The whole film is a glorious saga of a social train wreck. It is based off the book of the same name by irvine welsh. And mark renton ewan mcgregor, the acidly attractive hero of trainspotting, drifts into the druggy oblivion that this film depicts with such deadon, calculating ingenuity. Masahiro hirakubo the editor of the british classic trainspotting, talks about his experience in the making of the film. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Trainspotting cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. This knockabout heroinaddict ensemble piece put danny boyle and ewan mcgregor on the map and proved a shot in the arm for 1990s british cinema. View the profiles of people named masahiro hirakubo. Classic british cinema trainspotting audiobook by danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel flemming, masahiro hirakubo, brian tufano, narrated by danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel fleming, masahiro hirakubo, brian tufano. Trainspotting is a 1996 british black comedy crime film directed by danny boyle and starring ewan mcgregor, ewen bremner, jonny lee miller, kevin mckidd, robert carlyle, and kelly macdonald in her debut.
Shop trainspotting includes digital copy bluray 1996 at best buy. George clooneyproduced the art of political murder scores hbo deal as independent takes political feature doc to cannes. The film does judder a bit in a few scenes as mentioned by other customers and in my case having played both the bluray and dvd on a playstation 3 to compare they are both the same and judder slightly in the same places eg. Based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh, the film was released in the united kingdom on 23 february 1996. It does not contain any references to the nondrugrelated hobby of train spotting. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Trainspotting includes digital copy bluray 1996 best buy. Shot on an indie budget, trainspotting was a brash, foulmouthed, grotty little movie with blockbuster sized ambition. Classic british cinema trainspotting audible audio edition. Mikey, book author john hodge screenwriter kave quinn production designer mark taylor soundsound designer masahiro hirakubo editor rachael fleming costume designer ray merrin soundsound designer robert mccann makeup tracey gallagher art director. It was filmed on the thai island of ko phi phi le the film was a moderate box office success but received mostly.
Those sets of interconnected lines made as graphic as possible was what the main title was all about. A group of disaffected scottish youths turn to heroin to escape the banalities of modernday existence. This steelbook contains the bluray and dvd of the film, there is no booklet or anything else inside. I dont know how many people get what the graphics are trying to do, cause the train tracks are fairly obvious, but obviously the needle tracks are the other thing that is fundamental to the film. The film, like the book and the play, shows the pleasures of drugtaking both for itself and for the joy of escaping for a time from the kind of life its all. Ive also read the book, but find the film easier to follow as it has cut the.
The intricate sound integration of the film allows music to compress time and, therefore, accelerate the speed of the film. Trainspotting scabrous, brutal and hip, trainspotting is a clockwork orange for the 90s. Based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh, the film was released in the united kingdom. Boyle said he wanted to make a sequel that would be loosely based on porno which he has described as not a great book in the way that trainspotting, the original novel, is genuinely a masterpiece. Trainspotting was the highestgrossing british film of 1996, and at the time it was the fourth highest grossing british film in history. The screen adaptation successfully streamlined welshs ungainly material into a slick social commentary that smoothed the book s rough edges without losing its vitriol and insight. Mark renton ewan mcgregor, a young man with few prospects and fewer ambitions, lives in economically depressed edinburgh. Includes more fascinating facts and insights from such a hugely successful and wellknown film.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The beach is a 2000 drama adventure film directed by danny boyle and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by alex garland, which was adapted for the film by john hodge. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Ewan mcgregor, ewen bremner, jonny lee miller, kevin mckidd, robert carlyle, kelly macdonald, peter mullan, james cosmo, eileen. The only shortcomings of trainspotting are practical. The young scottish heroin addicts hurtling through trainspotting commit. As im moving soon ive begun packing and the dvds were the first things to get packed. Its the story of four friends as they try to make it in the world on their own terms. Download audiobooks narrated by masahiro hirakubo to your device.
Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Danny boyle was born on 20 october 1956 in radcliffe, lancashire, england, about 6 miles north of manchester city centre, to irish parents frank and annie boyle, from county galway. Trainspotting is a 1996 british black comedy crime drama film directed by danny boyle, and starring ewan mcgregor, ewen bremner, jonny lee miller, kevin mckidd, robert carlyle and kelly macdonald. They were dealing with issues such as drug addiction, lack of jobs. Danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel flemming, masahiro hirakubo, brian tufano, rachel fleming, one media ip ltd. The trainspotting soundtracks were two bestselling albums of music centred around the film.
