Last and First Men (film)
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Original title | Last and First Men |
Country of production | Iceland |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2020 |
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Director | Jóhann Jóhannsson |
script | Jóhann Jóhannsson, José Enrique Mación |
production | Jóhann Jóhannsson, Thor S. Sigurjónsson , Sturla Brandth Grøvlen |
music | Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman |
camera | Sturla Brandth Grøvlen |
cut | Mark Bukdahl |
synchronization | |
Last and First Men is a science fiction film by Jóhann Jóhannsson , which premiered in February 2020 at the Berlin Film Festival .
production
The film is based on the science fiction novel Last and First Men by the English writer Olaf Stapledon from 1930. In 1983 Heyne's novel was published in a German translation under the title The Last and the First People .
The director was the Icelandic composer and filmmaker Jóhann Jóhannsson , who died in February 2018 and who, together with José Enrique Mación, also adapted Stapledon's novel and composed the film music with Yair Elazar Glotman . The soundtrack album is due to be downloaded from Deutsche Grammophon on February 28, 2020 , in a CD / Blu-ray combo version on March 27, 2020 and in a vinyl / Blu-ray box set on April 10, 2020 to be published.
The first screening of the film took place on February 25, 2020 as part of the Berlin Film Festival .
reception
The film has so far won over all Rotten Tomatoes critics and achieved an average rating of 8.3 out of a possible 10 points.
literature
- Olaf Stapledon: Last and First Men (1930)
- Olaf Stapledon: The last and the first people . Heyne (Library of Science Fiction Literature # 21), 1983, ISBN 3-453-30960-X .
Web links
- Last and First Men in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Last and First Men in the program of the Berlin Film Festival
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jóhann Jóhannsson's 'Last and First Men' selected for Berlinale Special. In: icelandicfilmcentre.is, January 15, 2020.
- ↑ 'Last and First Men' soundtrack details. In: filmmusicreporter.com, February 26, 2020.
- ^ Last and First Men. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 1, 2020.