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To accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference
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Vogue est le trentième single de la chanteuse américaine Madonna. Il apparaît sur l'album I'm Breathless en 1990. Coécrite par Shep Pettibone, la chanson est sortie en mars 1990 et s'est vendue à près de six millions d'exemplaires.
La chanson
À la fin de l'année 1989, après que l'album Like a Prayer ait généré trois tubes "Like a Prayer", "Express Yourself" et "Cherish" ainsi que deux autres bons single "Dear Jessie" et "Oh Father", l'ultime single à faire la promo de l'album devait être "Keep It Together", pour finir en beauté, Madonna et shep Pettibone décident alors de composer une nouvelle chanson afin d'être mise en Face B du single de "Keep It Together" et produisent rapidement le titre "Vogue" qui devient finalement le single et relègue donc le titre prévu au départ en face-B.
Le titre Vogue est inspiré de la danse du même nom (ou Voguing en anglais) caractérisée par des poses hautement stylisée, similaires a des photographies de mode comme on en voit dans Vogue : l'attitude s'obtient par des mouvements et attitudes rigides, linéaires et/ou angulaires des bras, des jambes et du corps, d'un maintien parfait, féminin et rigoureux. C'est une danse pratiquée dans les clubs gay depuis les années 30 à Harlem. Dans cette chanson dédiée à l'âge d'or du cinéma, Madonna cite quelques figures emblématiques de cette époque :
Brigitte Bardot
Greta Garbo
Marilyn Monroe
Marlene Dietrich
Joe DiMaggio
Marlon Brando
James Dean
Grace Kelly
Jean Harlow
Gene Kelly
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Rita Hayworth
Lauren Bacall
Katharine Hepburn
Lana Turner
Bette Davis
La chanson contient un sample pris sur Ooh I Love It (Love Break) interprété par The Salsoul Orchestra en 1983.
Le clip vidéo
Le clip de David Fincher a été considéré comme une des meilleures vidéos de Madonna, Rolling Stone magazine le classa vingt-huitième des meilleurs clips-vidéos de tous les temps. C'est la troisième fois que le réalisateur collabore avec la chanteuse après les vidéos d'"Express Yourself" et "Oh Father" en 1989.
Entièrement filmée en noir et blanc, la vidéo prend des allures d'âge d'or de Hollywood, on y voit d'ailleurs les tableaux Art déco personnels de la chanteuse peints par Tamara de Lempicka, certains gros plans sont d'ailleurs inspirés par les portraits d'actrices comme Marilyn Monroe, Veronica Lake et Marlene Dietrich.
Une fois encore, Madonna est au centre de la controverse, elle apparaît dans la vidéo vêtue d'une blouse brodée transparente qui dévoile la forme de sa poitrine, malgré la demande de MTV à censurer la vidéo, cela ne se fera pas contre l'avis de la chanteuse, malgré tout, un poster de Madonna dans ce chemisier sera disponible gratuitement avec certains vinyles sortis au Royaume-Uni avec la mention « Classé X ».
On retrouve aussi dans la vidéo, la troupe du Blond Ambition Tour, les choristes Donna De Lory et Niki Haris ainsi que les danseurs Luis Camacho, Oliver Crumes, Slam, Jose Gutierez, Kevin Stea, Gabriel Trupin et Carlton Wilborn, ceux-ci seront aussi présents lors de la performance aux MTV Video Music Awards en 1990, l'enregistrement sera disponible sur la cassette vidéo single de "Justify My Love" ainsi que sur la version DVD de "The immaculate Collection".
Directeur : David Fincher
Producteur : Vicki Niles
Directeur de la photographie : Pascal Lebegue
Montage : Jim Haygood
Compagnie productrice : Propaganda Films
Versions
Single Version 4:20
Album Version : 4:49
12" Version : 8:24
Bette Davis Dub : 7:26
Strike-A-Pose Dub : 7:36
Q-Sound Mix - The Immaculate Collection 5:18
Autour du titre
Le titre est apparu sur la compilation The Immaculate Collection en 1990 retravaillé avec le système Q-sound et en 1995, le single est réédité en CD single pour l'Allemagne ainsi que la majorité des autres singles de Madonna
Lors de son "Baby One More Time Tour" Britney Spears utilise la chanson comme introduction au medley dédié à Madonna et Janet Jackson
Lors de sa tournée "Showgirl", Kylie Minogue reprends une partie de la chanson dans son propre titre "Burning Up" (Fever)
En 2006, la chanson figure sur la bande originale du film Le Diable s'habille en Prada avec Meryl Streep
Le clip vidéo a été classé n°28 dans le top 100 des meilleures clip vidéos de Rolling Stone avec Express Youself, Like a Prayer, Borderline, Justify My Love et Oh Father[1].
Rihanna a fait une reprise de la chanson lors de la soirée "Fashion Rocks" le 5 septembre 2008 [2].
Classements du titre
Soutenu par une version single, une version longue ainsi que d'un clip video en noir et blanc dirigé par David Fincher, la chanson se classa numéro un dans plusieurs pays. Au Royaume-Uni, le titre éjecta le single de Snap! "The Power" à la première place et y resta pendant quatre semaines consécutive et se hissant jusqu'en première place des classements Pop/club. Aux USA, le single atteint plusieurs fois la catégorie Disque de platine et grimpa le billboard Hot 100 pendant six semaines pour arriver à la première place en mars battant "Nothing Compares 2 U" de Sinéad O'Connor et ce, pour quatre semaines consécutives également.
Le succès de Vogue fit grimper les ventes de l'album I'm Breathless et combiné aux Blond Ambition Tour, généra une publicité massive pour le film Dick Tracy.
La chanson
À la fin de l'année 1989, après que l'album Like a Prayer ait généré trois tubes "Like a Prayer", "Express Yourself" et "Cherish" ainsi que deux autres bons single "Dear Jessie" et "Oh Father", l'ultime single à faire la promo de l'album devait être "Keep It Together", pour finir en beauté, Madonna et shep Pettibone décident alors de composer une nouvelle chanson afin d'être mise en Face B du single de "Keep It Together" et produisent rapidement le titre "Vogue" qui devient finalement le single et relègue donc le titre prévu au départ en face-B.
Le titre Vogue est inspiré de la danse du même nom (ou Voguing en anglais) caractérisée par des poses hautement stylisée, similaires a des photographies de mode comme on en voit dans Vogue : l'attitude s'obtient par des mouvements et attitudes rigides, linéaires et/ou angulaires des bras, des jambes et du corps, d'un maintien parfait, féminin et rigoureux. C'est une danse pratiquée dans les clubs gay depuis les années 30 à Harlem. Dans cette chanson dédiée à l'âge d'or du cinéma, Madonna cite quelques figures emblématiques de cette époque :
Brigitte Bardot
Greta Garbo
Marilyn Monroe
Marlene Dietrich
Joe DiMaggio
Marlon Brando
James Dean
Grace Kelly
Jean Harlow
Gene Kelly
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Rita Hayworth
Lauren Bacall
Katharine Hepburn
Lana Turner
Bette Davis
La chanson contient un sample pris sur Ooh I Love It (Love Break) interprété par The Salsoul Orchestra en 1983.
Le clip vidéo
Le clip de David Fincher a été considéré comme une des meilleures vidéos de Madonna, Rolling Stone magazine le classa vingt-huitième des meilleurs clips-vidéos de tous les temps. C'est la troisième fois que le réalisateur collabore avec la chanteuse après les vidéos d'"Express Yourself" et "Oh Father" en 1989.
Entièrement filmée en noir et blanc, la vidéo prend des allures d'âge d'or de Hollywood, on y voit d'ailleurs les tableaux Art déco personnels de la chanteuse peints par Tamara de Lempicka, certains gros plans sont d'ailleurs inspirés par les portraits d'actrices comme Marilyn Monroe, Veronica Lake et Marlene Dietrich.
Une fois encore, Madonna est au centre de la controverse, elle apparaît dans la vidéo vêtue d'une blouse brodée transparente qui dévoile la forme de sa poitrine, malgré la demande de MTV à censurer la vidéo, cela ne se fera pas contre l'avis de la chanteuse, malgré tout, un poster de Madonna dans ce chemisier sera disponible gratuitement avec certains vinyles sortis au Royaume-Uni avec la mention « Classé X ».
On retrouve aussi dans la vidéo, la troupe du Blond Ambition Tour, les choristes Donna De Lory et Niki Haris ainsi que les danseurs Luis Camacho, Oliver Crumes, Slam, Jose Gutierez, Kevin Stea, Gabriel Trupin et Carlton Wilborn, ceux-ci seront aussi présents lors de la performance aux MTV Video Music Awards en 1990, l'enregistrement sera disponible sur la cassette vidéo single de "Justify My Love" ainsi que sur la version DVD de "The immaculate Collection".
Directeur : David Fincher
Producteur : Vicki Niles
Directeur de la photographie : Pascal Lebegue
Montage : Jim Haygood
Compagnie productrice : Propaganda Films
Versions
Single Version 4:20
Album Version : 4:49
12" Version : 8:24
Bette Davis Dub : 7:26
Strike-A-Pose Dub : 7:36
Q-Sound Mix - The Immaculate Collection 5:18
Autour du titre
Le titre est apparu sur la compilation The Immaculate Collection en 1990 retravaillé avec le système Q-sound et en 1995, le single est réédité en CD single pour l'Allemagne ainsi que la majorité des autres singles de Madonna
Lors de son "Baby One More Time Tour" Britney Spears utilise la chanson comme introduction au medley dédié à Madonna et Janet Jackson
Lors de sa tournée "Showgirl", Kylie Minogue reprends une partie de la chanson dans son propre titre "Burning Up" (Fever)
En 2006, la chanson figure sur la bande originale du film Le Diable s'habille en Prada avec Meryl Streep
Le clip vidéo a été classé n°28 dans le top 100 des meilleures clip vidéos de Rolling Stone avec Express Youself, Like a Prayer, Borderline, Justify My Love et Oh Father[1].
