Foster (film)
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| Directed by | Jonathan Newman |
| Produced by | Deepak Nayar Alice Dawson David Mutch |
| Written by | Jonathan Newman |
| Starring | Toni Collette Ioan Gruffudd Maurice Cole Hayley Mills Richard E. Grant Anne Reid Daisy Beaumont |
| Music by | Mark Thomas |
| Cinematography | Dirk Nel |
| Edited by | Eddie Hamilton |
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Reliance Big Pictures
Kintop Pictures Starlight Films Bent Nail Productions Serendipity Films |
| Distributed by | SC Films |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Foster (a.k.a. Angel in the House[1]) is a 2011 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Newman, based on his 2005 short film.[2] Part of it was shot at Legoland Windsor in April 2010. The film stars Golden Globe winner Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd, Richard E. Grant, BAFTA Awardwinner Hayley Mills and Maurice Cole.[3]
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Plot[edit]
Some years after their son is killed, a married couple (Collette and Gruffudd) decide to adopt a child. One day a 7-year-old boy, Eli (Cole), unexpectedly arrives on their doorstep claiming to be from the adoption agency. Eli wears a suit everyday and is very well spoken for a child.
Cast[edit]
- Toni Collette as Zooey
- Ioan Gruffudd as Alec
- Maurice Cole as Eli
- Hayley Mills as Mrs. Lange
- Richard E. Grant as Mr. Potts
- Anne Reid as Diane
- Daisy Beaumont as Sarah
- Bobby Smalldridge as Samuel
- Tim Beckman as Jim
- Haruka Kuroda as Translator
Production[edit]
Foster, the short film, premiered on HBO and BBC in 2007. It won Best Film, Best Actor (for Preston Nyman), Special Jury Prize and Best Screenplay at the Braga International Film Festival in Portugal.[4] The film garnered Newman a nomination for BBC Three‘s New Filmmaker Award.[5] It was also nominated for Best Film at the Rhode Island Film Festival in 2006.[6]
After the success of the short, Peter Farrelly of the Farrelly brothers became interested in the development of a feature length though the film was ultimately produced by Bend it Like Beckham producer Deepak Nayar. Shooting subsequently began in the spring of 2010 for six weeks on location inLondon.[7]
Release[edit]
The film premiered on 18 October 2011 at the Rome Film Festival[8] and was released in 2012.[9]
Critical reception[edit]
Rhode Island Film Festival, 2013[edit]
Foster won Best Feature Film (Youth Jury Awards) at the Rhode Island Film Festival, 2013 [10]
Rome film festival[edit]
The film was met with positive reviews, with Italian film review site Persinsala calling it a “sweet and very moving comedy with a happy ending” and praising Cole’s performance, “caught in the shoes of a child – incredibly mature for his age”.[11]
References[edit]
- Jump up^ “North American DVD release”. Imdb.
- Jump up^ “Toni Collette Heads from ‘Tara’ to ‘Foster'”. Moviefone. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- Jump up^ “Foster”. British Council Film. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- Jump up^ “RIIFF Community”. Film-festival.org. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- Jump up^ “Jonathan Newman – London Comedy Writers’ Festival 2011”. Londoncomedywritersfestival.com. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- Jump up^ “The Diary Agency – Film and Television Crewing”. Thediaryagency.com. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- Jump up^ “Toni Collette & Ioan Gruffudd Begin ‘Foster'”. Deadline.com. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- Jump up^ “Foster to Premiere at Rome Film Festival”. Serendipity Films. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- Jump up^ “Home”. Serendipity Films. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- Jump up^ “Rhode Island Film Festival Award Winners”. RIFF.
- Jump up^ “Rome International Film Festival (2 Day)”. Persinsala.it. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
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