Punchdrunk love leaves you addled, a little dizzy and overcome by a pleasing, unplaceable sensation. Ceskoslovenska filmova databaze 20012020 pomo media group s. Here anderson perfectly combines the unique song from an altman film that is unfortunately often forgotten about with the beautiful score by jon. Brion achieves this brilliantly and ultimately the use of music in punchdrunk love rates among the very greatest in the history of cinema. Punchdrunk love is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2. In many ways punchdrunk love is a melody captured on film. He needs me, sung by shelly duvall in robert altmans popeye 1980. Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, noveltytoiletplunger salesman barry egan adam sandler, demonstrating remarkable versatility in his first dramatic role spends his days collecting frequentflyermile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters.
Punchdrunk love is a 2002 american romantic comedy film written and directed by paul thomas anderson, and starring adam sandler, emily watson, philip seymour hoffman, luis guzman and mary lynn rajskub. Punchdrunk love full press conference cannes film festival 2002. There is a new adam sandler on view in punchdrunk loveangry, sad, desperate. Music plays a key role in the film as well, including sudden bursts of orchestrations and original music pieces. During one take, the front of the camera accidentally bumped into a table and knocked the camera briefly, causing the shot to jump from sandler to an image of an outoffocus piece of the set. Punchdrunk love does a great job at balancing personal drama and emotional stakes with comedy that fits the mood of the film perfectly. Disquietingly odd and richly emotional, punchdrunk love continues to show why paul thomas anderson may be the most interesting filmmaker of his generation. His interests mainly include buying up large quantities of pudding to take advantage of their air. Hes better known for comedies like happy gilmore and the wedding singer, but here funnyman adam sandler tries his hand at a more serious role and succeeds triumphantly. Odd, touching, and unique, punchdrunk love is also delightfully funny, utilizing adam sandlers comic persona to explore the life of a lonely guy who finds love. The whole film is tight, controlled, and utterly charming. Alternate versions of 2 scenes from the film punchdrunk love, titled.
Anderson orchestrates a comic romance like no other. Punchdrunk love music from the motion picture soundtrack. Sandler plays an entrepreneur with severe social anxiety who is set up on a date with his sisters coworker. Criterions 1080p transfer of punchdrunk love almost makes up for the fact that pta fans had to wait such a ridiculously long time to own the film on bluray. From the writerdirector of boogie nights and magnolia, punchdrunk love is a dark, lovely and unique film experience. The opening shot of paul thomas andersons punchdrunk love is deceptive. Anderson fills the screen with colorful artlike portraits in between sequences, which really add a romantic tone to the film. Punchdrunk love is a very interesting american comedy directed by paul thomas anderson with sandler as the protagonist of this film. Forget any preconceptions about adam sandler or paul thomas anderson and keep an open mind. The film was released on vhs and dvd by columbia tristar home entertainment on june 24, 2003. Punchdrunk love is a 2002 american romantic comedy film written and directed by paul. Andersons punchdrunk love is the adam sandler movie for people who hate adam sandler movies.
Columbias superbit deluxe version of punchdrunk love is presented in the films original theatrical aspect ratio of 2. Besides being a potent love story, punchdrunk love is also a visual feast. The two immediately fall in love, but he is forced to defend his new love interest. In punchdrunk love wird adam sandlers alltag als versager durchbrochen, als er. If youre a big fan of the film and you love a good film score, put punchdrunk love on your list. Both the visual and emotional aspects, as well as the themes of the film work like music.
Reilly on the sisters brothers nick allen 20181015 an interview with the oscarnominated actor about producing and costarring. Odd, touching, and unique, punchdrunk love is also delightfully funny, utilizing adam. As always, the films transfer is discussed in the leaflet provided in the discs case. Punchdrunk love by paul thomas anderson adam sandler.
For one, anderson is an ardent fan of sandlers work, and conceived this 90minute comedy around him as a downshiftin scope, if not ambitionfrom andersons operatic opus magnolia. Staring emily watson, adam sandler and philip seymour hoffman. The full trailer for the paul thomas anderson classic punchdrunk love starring adam sandler, emily watson and philip seymour hoffman. Chaos lurks in every corner of this giddily offkilter foray into romantic comedy by paul thomas anderson. The film looks good and has its funny moments, but too often one senses.
Thats the majority of the album, but those are the songs i listen to the most. The detailed description and depiction of the main characters and the keepchanging and aesthetic setting of the story leave me a very deep impression after watching the film. Punchdrunk love 2002 trivia 40 add new at one point in the film, adam sandler barry is being followed by the steadicam as he talks on the phone. A romantic comedy as wonderful as it is strange that expands the genre to its absurdist outer limits and makes us believe. As for the film itself, punchdrunk love is a quirky, offbeat but otherwise enjoyable romance comedydrama starring usual comedy buffoon adam sandler, who gives a surprisingly incredible performance as barry egan, a shy, unconfident salesman of novelty items who has faced abuse from his 7 sisters over the course of his life. And it won of the best director prize at the 2002 cannes film festival.
With punchdrunk love, paul thomas anderson delivers a delightfully odd and bracingly original concoction a manic depressive romantic comedy with the soaring soul of a movie musical. Punchdrunk love soundtrack, soundtrack album of the above film punch drunk love, song from the album chapter 1. Punchdrunk love 2002 is a romantic comedydrama that tells the story of barry egan adam sandler, an introverted, sweet but socially inept manchild, whose life revolves around his novelty plunger business and attempts to extricate himself from the domineering influence of his seven sisters. Punchdrunk love is another one of his very strange movies, excessive, overthetop, and yet a cautionary morality tales, which paul thomas anderson indicates is unintentional, unless he is playing the cannes film festival press conference game. Punchdrunk love original motion picture soundtrack. Maybe the definitive display of using influences for punchdrunk love is andersons use of one of the keys songs of the film. The score by jon brion is at times very percussionheavy and often reflects the emotional state of barry at different points in the film, but when necessary, it becomes whimsical, orchestral, romantic and. Punchdrunk love is a 2002 american romantic comedydrama film written and directed by paul thomas anderson and starring adam sandler, emily watson, philip seymour hoffman, luis guzman, and mary lynn rajskub. Jeremy blake artwork, and jon brions music, 12 scopitones short scenes and images set recut to music from the film. He plays barry egan a lonely salesman who has problems with anger and relationships, partly due to the constant harassment of. Punchdrunk love nevertheless represents both a highlight for the director and for its star. Punchdrunk love superbit on dvd 0433960339 from sony pictures home entertainment. Part of our monthlong retrospective, the films of paul thomas anderson. Punchdrunk love, a 2002 film written and directed by paul thomas anderson.
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