Boyhood
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"Boyhood" is a 2014 film directed by Richard Linklater that follows a boy's life from childhood through early adulthood. The film is notable for being shot over twelve years with the same actors, creating an unusually authentic portrayal of growing up.
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7.5The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
Released: 2014-06-05165 minDir: Richard LinklaterDrama
Cast
- Ellar Coltrane as Mason
- Patricia Arquette as Mom
- Ethan Hawke as Dad
- Lorelei Linklater as Samantha
- Libby Villari as Grandma
- Marco Perella as Professor Bill Welbrock
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Boyhood is a 2014 American epic coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Richard Linklater, and starring Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, and Ethan Hawke. Filmed from 2002 to 2014, Boyhood depicts the childhood and adolescence of Mason Evans Jr. (Coltrane) from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in Texas with divorced parents (Arquette and Hawke). Richard Linklater's daughter Lorelei plays Mason's sister, Samantha.
Production began in 2002 and finished in 2013, with Linklater's goal to make a film about growing up. The project began without a completed script, with only basic plot points and the ending written initially. Linklater developed the script throughout production, writing the next year's portion of the film after rewatching the previous year's footage. He incorporated changes he saw in each actor into the script, allowing all major actors to participate in the writing process by incorporating their life experiences into their characters' stories.