A featurette has been released for the unique drama "Boyhood". What is unique about the movie is that writer/director Richard Linklater ("Before Midnight") decided to film the story of a young boy (Ellar Coltrane) from the age of 6 to 18 by using the same cast over a period of 12 years, which means that everyone involved in the movie aged in real-time as the story progressed. The film has been called a masterpiece by many critics and its unique nature qualifies it as one of the most important works in the history of cinema. In this featurette, Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette discuss how the film was made and how it all started back in 2002.
"Boyhood" opens in theaters on July 11th (limited release).
"Boyhood" opens in theaters on July 11th (limited release).
Watch the featurette after the jump.
Official Synopsis
"Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason’s parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, BOYHOOD charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay’s Yellow to Arcade Fire’s Deep Blue. BOYHOOD is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. It’s impossible to watch Mason and his family without thinking about our own journey."
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