Born Rich
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Born Rich |
| Original title | Born Rich |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | 75 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jamie Johnson |
| production | Jamie Johnson, Dirk Wittenborn |
| music | Joel Goodman |
| cut |
Nick Kurzon , Steven Pilgrim , Jason Zemlicka |
| occupation | |
Born Rich is an American documentary film by Jamie Johnson from the year 2003 , that of HBO was purchased. The film has been described as a “documentary about children of the enormously rich”, “captured by one of their own”.
content
The documentary consists mainly of interviews that Johnson freely conducts with his friends. Experiences are discussed - what it is like to be born rich and lead a life without financial limits.
Johnson conducted interviews with:
- Georgina Bloomberg , show jumper, daughter and heir to New York City Mayor and media mogul Michael Bloomberg
- Ivanka Trump , daughter and heiress of real estate tycoon Donald Trump
- Carlo von Zeitschel , allegedly a great grandson of the last German Emperor Wilhelm II.
- Cody Franchetti , heir to Milliken & Company
- Luke Weil , son and heir to A. Lorne Weil ( Scientific Games )
- Samuel Irving "SI" Newhouse IV , heir to Condé Nast and grandson of Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr.
- Josiah Hornblower , of the Vanderbilt and Whitney family
- Stephanie Ercklentz , "financial heir"
- Christina Floyd , daughter of golfer Raymond Floyd
- Juliet Hartford , The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company - heir, daughter of Huntington Hartford
background
The film was produced by Johnson's uncle, screenwriter and novelist Dirk Wittenborn , who encouraged Johnson to make the documentary. The film premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival . In October 2003, HBO first aired it on television.
Actor Luke Weil tried to prevent publication by filing a lawsuit because he was allegedly "tricked". He was told the film was for a school project and not for commercial production. The other parties involved were also betrayed, but Johnson denied everything. A New York court dismissed the lawsuit in October 2002 because everyone involved signed a commercial production contract.
criticism
In the Internet Movie Database , the film got a rating of 6.5 out of 10 in over 1,350 votes. At Rotten Tomatoes , viewers received 56% positive reviews.
Awards
The film was nominated for an Emmy in the categories Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming ( Jamie Johnson ) and Outstanding Nonfiction Special ( Sheila Nevins ( Executive Producer ), Dirk Wittenborn and Jamie Johnson) .
Web links
- Born Rich in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Poor Little Rich Kids (2004)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Born Rich: Documentation on rich heirs. Retrieved February 18, 2016 .
- ^ Carlo von Zeitschel: Trivia, http://m.imdb.com (accessed on March 14, 2014)
- ↑ Julia Chaplin: Biting the Silver Spoon That Feeds Him, on Film. The New York Times , October 12, 2003, accessed February 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Review: 'Born Rich'. Variety , January 29, 2003, accessed February 18, 2016 .
- ^ Scott D. Pierce: Scott Pierce: It's tough to be 'Born Rich'. Deseret News , October 27, 2003, accessed February 18, 2016 .
- ^ Biting the Silver Spoon That Feeds Him, on Film. The New York Times , October 12, 2003, accessed February 18, 2016 .
- ^ Film About Wealthy Can Be Released. Associated Press October 22, 2002; archived from the original February 18, 2016 ; accessed on February 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Born Rich (2003). IMDb , accessed February 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Born Rich (2003). Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved February 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Awards. IMDb , accessed February 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Born Rich. Emmy , accessed February 18, 2016 .