Rihanna a fait une reprise de la chanson lors de la soirée "Fashion Rocks" le 5 septembre 2008 [2].
Classements du titre
Soutenu par une version single, une version longue ainsi que d'un clip video en noir et blanc dirigé par David Fincher, la chanson se classa numéro un dans plusieurs pays. Au Royaume-Uni, le titre éjecta le single de Snap! "The Power" à la première place et y resta pendant quatre semaines consécutive et se hissant jusqu'en première place des classements Pop/club. Aux USA, le single atteint plusieurs fois la catégorie Disque de platine et grimpa le billboard Hot 100 pendant six semaines pour arriver à la première place en mars battant "Nothing Compares 2 U" de Sinéad O'Connor et ce, pour quatre semaines consécutives également.
Le succès de Vogue fit grimper les ventes de l'album I'm Breathless et combiné aux Blond Ambition Tour, généra une publicité massive pour le film Dick Tracy.
Jude Law (born 29 December 1972) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, three-time Golden Globe-nominated, BAFTA- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning and -nominated British actor.
He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987, and had his first TV role in 1989. After starring in films directed by Andrew Niccol, Clint Eastwood and David Cronenberg he acted in two movies directed by Anthony Minghella, for both he was nominated for an Academy Award. In 2000 he won a BAFTA Award as ''Best Supporting Actor''.
He is on the Top Ten List from the 2006 A-list of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood.[1] In 2007, he was honoured with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres conferred by the French government; he was named a "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres".[2]
Early life
Jude Law was born in Lewisham, South London, as second child to teachers Maggie and Peter Law. He grew up in Blackheath, a village in the Borough of Lewisham[3] and he was educated at John Ball Primary School in Blackheath and Kidbrooke School in Kidbrooke, before attending the Alleyn's School in Dulwich.[4][5]
Career
1980s-1990s
In 1987 Law began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre.[6] He played various roles in the Edinburgh Fringe-awarded play The Ragged Child. One of his first major stage roles was Foxtrot Darling in Philip Ridley's multi-award-winning The Fastest Clock In The Universe. Law went on to appear as Michael in the West End production of Jean Cocteau's tragicomedy Les parents terribles, directed by Sean Mathias. For this play he was nominated for an Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Newcomer, and he received the Ian Charleson Award for Outstanding Newcomer.
Following a title change to Indiscretions, the play was reworked and transferred to Broadway in 1995, where Law acted opposite Kathleen Turner, Roger Rees and Cynthia Nixon.[7][8] This role earned him a Tony Award nomination[9] and the Theatre World Award.[10] In 1989, Law got his first TV role in a movie based on the Beatrix Potter children's book, The Tailor of Gloucester. After minor roles in British television, including a two-year stint in the Granada TV soap opera Families and the leading role in the BFI /Channel 4 short The Crane, Law had his breakthrough with the British crime drama Shopping, which also featured his future wife Sadie Frost.
In 1997, he became more widely known with his role in the Oscar Wilde biopic Wilde. Law won the "Most Promising Newcomer" award from the Evening Standard British Film Awards, for his role as Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas, the glamorous lover of Stephen Fry's Oscar Wilde.[11] In Andrew Niccol's science fiction film Gattaca he played the role of a disabled former swimming star living in a eugenics-obsessed dystopia. In Clint Eastwood's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil he played the role of the ill-fated hustler murdered by an art dealer, played by Kevin Spacey. He also played a mob hitman in Sam Mendes's 1930s period drama Road to Perdition.
2000s
Law is on the Top Ten List from the 2006 A-list of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood, following the criteria of James Ulmer in the Ulmer Scale.[1] On 1 March 2007, he was honoured with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres conferred by the French government, in recognition of his contribution to World Cinema Arts. He was named a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.[2] He has been nominated for an Academy Award twice; once as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1999, and then again as Best Actor in a Leading Role for Cold Mountain in 2003, both directed by Anthony Minghella.
For The Talented Mr. Ripley he learned to play saxophone and earned a MTV Movie Award nomination together with Matt Damon and Fiorello for performing the song Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano by Renato Carosone and Nicola Salerno. He learned ballet dancing for the film Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001).[12][13]
Law, an admirer of Sir Laurence Olivier, used the famous actor's image in the 2004 film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Using computer graphics, footage of the young Olivier was merged into the film, playing Dr.Totenkopf, a mysterious scientific genius and supervillain.[14][15]
He portrayed the title character in Alfie, the remake of Bill Naughton's 1966 film, playing the role originated by Sir Michael Caine. He took on another of Caine's earlier roles in the 2007 film Sleuth adapted by Nobel Laureate in Literature Harold Pinter, while Caine played the role originated by Sir Laurence Olivier.[16]
Law is one of three actors taking the place of the actor Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Along with Law, actors Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell will portray the "three separate dimensions in the film." He will appear opposite Forest Whitaker in the dark sci-fi comedy Repossession Mambo and he'll star as Dr. Watson in Guy Ritchie's upcoming adaption of Sherlock Holmes, alongside Robert Downey Jr and Rachel McAdams.
In 2009, he will return to the London stage to portray Prince Hamlet in Shakespeare's play Hamlet at the Donmar Warehouse.
Other projects
Law is the face of the new male perfume of Dior, Dior Homme Sport.[21][22][23][24]
Since 2005, he has represented Dunhill as an "apparel ambassador" in Asia.[25][26] In 2008, he became the international face of Dunhill and appears in the worldwide advertising campaigns.[27][28][29]
In 2002, he directed a Respect for Animals anti-fur cinema commercial. The commercial used music composed by Gary Kemp, and included appearances by pop singer Mel C, Helena Christensen, Sadie Frost, Supergrass's Danny Goffey, Chrissie Hynde, Rhys Ifans, Jude Law, Sir Paul McCartney, Stella McCartney, George Michael and Moby.
In 2007, he encouraged the Friends of the Earth /The Big Ask campaign, asking British Government to take action against Climate change.
The World As a Stage
In spring 2007 he filmed a video at Borough Market, South London to support the Tate Modern's The World as a Stage exhibition.[34][35][36][37] The only performance, by the Polish artist Pawel Althamer, held at Borough Market on 30 November 2007. "Pawel Althamer, the artist behind the project, is interested in the way real life and the fictional world of cinema intersect. In preparation for Jude's real life performance he commissioned a genuine film trailer that was shown in cinemas to advertise the event." [38] According to Tate curator Jessica Morgan, the project “is about the confusion between art and life, and the question about where does film end and life begin".
Charity activities
In 2004, Law launched a campaign to raise £2.5 million towards the Young Vic Theatre's £12.5 million redevelopment project.[41][42][43] He is currently Chair of the Young Vic committee and has said that he is proud to help make the Young Vic "a nurturing bed" for young directors.[44][45] He is an enthusiastic football fan and a supporter of the English football club Tottenham Hotspur.[46][47] In 2006, he joined Robbie Williams in the "Soccer Aid" celebrity football match to benefit UNICEF.[48]
In 2006, he starred in an anthology of Samuel Beckett readings and performances directed by Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella. With the Beckett Gala Evening at the Reading Town Hall more than £22,000 was donated for the Macmillan Cancer Support.[49] Also in 2006, Frost and Law directed a Shakespeare play in a South African orphanage. He travelled to Durban, South Africa, with Frost and their children in order to help children who have lost their parents to AIDS.[50] In July 2007, as patron of the charity, he helped kick off the month-long tour of the AIDS-themed musical Thula Sizwe, by The Young Zulu Warriors.[51][52]
Law also does charity work for organizations such as Make Poverty History, the Rhys Daniels Trust, and the WAVE Trauma Centre.[53] He supports the charity Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Pride of Britain Awards.He is the chair of the Music For Tomorrow Foundation, to help rebuild Katrina-devastated New Orleans.
