It tells the story of a young bisexual designer murray head and his simultaneous relationships with a recruitment consultant glenda jackson and a jewish doctor peter finch. The drama shows the events through the eyes of ivan cooper, the protestant stormont member of parliament who was a central organizer of the northern ireland civil rights association march in derry on 30 january 1972. Paul greengrass film bloody sunday, which shared the golden bear at the berlin film festival this year, is made in the form of a documentary. It also won baftas for best film, best direction and best film editing at the 1972 awards ceremony. Uip prize best european film premio uip melhor filme europeu. Both alex and dr hirsh are aware of the others existence but prefer to live with the situation rather than risk losing elkin completely. Granadas controversial film dramatising the bloody sunday killings triumphed yesterday when it jointly won the berlin film festivals top golden bear award. This is not a movie about the loss of love, but about its absence.
It is a story about three people in a love triangle. Jan 20, 2002 paul greengrasss controversial dramatisation bloody sunday picked up the world cinema audience award at the independent feature film ceremony which marked the end of the sundance film festival on. Sunday bloody sunday to arrive on bluray in the uk. Paul greengrass born august 1955 is an english film director, film producer, screenwriter, and former journalist. Discover the worlds greatest film festivals and awards on mubi. Greengrass also won for the film or its direction at the jerusalem film festival and the british independent film awards. Sunday bloody sunday is a 1971 british drama film written by penelope gilliatt, directed by john schlesinger and starring murray head, glenda jackson, peter finch and peggy ashcroft. Entertainment group, bord scannan na heireann, hells kitchen films. Featuring baftawinning performances by finch and jackson, sunday bloody sunday is both a tender character study and a complex exploration of the politics of love, lust and longing. Golden globe winner 1977 best actor in motion picture drama posthumously. In his latest new york times oped piece, bono relives his own experiences of bloody sunday, one of the deadliest days of the troubles. Winter film awards wfa is a volunteerrun and operated 501c3 organization dedicated to showcasing emerging filmmakers and the celebration of the diversity of local and international film making.
Best actor the missing 2014 babylon 2014 2010 nominee broadcasting press guild award. I think sunday bloody sunday is a masterpiece, but i dont think its about what everybody else seems to think its about. Sunday bloody sunday film wikimili, the best wikipedia. Winter film awards wfa is a volunteerrun and operated 501c3 organization dedicated to showcasing emerging filmmakers and the celebration of the diversity of local and international filmmaking. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The movie also stars dame peggy ashcroft and jon finch. Bloody sunday is een britsiers historisch oorlogsdrama uit 2002 dat zowel werd.
Glenda jackson was not present at the awards ceremony. Sunday bloody sunday was a film that had me searching for something more. That judgment was enlisted to carry the critical defense of the movie. Paul greengrass biography, celebrity facts and awards tv. He won a british independent film award and was nominated for the british academy television award. Despite being a film made for british television it has the same quality of a greengrass film. Filmmakers from around the world will travel to nyc to attend the festivals ten days. Bloody sunday is a dramatization of the irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by. Sunday bloody sunday was nominated for four oscars and won baftas for best film, best direction and best film editing, while finch won the award for best actor and jackson for best actress.
It is the opening track from their 1983 album war and was released as the albums third single on 21 march 1983 in germany and the netherlands. Bloody sunday film shares top prize golden bear at berlin festival. The winter film awards international film festival wfa announces a call for entries for its 9th annual celebration of independent film, to be held february 2029, 2020 in new york city. An army of young men being thrown into a situation which they didnt understand. Bloody sunday film bloody sunday is a 2002 britishirish film about the 1972 bloody sunday shootings in derry, northern ireland. Jun 22, 2010 music, film, tv and political news coverage. The film s writerdirectorproducer melvin frank accepted the award on her behalf.
The official east coast line on john schlesingers sunday bloody sunday was that it is civilized. Bloody sunday, about the killing of civilians in londonderry by the british army in 1972, won the hitchcock dor best film prize at the dinard british film festival. Sunday bloody sunday film sunday bloody sunday is a 1971 british drama film written by penelope gilliatt, directed by john schlesinger and starring murray head, glenda jackson, peter finch and peggy ashcroft. Winner of the sundance film festivals audience award, writerdirector paul greengrass magnetic and impassioned drama is a staggering.
