Knight of Cups (2015)

A writer indulging in all that Los Angeles and Las Vegas has to offer undertakes a search for love and self via a series of adventures with six different women.

Director:

Terrence Malick

Writer:

Terrence Malick

Stars:

Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman

3 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Bale	...	Rick
Cate Blanchett	...	Nancy
Natalie Portman	...	Elizabeth
Brian Dennehy	...	Joseph
Antonio Banderas	...	Tonio
Freida Pinto	...	Helen
Wes Bentley	...	Barry
Isabel Lucas	...	Isabel
Teresa Palmer	...	Karen
Imogen Poots	...	Della
Peter Matthiessen	...	Christopher
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Fr. Zeitlinger
Cherry Jones	...	Ruth
Patrick Whitesell	...	Agent #1
Rick Hess	...	Agent #2

Storyline

Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles, California. While he's successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted by the death of one brother and the dire circumstances of the other, he finds temporary solace in the Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to the daily pain he must endure, and every encounter that comes his way brings him closer to finding his place in the world. The film is divided into eight chapters (each named after a tarot card, except for the final chapter Freedom), plus a prologue, each loosely based around the central character's relationship with somebody in his life..

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Plot Keywords:

tarot cards | movie industry | brother brother relationship | father son relationship | man wearing a speedo swimsuit | 

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Taglines:

Dream-like quest for the meaning of life.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some nudity, sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English German Spanish Serbian

Release Date:

4 March 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Knight of Cups

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$60,551, 6 March 2016

Gross USA:

$566,006

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,026,288

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dogwood Films, Waypoint Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Christian Bale, there was a lot of "let's see what happens" approach during shooting, which allowed "a lot of happy accidents".

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Quotes

Joseph: You think when you reach a certain age things will start making sense, and you find out that you are just as lost as you were before. I suppose that's what damnation is. The pieces of your life never to come together, just splashed out there.

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Crazy Credits

"For optimal sound reproduction, the producers of this film recommend that you play it loud." (In the opening credits.)

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Connections

Features Twin Peaks: Episode #2.1 (1990)

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Soundtracks

Secret Garden
Composed by Miss Alex White & Francis Scott Key White
Performed by White Mystery
Courtesy of White Mystery

User Reviews

A trip

As we grow more and more tired of dull as dishwater, predictable, structure obsessed nonsense, we come to love films that want to use the medium to take us on a trip. I see nothing wrong with enjoying beautiful imagery, stunning music and a bit of emotional self analysis for a couple of hours. Or would you rather the story by numbers of say, Joy? I may not have loved this as much as Thin Red Line, or Tree of Life, But am I happy to spend two hours with Mr. M? Indeed I am. Anyone who has led anything verging on an interesting life will have plenty to ponder as this washes over them. This was like meditating. It's freeing to let a sense of the story wash over you without having some contrived plot shoved down your throat. I let the cinema invigorated and cleansed.