Le congrès (2013)

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

Director:

Ari Folman

Writers:

Stanislaw Lem (novel), Ari Folman (screenplay)

Stars:

Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm

10 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

satire | dystopia | cinema | tom cruise character | actress | 

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Taglines:

What would you give for an eternal youth? [Scandinavian Blu-ray]

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Israel Germany Poland Luxembourg Belgium France

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le congrès

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

PLN 34,148,170 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$38,172, 29 August 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$137,815, 7 November 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bridgit Folman Film Gang,Pandora Filmproduktion,Opus Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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 Adolf Hitler and his Minister of Defense, Albert Speer. The building, if it had been built, would have been one thousand feet tall, and able to house fifteen thousand spectators, making it the largest interior space up to date.

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Quotes

Robin Wright: Does that make sense? Or is this just in my mind?
Robot: Ultimately, everything make sense. And everything is in our mind.

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Connections

References 8 Mile (2002)

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Soundtracks

Tomorrow's Gone
Written by Gabriel Abudraham
Performed by Charlie Megira

User Reviews

Great idea, a foiled execution

A formerly famous actress who lost it all through poor choices she made has one more chance. A large studio offers to clone and copy her, make lots of movies and TV series with her whilst pay her very generously at the same time.

There is a catch however; she will have no say in the choices the studio will make on her behalf.

So far, so kind of good. The story is unusual and were genuinely intrigued as to where it will lead.

From the moment she agreed despite her reservations (she was not exactly enthusiastic about being cloned although the lack of other offers forced her hand) the story took a turn from which it never recovered.

Fast forward 20 years, she goes to attend a conference and she suddenly enters an animated world where we remained clueless as to what was real, hallucination, present or past. This remained the case until the end credits.

A creative idea that lost its way and when the audience starts talking to one another or checking out their phones it is clear this film has failed in its aim.