Although produced by granada television as a tv film, it premiered at the sundance film festival on 16 january, a few days before its screening on itv on 20 january, and then in selected london cinemas from 25 january. The film s tone establishes a kind of sweettart nostalgia capable of accommodating the muted horror of the film s later passages, as well as a great morally balancing surprise ending. The final version of sunday bloody sunday was the opening track to u2s third album, war. Bloody sunday honoured at sundance film the guardian. Divorced working woman alex and welltodo jewish family doctor daniel hirsh share not only the same answering service but also the favours of young bob elkin who bedhops between them as the mood takes him. By the end of the day, the military will fire on the protestors and kill people.
Bloody sunday film takes berlin award world news the guardian. It covers about 24 hours, starting on saturday evening, and its central character is ivan cooper james nesbitt, a civil rights leader in derry. National society of film critics awards, usa 1971 winner nsfc award. When members of congress pressured him to restrain the march until a court could rule on whether the protesters deserved federal protection, king found himself torn between their requests for patience. But a wet winter weekend in london can be difficult. Cowinner of the 2002 berlin film festivals golden bear, bloody sunday makes it clear that from the start the british were going to use all possible force to. Best british actor no love for johnnie 1961 1961 winner bafta film award. A people of a city riddled with gerrymandering and oppression. Martin luther king called for civil rights supporters to come to selma for a second march. Sunday bloody sunday probably was a lot more groundbreaking back at the start of the 1970s due its themes of homosexuality and bisexuality, but because of how commonplace the topics are in today. Independent film awards voor beste regie en beste acteur james nesbitt.
Nominee golden globe, best actor in a motion picture drama peter finch. Bbc news entertainment french award for bloody sunday. Oct 29, 2007 in addition to its triumphs for greengrass at berlin, the film won as best film, greengrass as best director and also as best scenarist at the irish film and television awards. A london doctor, played by peter finch, a divorced woman, played by glenda jackson, and a young man, played by murray head, they are both in love with. Feb 18, 2002 granadas film dramatising the bloody sunday killings triumphed yesterday when it jointly won the berlin film festivals top golden bear award. The irishbritish film bloody su nday has taken the top prize at the berlin film festival yesterday, sharing the golden bear. The 25th british film awards, given by the british academy of film and television arts in 1972, honoured the best films of 1971 winners and nominees. Sunday bloody sunday winter film awards 2020 bells a father leans why his son insists on bells on the door.
In 2002, nesbitt played the leading role in the film bloody sunday about the 1972 massacre of 14 innocent protesters by british soldiers in derry which won him a bafta nomination and best actor award at the british independent film awards as well as the stockholm film. Bloody sunday 2002 r 1h 47min drama, history, war 19 april 2002 portugal a dramatization of the irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by british troops on january 30, 1972. Apr 29, 20 winner of the sundance film festivals audience award, writerdirector paul greengrass magnetic and impassioned drama is a staggering recreation of the events of sunday, january 30th. Sunday bloody sunday is a song by irish rock band u2. The controversial film bloody sunday, a dramatisation of the 1972 shootings in londonderry that has infuriated unionists, has won the best world cinema award at the sundance film festival in america. The film performed strongly at the box office in urban centres but was not popular outside these and ultimately lost money. Emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. The events of this day still haunt the peace process in ireland.
Nov 19, 2018 in 2002, nesbitt played the leading role in the film bloody sunday about the 1972 massacre of 14 innocent protesters by british soldiers in derry which won him a bafta nomination and best actor award at the british independent film awards as well as the stockholm film festival. Bloody sunday paul greengrass, 2001 october 29, 2007 by grunes. Best actor bloody sunday 2002 broadcasting press guild awards. Bloody sunday is a 2002 britishirish film about the 1972 bloody sunday shootings in derry, northern ireland. Infobox film sunday bloody sunday is a 1971 film directed by john schlesinger. He specialises in dramatisations of reallife events and is known for his signature use of handheld cameras. Sunday bloody sunday is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies.
