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MONEY
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Earned back only 43% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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Armageddon Time
"The end of an era. The beginning of everything."
2022 1h 54m EN
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Synopsis
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In 1980, Queens, New York, a young Jewish boy befriends a rebellious African-American classmate to the disapproval of his privileged family and begins to reckon with growing up in a world of inequality and prejudice.
βThe end of an era. The beginning of everything.β
Cast
Banks Repeta
Paul Graff
Anne Hathaway
Esther Graff
Jeremy Strong
Irving Graff
Jaylin Webb
Johnny Davis
Anthony Hopkins
Aaron Rabinowitz
Ryan Sell
Ted Graff
Andrew Polk
Mr. Turkeltaub
Tovah Feldshuh
Mickey Graff
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- James Gray
- Writers
- James Gray
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, Brazil
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ERA
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Released 4 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Brazil.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by James Gray, shot by Darius Khondji. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Christopher Spelman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Scott Morris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Banks Repeta and Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "The end of an era. The beginning of everything.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
James Gray directs. Darius Khondji behind the camera. Christopher Spelman scores. Scott Morris cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Brazil. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 43% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 4 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Brazil.
- 4Directed by James Gray, shot by Darius Khondji. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Christopher Spelman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Scott Morris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Banks Repeta and Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "The end of an era. The beginning of everything.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt10343028 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 11 themes, including "school friend", "grandparent grandchild relationship", "grandfather", "arrest".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Darius Khondji
- Original score
- Christopher Spelman
- Editing
- Scott Morris
- Production design
- Happy Massee
- Costume design
- Madeline Weeks
- Makeup / hair
- Nana Fischer
- VFX supervisor
- Glenn Allen
- Runtime
- 114 min Β· 1h 54m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $6,524,886
- Return
- 43% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
James Gray
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- CinemaSerfβ 6/10
After his strong effort in "The Black Phone" from earlier this year, Banks Repeta delivers another in this curious tale of a young boy ("Paul"), of Jewish antecedence, who must juggle the ambitions of his family to survive and thrive whilst adapting to a multi-racial community. His best (and possibly only) friend at school, "Johnny" (Jaylin Webb), is a bit of a mischief maker with whom his folks would rather he spent less time. His grandfather "Aaron" (Sir Anthony Hopkins) has a close bond with the young lad, and tries to encourage him to be fair and decent in an environment where that is not necessarily easy. There are multiple themes at work here. On the face of it, it is two children just trying to fit in - one from a more stable and prosperous background. There are also discriminatory overtones here too, delivered the more poignantly because they are not straightforward race-based themes, but ones of tolerance, aspiration and affection as can only really be seen effectively through the innocence of childhood; a childhood as yet untainted by an ingrained bigotry that even the most decent about him cannot claim to be immune from. Sir Anthony features sparingly, and his character is potent at serving as a conduit for the young "Paul" to try to make the right choices, however difficult and confusing. Webb also turns in a solid performance and offers us quite a contrast to the loved and cared for "Paul" as their friendship progresses towards a not altogether surprising conclusion. Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong are adequate as the parents, themselves striving to ensure that their two children attain a better life than they managed for themselves, and James Gray uses the New York environment well to give us an indication of the iniquities of their childhoods. It sort of peters out a bit, though, and somehow I felt that the ending rendered much of the film moot. Did "Paul" actually make any progress? See what you think. It's slow at times and is a bit on the lengthy side, but certainly worth a look.
Production companies
Who made it
RT Features
BR
Spacemaker Productions
US
Keep Your Head Productions
US
MadRiver Pictures
US
Focus Features
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerRiccardo Maddalosso
- ProducerAlan Terpins
- Executive ProducerDoug Torres
- Production DesignHappy Massee
- WigmakerStacey Butterworth
- Makeup DesignerNana Fischer
- Hair DesignerNana Fischer
- Makeup Department HeadNana Fischer
- HairstylistTheresa Haljean
- Makeup ArtistMaria Maio
- Key Makeup ArtistJennifer Suarez
- Production ManagerRichard Mancuso
- Assistant Production ManagerMax Samu
- Dailies OperatorBrian Wilkowski
- Senior ColoristKevin Krout
- Script SupervisorRebecca Breckel
- Location AssistantChris Cloud
- Location ManagerPaul Eskenazi
- Extras CastingAngela Citrola
- Casting AssociateDeborah Maxwell Dion
- Casting AssociateMatthew Glasner
- Key CostumerAnne Brenneke
- Set CostumerDiego Carranza
- Assistant Costume DesignerJon Can Coskunses
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- school friend
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- grandfather
- arrest
- ronald reagan
- stealing
- pta
- semi autobiographical
- 1980s
- school board
- jimmy carter
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2022-10-12Β· New York Film Festival
- Premiere2022-09-02Β· Telluride Film Festival
- Premiere2022-10-08Β· Mill Valley Film Festival
- Premiere2022-10-15Β· Middleburg Film Festival & Newport Beach International Film Festival
- Premiere2022-10-19Β· San Diego International Film Festival
- Premiere2022-10-22Β· Montclair Film Festival
- Premiere2022-10-25Β· Philadelphia International Film Festival
- Premiere2022-11-02Β· Denver International Film Festival
- Premiere2022-10-28Β· Austin Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2022-10-28R
Also known as
International titles
- Le temps de l'ArmageddonCA
- Yamim shel TomIL
- Π§Π°Ρ ΠΡΠΌΠ°Π³Π΅Π΄Π΄ΠΎΠ½ΡUA
