as a documentary possibly could manage... Made with the full cooperation of the Brando estate, the pic is a superbly crafted collage whose soundtrack is as complexly textured as the curation and editing of visual elements."[13] As Rolling Stone summed it up: "You want Brando Confidential? Fine, you've got it."[14]

Accolades

  • Winner – Best Documentary at The 2015 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
  • Winner – IDA Creative Recognition Award for Best Writing
  • Winner – 2015 Peabody Award
  • Winner – Best Film Founders Prize at the Traverse City Film Festival 2015
  • Nominated – Best Documentary BAFTA
  • Nominated – Best Documentary by The Phoenix Critics’ Circle
  • Nominated – Best Feature IDA Award
  • Nominated – Best Documentary at the 25th Gotham Independent Film Awards
  • Nominated – World Cinema Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival 2015
  • Nominated – Documentary Feature at the Montclair Film Festival 2015
  • Nominated – Best Documentary at the 2015 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
  • Included in The National Board of Review’s Top 5 Documentaries of 2015
  • Shortlisted as one of the 15 Documentary films being considered for an Academy Award[15]

References

  1. ^ Review: 'Listen to Me Marlon' Explores Brando's Life of Contention-New York Times
  2. ^ Screen International. Retrieved November 16, 2019
  3. ^ "Listen to Me Marlon". Box office Mojo. July 29, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. ^ SHOWTIME
  5. ^ Listen to Me Marlon | Behind the Scenes | SHOWTIME Marlon Brando Documentary on official YouTube channel
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 22, 2015). "'Diary Of A Teenage Girl' Leads Gotham Independent Film Award Nominations – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "BFI: Weekend 01-03 January 2016 UK box office report". British Film Institute. January 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. ^ "Listen to Me Marlon". Box office Mojo. July 29, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "Listen to Me Marlon". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  10. ^ Marsh, Calum (March 18, 2015). "The New Directors/New Films Series Offers the Year's Best". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  11. ^ Edelstein, David (July 25, 2015). "Listen to Me Marlon Is a Searching Documentary in Brando's Own Words". New York. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  12. ^ Miller, Julie "A Sundance Filmmaker Attempts to Explain Marlon Brando in the Enigmatic Icon's Own Words", Vanity Fair. 23 January 2015
  13. ^ Harvey, Dennis "Sundance Film Reviews: Listen to Me Marlon", Variety. 31 January 2015
  14. ^ "25 Must-See Movies at Sundance 2015: No.1 - Listen to Me Marlon", Rolling Stone. January 2015.
  15. ^ "15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2015 OSCAR® RACE | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". oscars.org. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

External links

  • Official Film Site
  • Listen to Me Marlon at Showtime
  • Listen to Me Marlon at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Official trailer on YouTube
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