Naive or not, the film version of bloody sunday couldnt do anything else but show the pandemoneum and confusion of a massacre of many innocent people. Donations to winter film awards are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. A touch of class 1973 oscar nominee 1972 best actress in a leading role sunday bloody sunday 1971 oscar winner 1971 best actress in a leading role glenda jackson was not present at the awards. Best actor sunday bloody sunday 1971 1962 winner bafta film award. Its not my favourite schlesinger film that would be midnight cowboy but it. Sunday bloody sunday film lgbt info fandom powered by wikia. Bloody sunday bifa british independent film awards. British independent film awards will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates.
Nov 24, 2007 bloody sunday was televised around the world. Using natural light and a shaky handheld camera, greengrass imbued the film with disturbing realism and was rewarded with myriad kudos, including the golden. His early film bloody sunday won the golden bear at 52nd berlin international film festival. Oct 25, 2002 a new inquiry into the events of the day was opened in 1998 and still continues today. Small scale shocker perfectly told an no i gave nothing away in the description trust me. This is u2s sunday bloody sunday and its played along wit. British independent film awards will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with. It tells the story of a freespirited young bisexual artist played by head and his simultaneous relationships with.
In documentary style, paul greengrass bloody sunday, which chronicles the events of january 30, 1972 in derry, ireland, is filmed with gritty gray realness. Bloody sunday film wins us award for best world cinema. A departure from his previous cheeky chappie roles, the film was a turning point in his career. James nesbitt to be honoured with outstanding contribution to. His international breakthrough came with the 2002 film bloody sunday, which chillingly recreated the infamous january 30, 1972, massacre of irish civilrights protestors by british troops. Bono remembers the real bloody sunday rolling stone. Winner of the sundance film festivals audience award, writerdirector paul greengrass magnetic and impassioned drama is a staggering recreation of the events of sunday. Bloody sunday was screened at the 2002 sundance film festival.
The 1972 bloody sunday shootings in derry, northern ireland. On 30th january 1972, british soldiers shot dead unarmed civilians taking part in an antiinternment civil rights march in derry, northern ireland. Bloody sunday is a film directed by paul greengrass with james nesbitt, allan gildea, gerard crossan, mary moulds, year. The next year, he played ivan cooper in the television film bloody sunday, about the 1972 shootings in derry. My notion, all the same, is that sunday bloody sunday is about people who suffer from psychic amputation, not civility, and that.
Winner golden globe, best englishlanguage foreign film. Winners nominations bifa british independent film awards. Best actor occupation 2009 five minutes of heaven 2009 crime thriller awards, uk. Baftas destination for youngsters to come and discover the magical worlds of film, television and games. Paul greengrasss controversial dramatisation bloody sunday picked up the world cinema audience award at the independent feature film ceremony which marked the end of the sundance film. Bloody sunday protest march, selma, alabama, march 7, 1965. My notion, all the same, is that sunday bloody sunday is about people who suffer from psychic amputation, not civility, and that this film is not an affirmation but a tragedy.
But he certainly scored with bloody sunday 2002 anything less than the documentary style that was adopted to recount the events of that terrible day would have been more than insulting to the memory of those who died and those still alive who bear the scars. Bloody sunday film takes berlin award world news the. Granadas film dramatising the bloody sunday killings triumphed yesterday when it jointly won the berlin film festivals top golden bear award. The film is noteworthy for being one of the first widely distributed.
Sunday bloody sunday film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The story involves three people in a rather novel love triangle. Enter challenges, watch videos, and take part in our annual vote to decide the best film, tv show and game of the year. James nesbitt to be honoured with outstanding contribution. Best british actor the trials of oscar wilde 1960 1960 nominee bafta film award.
1435 1419 270 720 600 637 1583 578 338 868 36 1005 1609 58 696 871 12 556 595 1223 322 1140 118 425 859 267 1000 293 604 572 1181 1339 1139 324 1234 1323 577