Sep 06, 2012 we sat down with ira sachs shortly after the world premiere of his latest film, keep the lights on, after its world premiere at the sundance film festival, 2012. In last address, filmmaker ira sachs the delta, married life, and the 2005 sundance grand jury prize winning forty shades of blue, who first moved to the city himself in 1984, uses images of the exteriors of the houses, apartment buildings, and lofts where these and others were living at the time of their deaths to mark the disappearance of a. And you got me down to the core, baby you got me reachin out for ya in the back yeah were in the back you are the liquor, the beat we keep the lights out aint nothing but you and me youre taking over my lead we keep the lights out we keep the lights out if were honest were trippin on love like its a drug, baby cant stop it so lets keep it close steady, you wander. Keep the lights on is not a portrait of loves object, but a study of loves zealous procedures. Presented by film independent, a nonprofit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers, winners are announced the night before the annual academy awards. As their relationship becomes one fueled by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself. After an exhaustive job search thanks to the over 200 of you who applied we hired vadim, who previously covered the truefalse film festival for us. Una pelicula dirigida por ira sachs con thure lindhardt, zachary booth, julianne nicholson, paprika steen. Strand releasing, the inventive, carefully curated independent distributor known for its release of both american and international arthouse auteurs, turns 30 this year, and to celebrate it has invited its filmmaker friends to create short iphone films that speak in.
With thure lindhardt, zachary booth, julianne nicholson, souleymane sy savane. A film about sex, friendship, intimacy and most of all, love, keep the lights on takes an honest look at the nature of relationships in our times. When the two characters at the center of ira sachss quiet, stirring new film, keep the lights on, first meet, their relationship isnt supposed to last beyond a few hours. Ktlo web editor adam baran interviews cowriterdirector ira sachs in a series of videos about how ktlo came to be, making art from the personal, and queer filmmaking. The film, based on part of the director ira sachss life, immerses viewers in. The russian trophygirlfriend of a playboy record producer upsets the delicate balance of a relationship already on edge when she becomes involved with his estranged son from a previous marriage. A gay film insofar as the two lead characters are young homosexuals i know nothing about sachss own sexual orientation, the delta is in fact a study of the impingement of raucously contemporary issues on. Ira sachs is raising funds for keep the lights on on kickstarter. Sep 17, 2012 although ira sachs didnt set out to make a film about the differences between white gay men and gay men of color in new yorkworlds that are less integrated than one imaginesits.
Keep the lights on, directed by ira sachs the new york. This should come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the delicate, understated dramas that have become sachs trademark ever since his first feature, a. Kill the lights set it off by david torres 140 soundcloud. A gay film insofar as the two lead characters are young homosexuals i know nothing about sachss own sexual orientation, the delta is in fact a study of the impingement of raucously contemporary issues on a traditional setting, here, memphis, tennesse, sachss hometown. Sex is for the girls that look like they just walked off the cover of a magazine. Here at best buy, theres no shame in being assigned to the wire department. Some of these films are not yet available on dvd bluray, or have been produced. I am ira sachs, cowriter and director of the new film, love. The second installment of poet william leo coakleys autobiographical essay about his life with actor and writer robin prising takes us from the couples move to west 4th street to jane street, then from new york to rome. Feb 23, 2007 the delta, a good first feature, was shot on a shoestring, in 16mm. The film stars thure lindhardt as erik, a danish filmmaker living in new york city to work on a documentary film about. Keep the lights on soundtrack details film music reporter. Over a decadelong relationship defined by highs and lows, erik struggles to negotiate his personal boundaries and dignity, while pauyl battles the demons of drug dependence. Premiering new iphone shorts by ira sachs, james schamus and elisabeth subrin.
Aug 17, 2016 ira sachs s lean but potent film is the kind of story that works wonderfully well on its own, but its actually the third in a trilogy about relationships and real estate involving new yorkers of. Dec 03, 2015 a film about sex, friendship, intimacy and most of all, love, keep the lights on takes an honest look at the nature of relationships in our times. Keep the lights on chronicles an emotional and sexually charged journey between two men in new york add to watchlist the action in this american drama centers on a danish artist named erik, living in new york city, who connects through a phone sex hotline with an attorney named paul who works in the publishing industry. Harrowing and romantic, visceral and profound, ira sachs fearlessly personal keep the lights on looks at love and all of its manifestations, from despair to grace. Watch forty shades of blue online 2004 movie yidio. Set in new york city, the film spans a decade in the relationship of erik, a. The couple at the centre of love is strange, the delicately observed new film from keep the lights on director ira sachs, lives in a divided new york city. He described keep the lights on as semiautobiographical film. Hd keep the lights on 2012 full movie online greek subs. Ira sachs directs keep the lights on the new york times.
