Anthony hopkins and laura linney, unsettled in uruguay the. The city of your final destination 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Anthony hopkins and hiroyuki sanada in the city of your final destination 2009 charlotte. Hiroyuki sanadathe city of your final destination03. A guide to movies fit for the whole family, now streaming at sbs on demand. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The plot is reasonably straightforward, but the setting, the characters and the dialogue were what sold the story to me such that i found it difficult to put down. Omar must get through to three people who were close to gundhis. Final destination is the only good and original film out of all the entries, as well as the least mild.
The city of your final destination movieguide movie. The city of your final destination is the first film james ivory has directed after the death of his longtime partner, ismail merchant, which perhaps explains some of the plots missing piecesand why the movie has mysteriously been awaiting wide release since 2007. Unfortunately, the city of your final destination received severely limited theatrical distribution, and failed to make much of a splash at the box office, despite favorable notices from a number. Rent the city of your final destination 2009 on dvd and. Omar metwally stars as omar razaghi, a young graduate student in the u. Nothing much comes of that plot, or of any other part of city of your final destination. Just because i kept finding new aspects in it each time. Watch the city of your final destination prime video. The trailer for the city of your final destination. A kindhearted but directionless academic, omar has received a grant from his university to write a biography of. The city of your final destination trailer 2010 tribute.
Unfortunately, the city of your final destination received severely limited. The city of your final destination is a great movie. Its very reminiscent of the last station 2009, and just as good in its own way. The city of your final destination 2010 soundtrack. April 15, 2010 the city of your final destination is as pure an example of the merchant ivory brand of upscale literary cinema as devotees of howards end, a room with a view and. I will more than likely add it to my favorite movie list that i watch from time to time. Anthony hopkins in the city of your final destination. The elegantly decaying mansion in the uruguayan countryside at the center of james ivorys the city of your final destination has the air of. Le film the city of your final destination 2009 vostfr admin 20170401t21. Anthony hopkins and laura linney, unsettled in uruguay.
Final starts out in first place on per theater chart. Its tasteful to a fault and the acting is superb, but the script by longtime merchantivory partner ruth. Omar needs to get the approval from the estate of latin american author jules gund to write a book about gund, or he will lose his scholarship and his fellowship, and his phd career will come to an end. Final destination is a 2000 american supernatural horror film directed by james wong, with a screenplay written by james wong, glen morgan, and jeffrey reddick, based on a story by reddick. Video archive for the film the city of your final destination, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2010. Final destination observes the timehonored formula of the dead teenager movie. The city of your final destination offers subtle rewards film. It is very cheesy, but hardly violent compared to how crazy the sequels get, especially in the final destination, the fourth entry. Noble as it would be to suggest that his absence accounts for the film s narrative. Omar must get through to three people who were close to gundhis brother, widow, and younger mistress. The final destination on dvd january 5, 2010 starring shantel vansanten, bobby campo, hayley webb, nick zano. Everything you need to know about the final destination. I will not give spoilers or plot lines, just what i thought of the movie. A complex look at loss, the city of your destination is a moving drama from director james ivory.
Im often reminded of a quote from hartley upon viewing films such as this. Omar must get through to three people who were close to gund. Even i have a soft spot for the twilight of the merchant ivory period. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the city of your final destination near you. It begins with a lot of living teenagers and dooms them. It was written by ruth prawer jhabvala and based on the eponymous novel by peter cameron.
After a while, your pulse rate slows and you settle into the landscape. This film, finished in 2007, is the first james ivory directed without longtime producing partner ismail merchant, who died in 2005, but it bears the usual hallmarks of merchantivory productions. Final destination 5 bridge collapse scene hq by cockadoodledod99. On what should have been a funfilled day at the races, nick obannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events caus.
The city of your final destination 2010 rotten tomatoes. The city of your final destination by peter cameron, a finalist for the pen faulkner award in 2003, was a compelling novel that had me completely intrigued from the beginning. It is the first installment in the final destination film series and stars devon. Final of four theatrical movie collaborations of sir anthony hopkins and merchant ivory productions.
The city of your final destination 2009 pg 03212009 us drama 1h 54m user score. Romantic comedies, action comedies, black comedies weve got all the best movies that will tickle your funny bone. The city of your final destination is a finelytuned comedy of modern manners from which emerges that rarest of things. With a wimpy protagonist and a reticent director driving the story, the city of your final destination doesnt go far enough. After winning a grant to write a biography of author jules gund, student omar travels. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news.
The city of your final destination is the story of omar razaghi, a doctoral student at the university of kansas who, due to a serious lapse in judgment, is forced to embark upon a lifealtering journey. The city of your final destination 2009 plot summary. Ivory has assembled a powerhouse, multigenerational group, aided and abetted by a setting with a distinctly theatrical feel. The city of your final destination trailer the city of your final destination is about a young american academic, omar razaghi metwally, who attempts to persuade the reluctant heirs of a celebrated uruguayan novelist, jules gund, to allow him to write an authorized biography of the writer, who has recently died. Omar must get through to three people who were close to gund his brother, widow, and younger mistress so he can get authorization to write the biography. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. But its also ivorys 23rd collaboration with twotime academy awardwinning. The city of your final destination is a 2009 american drama film directed by james ivory and starring, anthony hopkins, laura linney, charlotte gainsbourg, omar metwally and norma aleandro. In the city of your final destination, omaromar metwally, an untenured professor, is denied permission to write a biography of jules gund, a famous writer, by his survivors. He travels to uruguay to meet the family still living on the estate. Le film the city of your final destination 2009 vostfr. The city of your final destination trailer youtube.
The city of your final destination 2010 movie moviefone. The city of your final destination 2010 traileraddict. Final destination 5 candices death hq by cockadoodledod99. The city of your final destination 2010 stream and. Released april 16th, 2010, the city of your final destination stars omar metwally, anthony hopkins, laura linney, charlotte gainsbourg the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and. The city of your final destination is about a young man omar metwally trying to write a biography of a late writer. Unfortunately, the city of your final destination received severely limited theatrical distribution, and failed to make much of a splash at the box office, despite favorable notices from a number of u. Use these backgrounds to talk about heaven or the journey of the christian life. The hollywood flick the city of your final destination is based on a novel written by peter cameron, who is a noted american writer. The city of your final destination is a 2009 american drama film directed by james ivory and starring, anthony hopkins, laura linney, charlotte gainsbourg.
The city of your final destination is a tedious, immoral, stagy character study. But the movie, made by two veterans of the xfiles tv series, is smarter and more original than most dtms. A version of this article appears in print on april 16, 2010, section c, page 12 of the new york. Starring nicholas blandullo, sofia viruboff, omar metwally, alexandra maria lara. It has mordant humor, rube goldberg death traps and sophomoric but earnest discussions of fate. The city of your final destination is but a faint echo of a bygone era when merchant ivory. Ivory without merchant films a bloodless, dreary tale. You will meet a tall dark stranger official trailer 2010.