Wilfully anarchic and wildly spirited, it proved to be a real shot in the arm for a british film industry pigeonholed by merchant ivory dramas and sickly sweet romcoms. The movie follows a group of heroin addicts in a late 1980s economically depressed area of edinburgh and their passage through life. Lynch, shirley henderson, brian tufano, danny boyle, masahiro hirakubo, andrew. Danny boyle, ewan mcgregor reflect on cult 90s brit hit. The young scottish heroin addicts hurtling through trainspotting commit.
Like most of his friends, renton is a heroin addict who loves the drugs blissful nothingness. Trainspotting was a british film that was released in 1996. The film, like the book and the play, shows the pleasures of. This film was adapted from the book by irvine walsh and became almost a cultural phenomenon as soon as it was released in britain in february 1996. The first is a collection of songs featured in the film, while the second includes those left out from the first soundtrack and extra songs that inspired the filmmakers during production.
Mark renton ewan mcgregor, a young man with few prospects and fewer ambitions, lives in economically depressed edinburgh. Some of the cast and production team are interviewed about the making of huge 1996 hit film trainspotting. The title is a reference to an episode in the original book not included in the film where begbie and renton meet an auld drunkard in the disused leith central railway station, which they are visiting to use as a toilet. Based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh, the film was released in the united kingdom on 23 february 1996 the academy award nominated screenplay by john hodge follows a. This film has sat on my dvd shelf for the best part of 20 years, but ive never watched it. Trainspotting by danny boyle danny boyle, ewan mcgregor. It was filmed on the thai island of ko phi phi le the film was a moderate box office success but received mostly. This inventive pic, set among a group of selfdestructive nohopers and junkies in edinburghs.
This knockabout heroinaddict ensemble piece put danny boyle and ewan mcgregor on the map and proved a shot in the arm for 1990s british cinema. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Danny boyles supercharged heroin drama trainspotting kicks off at a run, panting and pithy. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of trainspotting with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The screen adaptation successfully streamlined welshs ungainly material into a slick social commentary that smoothed the book s rough edges without losing its vitriol and insight. The main character renton is played by ewan mcgregor. Danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel flemming, masahiro hirakubo, brian tufano, rachel fleming, one media ip ltd. Replacing 1996 editor masahiro hirakubo is jon harris, who teamed with boyle on 127 hours 2010, and filling in for. Trainspotting includes digital copy bluray 1996 best buy. The only shortcomings of trainspotting are practical. I dont know how many people get what the graphics are trying to do, cause the train tracks are fairly obvious, but obviously the needle tracks are the other thing that is fundamental to the film. Masahiro sakurai bio, facts, family famous birthdays.
Classic british cinema trainspotting audiobook by danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel flemming, masahiro hirakubo, brian tufano, narrated by danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel fleming, masahiro hirakubo, brian tufano. He has a twin sister, marie, and a younger sister, bernadette, both of whom are teachers. Principal photography made a huge part and the camera did its tricks on film. In the context of danny boyles masterpiece, the word means all of the above. Based on a costtoreturn ratio, trainspotting was the most profitable film of the year. Danny boyle was born on 20 october 1956 in radcliffe, lancashire, england, about 6 miles north of manchester city centre, to irish parents frank and annie boyle, from. The film stars ewan mcgregor as renton, ewen bremner as spud, jonny lee miller as sick. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. View the profiles of people named masahiro hirakubo. Boyle said he wanted to make a sequel that would be loosely based on porno which he has described as not a great book in the way that trainspotting, the original novel, is genuinely a masterpiece. Based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh, the film was released in the united kingdom on 23 february 1996. Its the story of four friends as they try to make it in the world on their own terms.
Trainspottings crucial musical inclusion resulted from the brilliance of editor masahiro hirakubo who mixed, cut and synchronized the movies sound to maximize its effect and correlation with the narrative events. Interviews with danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel fleming, masahiro hirakubo and brian tufano. Trainspotting is not merely about drug addiction, but about the relationship between wasted youth and the spiritually bankrupt society that has alienated them. The film stars leonardo dicaprio, tilda swinton, virginie ledoyen, guillaume canet, and robert carlyle. Ive also read the book, but find the film easier to follow as it has cut the. It was condemned by critics and daily mail crusaders who deemed it irresponsible and accused it of glamorising drug use.