In january 2012, sachs married artist boris torres. Nominated for four independent spirit awards, including best film, best director, and best actor thure lindhardt, keep the lights on chronicles an emotionally and sexually charged journey. The couple at the centre of love is strange, the delicately observed new film from keep the lights on director ira sachs, lives. Ira sachs on turning little men into a family film indiewire. Keep the lights on wikipedia keep the lights on is a 2012 american drama film written by ira sachs and mauricio zacharias and directed by sachs it premiered at the 2012 sundance film festival and was released on september 7 2012 by music box films. Keep the lights on making of ira sachs interview youtube. Ira sachs won the grand jury prize at sundance in 2005 for his forty shades of blue and keep the lights on can only strengthen his reputation further. Aug 26, 2012 the relationship depicted in keep the lights on isnt one that most people would want to revisit. Ira sachs reportedly semiautobiographical romantic drama, keep the lights on, follows the nineyear relationship between a filmmaker and a. Dec 30, 2011 the second installment of poet william leo coakleys autobiographical essay about his life with actor and writer robin prising takes us from the couples move to west 4th street to jane street, then from new york to rome. Gentrification is not easy in the terrific little men. With 2005s forty shades of blue and 2007s married life, ira sachs announced himself as a director of thoughtful, characterdriven moodpieces. The reason that lgbt movies dont make much money is because most people are not lgbt and dont want to see lgbt movies.
His films include the delta 1997, forty shades of blue 2005, married life 2007, keep the lights on 2012, and love is strange 2014. Why dont lgbt movies make money at the box office anymore. Keep the lights on is a major work of indiegay cinema. Sep 07, 2012 keep the lights on, ira sachss sensitive, knowing new film his fifth feature, follows erik and paul for more than a decade, during which their relationship blossoms, withers and renews. Aug 28, 2012 keep the lights on is directed by ira sachs married life and stars thure lindhardt and zachary booth as two men who struggle through love, addiction and friendship. See more awards photos 3 videos keep the lights on director. I have a girlfriend, so dont get your hopes up, the angelic paul zachary booth, a closeted lawyer, tells erik thure lindhart, the danish documentary filmmaker hes invited to his apartment for a. Director ira sachs s fearlessly personal screenplay is anchored by lindhardt, who embodies eriks isolation and vulnerability with a gentle presence. Forgotten what its like to be bricked up inside a vault. Id like to welcome to our filmmaker staff our new managing editor, vadim rizov. Narrow your results entertainment 7 corporate 34 all 45. Although ira sachs didnt set out to make a film about the differences between white.
Hay algo tremendamente sugerente y bello en keep the lights on. Set in new york city, the film spans a decade in the relationship of erik, a documentary filmmaker, and paul, a closeted lawyer. Keep the lights on is a 2012 american drama film written by ira sachs and mauricio zacharias and directed by sachs. Aug 14, 2012 a film about sex, friendship, intimacy, and most of all, love, keep the lights on is a film that looks honestly with the lights on at the nature of relationships in our times. Instead of that dusty old edgar allan poe anthology, reach for a. Unfolding over the course of a late summers day in the fabled resort town of sintra, portugal, frankie follows three generations who have gathered for a vacation organized by the family matriarch isabelle huppert. Aug 02, 2016 sachs sundancewinning forty shades of blue tracked the intimate familial complications of a music producer past his prime, while his last two features, keep the lights on and. We also help with veterans who are behind between 1 and 2 months with their mortgage payments in an effort to buy them time to get financially stable and avoid foreclosure. The russian trophygirlfriend of a playboy record producer upsets the delicate balance of a relationship already on edge when she becomes involved with his estranged son from a. With thure lindhardt, zachary booth, julianne nicholson. It premiered at the 2012 sundance film festival, and was released on september 7, 2012 by music box films.