Jude Law is an ambassador of HRH The Prince of Wales' Children & the Arts Foundation.[60][61]
He supports Breast Cancer Care,[62] and in December 2008 he supported the Willow Foundation with a small canvas for their campagn involving high profile celebrities: Stars on Canvas.[63][64][65]
Peace activities
In July 2007, Jude Law and Jeremy Gilley were in Afghanistan over a period of 10 days to document peace commitments and activities there for an upcoming film and for marking the UN International Day of Peace. [66][67][68] Accompanied by UNICEF Representative Catherine Mbengue, they travelled and filmed in treacherous areas of eastern Afghanistan with a film crew, interviewing children, government ministers, community leaders and UN officials. [69][70] They also filmed at schools and visited various UNICEF-supported programmes inside and outside the capital Kabul. [71][72] The efforts of Peace One Day are coordinated in celebration of the annual International Day of Peace, on 21 September. [73][74] The film named The Day After Peace premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. [75][76][77][78][79][80] On 21 September 2008, the film was shown at a Gala screening at the Royal Albert Hall. [81][82]
On 30 August 2008, Law and Gilley returned to Afghanistan to help keep a momentum around Peace Day. They met President Hamid Karzai, top NATO and U.N. officials, and members of the aid community. They also screened the new documentary about the efforts in support of peace. The documentary features activities that took place throughout Afghanistan in 2007. It also highlights support from UNICEF and the WHO for the peaceful immunization of 1.4 million children against polio in insecure areas. [83][84][85][86][87][88][89]
Personal life
Parents & sister
Nowadays, his parents are living in France, running their own drama school and theatre.[90][91] His sister Natasha is a well-regarded illustrator and artist, living in London.[92][93]
Marriage to Sadie Frost
Law met Sadie Frost during the work on the film Shopping. They married on 2 September 1997. He is the father of four children: Finlay Munro (stepson of Law, born 20 September 1990), son Rafferty (born 6 October 1996), daughter Iris (born 25 October 2000) and son Rudy (born 10 September 2002). They divorced on 29 October 2003.[94]
Engagement to Sienna Miller
At Christmas 2004 he became engaged to Sienna Miller, his co-star in Alfie. On 12 November 2006 Law and Miller announced their breakup.[95]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Tailor of Gloucester (TV) Sam, Mayor's Stableboy
1990 Families (TV) Nathan Thompson
1991 The Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes (TV) Joe Barnes
1993 The Marshal (TV) Bruno
1994 The Crane Young Man
Shopping Billy
1996 I Love You, I Love You Not Ethan
1997 Bent Stormtrooper
Wilde Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas
Gattaca Jerome Eugene Morrow
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Billy Carl Hanson
1998 Music From Another Room Danny
Final Cut Jude
The Wisdom of Crocodiles Steven Grlscz
1999 eXistenZ Ted Pikul
Presence of Mind Secretary cameo
The Talented Mr. Ripley Dickie Greenleaf Nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Tube Tales (TV) . A Bird in the Hand, director [96][97]
2000 Love, Honour and Obey Jude
2001 Enemy at the Gates Vasily Zaitsev
Artificial Intelligence: A.I. Gigolo Joe
2002 Road to Perdition Harlen Maguire
2003 Cold Mountain W. P. Inman Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
2004 I ♥ Huckabees Brad Stand
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Sky Captain / Joseph Sullivan actor and producer
Alfie Alfie
Closer Dan
The Aviator Errol Flynn
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket narrator
2006 All the King's Men Jack Burden
Breaking & Entering Will Francis
The Holiday Graham
2007 My Blueberry Nights Jeremy
Sleuth Milo Tindle actor and producer
2009 Repossession Mambo Remy, a repo man post-production
Rage Minx [98] post-production
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Tony post-production; continuing a role not finished by Heath Ledger
Sherlock Holmes Doctor Watson filming
Theatre
Year Title Role Director Playwright Theatre
1987 Bodywork Adrenalin . . NYMT /The Northcott Theatre, Exeter /(The Exeter Festival), The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
1988 /89 The Little Rats . . P. Allwood,
Jeremy James Taylor, David Scott NYMT /The George Square Theatre /The Edinburgh International Festival, The National Theatre Thesalonika, The Opera House Piraeus, Sadler's Wells Theatre, The Northcott Theatre, Exeter.
1988 The Ragged Child various roles:
Anthony Ashley-Cooper,
Clerk of the Court,
Sir Peter Dykewater,
Timothy, an aristocrat . Jeremy James Taylor, Frank Whately NYMT /Sadler's Wells Theatre, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, BBC Television, (Networked).
1989 /1990 Captain Stirrick . . Jeremy James Taylor, David Scott NYMT /Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadler's Wells Theatre, The George Square Theatre /The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
1989 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph . Andrew Lloyd Webber /Tim Rice NYMT /Herriot Hall The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
1989 /1990 The Caucasian Chalk Circle . . Bertolt Brecht NYMT /The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sadler's Wells Theatre.[99]
1992 The Fastest Clock In The Universe Foxtrot Darling Jo Bonney Philip Ridley Hampstead Theatre
Pygmalion Freddie George Bernard Shaw Toured Italy
1993 The Snow Orchid Blaise Joe Pintauro Gate Theatre [100][101]
Live Like Pigs Col Kate Mitchell John Arden Royal Court Theatre [102]
Death of a Salesman Happy Matthew Warchus Arthur Miller West Yorkshire Playhouse
1994 Les parents terribles Michael Sean Mathias Jean Cocteau Royal National Theatre (Lyttelton)
1995 Indiscretions Michael Sean Mathias Jean Cocteau Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway
Ion Ion Nicholas Wright Euripides Barbican Arts Centre (The Pit) /Royal Shakespeare Company
1999 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Giovanni David Lan John Ford Young Vic Theatre
2002 Doctor Faustus Doctor Faustus David Lan Christopher Marlowe Young Vic Theatre
2006 Beckett at Reading Gala Evening [103][104] . Anthony Minghella Samuel Beckett Reading Town Hall
2009 Hamlet Hamlet Michael Grandage William Shakespeare Donmar Warehouse at Wyndham's.
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
2004 Nominated Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Cold Mountain (2003)
2000 Nominated Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
2000 Nominated Saturn Award- Best Supporting Actor for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
BAFTA Awards
2004 Nominated BAFTA Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: Cold Mountain (2003)
2000 Won BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2000 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Supporting Actor - Suspense for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2005 Nominated BFCA Award - Best Acting Ensemble for: Closer (2004)
Shared with: Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2002 Nominated CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor for: Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
César Awards, France
2007 Honorary César
Empire Awards, UK
2004 Nominated Empire Award - Best British Actor for: Cold Mountain (2003)
2003 Nominated Empire Award - Best British Actor for: Road to Perdition (2002)
2001 Nominated Empire Award - Best British Actor for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
European Film Awards
2001 Nominated Audience Award - Best Actor for: Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1998 Won Evening Standard British Film Award - Most Promising Newcomer for: Wilde (1997)
Golden Globes
2004 Nominated Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Cold Mountain (2003)
2002 Nominated Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
2000 Nominated Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Irish Film and Television Awards
2004 Nominated Audience Award - Best International Actor for: Cold Mountain (2003)
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2001 Nominated ALFS Award - British Supporting Actor of the Year for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
MTV Movie Awards
2007 Nominated MTV Movie Award - Best Kiss for: The Holiday (2006), shared with Cameron Diaz
2005 Nominated MTV Movie Award - Best Kiss for: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), shared with Gwyneth Paltrow
2003 Nominated MTV Movie Award - Best Trans-Atlantic Breakthrough Performer
2000 Nominated MTV Movie Award - Best Musical Performance for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), shared with Matt Damon and Fiorello for the song "Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano".
National Board of Review
2004 Won NBR Award - Best Acting by an Ensemble for: Closer (2004/I)
Shared with: Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2002 Nominated OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor for: Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
People's Choice Awards
2005 Nominated People's Choice Award - Favorite Leading Man
Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Awards
2000 Won SFFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Satellite Awards
2004 Nominated Golden Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for: Cold Mountain (2003)
2000 Nominated Golden Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2005 Nominated - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: The Aviator (2004)
Shared with: Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin, Kate Beckinsale, Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ian Holm, Danny Huston, John C. Reilly, Gwen Stefani
ShoWest Convention
2004 ShoWest Award - Male Star of the Year
Teen Choice Award
2000 Nominated Teen Choice Award - Film Choice Breakout Performance for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Visual Effects Society Awards
2005 Nominated VES Award - Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film for: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) [108]
Variety Club Showbiz Awards
2007 Film Actor of the Year
He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987, and had his first TV role in 1989. After starring in films directed by Andrew Niccol, Clint Eastwood and David Cronenberg he acted in two movies directed by Anthony Minghella, for both he was nominated for an Academy Award. In 2000 he won a BAFTA Award as ''Best Supporting Actor''.
He is on the Top Ten List from the 2006 A-list of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood.[1] In 2007, he was honoured with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres conferred by the French government; he was named a "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres".[2]
Early life
Jude Law was born in Lewisham, South London, as second child to teachers Maggie and Peter Law. He grew up in Blackheath, a village in the Borough of Lewisham[3] and he was educated at John Ball Primary School in Blackheath and Kidbrooke School in Kidbrooke, before attending the Alleyn's School in Dulwich.[4][5]
Career
1980s-1990s
In 1987 Law began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre.[6] He played various roles in the Edinburgh Fringe-awarded play The Ragged Child. One of his first major stage roles was Foxtrot Darling in Philip Ridley's multi-award-winning The Fastest Clock In The Universe. Law went on to appear as Michael in the West End production of Jean Cocteau's tragicomedy Les parents terribles, directed by Sean Mathias. For this play he was nominated for an Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Newcomer, and he received the Ian Charleson Award for Outstanding Newcomer.
Following a title change to Indiscretions, the play was reworked and transferred to Broadway in 1995, where Law acted opposite Kathleen Turner, Roger Rees and Cynthia Nixon.[7][8] This role earned him a Tony Award nomination[9] and the Theatre World Award.[10] In 1989, Law got his first TV role in a movie based on the Beatrix Potter children's book, The Tailor of Gloucester. After minor roles in British television, including a two-year stint in the Granada TV soap opera Families and the leading role in the BFI /Channel 4 short The Crane, Law had his breakthrough with the British crime drama Shopping, which also featured his future wife Sadie Frost.
In 1997, he became more widely known with his role in the Oscar Wilde biopic Wilde. Law won the "Most Promising Newcomer" award from the Evening Standard British Film Awards, for his role as Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas, the glamorous lover of Stephen Fry's Oscar Wilde.[11] In Andrew Niccol's science fiction film Gattaca he played the role of a disabled former swimming star living in a eugenics-obsessed dystopia. In Clint Eastwood's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil he played the role of the ill-fated hustler murdered by an art dealer, played by Kevin Spacey. He also played a mob hitman in Sam Mendes's 1930s period drama Road to Perdition.
2000s
Law is on the Top Ten List from the 2006 A-list of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood, following the criteria of James Ulmer in the Ulmer Scale.[1] On 1 March 2007, he was honoured with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres conferred by the French government, in recognition of his contribution to World Cinema Arts. He was named a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.[2] He has been nominated for an Academy Award twice; once as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1999, and then again as Best Actor in a Leading Role for Cold Mountain in 2003, both directed by Anthony Minghella.
