Sees Wife for the First Time Again
| The Time Traveler's Wife | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed past | Robert Schwentke |
| Written past | Bruce Joel Rubin |
| Based on | The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger |
| Produced past |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Florian Ballhaus |
| Edited by | Thom Noble |
| Music by | Mychael Danna |
| Product | New Line Cinema |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | Baronial fourteen, 2009 (2009-08-14) |
| Running fourth dimension | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English language |
| Budget | $39 million[ane] |
| Box office | $101.3 million[1] |
The Time Traveler's Wife is a 2009 American romantic science fiction drama film based on Audrey Niffenegger'south 2003 novel of the same proper noun.[two] Directed by Robert Schwentke, the film stars Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, and Ron Livingston. The story follows Henry DeTamble (Bana), a Chicago librarian with a paranormal genetic disorder that causes him to randomly time travel as he tries to build a romantic relationship with Clare Abshire (McAdams), who would become his married woman.[3]
Filming began in September 2007, originally in anticipation of an autumn 2008 release. The moving-picture show's release was postponed with initially no official caption from the studio.[4] McAdams later noted that the delay was due to additional scenes and reshoots that could not be completed until the flavour at their outdoor location matched previously filmed footage, and Bana had regrown his hair following his work on the 2009 flick Star Expedition.[v] [6] Produced by New Line Cinema, the film was released on August 14, 2009, by Warner Bros. Pictures to mixed reviews but was a commercial success.[vii]
Plot [edit]
In the early 1970s, Henry DeTamble is in a machine accident that kills his mother, Annette DeTamble, but which he survives by inadvertently fourth dimension traveling back two weeks. Moments later, Henry is helped by an older version of himself who has likewise traveled back. Unable to control the timing or destinations of his traveling, Henry finds himself fatigued to significant people, places, and events in his life but is incapable of changing events beyond the minor differences his presence creates.
In 1991, Henry meets Clare Abshire in the library where he works. She is charmed to run into him although he is meeting her for the start time. Clare explains that she met Henry's hereafter self when she was a kid, and that he informed her then that they would meet in the hereafter, which is happening now. Since childhood, Henry has been Clare'southward all-time friend and has visited her. As a kid, Clare develops a shell on Henry, and she is upset to learn that he is married. When Clare turns 18, two years before their meeting at the library, the older Henry kisses her, leading her to realize that he is her husband in the hereafter. They begin a relationship, which is challenged by Henry's disorder.
His sporadic fourth dimension traveling is further complicated past the fact that he arrives at his destinations completely naked. From an early age, he had learned how to pick locks and to steal clothing to suffer his travels. Among his getaways are many visits to young Clare. From present-24-hour interval Clare'due south diary, he gets a list of dates when he visited her and gives those to young Clare so that she can be waiting for him with wearing apparel. Falling in dearest, Henry and Clare eventually marry, though the former fourth dimension traveled abroad earlier the anniversary and a visibly older version of himself arrives in time to pace in, slightly confusing the guests.
Henry's disappearances take a toll on his relationship with Clare. To make up for this, Henry buys a winning lottery ticket by having the numbers in advance, but their human relationship withal has problems. Henry and Clare witness a middle-aged wounded Henry briefly arrive from another time, leaving them concerned nearly how long Henry must alive. His disorder also makes having a child with Clare seemingly impossible, as Henry's genes cause their unborn fetuses to time travel. They seek a renowned physician's assist, merely later on numerous similar miscarriages, Henry has a hole-and-corner vasectomy to end their suffering. However, soon afterwards, Clare gets pregnant one terminal fourth dimension—by a visiting younger version of Henry—and carries the baby to full term. Before the kid is built-in, Henry travels frontward in fourth dimension and happily meets their pre-teen girl, Alba. She tells him that she is a fourth dimension traveler, likewise, only has increasing control over when and where she travels. Alba tells Henry that he will die when she is five years old, a fact that Henry subsequently hides from Clare.
Alba's pre-teen cocky, who ultimately tries to gear up her younger cocky for Henry'southward death, visits young Alba sporadically. During Alba's fifth birthday party with family and friends Clare is devastated to find Henry's impending decease. Later, afterwards suffering from severe frostbite from a time jump gone wrong and temporarily using a wheelchair, Henry time travels once again and is accidentally shot by Clare'due south father, who is hunting elk. Henry returns in fourth dimension to dice in Clare'due south artillery. Some years later, a younger Henry visits Alba and Clare, giving Clare promise that he will visit again, though he tells her not to spend her life waiting for him, hoping this encounter would provide a proper closure for Clare and Alba.
