“Last Love on Earth” ( Eng. Perfect Sense - “Ideal Feeling” ) is a fantastic melodrama by British director David Mackenzie . The main roles in the film were played by Ewan McGregor and Eva Green . Filming took place in Glasgow [2] . The world premiere of the film took place on January 24, 2011 as part of the Sundance Film Festival [3] . In Russia, the picture was first shown on November 5, 2011 at the festival "New British Cinema" [4] , and then went on limited release. English criticism reacted with restraint to the Mackenzie tape [5] , and the film failed at the British box office [6] .
| Last love on earth | |
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| Perfect sense | |
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| Genre | drama fantasy |
| Producer | David mackenzie |
| Producer | Gillian berry Malta Grünert Brian Coffey |
| Author script | Kim Fupz Oakeson |
| In the main cast | Ewan McGregor Eva Green Connie Nielsen |
| Operator | Giles Nuttgens |
| Composer | Max Richter |
| Film company | Sigma films |
| Duration | 92 min |
| Fees | $ 3 thousand [1] |
| A country |  Great Britain  Sweden  Ireland  Denmark |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 2011 |
| IMDb | |
Content
Story
The action takes place in Glasgow. A chance meeting between chef Michael and epidemiologist Susan goes into a passionate romance. Lovers cannot get enough of each other. Events develop against the backdrop of a mysterious epidemic that has gripped the Earth’s population. For months, humanity has been losing one feeling after another. First recorded cases of loss of smell, then - taste. Moreover, before this, people experience extreme aggravation and a strong emotional upsurge, and loss of feeling is accompanied by depression.
People can survive in new conditions. Susan is trying to understand the nature of this phenomenon, to find out in what ways the transmission of disease carriers occurs under the code name SOS (Severe Olfactory Syndrome - severe olfactory syndrome). Michael at his work tries to compensate customers for the inability to enjoy food. These endeavors are only partially successful, and people are looking for less and less pleasure in luxury goods. Hearing loss is becoming a global catastrophe for the Earth. It is preceded by an outbreak of anger and violence. Susan is breaking up with Michael. After some time, all the inhabitants of the Earth are overwhelmed with euphoria and bliss, everyone feels mutual warmth and love. Separated Michael and Susan find each other again. The last flash of feelings precedes a general loss of vision.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ewan McGregor | Michael |
| Eva Green | Susan |
| Connie Nielsen | Jenny Sister Susan |
| Stephen Dillane | Stephen Montgomery, Head Susan |
| Ewan Bremner | James, mate Michael |
| Denise lawson | Michael's boss |
| Alastair Mackenzie | colleague susan |
Criticism
Criticism of the picture was contradictory and mostly negative. Most experts compared the picture with Soderberg's " Infection ", which appeared in the same year, as well as with the plot-like " Blindness " of Meirelisch . The work of David Mackenzie to a much lesser extent is associated with the social and scientific side of the mysterious epidemic. The picture is devoted to the sensual and metaphysical side of the apocalyptic event, which was reflected on the screen in the traditions of the arthouse [7] [8] .
According to James Berardinelli, the creators of the picture could not properly dispose of potentially interesting material that fell into their hands. This is neither a love story, nor a what-if movie [9] . The critic of the Daily Telegraph called the pathos of the picture false, and the effort to awaken the sympathy of the audience with documentary inserts was unconvincing [10] . Variety noted that the main problem of the picture is an unsuccessful scenario, with an attempt to combine incompatible elements of a love story and apocalyptic. According to the script, it was also not possible to breathe life into the characters [11] . A significant part of the picture is composed of scenes of proximity of the main characters, which were shot fairly openly. Evan McGregor and Eva Green have extensive experience in the field of cinema sex. This part of the picture was welcomed by critics. New York Times and Entertainment Weekly commentators praised the sensory side and noted McGregor and Green, who formed a pair that looked good on the screen [12] [8]
Awards and nominations
Rewards
- 2011 - “International Film Festival in Bratislava” - Audience Award (David Mackenzie)
- 2011 - Best New British Feature Film Award at Edinburgh International Film Festival for Best Film (David Mackenzie, Gillian Berry )
- 2011 - Audience Award (Honorable Mention) Philadelphia Film Festival Award (David Mackenzie)
Nominations
- 2011 - BAFTA Scotland Award nomination - Favorite Scottish Film
- 2011 - BAFTA Scotland Award Nomination - Best Director (David Mackenzie)
- 2011 - BAFTA Scotland Award nomination - Best Feature Film ( Gillian Berry )
Notes
- ↑ box office data (Retrieved November 9, 2015)
- ↑ Alastair Mackenzie talks Perfect Sense
- ↑ Movie page on the Sundance Festival website Archived on December 22, 2010.
- ↑ XII annual festival "New British Cinema"
- ↑ Movie page on Rotten Tomatoes website
- ↑ Movie page on Box Office Mojo
- ↑ Sense: Love in the Time of Catastrophe / Time (Retrieved November 9, 2015)
- ↑ 1 2 Perfect Sense review / Entertainment Weekly (Retrieved November 9, 2015)
- ↑ Perfect Sense / review by James Berardinelli (Retrieved November 9, 2015)
- ↑ Sense, review / Dayly Telegraph (Retrieved November 9, 2015)
- ↑ Review: 'Perfect Sense' / Variety (Retrieved November 9, 2015)
- ↑ A Strange Epidemic Complicates an Already Complicated Love Story / New York Times (Retrieved November 9, 2015)
Links
- “Last Love on Earth” on the Internet Movie Database