The Congress

August 31st, 2014







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The Congress

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Plot
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

Release Year: 2013

Rating: 6.7/10 (5,114 voted)

Critic's Score: 63/100

Director: Ari Folman

Stars: Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm

Storyline
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

Writers: Stanislaw Lem, Ari Folman

Cast:
Robin Wright - Robin Wright
Harvey Keitel - Al
Jon Hamm - Dylan Truliner (voice)
Kodi Smit-McPhee - Aaron Wright
Danny Huston - Jeff Green
Sami Gayle - Sarah Wright
Michael Stahl-David - Steve
Paul Giamatti - Dr. Baker



Details

Official Website: Official Facebook | Official site

Country: Israel, Germany, Poland, Luxembourg, Belgium, France

Language: English

Release Date: 3 July 2013

Filming Locations: Berlin, Germany

Box Office Details

Budget: PLN 34,148,170 (estimated)



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Did You Know?

Trivia:
The interior of the huge dome where the futuristic congress takes place, during the animated sequence, is based on the Reich's Great Hall, a massive project made by Hitler and his Minister of Defense, Albert Speer. The building, if it had been built, would have been 1000 ft. tall and able to house 15,000 spectators, making it the largest interior space up to date. See more »

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Rating: 9/10

The movie itself is a metaphor for some of the new trends that are happening around us. It makes a hinted implicit discussion about things like the Internet culture (avatars, virtual life), Intellectual Properties, rights, freedom, terrorism, capitalism, life extension. The movie is deep and few people can really get to the bottom of it and get the messages. My wife for example, got out from the movie unable to explain it. I, on the other hand, thought that the messages in the movie were powerful. It reminded me for moments "Vanilla Sky" and the "Matrix" though a bit different. The animation seems deliberately hand made and old (as Disney's movies) and I believe this is yet another critique about the cutting-edge Pixar computerized movies, made by hundreds of people and co-producers that shape up each character (which is an owned intellectual property). Producing this movie was a bold and brave move – it may get mixed critique from the intelligent, and might be mocked by the superficial crowd, but I say it is brave and brilliant!





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