You Were Never Really Here

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You Were Never Really Here
Film poster
Directed byLynne Ramsay
Written byLynne Ramsay
Produced by
  • Rosa Attab
  • Pascal Caucheteux
  • James Wilson
  • Lynne Ramsay
Starring
CinematographyThomas Townend
Edited byJoe Bini
Music byJonny Greenwood
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release dates
  • May 27, 2017 (2017-05-27) (Cannes)
  • April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

You Were Never Really Here is a 2017 thriller film written and directed by Lynne Ramsay, based on the novella of the same name by Jonathan Ames. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette, John Doman, and Judith Roberts.

It premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in competition,[2][3] where Lynne Ramsay won the Best Screenplay award and Joaquin Phoenix won the award for Best Actor.[4] It is scheduled to be released in the U.S. by Amazon Studios on April 6, 2018.[5]

Cast

Production

On 11 May 2016 it was reported that Lynne Ramsay would write and direct an adaptation of Jonathan Ames' novella You Were Never Really Here starring Joaquin Phoenix. The project would be shopped to Cannes buyers.[6] Although it was initially reported that A24 had acquired the project, Amazon Studios bought U.S. rights to You Were Never Really Here on 13 May 2016.[7] Principal production took place during August 2016 in and around New York City.[8] On 2 May 2017, it was confirmed that composer Jonny Greenwood would score the film.[9]

Critical reception

You Were Never Really Here received a seven-minute standing ovation at its Cannes Film Festival premiere on May 27, 2017. Critics lauded Ramsay's direction, Phoenix's performance, Greenwood's score and Joe Bini's editing.[10] Phoenix won the festival's Best Actor Award and Lynne Ramsay won the Best Screenplay Award.

The film received an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 8.9/10 from 30 critics.[11] It holds a score of 88 out of 100 on Metacritic indicating "universal acclaim".[12]

Guy Lodge for Variety said Ramsay may be the world's "greatest working filmmaker", and called it "astonishing ... a stark, sinewy, slashed-to-the-bone hitman thriller far more concerned with the man than the hit". Joseph Walsh for The Skinny gave the film a rating of five stars out of five and states "You Were Never Really Here is a brutal, punishing watch, but every minute is a masterclass in filmmaking. It's like a one-inch-punch to the gut, winding you from the start and giving you no respite. This exquisite examination of suffering will leave you staggering from the cinema".[13]

References

  1. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (April 13, 2017). "Sofia Coppola, Todd Haynes, Michael Haneke, Bong-Joon Ho & 'Twin Peaks' Lead 2017 Cannes Film Festival Line Up". ThePlaylist.net. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "The 2017 Official Selection". Cannes. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup: Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, 'Twin Peaks' and More". IndieWire. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ^ Debruge, Peter (28 May 2017). "2017 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Variety. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 2, 2017). "Joaquin Phoenix Noir 'You Were Never Really Here' Gets February Release". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  6. ^ Calvario, Liz (May 11, 2016). "Joaquin Phoenix To Star In Lynne Ramsay's Sex Trafficking Thriller 'You Were Never Really Here'". Indiewire. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  7. ^ Keslassy, Elsa; Setoodeh, Ramin (May 13, 2016). "Cannes: Amazon Sweeps in To Buy Joaquin Phoenix's 'You Were Never Really Here'". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  8. ^ "Thursday, Aug. 18 Filming Locations for Spider-Man: Homecoming, Chicago Fire, Homeland, Bull, & more!". On Location Vacations. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  9. ^ Lyttelton, Oliver (2 May 2017). "Jonny Greenwood Scoring Lynne Ramsay's 'You Were Never Really Here' With Joaquin Phoenix". IndieWire. Retrieved 2 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  10. ^ Cannes reception:
  11. ^ "You Were Never Really Here".
  12. ^ "You Were Never Really Here".
  13. ^ "You Were Never Really Here review - The Skinny".

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