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Last and First Men is a 2020 Icelandic science fiction film directed by Jóhann Jóhannsson in his posthumous feature film directorial debut.

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Last and First Men
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Jóhann Jóhannsson
Screenplay by	Jóhann Jóhannsson José Enrique Macián
Based on	Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon
Produced by	Þór Sigurjónsson
Narrated by	Tilda Swinton
Cinematography	Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Edited by	Mark Bukdahl
Music by	Jóhann Jóhannsson Yair Elazar Glotman
Production companies	Zik Zak Filmworks Icelandic Film Centre
Distributed by	Films Boutique (International)[1] BFI Distribution (United Kingdom)[2]
Release date	25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) (Berlin)[3]
Running time	70 minutes
Country	Iceland
Language	English

The film is based on the 1930 science fiction novel of the same name by the English writer Olaf Stapledon. The film had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on 25 February 2020, and was digitally released on 30 July, by BFI Distribution in the United Kingdom. Jóhann's only directorial work, Last and First Men premiered two years after his death and was met with widespread critical acclaim upon release.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Background

Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson directed and scored a multimedia Last and First Men, "combining a film narrated by actress Tilda Swinton and accompanying score played by the BBC Philharmonic" at the 2017 Manchester International Festival.[10] The 16mm black-and-white film is predominantly of memorial sculptures erected in the former Republic of Yugoslavia. Jóhann collaborated with José Enrique Macián on writing the narration adapted from Stapledon's novel. This was next performed at the Barbican Centre, London in December 2018, and later at Sydney Opera House as part of the Vivid Festival, on 2 June 2019. In 2020, a film of this work was released as Jóhann's debut and final directorial work, with sound artist Yair Elazar Glotman completing the work after Jóhann's death in February 2018. The film had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on 25 February 2020, and was later screened at other film festivals around the world and released on VOD.[4][11] It was first released on 30 July 2020 by BFI Distribution in the United Kingdom.[12]

Production

The film was shot at numerous Yugoslav World War II monuments and memorials in the following locations:[13]

• Podgarić, Croatia
• Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Ostra, Serbia
• Jasenovac, Croatia
• Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Niš, Serbia
• Popina, Serbia
• Mitrovica, Kosovo
• Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Petrova Gora, Croatia
• Kadinjača, Serbia
• Nikšić, Montenegro

Music

Last and First Men
Soundtrack album by Jóhann Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Glotman
Released	28 February 2020
Length	66:30
Label	Deutsche Grammophon

The film's soundtrack of the same name, co-composed by Jóhann and Yair Elazar Glotman, was released by Deutsche Grammophon on 28 February 2020.[3]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 27 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.4/10.[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 80 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[15]

References

External links

• Official website
• Last and First Men at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Last and First Men (film)

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[ru] Последние и первые люди (фильм)

«Последние и первые люди» — исландский научно-фантастический фильм 2020 года, посмертный режиссёрский дебют Йоханна Йоханссона.

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