Take Shelter

Synopsis

Curtis LaForche is a young married man with a deaf daughter. He suffers from seemingly delirious troubles, assaulted by visions and dreams of tornadoes , clouds of starlings, violence against him or his family. He wonders why his mother was interned for mental disorders at his age: should he protect his family by devoting his time and money to perfect and expand the shelter against tornadoes in his garden or should he to seek treatment?

Technical sheet

• Original title: Take Shelter
• Directed by: Jeff Nichols
• Scenario: Jeff Nichols
• Artistic direction: Jennifer Klide
• Sets: Chad Keith
• Costumes: Karen Malecki
• Photography: Adam Stone
• Editing: Parke Gregg
• Music: David Wingo
• Production: Sophia Lin and Tyler Davidson
• Production Companies: Grove Hill Productions and Hydraulx Entertainment
• Distribution Company: Sony Pictures Classics (United States) , Ad Vitam (France)
• Budget: 5 million of dollars
• Country of origin: United States
• Original language: English
• Format: Colors ( Kodak ) – 35mm – 2.35: 1 – Digital Dolby Sound
• Genre: Drama
• Duration: 120 minutes
• Release dates:
  •  United States : January 24 , 2011( Sundance Festival )
  •  United States : September 30 , 2011
  •  Canada : October 14 , 2011
  •  France : January 4 , 2012

Distribution

• Michael Shannon (VF: Emmanuel Gradi) : Curtis LaForche
• Jessica Chastain (VF: Rafael Moutier ) : Samantha LaForche
• Katy Mixon (VF: Delphine Benko ) : Samantha’s friend
• Shea Whigham : Curtis’ co-worker Dewart
• Kathy Baker (VF: Caroline Jacquin ) : Sarah, Curtis’s mother
• Ray McKinnon (VF: Laurent Larcher) : Kyle, Curtis’s brother
• Lisa Gay Hamilton : Kendra, the psychologist
• Tova Stewart : Hannah LaForche, the deaf dumb girl
• Joanna Tyler (VF: Guylène Ouvrard ) : the supervisor

Source and caption : French version (VF) on RS Dubbing ¹

Distinctions

Awards

• 2011 : Grand Prix of the International Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival 2011 ;
• 2011 : SACD Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival ;
• 2011 : Best Actress of the Year Award (several films) to Jessica Chastain at the Hollywood Film Festival ;
• 2011 : Grand Prix of the Deauville American Film Festival ;
• 2011 : Grand prize at the Samain of the fantastic cinema of Nice ;
• 2011 : Best film at the Zurich International Film Festival ;
• 2011 : Best Actor of the Year Award by the Austin Film Critics Association for Michael Shannon;
• 2011 : Best Actor Award by the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards for Michael Shannon;
• 2012 : Best Actor Award by the Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Michael Shannon;
• 2012 : Best Actor Award at the Chlotrudis Awards for Michael Shannon;

Appointments

• 2011 : Official Selection at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
• 2013 : Grand Prize of the Union of Film Critics 2013

Box office

Critical reception

Take Shelter receives almost unanimous positive reviews. The aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 92% of the 91 critics gave a positive opinion on the film, with an average of 8.1 / 10 ² . Metacritic aggregator scores 85 out of 100 indicating “positive reviews” ³ .

Around the film

• Jeff Nichols reported that the idea for the film came to him as he was about to become a father. It is thus the fear of this future responsibility and a need for protection that are at the origin of this film ⁴ .

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