For The Talented Mr. Ripley he learned to play saxophone and earned a MTV Movie Award nomination together with Matt Damon and Fiorello for performing the song Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano by Renato Carosone and Nicola Salerno. He learned ballet dancing for the film Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001).[12][13]
Law, an admirer of Sir Laurence Olivier, used the famous actor's image in the 2004 film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Using computer graphics, footage of the young Olivier was merged into the film, playing Dr.Totenkopf, a mysterious scientific genius and supervillain.[14][15]
He portrayed the title character in Alfie, the remake of Bill Naughton's 1966 film, playing the role originated by Sir Michael Caine. He took on another of Caine's earlier roles in the 2007 film Sleuth adapted by Nobel Laureate in Literature Harold Pinter, while Caine played the role originated by Sir Laurence Olivier.[16]
Law is one of three actors taking the place of the actor Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Along with Law, actors Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell will portray the "three separate dimensions in the film." He will appear opposite Forest Whitaker in the dark sci-fi comedy Repossession Mambo and he'll star as Dr. Watson in Guy Ritchie's upcoming adaption of Sherlock Holmes, alongside Robert Downey Jr and Rachel McAdams.
In 2009, he will return to the London stage to portray Prince Hamlet in Shakespeare's play Hamlet at the Donmar Warehouse.
Other projects
Law is the face of the new male perfume of Dior, Dior Homme Sport.[21][22][23][24]
Since 2005, he has represented Dunhill as an "apparel ambassador" in Asia.[25][26] In 2008, he became the international face of Dunhill and appears in the worldwide advertising campaigns.[27][28][29]
In 2002, he directed a Respect for Animals anti-fur cinema commercial. The commercial used music composed by Gary Kemp, and included appearances by pop singer Mel C, Helena Christensen, Sadie Frost, Supergrass's Danny Goffey, Chrissie Hynde, Rhys Ifans, Jude Law, Sir Paul McCartney, Stella McCartney, George Michael and Moby.
In 2007, he encouraged the Friends of the Earth /The Big Ask campaign, asking British Government to take action against Climate change.
The World As a Stage
In spring 2007 he filmed a video at Borough Market, South London to support the Tate Modern's The World as a Stage exhibition.[34][35][36][37] The only performance, by the Polish artist Pawel Althamer, held at Borough Market on 30 November 2007. "Pawel Althamer, the artist behind the project, is interested in the way real life and the fictional world of cinema intersect. In preparation for Jude's real life performance he commissioned a genuine film trailer that was shown in cinemas to advertise the event." [38] According to Tate curator Jessica Morgan, the project “is about the confusion between art and life, and the question about where does film end and life begin".
Charity activities
In 2004, Law launched a campaign to raise £2.5 million towards the Young Vic Theatre's £12.5 million redevelopment project.[41][42][43] He is currently Chair of the Young Vic committee and has said that he is proud to help make the Young Vic "a nurturing bed" for young directors.[44][45] He is an enthusiastic football fan and a supporter of the English football club Tottenham Hotspur.[46][47] In 2006, he joined Robbie Williams in the "Soccer Aid" celebrity football match to benefit UNICEF.[48]
In 2006, he starred in an anthology of Samuel Beckett readings and performances directed by Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella. With the Beckett Gala Evening at the Reading Town Hall more than £22,000 was donated for the Macmillan Cancer Support.[49] Also in 2006, Frost and Law directed a Shakespeare play in a South African orphanage. He travelled to Durban, South Africa, with Frost and their children in order to help children who have lost their parents to AIDS.[50] In July 2007, as patron of the charity, he helped kick off the month-long tour of the AIDS-themed musical Thula Sizwe, by The Young Zulu Warriors.[51][52]
Law also does charity work for organizations such as Make Poverty History, the Rhys Daniels Trust, and the WAVE Trauma Centre.[53] He supports the charity Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Pride of Britain Awards.He is the chair of the Music For Tomorrow Foundation, to help rebuild Katrina-devastated New Orleans.
Jude Law is an ambassador of HRH The Prince of Wales' Children & the Arts Foundation.[60][61]
He supports Breast Cancer Care,[62] and in December 2008 he supported the Willow Foundation with a small canvas for their campagn involving high profile celebrities: Stars on Canvas.[63][64][65]
Peace activities
In July 2007, Jude Law and Jeremy Gilley were in Afghanistan over a period of 10 days to document peace commitments and activities there for an upcoming film and for marking the UN International Day of Peace. [66][67][68] Accompanied by UNICEF Representative Catherine Mbengue, they travelled and filmed in treacherous areas of eastern Afghanistan with a film crew, interviewing children, government ministers, community leaders and UN officials. [69][70] They also filmed at schools and visited various UNICEF-supported programmes inside and outside the capital Kabul. [71][72] The efforts of Peace One Day are coordinated in celebration of the annual International Day of Peace, on 21 September. [73][74] The film named The Day After Peace premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. [75][76][77][78][79][80] On 21 September 2008, the film was shown at a Gala screening at the Royal Albert Hall. [81][82]
On 30 August 2008, Law and Gilley returned to Afghanistan to help keep a momentum around Peace Day. They met President Hamid Karzai, top NATO and U.N. officials, and members of the aid community. They also screened the new documentary about the efforts in support of peace. The documentary features activities that took place throughout Afghanistan in 2007. It also highlights support from UNICEF and the WHO for the peaceful immunization of 1.4 million children against polio in insecure areas. [83][84][85][86][87][88][89]
Personal life
Parents & sister
Nowadays, his parents are living in France, running their own drama school and theatre.[90][91] His sister Natasha is a well-regarded illustrator and artist, living in London.[92][93]
Marriage to Sadie Frost
Law met Sadie Frost during the work on the film Shopping. They married on 2 September 1997. He is the father of four children: Finlay Munro (stepson of Law, born 20 September 1990), son Rafferty (born 6 October 1996), daughter Iris (born 25 October 2000) and son Rudy (born 10 September 2002). They divorced on 29 October 2003.[94]
Engagement to Sienna Miller
At Christmas 2004 he became engaged to Sienna Miller, his co-star in Alfie. On 12 November 2006 Law and Miller announced their breakup.[95]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Tailor of Gloucester (TV) Sam, Mayor's Stableboy
1990 Families (TV) Nathan Thompson
1991 The Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes (TV) Joe Barnes
1993 The Marshal (TV) Bruno
1994 The Crane Young Man
Shopping Billy
1996 I Love You, I Love You Not Ethan
1997 Bent Stormtrooper
Wilde Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas
Gattaca Jerome Eugene Morrow
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Billy Carl Hanson
1998 Music From Another Room Danny
Final Cut Jude
The Wisdom of Crocodiles Steven Grlscz
1999 eXistenZ Ted Pikul
Presence of Mind Secretary cameo
The Talented Mr. Ripley Dickie Greenleaf Nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Tube Tales (TV) . A Bird in the Hand, director [96][97]
2000 Love, Honour and Obey Jude
2001 Enemy at the Gates Vasily Zaitsev
Artificial Intelligence: A.I. Gigolo Joe
2002 Road to Perdition Harlen Maguire
2003 Cold Mountain W. P. Inman Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
2004 I ♥ Huckabees Brad Stand
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Sky Captain / Joseph Sullivan actor and producer
Alfie Alfie
Closer Dan
The Aviator Errol Flynn
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket narrator
2006 All the King's Men Jack Burden
Breaking & Entering Will Francis
The Holiday Graham
2007 My Blueberry Nights Jeremy
Sleuth Milo Tindle actor and producer
2009 Repossession Mambo Remy, a repo man post-production
Rage Minx [98] post-production
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Tony post-production; continuing a role not finished by Heath Ledger
Sherlock Holmes Doctor Watson filming
Theatre
Year Title Role Director Playwright Theatre
1987 Bodywork Adrenalin . . NYMT /The Northcott Theatre, Exeter /(The Exeter Festival), The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
1988 /89 The Little Rats . . P. Allwood,
Jeremy James Taylor, David Scott NYMT /The George Square Theatre /The Edinburgh International Festival, The National Theatre Thesalonika, The Opera House Piraeus, Sadler's Wells Theatre, The Northcott Theatre, Exeter.
1988 The Ragged Child various roles:
Anthony Ashley-Cooper,
Clerk of the Court,
Sir Peter Dykewater,
Timothy, an aristocrat . Jeremy James Taylor, Frank Whately NYMT /Sadler's Wells Theatre, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, BBC Television, (Networked).
