- Description
Boyhood is an exceptional film. Richard Linklater (Before Nightfall, Before Midnight) wanted to make the coming-of-age story of an ordinary boy as honest as possible, which is why he worked on it for twelve years. Every year, for three or four shooting days, the same cast and crew came together to film another piece of the mosaic of a lifetime. The result is a film that is extraordinary for its ordinariness and for the incredibly diverse range of emotions it can wring from its audience.
Mason (Ellar Coltrane) is a likable six-year-old who lives with his older sister Sam (Lorelei Linklater) and mom (Patricia Arquette) after their parents divorce. However, the two children see their dad (Ethan Hawke) regularly and have a friendly relationship with him. This is Mason's initial life situation, from which he sets out to face adolescence, adolescence and adulthood.
Along the way, he passes many acquaintances and friends, first and second loves, conflicts and reconciliations with his sister and mother, and other life crossroads we all know so intimately...
BOYHOOD - TECHNICAL DATA
Script: Richard Linklater
Cinematography: Lee Daniel, Shane F. Kelly
Production: John Sloss, Jonathan Sehring, Cathleen Sutherland, Richard Linklater
Bonus features:
- A look behind the scenes of Boyhood