Take Shelter (meaning “to find refuge”) is an American drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols , released in 2011 .
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 :( Sundance Festival )
- United States :
- Canada :
- France :
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
| Country or region | Box Office | Box office shutdown date | Number of weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,724,139 $ | 4 | |
| la France | 134,293 entries | January 17, 2012 | 2 |
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 .
Notes and references
- ↑ “VF dubbing sheet of the film” [ archive ] on RS Dubbing , accessed April 22, 2013
- ↑ (in) ” Take Shelter (2011) ” [ archive ] , on rottentomatoes.com , Rotten Tomatoes (accessed October 27, 2011 )
- ↑ (in) ” Take Shelter ” [ archive ] , on metacritic.com , Metacritic (accessed October 27, 2011 )
- ↑ Thomas Baurez, ” Jeff Nichols – The Inner Adventure “, Studio Ciné Live No. 77 ,, p. 56 to 59