The behind-the-scenes story of the new American dream

"This film was made by the famous Irish director jim sheridan according to his own experience in the United States. The film was completed in early 2002 and premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in the same year. However, due to various reasons, it was not released in British and American cinemas until the end of 2003. However, this long-lost work of Xie Lidan did not disappoint, and it was well received after its release. Good morning America named it "the best film of the year", and "Forward Paradise" won the best screenwriter in the nomination list of Golden Globe Awards announced in May 438+February.

My Left Foot, In the Name of Father, In the Name of Love, mentioned these series of movie names, and fans who love art movies naturally got the message, and they all came from the same director-jim sheridan.

Xie Lidan 1949 was born in Dublin. Graduated from New York Film Academy, and then organized a drama troupe in his father's footsteps. He has worked as a director at the Berlin Art Center and the Irish Art Center in new york.

From 65438 to 0989, Xie Lidan's first work My Left Foot attracted the attention of the whole world and brought him numerous honors. Later, he established his position as movie master in the name of my father.

As the director, screenwriter and producer of his fifth work, Xie Lidan showed us a somewhat personal experience, the story of how a family found faith in America. The script was written by Xie Lidan and his two daughters, from which we can find the shadow of his family's experience of immigrating to the United States.

The idea of the film originated from Sheridan's meeting with her former neighbor when she went to Los Angeles to attend the Oscar ceremony. The friend mentioned his former friend and the apartment he lived in. These prompted Xie Lidan to invite his two daughters to write this play by mixing the family's past life experiences. "A lot of things in the movie really happened to us," said Xie Lidan. "I did drag an air conditioner across new york and spent a lot of money to win a toy in the park. We did have a son who died young.

But I have changed many things, including the background of the times. In fact, sometimes, real life is far more magical than novels, and many things that happen to us are so unusual that we have to give up some reluctantly. "

Director Xie Lidan dedicated this film to "Francci", a name with double meanings. In the film, it is the name of the son who died of brain cancer in this family, but in real life, it is the name of Xie Lidan's late brother.

Interestingly, the father's name Paddy in the film officially means Irish in slang.

In 2000, samantha morton, the heroine from Britain, was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Woody Allen's sweet and lowdown, and has been favored by Hollywood ever since. Morton, who is petite and sweet, has an innocent appearance like a baby, which may be valued by many directors. On the list of Morton's few works, there are a series of works by famous directors, including Minority Report, Son of Jesus, Eden, Code 46 and so on. This made her the most attractive actress in the late 1990s.

Djimon hounsou, a famous black actor, plays gladiator Abu in Gladiator. He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for his role as the leader of the slave uprising in Breaking the Lock. His recent works include Four Feathers, Crazy Boy, Tomb Raider 2 and the upcoming MURAYA. Djimon hounsou, who grew up in Benin Bay in West Africa, went to Paris to study at the age of 13. At the age of 22, she was discovered by fashion designers and became an international model. She was also discovered by david fincher and appeared in several music videos.

After teaching myself English by watching TV, I moved to Los Angeles and started my acting career.

Compared with the first two actors, Patty Concetti, who plays the leading actor Johnny, is much less famous. Considie, who is also from Britain, appears more on the British TV screen, and his short story Last Resort is praised the most, which was quite successful in major international film festivals in 2000. In addition, he also starred in 24 Hours of Crazy Party directed by British director michael winterbottom, and the New American Dream was his first leading role.

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