Submarine (2010 film)
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 US theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Ayoade |
| Screenplay by | Richard Ayoade |
| Produced by | Mary Burke Mark Herbert Andy Stebbing |
| Starring | Craig Roberts Paddy Considine Noah Taylor Yasmin Paige Sally Hawkins |
| Cinematography | Erik Wilson |
| Edited by | Chris Dickens Nick Fenton |
| Music by | Andrew Hewitt Alex Turner |
Production companies | Warp Films Film4 Productions UK Film Council Wales Creative IP Fund Film Agency for Wales Protagonist Pictures Red Hour Films |
| Distributed by | Optimum Releasing (United Kingdom) The Weinstein Company (United States) |
Release dates | |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
| Box office | $3.8 million[2][3] |
Submarine is a 2010 coming-of-age comedy-drama film adapted from the 2008 novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne. The film was written and directed by Richard Ayoade, and starred Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine, and Sally Hawkins. Submarine is Ayoade's directorial debut.[4]
Plot
Oliver Tate (played by Craig Roberts) is a 15-year-old from Swansea, infatuated with Jordana (Yasmin Paige). When Jordana invites Oliver to meet secretly after school, she takes pictures of them kissing, hoping to make her ex-boyfriend jealous. The plan backfires, but Jordana soon becomes his girlfriend.
At home, Oliver becomes concerned about his parents. His father, Lloyd (Noah Taylor), is depressed. New-age guru Graham (Paddy Considine), an ex-boyfriend of his mother, Jill (Sally Hawkins), has moved in next door, and his flirtations rouse Oliver's suspicions.
Oliver's relationship with Jordana grows, but he learns that her mother has a potentially fatal brain tumour. At an early Christmas dinner at Jordana's house, he witnesses her father break down. Unsettled, he decides that the Jordana he loves is at risk because the emotional events surrounding her will "make her gooey [sentimental] in the middle". He cuts off contact with her.
Thinking that his mother and Graham are having an affair, Oliver attempts to repair his parents' relationship. While searching for his mother on the beach, he sees Jordana with another boy. Heartbroken he heads home; but, on the way, he sees his mother with Graham and assumes the worst. Enraged, he breaks into Graham's house, gets drunk, and commits minor acts of vandalism. When Graham comes home, he finds Oliver but returns him home with minimal fuss. The next morning, Oliver awakes to see that both his parents aren't angry with him and are reconciling.
Oliver remains distraught about losing Jordana; he is downhearted for weeks, until he sees her on the beach. Running towards her, he explains his actions and learns that Jordana has either broken up with her new boyfriend or never had one. Together, they walk into the sea smiling. The film is left on an ambiguous note.
Cast
- Craig Roberts as Oliver Tate
- Yasmin Paige as Jordana Bevan
- Sally Hawkins as Jill Tate
- Noah Taylor as Lloyd Tate
- Paddy Considine as Graham Purvis
Production
The film was produced by Warp Films and Film4 Productions.[5] Principal photography began on 26 October 2009 and filming finished in December 2009. Andrew Hewitt composed the score and musician Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys contributed six songs.[6]
Casting
Around 100 actors submitted video auditions for the roles of Oliver, Jordana, and Chips.[7] Michael Sheen and X Factor contestant Lucie Jones were originally cast in the film but dropped out due to other commitments.[8]
Release
The film premiered at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010.[9] Following a generally positive reception it was picked up by The Weinstein Company for a North American release.[10] The film also played at the 54th London Film Festival in October 2010 and was played out of competition at the 27th Sundance Film Festival in January 2011.[11][12] It was also screened along with 400 other films at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival the next month.[13]
Reception
Critical response
Submarine received very positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 86% based on reviews from 144 critics, with the consensus: "Funny, stylish, and ringing with adolescent truth, Submarine marks Richard Ayoade as a talent to watch."[14] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 76 based on 37 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[15] Critic Roger Ebert gave the film 3/4 stars saying "Submarine isn't an insipid teen sex comedy. It flaunts some stylistic devices, such as titles and sections and self-aware narration, but it doesn't try too hard to be desperately clever. It's a self-confident work for the first-time director, Richard Ayoade, whose purpose I think is to capture that delicate moment in some adolescent lives when idealism and trust lead to tentative experiments. Because Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige are enormously likable in their roles, they win our sympathy and make us realize that too many movies about younger teenagers are filtered through the sensibility of more weathered minds."[16]
Box office
The film grossed $467,602 in the USA, plus $3,407,282 outside the USA, for a combined gross of $3,874,884.[2]
Music
Original songs were written and performed by Alex Turner, the frontman of Arctic Monkeys. The soundtrack charted at 35 in the UK Album Chart.
The original score was composed by Andrew Hewitt, long-time collaborator of Ayoade, recorded at Air Studios with The Composers Ensemble orchestra.
References
- ^ James White (14 January 2011). "Ben Stiller Talks Submarine". Empire. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Submarine (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Submarine (2011) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Noel Murray and Scott Tobias (16 September 2010). "TIFF '10: Day 7". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ "Shooting begins on comedy Submarine". UK Film Council. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Ray Roa (14 December 2010). "Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner contributes music to Sundance film Submarine". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Web auditions for Sheen film cast". BBC News. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "X Factor's Lucie Jones 'to appear in film with Michael Sheen". The Daily Telegraph. London. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Brad Frenette (27 July 2010). "Toronto International Film Fest announces 2010 lineup". National Post. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Diana Lodderhose and Pamela McClintock (15 September 2010). "Weinsteins win 'Submarine' bidding war". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ David Gritten (10 July 2010). "London Film Festival preview". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Germain Lussier (12 February 2010). "2011 Sundance Film Festival Out of Competition Films Announced". /Film. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Scott Roxborough (17 January 2011). "Berlin Announces Forum Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Submarine". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Submarine". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Haws, Marie (8 June 2011). "Submarine Movie Review & Film Summary (2011) | Roger Ebert". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
