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S1m0ne 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Writer andrew niccol the truman show, gattaca integrates his unique alterworld feel into the more mainstream hollywood genre, if only to laugh in its face, with simone. It stars al pacino, catherine keener, evan rachel wood, rachel roberts, jay. Released august 23rd, 2002, simone stars al pacino, catherine keener, pruitt taylor vince, jay mohr the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of 49 out of 100 on. A contemporary satire on hollywood, simone is the story of disillusioned producer viktor taransky al pacino, who creates the first totally believable synthetic actress, simone. He drinks, smokes and uses some profanity while trying to protect his ruse. However, swept up by her instant success, including a major singing career, the producer cannot bear to admit his fraud to the world or himself. The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set.

It is loosely based on the novel of the same name by new york times reporter gerald walker about a serial killer targeting gay men, particularly those men associated with the leather scene in the late 1970s. His exwife, elaine catherine keener, the head of the studio, has lost all hope for his career and pulls the plug on his latest project when the temperamental star winona ryder blows up. It stars al pacino, catherine keener, evan rachel wood, rachel roberts, jay mohr, and winona ryder. S1m0ne is a 2002 science fiction comedydrama film written and directed by andrew niccol, starring al pacino and rachel roberts when the main star of film director viktor taransky pacinos latest film walks over creative differences, taransky is left with two options. One statement over a radio broadcast in the movie gave the terrorist war a backseat to the academy awards where simone was expected to win an oscar. Simone s1m0ne hologram concert natural woman youtube. With al pacino, catherine keener, rachel roberts, benjamin salisbury. Alfredo james al pacino born april 25, 1940 is an american actor.

Only his young daughter lainey evan rachel wood still believes in hima little. Simone stylized as s1m0ne is a 2002 american science fiction film written, produced, and directed by andrew niccol. Alma mater actors studio hb studio occupation actor, filmmaker years active 1967present works full list partners jan tarrant 19881989 beverly dangelo 19972003 lucila polak 20082018 children 3 awards full list alfredo james pacino is. Simone 2002 official trailer al pacino, winona ryder scifi. The power of a mere image can be the most destructive power on earth. Filmmaker viktor taranskys al pacino own annoyance with popular culture in the film allows laughs at the film industry and the hollywood scene themselves. The making of a star al pacino at his flailing best in.

Al pacino pacino at the 2004 venice film festival born alfredo james pacino 19400425 april 25, 1940 age 80 new york city, new york, u. A producers film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally. S1m0ne 1 hours and 57 minutes movie 2002 the career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Another statement by al pacinos character implied that its easier to fool a million people than just one. Download now s1m0ne 2002 online streaming download. He is known for movie roles in scarface and the godfather. After his latest leading lady winona ryder in an excellent performance walks out before the end of production, pacino is left with an unreleasable film.

Al pacino plays the director, viktor taransky, once brilliant, recently the author of a string of flops. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress simone to sub for the starthe first totally believable synthetic actress. Simone tells the story of a director at the end of his rope, who inherits a mad inventors computer program that allows him to create an actress out of thin air. Al pacino plays a down on his luck director who, out of desperation, uses a synthetic actress in his film and then deceives everyone about her. Although no one has ever seen the real simone the movies original title, by the way, she is so flawless, so beautiful, so. A producers film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person. The satire in s1m0ne lacks bite, and the plot isnt believable enough to feel relevant. Pacino haes haed a career spannin ower five decades, in that time he haes received numerous accolades an honours baith competitive an honorar, amang them an academy awaird, twa tony awairds, twa primetime emmy awairds, a breetish academy film awaird, fower gowden globe awairds, the.

I think many of the flaws are because the movie was written, directed and produced by one person. Taranski al pacino looks like an old tired, slightly crazed man throughlout the movie. She becomes a big star and the center of a media firestorm, and hes trapped. The more audiences admire her, the less he can reveal she is entirely his work.

Al pacino simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He makes films that no one goes to see and that critics cant stand. He has won an academy award for best actor an emmy award, and two tony awards. The making of a star al pacino at his flailing best in scifi satire simone simone uses a premise involving fantasy computer technology as a jumping off point to say some pertinent things. Pacino is the copresident, along with ellen burstyn and harvey keitel, of the actors studio.

Critically acclaimed director viktor taransky academy awardwinner al pacino the godfather, scarface has just lost his last shot at a comeback when h. Al pacino is viktor taransky, that most dreaded of all hollywood entities. Ein filmregisseur al pacino in noten macht eine virtuelle schonheit zum filmstar. Cruising is a 1980 american erotic crime thriller film written and directed by william friedkin and starring al pacino, paul sorvino, and karen allen.

Simone by andrew niccol al pacino, catherine keener. Simone 2002 a contemporary satire on hollywood, simone is the story of disillusioned producer viktor taransky al pacino, who creates the first totally believable synthetic actress, simone. Al pacino leads the cast and gives a wonderfully charming performance, and is joined by a strong supporting cast that includes catherine keener, jay mohr, and evan rachel wood. Before tupac made it cool, simone simulation one did it in the 2002 movie s1m0ne, where a strained director creates a virtual actor to take the place of a real one that he couldnt find. In a long rambling monologue he bemoans the death of the studio system wherein the actors were pawns in the hands of the film makers and not the other way around. Led by the king, al pacino, this movie is a screenplay of futurism and technology, but still a tale of the traditional romantic fling story. Simone film wikipedia, the free encyclopedia s1m0ne also spelled simone is a 2002 sciencefiction comedy film written, produced and directed by. Closing credits include introducing simone as herself and the credits list simone as. Critically acclaimed director viktor taransky academy awardwinner al pacino the godfather, scarface has just lost his last shot at a. Catherine keener plays his exwife and head of the studio making his film. Han modtog en oscar for bedste mandlige hovedrolle for sin rolle som frank slade i filmen en duft af kvinde. You would expect him to undergo a transformation when his movie with simone becomes a hit.