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Columbus
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKogonada
Written byKogonada
Produced by
  • Danielle Renfrew Behrens
  • Aaron Boyd
  • Giulia Caruso
  • Ki Jin Kim
  • Andrew Miano
  • Chris Weitz
Starring
CinematographyElisha Christian
Edited byKogonada
Music byHammock
Production
companies
  • Depth of Field
  • Nonetheless Productions
  • Superlative Films
Distributed bySundance Institute
Release dates
  • January 22, 2017 (2017-01-22) (Sundance)
  • August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$700,000[2]
Box office$1.1 million[3]

Columbus is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Kogonada, his feature directorial debut. The film stars John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson, and follows the son of a renowned architecture scholar who gets stranded in Columbus, Indiana and strikes up a friendship with a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library. The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States on August 4, 2017, by the Sundance Institute, receiving acclaim from critics.

Plot

In Columbus, Indiana, Jin, arrives from Korea to watch over his estranged father, who while visiting the town to give a lecture about architecture, had fallen into a coma and is now in a local hospital. Jin meets Casey, a young, local woman who works in a library near the hospital. Casey lives with and takes care of her mother, a recovering drug addict.

Casey and Jin strike up rapport, as Casey guides Jin around Columbus. The two discuss the local architecture while simultaneously opening up about themselves to each other. Jin reveals his resentment toward his father, whom Jin believes cared more about his work then for his son. Casey also talks about her dream of working in the architecture industry. Casey confesses that she cannot leave her mother alone and go off and pursue her dream, though Jin advises that it is her life and that her mother is holding her back from living it.

One night, Casey and Jin are wondering around Columbus when Casey discovers that her mother had been lying to her, and has perhaps relapsed and hidden it from her. Following this incident, Casey comes to the conclusion that it is in her best interest to move forward and decides to leave Columbus and go to college. She and Jin share an emotional hug goodbye and Casey leaves, while Jin stays behind to watch over his ailing father.

Cast

  • John Cho as Jin, an American who lives and works in Korea translating literature
  • Haley Lu Richardson as Casey ("Cassandra"), a young woman caring for her mother all the while dreaming of a future as an architect
  • Parker Posey as Eleanor, Jin's father’s longtime assistant, for whom Jin has harbored feelings in the past.
  • Rory Culkin as Gabriel, a Doctoral student and coworker friend of Casey's
  • Michelle Forbes as Maria, Casey's working-class mother, who is a recovering drug addict
  • Jim Dougherty as Aaron
  • Erin Allegretti as Emma, a high school friend of Casey.
  • Rosalyn R. Ross as Christine
  • Lindsey Shope as Sarah
  • Shani Salyers Stiles as Vanessa

Production

The film began shooting on July 31, 2016 and concluded on August 20, 2016.[4] The film was shot on location in Columbus, Indiana over 18 days.[5]

Architecture

Among the architectural buildings present in the story are the Irwin Union Bank building and the Miller House by Eero Saarinen and the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library by I. M. Pei.[6]

Release

The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017.[1][7] The film was released on August 4, 2017, by the Sundance Institute.[8] The film was later released in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on October 5, 2018.[9]

Box office

Columbus had an opening weekend gross of $28,800 from two theaters, one located in New York City and the other located in Los Angeles, averaging $14,400 per theater.[10] In its second weekend of release, Columbus grossed $44,460 from seven theaters, averaging $6,351 per theater.[11] In its third weekend of release, Columbus grossed $44,450 from twelve theaters, averaging $3,705 per theater.[12]

In Columbus, Indiana, the setting of the film, Columbus sold a record breaking 8,953 tickets over the course of a six-week local run playing at the "YES Cinema". The previous record holder was The King's Speech with 3,700 tickets sold over a nine-week run.[13]

Critical response

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 97% based on 106 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Wonderfully acted and artfully composed, Columbus balances the clean lines of architecture against the messiness of love, with tenderly moving results."[14] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 89 out of 100, based on reviews from 27 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[15]

Haley Lu Richardson received praise for her performance in the film with Brian Formo of Collider writing "Richardson puts the story on her shoulders and elevates the film into a beguiling, thin air. She lends the beautiful but empty buildings a beating heart"[16] while Oliver Jones of The New York Observer commended Richardson's "naturalism".[17] John Cho received praise as well, with Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly writing that "Cho gives Jin a real warmth and empathy".[18] Other critics, such as Geoff Berkshire of Variety, directed praise toward the leading pair of Cho and Richardson together with Berkshire writing that "At the center of it all, amid the buildings, are Cho and Richardson. One veteran demonstrating his untapped ability as a captivatingly sincere leading man, and one relative newcomer proving her ability of holding the screen with maximum soulfulness in a minimalist drama. Together they form an unexpected, but perfectly constructed, pair."[7]