Cast [edit]
- Rachel McAdams as Clare Abshire
- Eric Bana equally Henry DeTamble
- Arliss Howard as Richard DeTamble, Henry's father
- Ron Livingston every bit Gomez, Henry and Clare'southward friend
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Dr. Kendrick
- Michelle Nolden as Annette DeTamble, Henry'southward mother
- Jane McLean as Charisse, Clare's best friend
- Hailey McCann as Alba at nine and ten
- Tatum McCann as Alba at 4 and 5
- Brooklynn Proulx as Clare at half-dozen and eight
In improver, Alex Ferris plays six-yr-sometime Henry, while Fiona Reid, Philip Craig, Maggie Castle and Brian Bisson play Clare's parents and siblings, respectively. The wedding band is played past Cleaved Social Scene.
Product [edit]
The film rights for Audrey Niffenegger's 2003 novel The Fourth dimension Traveler's Wife were optioned by Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt'south production company Program B Amusement, in association with New Line Picture palace, before the work was fifty-fifty published.[8] Niffenegger stated in an interview that equally she was writing the book, she had thoughts of how a flick version of the book would appear.[ix] When asked about the prospect of her novel being turned into a moving-picture show, Niffenegger said, "I've got my piffling movie that runs in my head. And I'g kind of agape that will exist changed or wiped out past what somebody else might do with it. And it is sort of thrilling and creepy, because now the characters take an beingness apart from me."[10]
In September 2003, the studio hired screenwriter Jeremy Leven to write an adapted screenplay of the novel.[eleven] Directors Steven Spielberg and David Fincher briefly expressed interest in the project, though no negotiations took place.[12] In March 2005, director Gus Van Sant entered negotiations with the studio to captain the projection.[xiii] The negotiations did not hold, and in November 2006, director Robert Schwentke was instead hired to have over the project.[12]
In January 2007, New Line hired screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin to rewrite Leven's script.[8] Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams were cast in April 2007.[3] Filming began in Toronto on September 10, 2007.[fourteen] It was as well shot in Hamilton, Ontario.[15] The picture was originally planned for a autumn 2008 release, but it was postponed with no official explanation from the studio.[4] When asked about the filibuster, McAdams said, "We wound upwards doing a reshoot, and Eric was the holdup … He had to shave his head for a unlike role, for Star Expedition, I think … We did an boosted scene in the meadow, and then nosotros were also waiting on the meadow to look the style it did [the first time we shot]. So we were waiting on the seasons. Basically we were waiting on nature and Eric'southward hair."[5] The motion picture was released by Warner Bros. on August 14, 2009.[seven] [sixteen]
Music [edit]
The score to The Time Traveler's Wife was composed by Mychael Danna, who recorded his score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Bounding main Mode Studios during the fall of 2008.[17] The motion-picture show repeatedly features the musical theme of an old German hymn, "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen", whose familiar harmonization was written past German composer Michael Praetorius. This is heard just prior to the early car accident, is played at holiday gatherings, and is otherwise interwoven into the score. The trailer featured the song "Broken", by Lifehouse, which is in the film and the promotional music video. A television commercial for the flick featured the vocal "Show Me What I'k Looking For", by Carolina Liar, although information technology was not included inside the soundtrack. The flick likewise features a comprehend of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear U.s. Apart", performed past Canadian indie rock band Broken Social Scene.
The official motion moving picture soundtrack was released as a download on Baronial xi, 2009, by New Line Records. A CD version was released by Decca Records, but is generally only available from vendors outside the Us.
Soundtrack [edit]
| The Time Traveler'southward Wife (Music from the Motion Moving picture) | |
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| Soundtrack album (Digital download) by Mychael Danna | |
| Released | Baronial eleven, 2009 |
| Length | 55:02 |
| Label | New Line Records |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Filmtracks.com |   [eighteen] |
All music is composed by Mychael Danna.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" (performed by Isabel Bayrakdarian) | 0:51 | ||
| ii. | "I'm Y'all Henry" | two:30 | ||
| 3. | "Meadow" | 3:xix | ||
| four. | "How Does Information technology Feel?" | i:59 | ||
| 5. | "Diary" | one:21 | ||
| 6. | "Train" | ane:43 | ||
| 7. | "I Don't Experience Alone Anymore" | 2:22 | ||
| 8. | "Dearest Will Tear Us Apart" |
| Cleaved Social Scene | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Married to Me" | 1:04 | ||
| 10. | "Habitation" | 1:36 | ||
| xi. | "Do You Know When?" | 2:09 | ||
| 12. | "Testing" | ane:04 | ||
| 13. | "Alba" | 2:33 | ||
| 14. | "I Never Had a Pick" | 2:58 | ||
| 15. | "Who Would Want That" | 2:29 | ||
| sixteen. | "I Left Him Sleeping" | one:30 | ||
| 17. | "It'south a Girl" | two:58 | ||
| 18. | "Five Years" | ii:03 | ||
| 19. | "Attempt to Stay" | 1:xl | ||
| 20. | "New year'southward Eve" | 1:55 | ||
| 21. | "No Tracks in the Snow" | 1:48 | ||
| 22. | "See You lot Again" | v:42 | ||
| 23. | "Broken" | Jason Wade | Lifehouse | iv:47 |
| Full length: | 55:02 | |||
Additional songs [edit]
There were three songs appearing in the film, but not included with the release of the soundtrack.
- "Show Me What I'chiliad Looking For" – Performed by Carolina Liar – 4:00
- "Clocks" – Performed past Coldplay – 5:07
- "Gone to World" – Performed by The American Analog Ready – iii:13
Reception [edit]
Disquisitional response [edit]
The motion-picture show has received mixed reviews from critics for the aforementioned reasons every bit the novel, praising the characterization of the couple, applauding their emotional depth; others criticized the melodramatic style and the plot as emotionally trite.[19] Based on 159 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, The Time Traveler's Wife has a 38% approval rating from critics, with an average score of 5.eleven/10 proverb, "Though information technology may satisfy fans of the novel, The Fourth dimension Traveler's Married woman 'due south plot'due south contrivances and illogical narrative hamper its big screen effectiveness".[twenty] Metacritic, some other review aggregator which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, gives the pic an boilerplate score of 47 based on 31 reviews.[19]
Box office [edit]
The pic opened third behind District ix and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, grossing $19.2 million on its opening weekend.[21] Grossing $101,229,792 worldwide (over $63,000,000 of which was grossed in the United states) on a $39,000,000 budget, the film was a financial success.[1]
Abode media [edit]
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 9, 2010, by New Line Home Amusement. This is the last film to be distributed on DVD by itself. Subsequently this release, New Line films take been distributed on habitation media by Warner Abode Video, which absorbed New Line Dwelling house Entertainment in 2010, after New Line was absorbed by Warner Bros. in 2008.[22]
Run across likewise [edit]
- List of films featuring time loops
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "The Time Traveler's Married woman (2004)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (August 21, 2009). "Motion picture Review: The Time Traveler'due south Wife". Amusement Weekly. #1061/1062. p. 94. Retrieved August eighteen, 2009.
- ^ a b Michael Fleming; Dave McNary (April 17, 2007). "New Line finds its bandage on 'Time'". Variety . Retrieved April 18, 2007.
- ^ a b Justin Strout (January 7, 2009). "Across The Greatcoat". San Antonio Current. Retrieved Jan 23, 2009.
- ^ a b Fred Topel (March 27, 2009). "How Eric Bana'due south shaved Trek caput held up Time Traveler'south Married woman". Sci Fi Wire. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ Valby, Karen (April 24, 2009). "Spotlight on Rachel McAdams". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved Baronial 5, 2008.
- ^ a b Sciretta, Peter (2009-03-12). "The Fourth dimension Traveler'southward Wife Volition Finally See Release in August". /Film. Retrieved 2009-03-15 .
- ^ a b McNary, Dave (January ii, 2007). "Rubin rewriting Time". Variety . Retrieved April 18, 2007.
- ^ "Interview: Audrey Niffenegger". Chicagoist. May 9, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-08-28. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
- ^ James Cowan, "Niffenegger's first volume, and it's well-nigh time", National Post (Dec 3, 2003). LexisNexis (subscription required). Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ Michael Fleming (September 7, 2003). "Feud for idea". Variety . Retrieved April 18, 2007.
- ^ a b Borys Kit; Nicole Sperling (November ane, 2006). "Schwentke finds time for NL'southward 'Wife'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November eight, 2006. Retrieved April xviii, 2007.
- ^ "Van Sant Helming Time Traveler's Married woman". ComingSoon.net. March 17, 2005. Retrieved April 18, 2007.
- ^ "Domestic film: In production". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ "Cyberspace Movie Database – List of Films shot in Hamilton, Ontario". Retrieved Jan 25, 2008.
- ^ Carl DiOrio, "Warners moves up 'Traveler's", The Hollywood Reporter (March 16, 2009). Retrieved May iv, 2009.
- ^ Dan Goldwasser (December 9, 2008). "Mychael Danna scores The Time Traveler'south Wife". ScoringSessions.com. Retrieved Dec ten, 2008.
- ^ Clemmensen, Christian. "The Fourth dimension Taveler's Wife". Filmtracks.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ a b "The Time Traveler's Wife (2009): Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- ^ "The Time Traveler'due south Married woman Film Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ Immature, John (August 16, 2009). "Box Office Study: District 9 conquers competition with $37 million". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August xix, 2009. Retrieved August sixteen, 2009.
- ^ ASIN B001HN69C2, The Time Traveler'southward Wife (2009)
External links [edit]
- The Time Traveler'southward Wife at IMDb
- The Fourth dimension Traveler'southward Married woman at AllMovie
- The Time Traveler'due south Wife at Box Function Mojo
- The Time Traveler's Wife at Metacritic
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Traveler%27s_Wife_(film)
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