1989 /1990 Captain Stirrick . . Jeremy James Taylor, David Scott NYMT /Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadler's Wells Theatre, The George Square Theatre /The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
1989 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph . Andrew Lloyd Webber /Tim Rice NYMT /Herriot Hall The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
1989 /1990 The Caucasian Chalk Circle . . Bertolt Brecht NYMT /The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sadler's Wells Theatre.[99]
1992 The Fastest Clock In The Universe Foxtrot Darling Jo Bonney Philip Ridley Hampstead Theatre
Pygmalion Freddie George Bernard Shaw Toured Italy
1993 The Snow Orchid Blaise Joe Pintauro Gate Theatre [100][101]
Live Like Pigs Col Kate Mitchell John Arden Royal Court Theatre [102]
Death of a Salesman Happy Matthew Warchus Arthur Miller West Yorkshire Playhouse
1994 Les parents terribles Michael Sean Mathias Jean Cocteau Royal National Theatre (Lyttelton)
1995 Indiscretions Michael Sean Mathias Jean Cocteau Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway
Ion Ion Nicholas Wright Euripides Barbican Arts Centre (The Pit) /Royal Shakespeare Company
1999 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Giovanni David Lan John Ford Young Vic Theatre
2002 Doctor Faustus Doctor Faustus David Lan Christopher Marlowe Young Vic Theatre
2006 Beckett at Reading Gala Evening [103][104] . Anthony Minghella Samuel Beckett Reading Town Hall
2009 Hamlet Hamlet Michael Grandage William Shakespeare Donmar Warehouse at Wyndham's.
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
2004 Nominated Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Cold Mountain (2003)
2000 Nominated Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
2000 Nominated Saturn Award- Best Supporting Actor for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
BAFTA Awards
2004 Nominated BAFTA Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: Cold Mountain (2003)
2000 Won BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2000 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Supporting Actor - Suspense for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2005 Nominated BFCA Award - Best Acting Ensemble for: Closer (2004)
Shared with: Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2002 Nominated CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor for: Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
César Awards, France
2007 Honorary César
Empire Awards, UK
2004 Nominated Empire Award - Best British Actor for: Cold Mountain (2003)
2003 Nominated Empire Award - Best British Actor for: Road to Perdition (2002)
2001 Nominated Empire Award - Best British Actor for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
European Film Awards
2001 Nominated Audience Award - Best Actor for: Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1998 Won Evening Standard British Film Award - Most Promising Newcomer for: Wilde (1997)
Golden Globes
2004 Nominated Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Cold Mountain (2003)
2002 Nominated Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
2000 Nominated Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Irish Film and Television Awards
2004 Nominated Audience Award - Best International Actor for: Cold Mountain (2003)
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2001 Nominated ALFS Award - British Supporting Actor of the Year for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
MTV Movie Awards
2007 Nominated MTV Movie Award - Best Kiss for: The Holiday (2006), shared with Cameron Diaz
2005 Nominated MTV Movie Award - Best Kiss for: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), shared with Gwyneth Paltrow
2003 Nominated MTV Movie Award - Best Trans-Atlantic Breakthrough Performer
2000 Nominated MTV Movie Award - Best Musical Performance for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), shared with Matt Damon and Fiorello for the song "Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano".
National Board of Review
2004 Won NBR Award - Best Acting by an Ensemble for: Closer (2004/I)
Shared with: Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2002 Nominated OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor for: Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
People's Choice Awards
2005 Nominated People's Choice Award - Favorite Leading Man
Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Awards
2000 Won SFFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Satellite Awards
2004 Nominated Golden Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for: Cold Mountain (2003)
2000 Nominated Golden Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2005 Nominated - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: The Aviator (2004)
Shared with: Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin, Kate Beckinsale, Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ian Holm, Danny Huston, John C. Reilly, Gwen Stefani
ShoWest Convention
2004 ShoWest Award - Male Star of the Year
Teen Choice Award
2000 Nominated Teen Choice Award - Film Choice Breakout Performance for: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Visual Effects Society Awards
2005 Nominated VES Award - Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film for: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) [108]
Variety Club Showbiz Awards
2007 Film Actor of the Year
"Lovelight" is a pop song originally written and performed by Lewis Taylor for his 2003 album Stoned, Pt. 1. In 2006, the song was covered by British singer Robbie Williams. It was produced by Mark Ronson, and was released as the second single from Williams' seventh solo album, Rudebox, in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Music video
"Lovelight" features a music video that was directed by Jake Nava and filmed in Vienna, Austria during a break from Williams' European "Close Encounters Tour". The video features Williams performing in a dark club (Semper Depot, Lehárgasse 6-8, Vienna-Mariahilf) accompanied by female dancers. The video premiered on ITV1 in the UK on October 6, 2006.[1]
Chart performance
"Lovelight" debuted at number twenty-eight on the UK singles chart, a week before its physical single release. The song debuted on the Download Chart at number twenty-five, before peaking at number fifteen. After its physical release, Lovelight reached Number 8 in the UK Singles Charts.
In Sweden, the song debuted at number twenty-three on the Top 60 Singles Chart on digital single sales only. In Australia, "Lovelight" debuted at number thirty-eight on the ARIA Top 40 Digital Track Chart. The album on which Lovelight is featured, Rudebox, made number one in both the UK and Australia.
The song debuted at number ninety-seven in México Top 100 Singles Chart,[2] but it has climbed to number twenty-two.
In The Netherlands the song was also a hit, peaking at number 2 in the Dutch Mega Top 50 and at number 8 in the Dutch Top 40.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Lovelight".[3]
UK 2-Track CD Single
(Released November 13, 2006)
"Lovelight" - 4:02
"Mess Me Up" - 5:13
UK CD Maxi
(Released November 13, 2006)
"Lovelight" - 4:02
"Lovelight" [Soulwax Ravelight Vocal] - 6:56
"Lovelight" [Kurd Maverick Vocal] - 6:47
"Lovelight" [Soul Mekanik Mekanikal Remix] - 6:10
"Lovelight" [Dark Horse Remix] - 6:25
"Lovelight" [Soulwax Ravelight Dub] - 6:26
UK DVD
(Released November 13, 2006)
"Lovelight" Music Video
"And Through It All - Robbie Williams Live 1997-2007" Trailer
"Mess Me Up" Audio
"Lovelight" [Soul Mekanik Mekanikal Remix] Audio
Credits and personnel
Lead vocals: Robbie Williams
Backing vocals: N'Dea Davenport
Fender Rhodes: Raymond Angry
Roland Strings: Raymond Angry
Trumpet: Dave Guy
Tenor Saxophone: Neil Sugarman
Baritone Saxophone: Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Bass Guitar: Andrew Levy, Mark Ronson
Electric Guitar: Mark Ronson
Percussion: Sam Koppelman, Mark Ronson
Scratches: Mark Ronson
Beats: Mark Ronson
Mixed by Serban Ghenea
Music video
"Lovelight" features a music video that was directed by Jake Nava and filmed in Vienna, Austria during a break from Williams' European "Close Encounters Tour". The video features Williams performing in a dark club (Semper Depot, Lehárgasse 6-8, Vienna-Mariahilf) accompanied by female dancers. The video premiered on ITV1 in the UK on October 6, 2006.[1]
Chart performance
"Lovelight" debuted at number twenty-eight on the UK singles chart, a week before its physical single release. The song debuted on the Download Chart at number twenty-five, before peaking at number fifteen. After its physical release, Lovelight reached Number 8 in the UK Singles Charts.
In Sweden, the song debuted at number twenty-three on the Top 60 Singles Chart on digital single sales only. In Australia, "Lovelight" debuted at number thirty-eight on the ARIA Top 40 Digital Track Chart. The album on which Lovelight is featured, Rudebox, made number one in both the UK and Australia.
The song debuted at number ninety-seven in México Top 100 Singles Chart,[2] but it has climbed to number twenty-two.
In The Netherlands the song was also a hit, peaking at number 2 in the Dutch Mega Top 50 and at number 8 in the Dutch Top 40.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Lovelight".[3]
UK 2-Track CD Single
(Released November 13, 2006)
"Lovelight" - 4:02
"Mess Me Up" - 5:13
UK CD Maxi
(Released November 13, 2006)
"Lovelight" - 4:02
"Lovelight" [Soulwax Ravelight Vocal] - 6:56
"Lovelight" [Kurd Maverick Vocal] - 6:47
"Lovelight" [Soul Mekanik Mekanikal Remix] - 6:10
"Lovelight" [Dark Horse Remix] - 6:25
"Lovelight" [Soulwax Ravelight Dub] - 6:26
UK DVD
(Released November 13, 2006)
"Lovelight" Music Video
"And Through It All - Robbie Williams Live 1997-2007" Trailer
"Mess Me Up" Audio
"Lovelight" [Soul Mekanik Mekanikal Remix] Audio
Credits and personnel
Lead vocals: Robbie Williams
Backing vocals: N'Dea Davenport
Fender Rhodes: Raymond Angry
Roland Strings: Raymond Angry
Trumpet: Dave Guy
Tenor Saxophone: Neil Sugarman
Baritone Saxophone: Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Bass Guitar: Andrew Levy, Mark Ronson
Electric Guitar: Mark Ronson
Percussion: Sam Koppelman, Mark Ronson
Scratches: Mark Ronson
Beats: Mark Ronson
Mixed by Serban Ghenea
"Beautiful Stranger" is a dance-pop song written by American singer Madonna and William Orbit for the movie soundtrack Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). It was produced by Madonna and Orbit. The song was released as a single in the middle of 1999 (see 1999 in music) and was a top five hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number two. The song did not receive a commercial release in the United States, however gained success on the Billboard Hot 100, due to heavy radio airplay in times when airplay-only singles didn't use to reach the Hot 100 top ten. For this reason, this #11 Airplay single only reached the modest position of #19 in the Billboard Hot 100. In 2000 the song won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Madonna performed "Beautiful Stranger" on her 2001 Drowned World Tour.
Note: The song also can be heard in the opening credits of the TV film Sabrina Down Under.
Composition and inspiration
"Beautiful Stranger" is an up-tempo love song featuring heavily reverbed guitars and bouncy drum loops, with lyrics telling a tale of infatuation. The song was specifically written for an inclusion on the Austin Powers soundtrack. The song has a similar lyrical theme and instrumentation as the song "Amazing", which is included on Madonna's album Music (2000).
The bass and drums on the verses of "Beautiful Stranger" are directly sampled from the intro of The Mamas & The Papas song "In Crowd" (from their 1966 début album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears.) Madonna's co-producer, William Orbit, first used this sample on his remixes of "Ray of Light" (1998), then on "Beautiful Stranger" (1999), and lastly on "Amazing" (2000). He also sampled the guitar from the song "Straight Shooter" (from the same Mamas & The Papas album) on an early demo of "Ray Of Light."
Elements of the song are strongly reminiscent of Love's 1960s song "She Comes In Colours".
"Beautiful Stranger" was the last single Madonna released during the 1990s.
Chart performance
In the United States, the song debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard Bubbling Under Chart, before appearing on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nineteen on the strength of radio airplay only, a considerable achievement at the time for a song with no generated sales. By not releasing the song commercially, fans in the US had to purchase the soundtrack, which has sold two million copies in the US alone. "Beautiful Stranger" was also a hit on the Billboard dance charts, reaching number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart and number three on the Hot Dance Singles Sales Chart.