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone opened his glowing review saying "How do you make a ravishing romance about architecture? You'll find the answer with Kogonada, the video essayist and critic whose debut feature, Columbus, is a spellbinder." Wrapping up his review, Travers concluded that "Columbus is a whisper-soft debut from Kogonada that nonetheless results in something unique and unforgettable. It's pure cinema." [19] In his review for The Hollywood Reporter, Boyd van Hoeij called the film a "quietly masterful feature debut" for Kogonada and wrote, "One of the film's chief pleasures is how it keeps the conversation between the various characters flowing while gently avoiding falling into any of the possible romantic-entanglement traps that viewers used to more conventional romantic works might be expecting. The fact it is accessible for people without any prior knowledge of either Modernism or architecture in general is another plus, though the film's clearly too thoughtful and quietly masterful to ever qualify as a real crowd-pleaser."[1]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result Ref.
Gotham Independent Film Awards November 27, 2017 Best Actress Haley Lu Richardson Nominated [20]
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award Kogonada Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Golden Tomato Awards January 3, 2018 Best Drama Movie 2017 Columbus 5th Place [21]
Independent Spirit Awards March 3, 2018 Best First Feature Columbus Nominated [22]
Best First Screenplay Kogonada Nominated
Best Cinematography Elisha Christian Nominated
Piaget Producers Award Giulia Caruso and Ki Jin Kim Nominated

Top Ten Lists

Columbus was listed as one of the best films of the year by several critics. This is a sampling.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ a b c Boyd van Hoeij (January 27, 2017). "'Columbus' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Andrew Lapin (March 18, 2018). "Didn't Get That Theatrical Deal? The Sundance Creative Fellowship Wants You to Consider Self-Distribution". IndieWire. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Columbus (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. ^ ‘Columbus’ independent film puts city’s landmarks in Hollywood spotlight
  5. ^ Brian Brooks (2017-08-04). "Sundance Hits 'Step' & Taylor Sheridan's 'Wind River' Blow Into Theaters – Specialty B.O. Preview". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  6. ^ O'Malley, Sheila (April 20, 2018). "Columbus – Review". Ebertfest: Roger Ebert's Film Festival.
  7. ^ a b Geoff Berkshire (2017-01-29). "'Columbus' Film Review: John Cho's Indie Romance". Variety. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  8. ^ Blair, Brian (2017-05-04). "Sundance to help distribute 'Columbus' movie". Therepublic.com. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  9. ^ Columbus Debuts New Trailer Ahead of its UK Release
  10. ^ Brooks, Brian (2017-08-06). "Taylor Sheridan's 'Wind River' Opens Robust – Specialty Box Office". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  11. ^ Brooks, Brian (2017-08-13). "'Ingrid Goes West' Scores A Top 2017 Average – Specialty Box Office". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  12. ^ Brooks, Brian (2017-08-20). "Samuel Goldwyn's 'Gook' Tops Newcomers – Specialty Box Office". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  13. ^ Blair, Brian (2017-10-16). "Record-setting local run of 'Columbus' ends — for now". TheRepublic. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  14. ^ "Columbus (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  15. ^ "Columbus reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  16. ^ "'Columbus' Review: Haley Lu Richardson Lends Immense Heart to Architecture Porn | BAMFest". Collider. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  17. ^ Oliver Jones (2017-08-03). "Quiet 'Columbus' is a Cinematic Love Story for Modernist Architecture". Observer. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  18. ^ Chris Nashawaty (2017-08-04). "'Columbus' is a charming and beautiful indie debut: EW review". Ew.com. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  19. ^ Travers, Peter (2017-08-03). "Peter Travers: 'Columbus' Is a Modern-Day 'Before Sunrise'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  20. ^ Erbland, Kate (October 19, 2017). "'Get Out' Leads 2017 Gotham Awards Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  21. ^ "Golden Tomato Awards - Best of 2017". Rotten Tomatoes. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  22. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 21, 2017). "Spirit Award Nominations: 'Call Me By Your Name', 'Lady Bird', 'Get Out', 'The Rider', 'Florida Project' Best Pics". Deadline. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  23. ^ "Best of 2017: Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  24. ^ "Sam Mauro's Top 10 Favorite Movies of 2017". www.silverscreenbeat.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.

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