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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a 2014 American black comedy - drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, released on October 17, 2014 in the United States. [ 1 ] In addition to its competitive awards, the American Film Institute selected it as one of the Top 11 Films of 2014.
2014 Winner Founder's Award. Best Actor. Michael Keaton. The 50th Chicago International Film Festival presented actor Michael Keaton with the Founder's Award for his electrifying performance as an actor who hopes to revive his moribund career in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's daring comedy "Birdman." "To pick a single film or performance from this ...
Feb 23, 2015 · The film about a washed-up actor’s comeback bid gave Alejandro G. Iñárritu the award for best director. Eddie Redmayne, Julianne Moore, J. K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette won top acting prizes.
Feb 22, 2015 · 'Birdman' wins four Oscars, including best picture. Brian Truitt. USA TODAY. Alejandro G. Iñárritu was clad in Oscar night's oddest but most successful lucky charm.
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), American satiric film, released in 2014, that won four Academy Awards, including that for best picture. A complex and quirky movie, it was hailed as a masterpiece by many critics, though some viewers found it pretentious and puzzling.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) centres on Riggan Thomson (played by Michael Keaton), an actor who is famous for having played the superhero Birdman in a series of blockbuster films and who is now trying to burnish his credentials by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway adaptation of Raymond Carver’s short story “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” The film draws viewers behind the scenes of the fraught production and into Thomson’s mind. The character of Birdman taunts Thomson whenever he is alone, and Thomson exhibits magical powers under Birdman’s influence, but it is not obvious whether these are delusions. He is unable to control the play’s cast members—his girlfriend, Laura (Andrea Riseborough), the unstable Lesley (Naomi Watts), and especially the top-notch yet insufferable actor Mike Shiner (Edward Norton). He does not get along with his daughter, Sam (Emma Stone), who has recently completed a drug rehabilitation program. To make matters worse, the theatre critic Tabitha (Lindsay Duncan) promises to pan the production before she has seen it. Achieving respect on any level seems out of Thomson’s reach. On opening night, Thomson substitutes a real gun for a prop gun, and in the play’s climactic scene he shoots his nose off, prompting a rave review from Tabitha. In the final scene, set in the hospital, Thomson exits through the window—but whether as a suicide or in flight is left to the viewer to decide.
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•Studios: New Regency Pictures, M Prods, Le Grisbi Productions, TSG Entertainment, and Worldview Entertainment
•Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
•Writers: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo
•Music: Antonio Sanchez
•Michael Keaton (Riggan Thomson)
•Emma Stone (Sam)
•Naomi Watts (Lesley)
•Andrea Riseborough (Laura)
•Edward Norton (Mike Shiner)
•Lindsay Duncan (Tabitha)
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•Lead actor (Michael Keaton)
•Supporting actor (Edward Norton)
•Supporting actress (Emma Stone)
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Feb 22, 2015 · In a rare year in which the marquee Best Picture category came down to the wire despite seven months of campaigning and three months of running the awards-season gauntlet, Fox Searchlight’s...
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