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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2010 - 18.31 July

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Category: Edition 2010

Synopsis

Max is a restless child with an older sister who does not give him much attention and a single mother who’s trying to rebuild her life. One day, a boy explodes with rage and disillusion and runs away from home. After a trip on a sailing boat, Max ends up in a desolate land where giant monsters, with a human heart, believe everything he says and crown him their king.

 

Sinossi

Max, un bambino irrequieto con una sorella maggiore che non si cura di lui e una madre single che cerca di farsi una nuova vita, un giorno, preso dalla rabbia e dalla delusione, scappa di casa. Finisce così, dopo un viaggio in barca a vela, in una terra desolata dove mostri giganti dal cuore umanissimo credono a tutto quello che dice e lo incoronano loro re.

 

Original Title WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Italian Title NEL PAESE DELLE CREATURE SELVAGGE
Category Out of competition
Section Reload - Parental Control
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 99'
Production Year 2009
Nationality USA
Directed by Spike Jonze
Screenplay Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers
Based on the book "Where the Wild Things Are"
by Maurice Sendak
Director of photography Lance Acord
Editor Eric Zumbrunnen, James Haygood
Production Design K.K. Barrett
Costume Design Casey Storm
Music Carter Burwell, Karen O.
Main cast Catherine Keener (Connie)
Max Records (Max)
Mark Ruffalo (Rob)
Sam Longley (Ira)
Steve Mouzakis (Mr. Elliott)
Produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, John B. Carls, Vincent Landay, Maurice Sendak

where the wild things are regSpike Jonze
Born 1969, Rockville, USA. He began his career as a photographer. Then he made short films, commercials, and videoclips for Björk, R.E.M., Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, Fat Boy Slim, Chemical Brothers. In 1999 he directed his first feature film, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, which received three Oscar nominations, including Best Director. In 2002 he made ADAPTATION, which earned the Jury Grand Prix at the Berlin Film Festival 2003, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director and four Oscar nominations. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE is his third feature. As a producer, his credits include his frequent screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut, SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (2008), and Michel Gondry’s first feature, HUMAN NATURE (2001).

 

Spike Jonze
Nato nel 1969 a Rockville, USA. Inizia la carriera lavorando come fotografo. Realizza poi cortometraggi, spot pubblicitari, e videoclip per artisti come Björk, R.E.M., Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, Fat Boy Slim, Chemical Brothers. Nel 1999 dirige il suo primo lungometraggio, ESSERE JOHN MALKOVICH, che conquista tre nomination all’Oscar 2000, tra cui quella per la regia. Nel 2002 firma IL LADRO DI ORCHIDEE, che ottiene il Gran Premio della Giuria a Berlino 2003, la candidatura al Golden Globe 2003 per la regia, e quattro nomination agli Oscar 2003. NEL PAESE DELLE CREATURE SELVAGGE è il suo terzo film. Ha prodotto SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (2008), il primo film di Charlie Kaufman (sceneggiatore dei suoi primi due film), e HUMAN NATURE (2001), il primo lungometraggio di Michel Gondry.

 

Production
Warner bros. Pictures
Legendary Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures
Playtone
Wild Things Productions

 

Italian distribution
Festival contact
Warner Bros. Pictures Italia
www.warnerbros.it