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Wildcat

Ethan Hawke, USA 2023, 103’
Thelma Winner

This biography of Flannery O’Connor, one of the most iconic American writers of the 20th century, focuses less on her personal life and more on her internal battles with the creative process and its ultimate artistic output. Ethan Hawke's film is a visually rich and experimental attempt to capture the nuances of translating literary language into the cinematic medium.

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Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke is an acclaimed American actor, screenwriter, and director. His breakthrough role came in 1989 with Dead Poets Society under Peter Weir’s direction. He followed this success with roles in 1990s cult films like Reality Bites (1994) directed by Ben Stiller. Hawke has worked with a wide range of celebrated directors, including Alfonso Cuarón, Abel Ferrara, Sidney Lumet, Paweł Pawlikowski, and Robert Redford. His long-standing collaboration with Richard Linklater includes Boyhood and the Before trilogy (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight). Hawke made his full-length directorial debut with Chelsea Walls in 2001.

Filmography

1993 Straight to One (short)

2001 Chelsea Walls

2006 The Hottest State

2014 Seymour: An Introduction (doc.)

2018 Blaze

2022 Ostatnie gwiazdy kina / The Last Movie Stars (doc. series)

2023 Wildcat

Cast & Crew

director Ethan Hawke
screenplay Shelby Gaines, Ethan Hawke
cinematography Steve Cosens
editing Barry Poltermann
music Latham Gaines, Shelby Gaines
cast Maya Hawke, Laura Linney, Philip Ettinger, Rafael Casal, Cooper Hoffman, Steve Zahn
producer Joe Goodman, Ethan Hawke, Ryan Hawke, Karri O’Reilly, Cory Pyke
production Good Country Pictures, Kingdom Story Company, Renovo Media Group, Under the Influence Productions
sales Radiant
language English
coloration colour
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