The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
| The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | |
|---|---|
 Teaser poster | |
| Directed by | Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
| Produced by |
Frédéric Brillion Jean-Pierre Jeunet Gilles Legrand Suzanne Girard Brian Oliver |
| Written by |
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Reif Larsen Guillaume Laurant |
| Starring |
Kyle Catlett Helena Bonham Carter Judy Davis Callum Keith Rennie Niamh Wilson Jakob Davies |
| Cinematography | Thomas Hardmeier |
| Editing by | Hervé Schneid |
| Distributed by |
The Weinstein Company (USA)[1] Momentum Pictures (UK) Les Films Seville (Canada) |
| Release dates |
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| Country |
France Canada |
| Language | English |
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet is a 2013 adventure film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, based on the book The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, written by Reif Larsen.[2] The film stars Kyle Catlett, Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis and Callum Keith Rennie.[3]
Synopsis
The clever 10-year-old boy T.S. in an eccentric family in Montana, misses his brother Layton, who died in a gun accident. The family never talks about it. T.S. is invited to the Smithsonian Institute, because of his invention of something close to a perpetual motion machine. He packs a suitcase, and noticing that it is too heavy to carry, puts it on a trolley. He illegally rides in a camper on a freight train, across the U.S. In Chicago he leaves his suitcase and most of its content behind, to start travelling with a smaller bag with his dearest belongings. On the rail yard a guard chases him, resulting in him breaking ribs and in several dear belongings damaged. From there he hitchhikes to New York. In his acceptance speech of a reward he got, among other things, he tells about Layton's death, and about him, T.S., being more or less guilty of that. Afterwards he is in a TV-show. To his surprise his parents are also there, invited by the TV-station. They tell him that Layton's death was not his fault.
Cast
- Kyle Catlett as T. S. Spivet
- Jakob Davies as Layton
- Niamh Wilson as Gracie
- Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Clair
- Callum Keith Rennie as Father
- Judy Davis as Jibsen
- Dominique Pinon as Two Clouds
Filming
Filming reportedly began on 18 June 2012, in Montréal, Québec and ended October 12, 2012.
References
- ↑ Deadline.com
- ↑ Lyttelton, Oliver. "Helena Bonham-Carter And Kathy Bates Sign On To Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 'The Young And Prodigious Spivet'". Indie Wire. Indie Wire. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ "Casting: Helena Bonham Carter and Judy Davis Star in The Young and Prodigious Spivet". Collider. Collider. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
External links
- The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet at the Internet Movie Database
- The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet at Rotten Tomatoes
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