The Driftless Area
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| Directed by | Zachary Sluser |
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| Cinematography | Daniel Voldheim |
| Edited by | Tom Cross |
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| Language | English |
The Driftless Area is a 2015 Canadian-American neo-noir drama-comedy film directed by Zachary Sluser and starring Anton Yelchin, Zooey Deschanel, and John Hawkes. Alia Shawkat, Aubrey Plaza, Frank Langella, and Ciarán Hinds also appear in supporting roles. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Tom Drury, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sluser. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2015.[1]
Plot
The film tells the story of a young man by the name of Pierre Hunter (Anton Yelchin) who falls in love with a mysterious woman named Stella (Zooey Deschanel) and finds himself in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with a somewhat idiotic but, nonetheless, capable and violent criminal named Shane (John Hawkes) in a story that is in equal parts about fate, love, coming-of-age, and life in a small town.
Cast
- Zooey Deschanel as Stella
- Anton Yelchin as Pierre
- John Hawkes as Shane
- Frank Langella as Tim Geer
- Alia Shawkat as Carrie
- Aubrey Plaza as Jean
- Ciarán Hinds as Ned
Filming
Production on the film began on May 14, 2014, in Vancouver, Canada.[2]
Music
The film's original score was composed by Saunder Jurriaans and Daniel Bensi.[3]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2015.[1] The film screened as the Opening Night film for the Aruba International Film Festival on October 7, 2015.[4][5] Shortly after, it was announced that Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions had acquired distribution rights to the film.[6] The film was released on April 26, 2016, on video on demand and home media formats.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "The Driftless Area | Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c Dave McNary. "Zooey Deschanel, Anton Yelchin Heading to 'Driftless Area'". Variety.
- ^ "Saunder Jurriaans & Danny Bensi to Score 'The Driftless Area'". filmmusicreporter.com. October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ Staff, Variety (September 19, 2015). "'Driftless Area' to Open Aruba Film Festival". Variety.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "The Driftless Area". Aiff.aw. September 12, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ McNary, Dave (November 19, 2015). "Zooey Deschanel-Anton Yelchin Romance 'Driftless Area' Bought by Sony". Variety.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Doty, Meriah (February 1, 2016). "'The Driftless Area' Trailer: Watch Anton Yelchin Summon Zooey Deschanel". Yahoo.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.