In the United Kingdom, the song was a huge hit, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart, being kept from the number one spot by S Club 7's "Bring It All Back". The song spent sixteen weeks on the singles chart, with seven of those being within the top twenty. "Beautiful Stranger" was also a radio airplay hit, becoming one of the most played songs on UK radio ever. At one point the song received 2,462 broadcasts per week. Beautiful Stranger sold 513,992 copies in the UK.
Elsewhere the song was also a hit, reaching number one in Canada, South Africa, Finland and Italy. It also went top five in Australia and top twenty in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland and Japan.
Music video
Madonna and Austin Powers star Mike Myers in "Beautiful Stranger" video."Beautiful Stranger" featured a retro music video that was directed by Brett Ratner and shot on May 1, 1999 at Universal Studios in Universal City, California.
The music video, like the song, was extremely successful, winning an MTV Video Music Award for Best Video From A Film. It is available on Madonna's DVD compilation The Video Collection 93:99.
Director: Brett Ratner
Producer: John Marshall
Director of Photography: Thomas Kloss
Editor: Mark Helfrich
Production Company: Villains
Note: The song also can be heard in the opening credits of the TV film Sabrina Down Under.
Composition and inspiration
"Beautiful Stranger" is an up-tempo love song featuring heavily reverbed guitars and bouncy drum loops, with lyrics telling a tale of infatuation. The song was specifically written for an inclusion on the Austin Powers soundtrack. The song has a similar lyrical theme and instrumentation as the song "Amazing", which is included on Madonna's album Music (2000).
The bass and drums on the verses of "Beautiful Stranger" are directly sampled from the intro of The Mamas & The Papas song "In Crowd" (from their 1966 début album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears.) Madonna's co-producer, William Orbit, first used this sample on his remixes of "Ray of Light" (1998), then on "Beautiful Stranger" (1999), and lastly on "Amazing" (2000). He also sampled the guitar from the song "Straight Shooter" (from the same Mamas & The Papas album) on an early demo of "Ray Of Light."
Elements of the song are strongly reminiscent of Love's 1960s song "She Comes In Colours".
"Beautiful Stranger" was the last single Madonna released during the 1990s.
Chart performance
In the United States, the song debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard Bubbling Under Chart, before appearing on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nineteen on the strength of radio airplay only, a considerable achievement at the time for a song with no generated sales. By not releasing the song commercially, fans in the US had to purchase the soundtrack, which has sold two million copies in the US alone. "Beautiful Stranger" was also a hit on the Billboard dance charts, reaching number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart and number three on the Hot Dance Singles Sales Chart.
In the United Kingdom, the song was a huge hit, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart, being kept from the number one spot by S Club 7's "Bring It All Back". The song spent sixteen weeks on the singles chart, with seven of those being within the top twenty. "Beautiful Stranger" was also a radio airplay hit, becoming one of the most played songs on UK radio ever. At one point the song received 2,462 broadcasts per week. Beautiful Stranger sold 513,992 copies in the UK.
Elsewhere the song was also a hit, reaching number one in Canada, South Africa, Finland and Italy. It also went top five in Australia and top twenty in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland and Japan.
Music video
Madonna and Austin Powers star Mike Myers in "Beautiful Stranger" video."Beautiful Stranger" featured a retro music video that was directed by Brett Ratner and shot on May 1, 1999 at Universal Studios in Universal City, California.
The music video, like the song, was extremely successful, winning an MTV Video Music Award for Best Video From A Film. It is available on Madonna's DVD compilation The Video Collection 93:99.
Director: Brett Ratner
Producer: John Marshall
Director of Photography: Thomas Kloss
Editor: Mark Helfrich
Production Company: Villains
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 adventure film, based on the the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney theme parks. The story follows pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) as they rescue Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) from her kidnapping by the cursed crew of the Black Pearl, captained by Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush).
The film was directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and became the first Walt Disney Pictures release to earn a PG-13 rating by the MPAA (all previous WDP releases were rated G or PG). The world premiere was held at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, on June 28, 2003. The Curse of the Black Pearl was an unexpected success, with mostly positive reviews and grossing over $654 million worldwide. The film became the first in a series, with two back-to-back sequels, Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, released. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Depp.
Plot
As Governor Weatherby Swann and his twelve-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, sail to Port Royal, Jamaica, their vessel, HMS Dauntless encounters a shipwreck with a sole survivor, the young Will Turner, floating among the wreckage. Elizabeth finds and hides a gold medallion she found around the unconscious Will's neck, fearing he would be accused of piracy. She then glimpses a ghostly pirate ship, (the Black Pearl), disappearing into the mist. Eight years later, Captain James Norrington of the British Royal Navy is promoted to Commodore. At his ceremony, he proposes to Elizabeth. Before answering, she faints and falls off the rampart, tumbling into the bay. The medallion she is wearing emits a mysterious pulse through the water. Meanwhile, pirate Captain Jack Sparrow has arrived in Port Royal to commandeer a ship. Seeing Elizabeth fall, he rescues her, but is promptly arrested for piracy. He escapes and ducks into a blacksmith shop where he encounters Will Turner, now a blacksmith's apprentice and self-taught expert swordsman. Following a swordfight with Turner, Sparrow is knocked unconscious and jailed, set to be hanged the next day. That night, Port Royal is besieged by the Black Pearl, answering the medallion's mysterious call. Elizabeth is captured and invokes parley— an agreement ensuring one's safety until meeting and negotiating with the opposing side. To protect her identity, Elizabeth tells Captain Barbossa her surname is "Turner". She negotiates for the pirates to cease the attack on Port Royal in exchange for the medallion. Barbossa agrees but, employing a loophole in their agreement, keeps Elizabeth prisoner, believing she is the key to breaking an ancient curse they are under.
When Commodore Norrington refuses to take immediate action, Will, who loves Elizabeth, persuades Jack Sparrow to help him rescue her in exchange for freeing him from jail. Jack agrees only after learning Will's last name is Turner. After commandeering HMS Interceptor Jack and Will recruit a crew in Tortuga with help from Jack's old friend, Gibbs, a former boatswain in the Royal Navy. They set sail for Isla de Muerta, a mysterious island Jack knows the pirates will go to in order to break the curse. While en route, Will learns that the Black Pearl was formerly commanded by Sparrow. When Jack shared the bearings to a hidden chest of Aztec gold coins, First Mate Barbossa instigated a mutiny and marooned Jack on an island. Jack escaped three days later. The pirates found and spent the treasure but soon learned it was cursed—rendering them into immortal skeletal beings whose true forms are only revealed in moonlight. The curse can only be lifted when every coin and each pirate's blood is returned to the chest. William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner, Jack's only supporter, sent a coin to his son, Will, believing the crew should remain cursed for what they did to Jack. Barbossa had Bootstrap tied to a cannon and thrown overboard, only to realize later that his blood is also needed to break the curse; a Turner kin must now take his place. Believing Elizabeth is Bootstrap's child, Barbossa poises her over the Aztec chest, anoints the last coin with her blood and drops it into the chest—unsurprisingly, the curse remains unbroken.
Reaching the island, Will suspects Sparrow may betray him and knocks him out. He rescues Elizabeth, and they escape to the Interceptor. Jack barters with Barbossa—he will reveal Bootstrap's real child in exchange for the Black Pearl. Jack's negotiations come to naught, however, when the Pearl pursues the Interceptor, sinking her and taking the crew captive. Will reveals that he is Bootstrap Bill's true offspring and demands that Elizabeth and the crew be freed. Otherwise, he threatens to shoot himself and fall overboard, lost forever. Barbossa agrees but craftily applies another loophole and maroons Elizabeth and Jack on a deserted island (the same island Jack was on ten years before) and throws Jack's crew into the brig. Will is taken to Isla de Muerta for the ritual.
Elizabeth burns an abandoned cache of rum to create a signal fire that is spotted by Norrington. She convinces Norrington to rescue Will by accepting his earlier marriage proposal. Arriving at the island, Norrington sets an ambush outside the cave while Jack goes inside and persuades Barbossa to form an alliance. He tells him to delay breaking the curse until after they have taken the Dauntless and killed the crew. Jack then sneaks a coin from the chest, rendering himself immortal. But whatever Jack's actual intent is, his plan goes awry when Barbossa orders his crew to infiltrate the Dauntless from underwater. Jack's true allegiance is revealed when he attacks and then shoots Barbossa. Jack tosses his bloodied coin to Will, who returns the last two medallions to the chest, breaking the curse. No longer immortal, the fatally wounded Barbossa falls dead. Realizing they are no longer cursed, the now-mortal pirates surrender to the navy. Back in Port Royal, Jack is about to be executed. Believing Jack deserves to live, Will rescues him. Both are quickly captured, but Elizabeth lends her support and declares her love for Will. Norrington releases her from their engagement, and Will is pardoned. Meanwhile, Jack escapes by falling into the bay. His crew, who escaped with the Black Pearl, rescues him. Norrington is impressed enough to allow him one day's head start before giving pursuit.
