Story of movie Vox Lux :
Vox Lux is a 2018 American musical drama film written and directed by Brady Corbet. It stars Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin and Jennifer Ehle.
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| Directed by | Brady Corbet |
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| Written by | Brady Corbet |
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| Narrated by | Willem Dafoe |
| Music by | Sía Furler |
| Cinematography | Lol Crawley |
| Edited by | Matthew Hannam |
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| Distributed by | Neon |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2018. It is scheduled to be released on December 7, 2018, by Neon.
Screenplay
The film begins in 1999 with teenage sisters Celeste (Raffey Cassidy) and Eleanor (Stacy Martin), who have survived a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe and launch singing careers. The sisters draw the attention of a passionate manager (Jude Law) and are rapidly catapulted into fame and fortune, with Celeste as the star and Eleanor the creative anchor. By the film's second half, set in 2017, the now 31-year-old Celeste (Natalie Portman) is mother to a teenage daughter of her own (Raffey Cassidy) and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.
- Natalie Portman as Celeste
- Raffey Cassidy as Young Celeste & Albertine
- Jude Law as The Manager
- Stacy Martin as Eleanor, Celeste's older sister
- Jennifer Ehle as Josie, the Publicist
- Willem Dafoe as The Narrator
- Maria Dizzia as Ms. Dwyer
- Christopher Abbott
- Meg Gibson as Celeste's mother
- Daniel London as Father Cliff
- Micheal Richardson as The Musician
- Matt Servitto as Celeste's father
- Leslie Silva as The Stylist
In August 2016, it was announced Brady Corbet would write and direct the film, with Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa and Brian Young producing the film under their Killer Films and Three Six Zero Group banners respectively. In September 2016, Rooney Mara joined the cast of the film, while Sia was hired to compose original songs for the film. In October 2016, Jude Law joined the cast of the film. In January 2017, Stacy Martin confirmed her involvement in the film. In January 2018, Natalie Portman joined the cast of the film, replacing Mara. In February 2018, Raffey Cassidy joined the cast of the film. In August 2018, it was announced that Sia and Scott Walker were scoring the film.
Principal photography began on February 1, 2018.
Vox Lux premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2018. It also screened at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2018. Shortly after, Neon acquired distribution rights to the film. It will also be screened at the 29th New Orleans Film Festival on October 23, 2018. It is scheduled to be released on December 7, 2018.
Vox Lux has received critical acclaim, with emphasis on Portman's performance in which critics considered it to be one of her best to date. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 43 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 84 out of 100, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
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