Franny armstrong, the director of the film, was at the hay festival last weekend, sharing the stage with climate change minister, ed miliband. It takes an intriguing approach by looking back from 2055 where an archivist. The stupid ages, as defined by people from the 31st century, refers to a very general and illdefined time period that took place sometime in the 20th or 21st century. The age of stupid lesson plan template and teaching resources. Oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of the father, brassed off stars as a man living alone in the. Rent the age of stupid 2008 on dvd and bluray netflix. Housing every art work from every museum, every book ever written, every study ever produced and two pickled. Why didnt we stop climate change when we had the chance. Blurring the boundary between scifi and documentary, franny armstrongs the age of stupid peers back in time from a climate crisiswracked 2055 to. He defines this as the force brought upon american society by the zeitgeist of communism, atheism, sexual promiscuity, and the like. The age of stupid is a clever film that leaves to the viewer the ability to judge what is good and what is not, served in a fun and entertaining way which will not get you tired until you are watching it.
The executive producer is john battsek the film is a dramadocumentaryanimation hybrid which stars pete postlethwaite as a man living alone in a devastated world of 2055, watching archival film and asking why didnt we stop climate change when we had the chance. Oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of the father. Drama documentaire film geregisseerd door franny armstrong. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 3 days to finish once started. The age of stupid team has a big bundle of beautiful posters needing to be pinned to every wall in the land. An old man pete postlethwaite living in a devastated world, watches archive footage from today and asks. In jurassic bark, the exhibit treasures of the stupid ages at the museum of natural. After a grueling twoyear shoot for the age of stupid in new orleans, jordan, india, nigeria, france and the u.
Written and directed by stupid director franny armstrong and with many of the original film crew returning to work on it. The executive producer is john battsek the film is a dramadocumentaryanimation hybrid which stars pete postlethwaite as a man living alone in a devastated world of 2055, watching archival film and asking why didnt we stop climate change when we had the. A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008. A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change. The age of stupid approaches the whole issue from the other end, by framing its documentary footage with the scenario that its too late, that weve already failed to save ourselves. The age of stupid is the new cinema documentary from the director of mclibel and the producer of the oscarwinning one day in september. Moviemeter musicmeter boekmeter gamesmeter tvmeter. Michael fox presented in association with climate change education. The age of stupid stars oscarnominated pete postlethwaite as a man living in the devastated future world of 2055, looking back at old footage from our time.
In the age of stupid, a frightening jeremiad about the effects of climate change, the craggyfaced british actor pete postlethwaite plays the. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. It is based on the stupids, characters from a series of books written by harry allard and illustrated by james marshall the film follows the fictional family, the stupids, with a last name synonymous with their behavior. The age of stupid 2009 the age of stupid 2009 user. Rent the age of stupid 2008 starring pete postlethwaite and piers guy on dvd and bluray. The age of stupid san francisco international film festival. This enormously ambitious dramadocumentaryanimation hybrid stars oscarnominated pete postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching archive footage from 2008 and asking. The age of stupid nr, 1 hr 29 min documentary, drama, special interest. The age of stupid, a 2009 docudrama set in 2055, asks why didnt we save earth when we had the chance. From all ive seen on the internet so far, the age of stupid is. The age of stupid is more passionate, more emotionally charged than the al gorefronted an inconvenient truth 2006. The age of stupid is a potent testament that we are all in this together, and its time to hurry up and get smart. As animation director on the age of stupid i directed this opening sequence from the big bang through the the credit sequence, through the devastated world and into the archive.
The age of stupid is a film about climate change, but its not an inconvenient truth. The age of stupid, like other activist documentaries, may face putdowns from those who find it insufficiently sophisticated or consensual. The age of stupid is a 90minute film about climate change, set in the future. This factbased docudrama mixes scifi, interviews and current news footage to create an indepth vision of a past which future generations may find horrifyingly accurate. Lees ons privacybeleid voor meer informatie over hoe moviemeter met je privacy omgaat. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Stupid was first conceived by director franny armstrong as a documentary integrating themes of excessive consumption, war and climate change. The age of stupid is the new movie from director franny armstrong mclibel and producer john battsek one day in september. Grierson awards jury adding a touch of scifi showmanship to its sounding the alarm on climate change. Age of heroes 2011 age of stupid, the 2009 alfie 2004 alice in wonderland 2010 alles is familie 2012 alles is liefde 2007 alternatieve titel. The age of stupid starting with its inyourface title, is what might be called a hecture, a hectoring lecture on global warming, writes philip french published. A flooded london in the year 2055 in the age of stupid. Its a great application of my painterly cinematic look. The age of stupid is a powerful and unforgettable film that leaves you honor bound to force governments to take action and that the judges recommend everybody must see.
The age of stupid gets smart on enviropocalypse wired. Pete postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking. Digital paintings, cgi and live action are bound together into a seamless flow with this stylised hyppereal feel. Summaries of the age of stupid provided by graduate students specializing in climate change science who attended the may 2009 u. The age of stupid campaign was uniquely ambitious, dynamic and farreaching. The age of stupid is being hailed by many as a brilliant piece of environmental film making that will have an even greater impact than al gores an inconvenient truth. The age of stupid is a tragically uneven documentary about global warming that fails, but not for want of trying. Ten years after climate movie the age of stupid had its greencarpet, solar powered premiere, we follow its director as she revisits people and. If you took your gray matter to antiques roadshow, theyd be impressed.
On page 6 of movieguides yearly entertainment industry report, dr. The question it poses to us is why we failed even though the disastrous results of our failure were clearly predictable. The age of stupid is a film that has the power to snap people out of ignorance, denial or slumber and into action to address the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced. One such case is the age of stupid a film that points its big pointy finger at the people of the world, and damns them for their stupidity. Whereas the purpose of al gores 2006 box office hit was to shake us from our slumber of selfcomforting denial, stupid is designed to take hold of our heads and smash our faces repeatedly into a table until we get up and do things differently. The age of stupid centres on pete postlethwaite, the only actor in the film, who plays the keeper of the global archive, a huge storage facility built 800 km north of norway in what is now permanently icefree stormy northern seas.
However, this documentary, the age of stupid, makes a compelling case for how things are not being done to mitigate climate disruption, and how things are. The stupids is a 1996 adventure comedy film starring tom arnold and directed by john landis. Ted baehr brings up the buzzwords age of stupidity. Blurring the boundary between scifi and documentary, franny armstrongs the age of stupid peers back in time from a climate crisiswracked. It makes energetic use of animation in the style of 1970s public information. They also have a quote from richard betts on their website. This opinion is based off of both scientific and mathematical indepth analysis. On their website, he makes some detailed arguments defending the films depictions at 2055. With pete postlethwaite, jehangir wadia, alvin duvernay, layefa malini. The age of stupid is a groundbreaking film about climate change starring pete postlethwaite. Verenigd koninkrijk drama documentaire 89 minuten geregisseerd door. Oscarnominated pete postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world 45 years from now.
The story begins with patriarch stanley stupid believing. The age of stupid dogwoof documentary distribution. The exact time period of the stupid ages is unknown but, judging by its usage, it is the time period in which philip j. The age of stupid is a 2009 british documentary film directed by franny armstrong, with firsttime producer lizzie gillett. The rest of the movie is a documentary, shot over the past four years in the uk, nigeria, new orleans, iraq, jordan, the alps, and india. Pete postlethwaite is voice of doom in franny armstrongs.
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