Development
During the early 1990s,[1] screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio conceived of writing a film based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. In their original pitch, Will Turner was the lead role, and the villainous pirates were searching for treasure. Steven Spielberg expressed interest, and wanted to cast Bill Murray, Robin Williams or Steve Martin as Jack Sparrow. Disney was already making Muppet Treasure Island at the time and did not give permission for the film to be made because the two had similar storylines.[2]
Disney had Jay Wolpert write a script based on the ride, which producer Jerry Bruckheimer rejected, feeling it was, "a straight pirate movie."[3] Stuart Beattie was brought in to rewrite the script in March 2002, because of his knowledge of piracy,[4] and later that month Elliott and Rossio were brought in.[3] Elliott and Rossio were inspired by the opening narration of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride, and decided to give the film a supernatural edge.[5] As the budget rose, Michael Eisner and Bob Iger threatened to cancel the film, though Bruckheimer changed their minds when he showed them concept art and animatics.[6] In May 2002 Gore Verbinski signed on to direct Pirates of the Caribbean.[4] He was attracted to the idea of using modern technology to resurrect a genre that had disappeared after the Golden Age of Hollywood, and recalled his childhood memories of the ride, feeling the film was an opportunity to pay tribute to the "scary and funny" tone of it.
Design
Verbinski did not want an entirely romanticized feel to the film: he wanted a sense of historical fantasy. Most of the actors wore prosthetics and contact lenses. Depp had contacts that acted as sunglasses, while Rush and Lee Arenberg wore dulled contacts that gave a sinister feel to the characters. Mackenzie Crook wore two contacts to represent his character's wooden eye: a soft version, and a harder version for when it protrudes. In addition, their rotten teeth and scurvy skin were dyed on,[8] although Depp did have gold teeth added, which he forgot to remove after filming.[9] Depp also used a genuine pistol which was made in 1760 in London, which the crew bought from a dealer in Connecticut.[8] The crew spent five months creating the cavern in which Barbossa and the Black Pearl crew attempt to reverse their curse,[1] filling it with five feet of water, eight hundred and eighty-two Aztec coins and some gold paint on the styrofoam rocks for more impressions of treasure. The crew also built the fortress at Port Royal in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and Governor Swann's palace was built at Manhattan Beach.[8] A fire broke in September 2002, causing $525,000 worth of damage, though no one was injured.
The barge used for the DauntlessThe filmmakers chose St. Vincent as their primary shooting location, as it was the most quiet beach they could find, and built three piers and a backlot for Port Royal and Tortuga.[8] Of most importance to the film were the three ships: the Black Pearl, the Dauntless and the Interceptor. For budget reasons, the ships were built on docks, with only six days spent in the open sea for the battle between the Black Pearl and the Interceptor.[11] The Dauntless and the Black Pearl were built on barges, with computer-generated imagery finishing the structures. The Black Pearl was also built on the Spruce Goose stage, in order to control fog and lighting.[8] The Interceptor was a re-dressed Lady Washington, a functional sailing ship from Seattle, fully repainted before going on a 40-day voyage beginning December 2, 2002, arriving on location on January 12, 2003.[12] A miniature was also built for the storm sequence.[8]
Production
Shooting began on October 9, 2002 and wrapped by March 2003.[4] The quick shoot was only marred by two accidents: as Jack Sparrow steals the Interceptor, three of the ropes attaching it to the Dauntless did not break at first, and when they did snap debris hit Depp's knee, though he was not injured, and the way the incident played out on film made it look like Sparrow merely ducks. A more humorous accident was when the boat Sparrow was supposed to arrive in at Port Royal sank.[7] In October the crew was shooting scenes at Rancho Palos Verdes, by December they were shooting at St. Vincent and in January they were at the cavern set at Los Angeles.[13] The script often changed with Elliott and Rossio on set, with additions such as Gibbs (Kevin McNally) telling Will how Sparrow escaped from an island, strapping two turtles together with rope made of his back hair, and Pryce was written into the climactic battle to keep some empathy for the audience.[7]
Because of the quick schedule of the shoot, Industrial Light & Magic immediately began visual effects work. While the skeletal forms of the pirates revealed by moonlight take up relatively little screentime, the crew knew their computer-generated forms had to convince in terms of replicating performances and characteristics of the actors, or else the transition would not work. Each scene featuring them was shot twice: a reference plate with the actors, and then without them to add in the skeletons,[1] an aesthetic complicated by Verbinski's decision to shoot the battles with handheld cameras.[7] The actors also had to perform their scenes again on the motion capture stage.[8] With the shoot only wrapping up four months before release, Verbinski spent eighteen-hour days on the edit,[7] while at the same time spending time on six hundred effects shots, two hundred and fifty of which were merely removing modern sailboats from shots.[14] He also had to quickly manage the score with Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer, who headed 15 composers to finish the score quickly.[7]
Reception
Before its release, many had expected Pirates of the Caribbean to be a flop. The pirate genre had not been successful for years, with Cutthroat Island (1995) a notable flop. The film was also based on a theme park ride, and Johnny Depp rarely made a big film.[15] Walt Disney Pictures also took a big risk in allowing it to be the first PG-13 rated film by the studio, with one executive noting that she found the film too intense for her five-year old child.[3] Nonetheless, the studio was confident enough to add The Curse of the Black Pearl subtitle to the film in case sequels were made.[4] Their confidence paid off: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl grossed approximately $47 million in its U.S. opening weekend, before grossing $305 million domestically in a worldwide total of approximately $654 million, becoming the fourth highest grossing film of 2003.[16]
Critics favourably received the film, as indicated by a 79% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 153 positive reviews out of 193 listed.[17] Alan Morrison of Empire felt it was "the best blockbuster of the summer", acclaiming all the comic performances despite his disappointment with the swashbuckling sequences.[18] Roger Ebert acclaimed Depp and Rush's performances, with "It can be said that [Depp's] performance is original in its every atom. There has never been a pirate, or for that matter a human being, like this in any other movie... his behavior shows a lifetime of rehearsal." However, he felt the film went for too long,[19] a criticism shared by Kenneth Turan's highly negative review, feeling it "spends far too much time on its huge supporting cast of pirates (nowhere near as entertaining as everyone assumes) and on bloated adventure set pieces that redound to no one's credit", despite having also enjoyed Depp's performance.For his performance as Captain Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp won Best Actor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the MTV Movie Awards and the Empire Awards, and was also nominated but didn't win at the Golden Globes, the BAFTA Awards and the 76th Academy Awards, in which The Curse of the Black Pearl was also nominated for Makeup, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects. Awards won by Curse of the Black Pearl include Best Make-Up/Hair at the BAFTA Awards, a Saturn Award for Best Costumes, a Golden Reel Award for Sound Editing, two VES Awards for visual effects, and the People's Choice Awards for Favorite Motion Picture.
Home release
The DVD and VHS editions of the film were released five months after the theatrical release, December 2, 2003,[22] with 11 million copies were sold in the first week, a record for live action video.[23] The DVD featured two discs, featuring three commentary tracks — Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski; Jerry Bruckheimer, Keira Knightley and Jack Davenport; and the screenwriter team —, various deleted scenes and documentaries, and a 1968 Disneyland episode about the theme park ride.[22] A special three-disc edition was released in November 2004.
A UMD release of the film followed on April 19, 2005.[25] The high-definition Blu-ray Disc version of the film was released on May 22, 2007.[26] This movie was also among the first to be sold at the iTunes music store.[27]
The film was directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and became the first Walt Disney Pictures release to earn a PG-13 rating by the MPAA (all previous WDP releases were rated G or PG). The world premiere was held at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, on June 28, 2003. The Curse of the Black Pearl was an unexpected success, with mostly positive reviews and grossing over $654 million worldwide. The film became the first in a series, with two back-to-back sequels, Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, released. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Depp.
Plot
As Governor Weatherby Swann and his twelve-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, sail to Port Royal, Jamaica, their vessel, HMS Dauntless encounters a shipwreck with a sole survivor, the young Will Turner, floating among the wreckage. Elizabeth finds and hides a gold medallion she found around the unconscious Will's neck, fearing he would be accused of piracy. She then glimpses a ghostly pirate ship, (the Black Pearl), disappearing into the mist. Eight years later, Captain James Norrington of the British Royal Navy is promoted to Commodore. At his ceremony, he proposes to Elizabeth. Before answering, she faints and falls off the rampart, tumbling into the bay. The medallion she is wearing emits a mysterious pulse through the water. Meanwhile, pirate Captain Jack Sparrow has arrived in Port Royal to commandeer a ship. Seeing Elizabeth fall, he rescues her, but is promptly arrested for piracy. He escapes and ducks into a blacksmith shop where he encounters Will Turner, now a blacksmith's apprentice and self-taught expert swordsman. Following a swordfight with Turner, Sparrow is knocked unconscious and jailed, set to be hanged the next day. That night, Port Royal is besieged by the Black Pearl, answering the medallion's mysterious call. Elizabeth is captured and invokes parley— an agreement ensuring one's safety until meeting and negotiating with the opposing side. To protect her identity, Elizabeth tells Captain Barbossa her surname is "Turner". She negotiates for the pirates to cease the attack on Port Royal in exchange for the medallion. Barbossa agrees but, employing a loophole in their agreement, keeps Elizabeth prisoner, believing she is the key to breaking an ancient curse they are under.
When Commodore Norrington refuses to take immediate action, Will, who loves Elizabeth, persuades Jack Sparrow to help him rescue her in exchange for freeing him from jail. Jack agrees only after learning Will's last name is Turner. After commandeering HMS Interceptor Jack and Will recruit a crew in Tortuga with help from Jack's old friend, Gibbs, a former boatswain in the Royal Navy. They set sail for Isla de Muerta, a mysterious island Jack knows the pirates will go to in order to break the curse. While en route, Will learns that the Black Pearl was formerly commanded by Sparrow. When Jack shared the bearings to a hidden chest of Aztec gold coins, First Mate Barbossa instigated a mutiny and marooned Jack on an island. Jack escaped three days later. The pirates found and spent the treasure but soon learned it was cursed—rendering them into immortal skeletal beings whose true forms are only revealed in moonlight. The curse can only be lifted when every coin and each pirate's blood is returned to the chest. William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner, Jack's only supporter, sent a coin to his son, Will, believing the crew should remain cursed for what they did to Jack. Barbossa had Bootstrap tied to a cannon and thrown overboard, only to realize later that his blood is also needed to break the curse; a Turner kin must now take his place. Believing Elizabeth is Bootstrap's child, Barbossa poises her over the Aztec chest, anoints the last coin with her blood and drops it into the chest—unsurprisingly, the curse remains unbroken.
