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Cary Fukunaga and Abraham Attah Take On BEASTS OF NO NATION

October 16, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Cary Fukunaga and Abraham Attah Take On BEASTS OF NO NATION

I loved the rapport between writer/director Cary Fukunaga and his discovery, Abraham Attah. If there was ever a more impressive feature film debut than Attah’s in BEASTS OF NO NATION, I can’t remember it. This searing, heartbreaking adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala’s novel of the same name casts Attah as Agu, a normal, happy kid in… Read More »

Tagged With: Abraham Attah, book to screen, Cary Fukunaga, child abuse, child soldier, Civil War, Idris Elba, practical special effects, tracking shot, Uzodinma Iweala, West Africa

Cary Fukunaga & Mia Wasikowska Revisit JANE EYRE

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Cary Fukunaga & Mia Wasikowska Revisit JANE EYRE

Revisiting a classic is always a tricky business, but the latest film adaptation of JANE EYRE takes some daring chances in telling Charlotte Bronte’s much loved story of a plain governess and her love for her dashing, if difficult employer. During my talk with them on March 2, 2011, director Cary Fukunaga and star Mia… Read More »

Tagged With: book to film, Cary Fukunaga, Charlotte Bronte, cinema, drama, hypothermia, Jaime Bell, Jane Eyre, Judy Dench, literature, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, narrative, novel, phone, romance, Sally Hawkins

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