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Beginners

Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Released
3 June, 2011
Beginners

Beginners is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. It tells the story of Oliver, a man reflecting on the life and death of his father, Hal, while trying to forge a new romantic relationship with a woman, Anna, dealing with father issues of her own. The film is based on the coming out of Mills' own father at the age of 75, five years before his death. Beginners premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, where the Los Angeles Times heralded it as a "heady, heartfelt film" with a cast who have "a strong sense of responsibility to their real-world counterparts". Christopher Plummer received numerous accolades for his performance, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Director Mike Mills
Produced by Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Miranda de Pencier, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
Writer(s) Mike Mills
Starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Višnjić
Music Roger Neill, Dave Palmer, Brian Reitzell, Jelly Roll Morton
Cinematography Kasper Tuxen
Edited by Olivier Bugge Coutté
Production, company Olympus Pictures, Parts & Labor, Northwood Productions
Distributed by Focus Features
Released September 11, 2010 (TIFF), June 03, 2011 (United States)
Running time 104 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $3.2 million
Box office $14.3 million
Netflix ID 70148804

Acerca de Beginners

A man discovers his father is gay after his mother passes away, and he tries to make sense of it along with all the loves he's lost and gained in his life.

Los logros de Beginners

Christopher Plummer won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Films directed by Mike Mills.. Alliance Films films.. Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe winning performance.. Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-winning performance.. Films about widowhood.. LGBT-related films based on actual events.. Films about cancer.. LGBT-related comedy-drama films.. Focus Features films.. Films about old age.. Films about death.. BAFTA winners (films).. Gay-related films.. Films about dysfunctional families.

Información más reciente sobre Beginners actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.