Reaching the island, Will suspects Sparrow may betray him and knocks him out. He rescues Elizabeth, and they escape to the Interceptor. Jack barters with Barbossa—he will reveal Bootstrap's real child in exchange for the Black Pearl. Jack's negotiations come to naught, however, when the Pearl pursues the Interceptor, sinking her and taking the crew captive. Will reveals that he is Bootstrap Bill's true offspring and demands that Elizabeth and the crew be freed. Otherwise, he threatens to shoot himself and fall overboard, lost forever. Barbossa agrees but craftily applies another loophole and maroons Elizabeth and Jack on a deserted island (the same island Jack was on ten years before) and throws Jack's crew into the brig. Will is taken to Isla de Muerta for the ritual.
Elizabeth burns an abandoned cache of rum to create a signal fire that is spotted by Norrington. She convinces Norrington to rescue Will by accepting his earlier marriage proposal. Arriving at the island, Norrington sets an ambush outside the cave while Jack goes inside and persuades Barbossa to form an alliance. He tells him to delay breaking the curse until after they have taken the Dauntless and killed the crew. Jack then sneaks a coin from the chest, rendering himself immortal. But whatever Jack's actual intent is, his plan goes awry when Barbossa orders his crew to infiltrate the Dauntless from underwater. Jack's true allegiance is revealed when he attacks and then shoots Barbossa. Jack tosses his bloodied coin to Will, who returns the last two medallions to the chest, breaking the curse. No longer immortal, the fatally wounded Barbossa falls dead. Realizing they are no longer cursed, the now-mortal pirates surrender to the navy. Back in Port Royal, Jack is about to be executed. Believing Jack deserves to live, Will rescues him. Both are quickly captured, but Elizabeth lends her support and declares her love for Will. Norrington releases her from their engagement, and Will is pardoned. Meanwhile, Jack escapes by falling into the bay. His crew, who escaped with the Black Pearl, rescues him. Norrington is impressed enough to allow him one day's head start before giving pursuit.
Development
During the early 1990s,[1] screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio conceived of writing a film based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. In their original pitch, Will Turner was the lead role, and the villainous pirates were searching for treasure. Steven Spielberg expressed interest, and wanted to cast Bill Murray, Robin Williams or Steve Martin as Jack Sparrow. Disney was already making Muppet Treasure Island at the time and did not give permission for the film to be made because the two had similar storylines.[2]
Disney had Jay Wolpert write a script based on the ride, which producer Jerry Bruckheimer rejected, feeling it was, "a straight pirate movie."[3] Stuart Beattie was brought in to rewrite the script in March 2002, because of his knowledge of piracy,[4] and later that month Elliott and Rossio were brought in.[3] Elliott and Rossio were inspired by the opening narration of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride, and decided to give the film a supernatural edge.[5] As the budget rose, Michael Eisner and Bob Iger threatened to cancel the film, though Bruckheimer changed their minds when he showed them concept art and animatics.[6] In May 2002 Gore Verbinski signed on to direct Pirates of the Caribbean.[4] He was attracted to the idea of using modern technology to resurrect a genre that had disappeared after the Golden Age of Hollywood, and recalled his childhood memories of the ride, feeling the film was an opportunity to pay tribute to the "scary and funny" tone of it.
Design
Verbinski did not want an entirely romanticized feel to the film: he wanted a sense of historical fantasy. Most of the actors wore prosthetics and contact lenses. Depp had contacts that acted as sunglasses, while Rush and Lee Arenberg wore dulled contacts that gave a sinister feel to the characters. Mackenzie Crook wore two contacts to represent his character's wooden eye: a soft version, and a harder version for when it protrudes. In addition, their rotten teeth and scurvy skin were dyed on,[8] although Depp did have gold teeth added, which he forgot to remove after filming.[9] Depp also used a genuine pistol which was made in 1760 in London, which the crew bought from a dealer in Connecticut.[8] The crew spent five months creating the cavern in which Barbossa and the Black Pearl crew attempt to reverse their curse,[1] filling it with five feet of water, eight hundred and eighty-two Aztec coins and some gold paint on the styrofoam rocks for more impressions of treasure. The crew also built the fortress at Port Royal in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and Governor Swann's palace was built at Manhattan Beach.[8] A fire broke in September 2002, causing $525,000 worth of damage, though no one was injured.
The barge used for the DauntlessThe filmmakers chose St. Vincent as their primary shooting location, as it was the most quiet beach they could find, and built three piers and a backlot for Port Royal and Tortuga.[8] Of most importance to the film were the three ships: the Black Pearl, the Dauntless and the Interceptor. For budget reasons, the ships were built on docks, with only six days spent in the open sea for the battle between the Black Pearl and the Interceptor.[11] The Dauntless and the Black Pearl were built on barges, with computer-generated imagery finishing the structures. The Black Pearl was also built on the Spruce Goose stage, in order to control fog and lighting.[8] The Interceptor was a re-dressed Lady Washington, a functional sailing ship from Seattle, fully repainted before going on a 40-day voyage beginning December 2, 2002, arriving on location on January 12, 2003.[12] A miniature was also built for the storm sequence.[8]
Production
Shooting began on October 9, 2002 and wrapped by March 2003.[4] The quick shoot was only marred by two accidents: as Jack Sparrow steals the Interceptor, three of the ropes attaching it to the Dauntless did not break at first, and when they did snap debris hit Depp's knee, though he was not injured, and the way the incident played out on film made it look like Sparrow merely ducks. A more humorous accident was when the boat Sparrow was supposed to arrive in at Port Royal sank.[7] In October the crew was shooting scenes at Rancho Palos Verdes, by December they were shooting at St. Vincent and in January they were at the cavern set at Los Angeles.[13] The script often changed with Elliott and Rossio on set, with additions such as Gibbs (Kevin McNally) telling Will how Sparrow escaped from an island, strapping two turtles together with rope made of his back hair, and Pryce was written into the climactic battle to keep some empathy for the audience.[7]
Because of the quick schedule of the shoot, Industrial Light & Magic immediately began visual effects work. While the skeletal forms of the pirates revealed by moonlight take up relatively little screentime, the crew knew their computer-generated forms had to convince in terms of replicating performances and characteristics of the actors, or else the transition would not work. Each scene featuring them was shot twice: a reference plate with the actors, and then without them to add in the skeletons,[1] an aesthetic complicated by Verbinski's decision to shoot the battles with handheld cameras.[7] The actors also had to perform their scenes again on the motion capture stage.[8] With the shoot only wrapping up four months before release, Verbinski spent eighteen-hour days on the edit,[7] while at the same time spending time on six hundred effects shots, two hundred and fifty of which were merely removing modern sailboats from shots.[14] He also had to quickly manage the score with Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer, who headed 15 composers to finish the score quickly.[7]
Reception
Before its release, many had expected Pirates of the Caribbean to be a flop. The pirate genre had not been successful for years, with Cutthroat Island (1995) a notable flop. The film was also based on a theme park ride, and Johnny Depp rarely made a big film.[15] Walt Disney Pictures also took a big risk in allowing it to be the first PG-13 rated film by the studio, with one executive noting that she found the film too intense for her five-year old child.[3] Nonetheless, the studio was confident enough to add The Curse of the Black Pearl subtitle to the film in case sequels were made.[4] Their confidence paid off: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl grossed approximately $47 million in its U.S. opening weekend, before grossing $305 million domestically in a worldwide total of approximately $654 million, becoming the fourth highest grossing film of 2003.[16]
Critics favourably received the film, as indicated by a 79% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 153 positive reviews out of 193 listed.[17] Alan Morrison of Empire felt it was "the best blockbuster of the summer", acclaiming all the comic performances despite his disappointment with the swashbuckling sequences.[18] Roger Ebert acclaimed Depp and Rush's performances, with "It can be said that [Depp's] performance is original in its every atom. There has never been a pirate, or for that matter a human being, like this in any other movie... his behavior shows a lifetime of rehearsal." However, he felt the film went for too long,[19] a criticism shared by Kenneth Turan's highly negative review, feeling it "spends far too much time on its huge supporting cast of pirates (nowhere near as entertaining as everyone assumes) and on bloated adventure set pieces that redound to no one's credit", despite having also enjoyed Depp's performance.For his performance as Captain Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp won Best Actor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the MTV Movie Awards and the Empire Awards, and was also nominated but didn't win at the Golden Globes, the BAFTA Awards and the 76th Academy Awards, in which The Curse of the Black Pearl was also nominated for Makeup, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects. Awards won by Curse of the Black Pearl include Best Make-Up/Hair at the BAFTA Awards, a Saturn Award for Best Costumes, a Golden Reel Award for Sound Editing, two VES Awards for visual effects, and the People's Choice Awards for Favorite Motion Picture.
Home release
The DVD and VHS editions of the film were released five months after the theatrical release, December 2, 2003,[22] with 11 million copies were sold in the first week, a record for live action video.[23] The DVD featured two discs, featuring three commentary tracks — Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski; Jerry Bruckheimer, Keira Knightley and Jack Davenport; and the screenwriter team —, various deleted scenes and documentaries, and a 1968 Disneyland episode about the theme park ride.[22] A special three-disc edition was released in November 2004.
A UMD release of the film followed on April 19, 2005.[25] The high-definition Blu-ray Disc version of the film was released on May 22, 2007.[26] This movie was also among the first to be sold at the iTunes music store.[27]