Films are our fantasies made real in front of the camera… good films do this, at least. Documentaries, meanwhile, showcase our realities in condensed, fantasized styles. What happens, then, when a film incorporates documentary-style narratives that forego the typical “movie magic”?
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood has been a pet project of his for the past decade. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette, the film focuses on a young boy’s (Ellar Salmon) life as he grows up from childhood into adulthood. To do so, Linklater has various scenes every year since 2002 to build his film together. Done away are CGI or makeup effects; every wrinkle, blemish, growth spurt, etc. are natural developments the actors acquired over the course of the film’s production.
Hawke confirmed that the film will probably be done in time for next year’s big film festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Sundance), so those of us who have been tracking Boyhood‘s progress can finally see what the end product will look like. Hopefully, the film’s narrative will be just as engrossing as its unique production and focus.
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