Replacing 1996 editor masahiro hirakubo is jon harris, who teamed with boyle on 127 hours 2010, and filling in for. Interviews with danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel fleming, masahiro hirakubo and brian tufano. Join facebook to connect with masahiro hirakubo and others you may know. Trainspotting is a 1996 british comedy drama film directed by danny boyle based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh who played hapless drug dealer mikey forrester. Trainspotting is not merely about drug addiction, but about the relationship between wasted youth and the spiritually bankrupt society that has alienated them. The first is a collection of songs featured in the film, while the second includes those left out from the first soundtrack and extra songs that inspired the filmmakers during production. My first watching of this movie too and now i know why i didnt dare to watch it before. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of trainspotting with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Like most of his friends, renton is a heroin addict who loves the drugs blissful nothingness. Feel as if each actor was perfectly cast in their role.
Masahiro sakurai bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The film stars ewan mcgregor as renton, ewen bremner as spud, jonny lee miller as sick. Principal photography made a huge part and the camera did its tricks on film. Danny boyles supercharged heroin drama trainspotting kicks off at a run, panting and pithy. This film has sat on my dvd shelf for the best part of 20 years, but ive never watched it. But there have been none quite like danny boyles trainspotting. Based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh, the film was released in the united kingdom on 23 february 1996 the academy award nominated screenplay by john hodge follows a. Ive also read the book, but find the film easier to follow as it has cut the character count, so youre not having to keep up with so many plotlines.
In the context of danny boyles masterpiece, the word means all of the above. Danny boyle was born on 20 october 1956 in radcliffe, lancashire, england, about 6 miles north of manchester city centre, to irish parents frank and annie boyle, from. You are watching hundreds of lives pass you by as the train speeds past. The title is a reference to an episode in the original book not included in the film where begbie and renton meet an auld drunkard in the disused leith central railway station, which they are visiting to use as a toilet. Lynch, shirley henderson, brian tufano, danny boyle, masahiro hirakubo, andrew. Based on a costtoreturn ratio, trainspotting was the most profitable film of the year. The ultimate film guide stollery, martin, boyle, danny on. This film was adapted from the book by irvine walsh and became almost a cultural phenomenon as soon as it was released in britain in february 1996. Trainspottings crucial musical inclusion resulted from the brilliance of editor masahiro hirakubo who mixed, cut and synchronized the movies sound to maximize its effect and correlation with the narrative events. The title of the film comes from a particular scene in the book where the main character, mark renton, meets an old drunk in a disused train station, who turns out to be his friends estranged father. The movie follows a group of heroin addicts in a late 1980s economically depressed area of edinburgh and their passage through life. Watch streaming trainspotting renton is living the dream and that dream is heroin. Neni hlupak, neni s nim nuda, jen je nekdy trochu pobledly a jindy uplne mimo.
The film stars leonardo dicaprio, tilda swinton, virginie ledoyen, guillaume canet, and robert carlyle. Trainspotting was a british film that was released in 1996. The film, like the book and the play, shows the pleasures of. The most familiar scene is the toilet scene where renton actually dove into the toilet bowl and the latter swallowed him as well just to get the capsule which he accidentally drops in the. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Both ewen mcgregor and danny boyle have made a masterpiece of film that doesnt dignify drugsit dignifies film. Trainspotting 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its horrific and traumatizing, i guess eye opener for many drug users of that eraof any era, matter of fact. Wilfully anarchic and wildly spirited, it proved to be a real shot in the arm for a british film industry pigeonholed by merchant ivory dramas and sickly sweet romcoms. Upon its release in 1996, the film was met with hype and hysteria and not a little scorn. Trainspotting by danny boyle danny boyle, ewan mcgregor. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. A brilliant film, a brilliant product with brilliant extras made at the hand of a brilliant director, adapted from one brilliant book that became so successful it received a brilliant sequel.
Listen to opinions on what danny boyle is like as a director, how decisions were made about the film and how the music played a bit part. The main character renton is played by ewan mcgregor. Masahiro hirakubo production company channel four films distributed by. The movie follows a group of heroin addicts in a late 1980s economically depressed area of edinburgh and their passage through l.
Danny boyle, ewan mcgregor reflect on cult 90s brit hit. It was condemned by critics and daily mail crusaders who deemed it irresponsible and accused it of glamorising drug use. Robert carlyle plays a psychopath who bizarrely fits into his low society so well that he becomes something of an older and wiser mentor to his mates who pump heroin into their veins. As im moving soon ive begun packing and the dvds were the first things to. This knockabout heroinaddict ensemble piece put danny boyle and ewan mcgregor on the map and proved a shot in the arm for 1990s british. Trainspotting film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The life of a heroin addict could be summed up as the act of watching trains. Some of the cast and production team are interviewed about the making of huge 1996 hit film trainspotting. Written by danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel flemming, masahiro hirakubo, brian tufano, audiobook narrated by danny boyle, robert carlyle, kave quinn, rachel fleming, masahiro hirakubo, brian tufano. Trainspotting 1996, drama released in english language in theatre near you in. A brilliant film, a brilliant product with brilliant extras made at the hand of a brilliant director, adapted from one brilliant book that became so successful it received a.
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