Table of contents:
- "Collector", 2016, country: Russia, director Alexei Krasovsky
- Wild, 2014, country: USA, director Jean-Marc Vallee
- "127 hours", 2010, countries: USA, UK, France, director Danny Boyle
- "I Am Legend", 2007, country: USA, director Francis Lawrence
- Life of Pi, 2012, countries: USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada, director Ang Lee
- "The Man Who Sleeps", 1974, countries: France, Tunisia, director Bernard Keyzanne
- "The Martian", 2015, countries: UK, USA, Hungary, director Ridley Scott
- "Telephone Booth", 2002, country: USA, directed by Joel Schumacher
- "The Machinist", 2003, countries: Spain, France, Great Britain, USA, director Brad Anderson
- "Gravity", 2013, country: UK, USA, director Alfonso Cuaron
Video: Alone in the frame: 10 films in which only one actor starred, and the audience can not even for a moment look away from the screen
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Cinematography has long been an integral part of modern life. And what could be more pleasant than watching someone else's, most often fictional life, fantasizing about the future with the creators or trying to understand the secrets of the past. But the viewer is used to spectacular cinema with a lot of characters and special effects. And all the more surprising is the incredible popularity of films in which only one actor plays, and the viewer does not have the slightest desire to take his eyes off the screen even for a moment.
"Collector", 2016, country: Russia, director Alexei Krasovsky
Starring Konstantin Khabensky
Only seven night shifts were needed by the filmmakers to make a picture that tells about the attempts of the collector Arthur to save his life. The performance of Konstantin Khabensky in this film is amazing. The actor actually managed to convey the emotions and feelings of his hero, cornered by the force of circumstances and the specifics of his work.
Wild, 2014, country: USA, director Jean-Marc Vallee
Starring Reese Witherspoon
Is it possible to be saved from despair and depression after the loss of the closest person and the collapse of all hopes for a happy and long family life? The heroine Reese Witherspoon in such a situation decides to go on a very dangerous hiking trip. The dangers threatening her along the way will force a woman to rethink her whole life. Mental wounds will certainly heal, but for this a woman will have to go through many trials.
"127 hours", 2010, countries: USA, UK, France, director Danny Boyle
Starring James Franco
A young climber goes to the mountains to tickle his nerves and at the same time be alone with himself. He did this many times, but this time, instead of a pleasant weekend, he taught 127 hours without a single hope of salvation, without food or water. The film is based on the autobiographical book of rock climber Aaron Ralston.
"I Am Legend", 2007, country: USA, director Francis Lawrence
Starring Will Smith
The film was based on the novel of the same name by Richard Matheson, written back in 1954. Despite the fact that thousands of extras took part in the filming, in fact, he is only about one and only person who managed to survive during the epidemic, remaining himself. Will Smith, it seems, himself, during the filming, believed that he was entrusted with the honorable mission of saving the world, and therefore he played very authentically.
Life of Pi, 2012, countries: USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada, director Ang Lee
Starring Suraj Sharma
The stories of a boy left after a shipwreck in a boat with a Bengal tiger, hyena, zebra and orangutan cannot but shock the viewer. Numerous awards and prizes won by the film (including the Oscars) speak for themselves.
"The Man Who Sleeps", 1974, countries: France, Tunisia, director Bernard Keyzanne
Starring Jacques Spisser
The picture was based on the book of the same name by Georges Perek. It talks about how the main character goes through all the stages of rejection of external circumstances and immersion in complete and all-consuming indifference.
"The Martian", 2015, countries: UK, USA, Hungary, director Ridley Scott
Starring Matt Damon
The film is based on the work of the same name by Andy Weir, who initially just published his novel on a blog, with no intention of printing it. But the interest in the adventures of a man who was forced to remain alone on Mars was so great that he even received a film adaptation.
"Telephone Booth", 2002, country: USA, directed by Joel Schumacher
Starring Colin Farrell
The film about how the hero was captured by a telephone booth was filmed in just 12 days. But this did not diminish the psychological stress, which makes the viewer literally shrink in horror from time to time. However, in order to feel the whole drama of the situation, you just have to look at the "Telephone Booth".
"The Machinist", 2003, countries: Spain, France, Great Britain, USA, director Brad Anderson
Starring Christian Bale
It is difficult to imagine the state of a person who has been suffering from insomnia for a whole year. His life literally balances on the brink of reality, he himself has turned into a living corpse and has ceased to distinguish between visions and events. It seems that they really intertwined in the most unthinkable way.
"Gravity", 2013, country: UK, USA, director Alfonso Cuaron
Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney
In this film, there are two actors in the frame, however, the performance of each of them is truly amazing. There are two of them, they must be in a bundle all the time, because only they managed to escape after the shuttle crash, and there is complete silence around them and there is no hope that they will ever be able to survive and return home.
Films and series for women have long ceased to be associated only with melodramas and tearful romantic stories. Much more attention is attracted by the creations of filmmakers, in which we are talking about the fair sex with a strong character, capable of taking responsibility.
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