Shot on an indie budget, trainspotting was a brash, foulmouthed, grotty little movie with blockbuster sized ambition. Listen to opinions on what danny boyle is like as a director, how decisions were made about the film and how the music played a bit part. Trainspotting is a 1996 british comedy drama film directed by danny boyle based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh who played hapless drug dealer mikey forrester. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The beach is a 2000 drama adventure film directed by danny boyle and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by alex garland, which was adapted for the film by john hodge. They were dealing with issues such as drug addiction, lack of jobs. Those sets of interconnected lines made as graphic as possible was what the main title was all about. Trainspotting cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Danny boyle was born on 20 october 1956 in radcliffe, lancashire, england, about 6 miles north of manchester city centre, to irish parents frank and annie boyle, from county galway. Trainspotting is a 1996 british black comedy crime drama film directed by danny boyle, and starring ewan mcgregor, ewen bremner, jonny lee miller, kevin mckidd, robert carlyle and kelly macdonald. Trainspotting 1996, drama released in english language in theatre near you in. Tribeca film festival, amsterdam international documentary film festival, amnesty international film festival. Join facebook to connect with masahiro hirakubo and others you may know.
As im moving soon ive begun packing and the dvds were the first things to get packed. Trainspotting scabrous, brutal and hip, trainspotting is a clockwork orange for the 90s. Trainspotting was the highestgrossing british film of 1996, and at the time it was the fourth highest grossing british film in history. Shop trainspotting includes digital copy bluray 1996 at best buy. Trainspotting film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Mikey, book author john hodge screenwriter kave quinn production designer mark taylor soundsound designer masahiro hirakubo editor rachael fleming costume designer ray merrin soundsound designer robert mccann makeup tracey gallagher art director. This steelbook contains the bluray and dvd of the film, there is no booklet or anything else inside. This knockabout heroinaddict ensemble piece put danny boyle and ewan mcgregor on the map and proved a shot in the arm for 1990s british. As im moving soon ive begun packing and the dvds were the first things to. Masahiro hirakubo the editor of the british classic trainspotting, talks about his experience in the making of the film. And mark renton ewan mcgregor, the acidly attractive hero of trainspotting, drifts into the druggy oblivion that this film depicts with such deadon, calculating ingenuity. The whole film is a glorious saga of a social train wreck. George clooneyproduced the art of political murder scores hbo deal as independent takes political feature doc to cannes. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
The life of a heroin addict could be summed up as the act of watching trains. A group of disaffected scottish youths turn to heroin to escape the banalities of modernday existence. It does not contain any references to the nondrugrelated hobby of train spotting. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. A brilliant film, a brilliant product with brilliant extras made at the hand of a brilliant director, adapted from one brilliant book that became so successful it received a. The film does judder a bit in a few scenes as mentioned by other customers and in my case having played both the bluray and dvd on a playstation 3 to compare they are both the same and judder slightly in the same places eg. A brilliant film, a brilliant product with brilliant extras made at the hand of a brilliant director, adapted from one brilliant book that became so successful it received a brilliant sequel. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Robert carlyle plays a psychopath who bizarrely fits into his low society so well that he becomes something of an older and wiser mentor to his mates who pump heroin into their veins. The title of the film comes from a particular scene in the book where the main character, mark renton, meets an old drunk in a disused train station, who turns out to be his friends estranged father. Watch streaming trainspotting renton is living the dream and that dream is heroin. It is based off the book of the same name by irvine welsh.
Download audiobooks narrated by masahiro hirakubo to your device. Its horrific and traumatizing, i guess eye opener for many drug users of that eraof any era, matter of fact. Based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh, the film was released in the united kingdom. The most familiar scene is the toilet scene where renton actually dove into the toilet bowl and the latter swallowed him as well just to get the capsule which he accidentally drops in the. The trainspotting soundtracks were two bestselling albums of music centred around the film. But trainspotting is a horse of a different colour, a film that uses electrifying style. Written by danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel flemming, masahiro hirakubo, brian tufano, audiobook narrated by danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel fleming, masahiro hirakubo, brian tufano. You are watching hundreds of lives pass you by as the train speeds past. Neni hlupak, neni s nim nuda, jen je nekdy trochu pobledly a jindy uplne mimo.
Trainspotting is a 1996 british black comedy crime film directed by danny boyle and starring ewan mcgregor, ewen bremner, jonny lee miller, kevin mckidd, robert carlyle, and kelly macdonald in her debut. Includes more fascinating facts and insights from such a hugely successful and wellknown film. Trainspotting 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Masahiro hirakubo production company channel four films distributed by. Both ewen mcgregor and danny boyle have made a masterpiece of film that doesnt dignify drugsit dignifies film. The intricate sound integration of the film allows music to compress time and, therefore, accelerate the speed of the film. The ultimate film guide stollery, martin, boyle, danny on. The film, like the book and the play, shows the pleasures of drugtaking both for itself and for the joy of escaping for a time from the kind of life its all. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
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