Forty shades of blue begins with alan james and his stunning russian girlfriend named laura. The film premiered at this years sundance film festival and has been picked up by music box for domestic distribution. Keep the lights on is shot with a grainy beauty that resonates with the texture of new york city, accentuated by disco beats and a mournful cello, both from musician arthur russells eclectic catalog. His newest film, little men, premiered at sundance in 2016. Bringing ira sachs love is strange into focus bright. I am ira sachs, cowriter and director of the new film. Keep the lights on, ira sachss sensitive, knowing new film his fifth feature, follows erik and paul for more than a decade, during. Nov 01, 2012 with 2005s forty shades of blue and 2007s married life, ira sachs announced himself as a director of thoughtful, characterdriven moodpieces. Sachss 1996 debut filmand still his bestexpands on the neorealist technique of situating a drama in, and through, a real time flow of context and milieu. I immediately think that is an old problem but also very much a millennial problem. The relationship depicted in keep the lights on isnt one that most people would want to revisit. Aug, 2014 director ira sachs, who also cowrote his new film love is strange with mauricio zacharias, recalled in a recent dallas interview how the storyabout ben and george, a gay couple who have been together for decades but are forced to separate temporarily after they openly marry, moving in with friends and relatives when they lose the coop theyve long sharedoriginated. Keep the lights on, directed by ira sachs the new york times. Harrowing and romantic, visceral and layered, keep the lights on is a film that looks at love and all of its manifestations, taking it to dark depths and bringing it back to a place of grace.
In manhattan, filmmaker erik bonds with closeted lawyer paul after a fling. These are all the lies that are told to me by the media, by people in passing. Ira sachs was born in 1965 in memphis, tennessee, usa. Strand releasing, the inventive, carefully curated independent distributor known for its release of both american and international arthouse auteurs, turns 30 this year, and to celebrate it has invited its filmmaker friends to create short iphone films that speak in various. The delta, a good first feature, was shot on a shoestring, in 16mm. Jan 23, 20 ira sachs is raising funds for keep the lights on on kickstarter. They met while alan was away on business in russia. Keep the lights on is directed by ira sachs married life and stars thure lindhardt and zachary booth as two men who struggle through love, addiction and friendship. Ira sachs keep the lights on is a new film about gay life and love in new york city. The evening before i watched the film love is strange, a friend of mine used the phrase he cant focus on anything, referring to someone i did not know. Im a filmmaker based in new york city, and ive been making independent films since 1989, including the delta, sundance grand juryprize winning forty shades of blue, and the highly autobiographical keep the lights on. We recommend downloading and installing the latest version of one of the following browsers.
I have a girlfriend, so dont get your hopes up, the angelic paul zachary booth, a closeted lawyer, tells erik thure lindhart, the danish documentary filmmaker hes invited to his apartment for a quick, anonymous. Keep the lights on chronicles an emotional and sexually chared journey of love, friendship, and addiction. Best gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, queer movies gay. Ira sachss lean but potent film is the kind of story that works wonderfully well on its own, but its actually the third in a trilogy about relationships and. To help those veterans who have utility disconnect notices to be able to keep their utilities on.
Ira sachs on turning little men into a family film. The independent spirit awards are dedicated to independent filmmakers. Jan 08, 2017 dont miss out on movie gems, whether an epic blockbuster, an indie comedy, or a mindmelting foreign drama. Sep 07, 2012 when the two characters at the center of ira sachs s quiet, stirring new film, keep the lights on, first meet, their relationship isnt supposed to last beyond a few hours. What begins as a highly charged first encounter soon becomes something much more, and a relationship quickly develops. Ira sachs celebrity profile check out the latest ira sachs photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
They built a family together and also had a son who is three years old. The film, based on part of the director ira sachss life, immerses viewers in the love. With the movie machine, well be charting the years best films every single week. The film stars thure lindhardt as erik, a danish filmmaker living in new york city to work on a documentary film about artist avery willard. In new york city in 1997, documentary filmmaker erik thure lindhardt and closeted lawyer paul zachary booth meet through a casual encounter and soon find themselves embroiled in a deeper connection. Apr 19, 2020 keep the lights on wikipedia keep the lights on is a 2012 american drama film written by ira sachs and mauricio zacharias and directed by sachs it premiered at the 2012 sundance film festival and was released on september 7 2012 by music box films. Keep the lights on ist ein usamerikanisches filmdrama aus dem jahr 2012. Nominated for four independent spirit awards, including best film, best director, and best actor thure lindhardt, keep the lights on chronicles an emotionally and sexually charged journey of two men in new york city through love. Director ira sachs, who also cowrote his new film love is strange with mauricio zacharias, recalled in a recent dallas interview how the storyabout ben and george, a gay couple who have been together for decades but are forced to separate temporarily after they openly marry, moving in with friends and relatives when they lose the coop theyve long. Many of you know vadims bylines from sight and sound, little white lies and indiewire, not to mention his posts last year at the.