Free Solo is the 2018 American documentary filmed by Elizabeth Tea Vasarheli and Jimmy Chin . The film tells the story of rock climber Alex Honnold in his quest for free, single rock climbing to El Capitan in June 2017. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and it was also shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018, where it won the Audience Award: Documentary Films [1] . It was released in the United States on September 28, 2018, received positive reviews from critics and raised more than $ 19 million. The film received many awards, including winning the Best Documentary nomination at the 91st Academy Awards [2] . The premiere of the film in Russia took place on March 24, 2019 on the National Geographic channel [3] .
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Content
Filming
In the film, director Jimmy Chin is in and his team struggled with making the film without affecting Honnold’s rise. According to director Elizabeth Tea Vasarheli The key to solving this problem was advanced training [4] .
One of the biggest difficulties was getting sound from Honnold, who was often too far from the camera to use wireless microphones. Meanwhile, the wiring of the microphone could not interfere with his climbing, and any tape recorder on his body would have to withstand the difficulties of climbing. To solve the problem, they turned to production engineer Jim Hurst, who himself was a climber. He used a recorder that could transmit a signal to the camera, but also record for himself when the camera was out of range.
The film was shot by National Geographic Partners [5] , the majority owner of which is 21st Century Fox , and the rest is owned by the National Geographic Society [6] .
Box office fees
As of February 24, 2019, the film has raised $ 16.5 million in the United States and Canada and $ 2.8 million in other territories, totaling $ 19.3 million.
On the first weekend, the film earned $ 300,804 in four cinemas, surpassing the films “ Eighth Grade ” and “The Inconvenient Truth ”, respectively, which is the highest rate in 2018 for documentaries and for all time documentaries from $ 75,201. On the second weekend, the film was already released in 41 cinemas, earning $ 562,786. The film raised $ 859,051 from 129 cinemas in the third weekend and $ 1 million from 251 cinemas in the fourth weekend. Over the course of his fifth weekend, he earned $ 1.06 million at 394 movie theaters, resulting in a total box office assembly of more than $ 5 million.
Reviews
According to the Rotten Tomatoes review, the film has an approval rating of 98% based on 108 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3 / 10. On Metacritic , the film has an average score of 83 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "universal acceptance."
Peter DeBrewge positively described the film in Variety . Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair called the film “cheerfully made” and wrote: “I left the theater enthusiastic and shocked, delighted with the achievements of this charismatic man, but scared that it would inspire others to try to do the same.”
Notes
- ↑ TIFF 2018 Awards: 'Green Book' Wins the People's Choice Award, Upsetting 'A Star Is Born' . IndieWire (September 16, 2018). Date of treatment November 24, 2018.
- ↑ Oscar Nominations 2019: The Complete List , Variety (January 22, 2019). Date of treatment January 22, 2019.
- ↑ National Geographic Channel in Russia: Free Solo
- ↑ At 3,000 Feet, Shooting 'Free Solo' Was More Like 'Mission: Impossible' Than a Documentary . IndieWire (October 17, 2018). Date of treatment November 24, 2018.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/free-solo/id1435961341
- ↑ Alex Honnold's Freerider Free Solo: 360 Degree Video . Climbing (October 3, 2018).
Links
- Movie review on Variety website
- Movie Review at The Hollywood Reporter