Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World – Blu-Ray/DVD (Used)

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Author: Steve Carell

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 23-10-2012

Details: Product DescriptionSeeking a Friend for the End of the World stars Golden Globe Award winner Steve Carell and Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley and is the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Lorene Scafaria. Set in a too-near future, the movie explores what people will do when humanity’s last days are at hand. As the respective journeys of Dodge (Mr. Carell) and Penny (Ms. Knightley) converge, the two spark to each other and their outlooks – if not the world’s – brighten.—–Que feriez-vous si la fin du monde arrivait dans 3 semaines ? Cest la question que toute lhumanit est oblige de se poser aprs la dcouverte dun astrode se dirigeant tout droit vers notre plante. Certains continuent leur routine quotidienne, dautres sautorisent tous les excs, toutes les folies. Dodge est quant lui nouvellement clibataire, sa femme ayant dcide que finalement, elle prfrait encore affronter la fin du monde sans son mari. Il dcide alors de partir la recherche de son amour de jeunesse, quil na pas vu depuis 25 ans. Mais sa rencontre avec Penny risque de bouleverser tous ses plans.About the ActorSteve Carell (Dodge)Steve Carell is one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood. After first gaining recognition for his contributions as a correspondent on Comedy Centrals Emmy Award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Mr. Carell successfully segued into primetime television and feature film stardom. The Massachusetts natives first movie lead was in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, for which he wrote the screenplay with director Judd Apatow; the picture opened at #1 and remained atop the domestic box office for two straight weekends. The 2005 sleeper hit went on to gross more than $175 million worldwide and achieve #1 openings in 12 countries, followed by over $100 million in DVD sales in North America alone. The movie won an American Film Institute Award as one of its (10 Best) AFI Movies of the Year, among other honors. Mr. Carell and Mr. Apatow shared a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Keira Knightley (Penny)Keira Knightley earned Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright’s version of Pride & Prejudice, based on Jane Austens novel, also for Focus Features. Two years later, she was a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominee for her performance as Cecilia Tallis in Atonement, again directed by Joe Wright and for Focus Features, based on the novel by Ian McEwan. In the fall of 2012, she stars in the title role of Anna Karenina, reuniting with Mr. Wright and Focus, based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy and adapted by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard.About the DirectorLorene Scafaria (Writer/Director)Lorene Scafaria survived New Jersey, where she dabbled in improv comedy and community college.She began as a playwright, putting up Max Fischer-esque shows, and later did extras work for the glory. After two years of being broke in New York, she packed her car and drove to Los Angeles. She got dogs.Three years later, she set up her first spec, The Mighty Flynn, at Warner Bros. Since then, Ms. Scafaria has worked on comedy, drama, and musical screenplays for Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Sony Pictures. She adapted Rachel Cohn and David Levithans young adult novel into the screenplay Nick & Norahs Infinite Playlist for Mandate Pictures and Sony, which was directed by Peter Sollett and released in 2008. The movie starred Michael Cera opposite Kat Dennings.She is producing a movie written and to be directed by Christopher Storer; Relanxious will star Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis, Brie Larson, and Fred Armisen.Ms. Scafaria is also a singer/songwriter. Her song 28 was featured in Drew Barrymores Whip It!; We Cant Be Friends and Girls Arent Supposed To were part of the soundtrack of Galt Niederhoffers The Romantics. Her album This Time Last Year is a collaboration with others and was rele

UPC: 774212003271

EAN: 0774212003271

Languages: english

Binding: Blu-ray

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood