At least they should be, but for some reason the hype and the fame in hollywood that accompanied flynn when gone girl was released last year appears to be something that sparkled too much, very briefly and. The sole survivor of a home invasion where she famously witnessed the death of her mother and sisters, libby day lives with the knowledge that her testimony as a 7yearold sentenced her brother to life in prison for the horrific crime. Twentyfive years after testifying against her brother as the person responsible for massacring their family, a haunted woman named libby day charlize theron decides to reinvestigate the case when she is approached by a secret society of amateur criminologists. First out of the gate is france, the home turf of dark places helmer gilles paquetbrenner, who directed kristin scott thomas in sarahs key, and who boarded the new project amid the excitement of another femmedriven splittimeperiods puzzler. Aug 06, 2015 dark places wants to be a movie about forgiveness. Aug 11, 2015 gilles paquetbrenner, the french director who gained attention for holocaust movie sarahs key, was looking for his next project in 2010 when he stumbled across dark places, which. Coming off the success of gone girl, dark places is the adaptation of gillian flynns 2009 novel of the same name and its all about revisiting an old case 25 years old who some say is still. Aug 07, 2015 the title alone should be enough caution, but im going to warn you anyway. With charlize theron, nicholas hoult, christina hendricks, chloe grace moretz. A brooding performance by oscar winner charlize theron. It stars charlize theron, christina hendricks, nicholas hoult, and chloe grace moretz. Dark places is a gripping thriller based on the new york times bestselling novel by gillian flynn.
Overview of dark places, 2015, directed by gilles paquetbrenner, with madison mcguire, james moses black, denise williamson, at turner classic movies. Ready to head back into the dark and twisted world of gillian flynn. Twentyfive years after testifying against her brother as the person responsible for massacring their family, a haunted woman. She grew up living on donations made by a sympathetic public and it isnt until the money finally begins to run out that she has to come out of her shell and participate in the world in order to support herself. Azim bolkiah matthew rhodes cathy schulman charlize theron. Find release information for dark places 2015 gilles paquetbrenner on allmovie. Perfect timing for writerdirector gilles paquetbrenner. Dark places is the second adaptation of a gillian flynn novel. Director gilles paquetbrenner, kirstin scott thomas and aidan quinn premiere sarahs key to tiff. A lot of people compare dark places to gone girl and say, book wise, gone girl was the better book. The adaptation of flynns novel gone girl, directed by david fincher, was a breakout hit after it arrived in theaters in 2014.
Dark places 2015 gilles paquetbrenner releases allmovie. Dark places is adapted from a novel by gillian flynn, the same wonderfully twisted mind that conceived the book the david fincher movie was based on. Charlize therons relentlessly grim and dour dark places. Roth, chloal grace moretz, sean bridgers, gilles paquetbrenner. Buy dark places 2015 import from amazons movies store. Dark places by gilles paquetbrenner charlize theron, nicholas. Libby day was only eight years old when her family was brutally murdered in their rural kansas farmhouse. Charlize theron, gillian flynn on dark places hollywood. Dark places written and directed by gilles paquetbrenner, based on the novel by gillian flynn.
Stars charlize theron, chloe moretz, christina hendricks, nicholas hoult and corey stoll. Aug 12, 2015 charlize theron, gilles paquetbrenner and nicholas hoult dark places was adapted for the screen by director gilles paquetbrenner from a 2009 novel written by gillian flynn. Regisseur gilles paquetbrenner ist kein david fincher, uberzeugt aber durch. A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day by a secret society obsessed with solving notorious crimes. Dark places was adapted for the screen by director gilles paquetbrenner from a 2009 novel written by gillian flynn. Dark places by gilles paquetbrenner charlize theron. One of the reasons i signed so quickly with gilles for dark places was because he had the exact same vision of. The sole survivor of a home invasion where she famously witnessed the death of her mother and sisters, libby day lives with the knowledge that her testimony as a 7yearold. Paquetbrenners first feature film in 2001, pretty things, won an award at the deauville american film festival. Writerdirector gilles paquetbrenner made the decent french wartime drama sarahs key. Dark places is the second movie adaption of a novel by gillian flynn. Gilles paquetbrenner on adapting dark places that shelf.
Its made evident from the very first shot and goes on being the same until the last one. Film of gillian flynns dark places is a pale followup to gone girl. I dont normally care when people talk about nonhorror movies cause usually they still have horror elements, but dark places doesnt have any horror elements. Dark places is dark, but doesnt go anyplace by bilge ebiri i have a meanness inside me, real as an organ are the opening words of narration in gilles paquetbrenners dark places. Dark places is released and distributed by captive cinema. With the film adaptation of gillian flynns book hitting screens in france this week, this dark places clip provides an extended scene from the film. I just finished watching it and was happy that my skepticism was for naught this movie. The screenplay, by paquetbrenner, is based on gillian flynns 2009 novel of the. In 2009, paquetbrenner directed the lowbudget and directtodvd but generally positively received film, walled in. Kaufen sie dark places gefahrliche erinnerung gunstig ein. It comes close to asking some big questions, like these. Dark places was shortlisted for the crime writers association ian fleming steel dagger award and won dark scribe magazines black quill award for dark genre novel of the year. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Director gilles paquetbrenner only shallowly delves into the films unnerving. Dark places is the story of a woman whose family was murdered in cold blood when she was just a child. Flynns followup was the bestselling gone girl, and although the dark places film project was announced earlier, gone girl arrived in theatres first, with a big budget, david fincher at the helm and a celebrity cast. Aug 05, 2015 ready to head back into the dark and twisted world of gillian flynn. Paquetbrenner wrings the suspense out of dark places almost from the getgo, with a plodding pace and characters who are meant to be powerfully repressed but only come across as drab. Amy adams is starring in dark places for writerdirector gilles paquet brenner. Why, then, is dark places, based on the book by gone girl writer gillian flynn, such a snooze. The cast is strong with charlize theron playing the adult version of the damaged libby day who has spent her life.
Chloe moretz will dabble in heavy metal and black magic in gilles paquetbrenners new murdermystery thriller, dark places, also starring charlize theron. Chloe moretz joins dark places cast alongside charlize theron. The sole survivor of her familys massacre, libby day is ask to look at the case one last time in order to exonerate her. Im a leader not a follower unless its a dark place then screw it youre going first. Starring charlize theron, nicholas hoult, chloe gracemoretz, tye sheridan, christina hendricks, corey. Dark places watch it here stars the sexy and talented charlize theron and was based on a novel by gillian flynn who was also behind the gone girl book which david fincher adapted oh. April napier, gilles paquetbrenner, carmen cuba, billy fox, barry ackroyd. How do we acknowledge the past while living in the present.
Following the explosive popularity of gone girl, both in book and movie form, another gillian flynn adaptation lurked around the corner. Here, her work is written for the screen and directed by gilles paquetbrenner, who has mostly done french language films except for 2009s walled in. Director gilles paquetbrenner has it big time, optioning gillian flynns book dark places before she scored with gone girl and releasing his. An intense crime thriller, dark places is full of intrigue and suspense. The first, of course, was the acclaimed gone girl, which was adapted by flynn herself. True stories of god at work in colombia hidden heroes by rebecca davis sep 20, 2014. Nicholas hoult, corey stoll, christina hendricks, and chloe grace moretz costar in this thriller directed by gilles paquetbrenner. Gilles paquetbrenner, french writer director, official page.
Chloe moretz featurette for dark places plus win prize pack including signed poster, book, and more. He made his 3 million dollar fortune with dark places, walled in, les jolies choses. Writerdirector gilles paquetbrenner made the decent french. Adapted from the novel by gillian flynn gone girl, it centres on libby day charlize theron, a damaged, hostile 30something. Directed by gilles paquetbrenner 2015 available on netflix picture credit.
First out of the gate is france, the home turf of dark places helmer gilles paquet brenner, who directed kristin scott thomas in sarahs key, and who boarded the new project amid the excitement of another femmedriven splittimeperiods puzzler. French filmmaker gilles paquetbrenner who also penned the screen adaptation manages to degrade dark places into a disjointed, unnerving film that packs too much information into a two hour run time. The screenplay, by paquetbrenner, is based on gillian flynn s 2009 novel of the same name. Dark places, based on the bestselling author of gone girl, directed by gilles paquetbrenner, starring charlize theron, chloe grace moretz, christina hendricks, corey stoll, tye sheridan. Dark places in contrast feels shallow, hallow and underwhelming in comparison. Almost thirty years later, she reluctantly agrees to revisit the crime and uncovers the wrenching truths that led up to that tragic night. I have to go with the critics on this one, a huge disappointment which falls on writerdirector paquet brenner. Aug 20, 20 adaptations of two of her books are on the way, with david fincher tackling gone girl and sarahs key helmer gilles paquetbrenner taking on dark places. The sole survivor of a home invasion where she famously witnessed the death of her mother and sisters, libby day charlize theron lives with the knowledge that her testimony as a 7yearold sentenced her brother, ben corey stoll, to life in prison for the horrific crime. Will charlize theron let her hair down in dark places.
The novel deals with class issues in rural america, intense poverty and the satanic cult hysteria that swept the united states in the 1980s. First out of the gate is france, the home turf of helmer gilles paquetbrenner, who directed kristin scott thomas in sarahs key, and who boarded the new. Dark places is a multi faceted story that intertwines the lives of many people that had something either directly andor indirectly with the murders of a mother and two of her four children in the dark of night on a farm in kansas back in 1985. Gilles paquetbrenner is a director and writer, known for dark places 2015, elle sappelait sarah 2010 and les jolies choses 2001. Dark places had everything to be another great film based on author gillian flynns novels, but it turns out to be a messy, bland and ludicrous story that would have been a complete failure if it wasnt for charlize theron solid performance. I actually liked dark places better, so when i found out they were making it into a movie, i was of course skeptical about whether or not itd be good. I remember liking gilles paquetbrenners sarahs key 2011 rather a lot, but remember nothing about it as filmmaking a situation i expect to repeat itself with his dark places. Sadly, flynns earlier book, dark places, hasnt been afforded the same courtesy. Gilles paquetbrenner helms the thriller starring charlize theron as a woman whose mother and sisters were brutally murdered when she was a seven year old child. Starring charlize theron, nicholas hoult, chloe gracemoretz, tye sheridan, christina hendricks, corey stoll and sterling jerins.
I didnt read the book before watching this movie, and i loved this movie. This dark, downbeat thriller involves plenty of twists and turns. Gilles paquetbrenner, the french director who gained attention for holocaust movie sarahs key, was looking for his next project in 2010 when he stumbled across dark places, which. Gilles paquetbrenner born 14 september 1974 is a french director and screenwriter. Sure enough, dark places premiered less than one year after the release of david finchers gone girl, receiving critical abhorrence and earning. The book was adapted into a film directed by gilles paquetbrenner. Dark places clip teams charlize theron with nicholas hoult. A girl gone astray after the brutal murder of her family decides to reopen the case nearly three decades later in dark places, french director gilles paquetbrenners proficient if potboilerish. This is a dark and intriguing murder mystery that is very well done by edshullivan.
Amy adams is starring in dark places for writerdirector gilles paquetbrenner sarahs key, while jason blum paranormal activity is producing the adaptation of sharp objects. Adaptation of gillian flynns thriller blots out major. The screenplay, by paquetbrenner, is based on gillian flynns 2009 novel of the same name. Gilles paquet brenner is a director and writer, known for dark places 2015, elle sappelait sarah 2010 and les jolies choses 2001. The first one was obviously the brilliant gone girl by david fincher. Jun 18, 2015 dark places, based on the bestselling author of gone girl, directed by gilles paquet brenner, starring charlize theron, chloe grace moretz, christina hendricks, corey stoll, tye sheridan now. The weirdest thing about it is that gilles paquet brenner pulls in a hollywood ateam to make a movie that feels like a cheap tv miniseries. And theron inspires a fine cast of supporters ranging from hoult and chloe grace moretz to sheridan do to equally fine work. Aug 05, 2015 dark places stars charlize theron as prickly, traumatized libby day, whos forced to confront the childhood slaughter of her family when shes approached by a young man nicholas hoult who. Flynns followup was the bestselling gone girl, and although the dark places film project was announced earlier, gone girl arrived in theatres first, with a big budget.