Gravity (2013)

A directorial and technical marvel, this film showcases writer-director Alfonso Cuarón's visual imagination, featuring long, involved, single-shot sequences. While the story is a bit thin, Sandra Bullock does a fine job capturing the despair of a woman who has lost a great deal in her life, and who must come to terms not only with her possibly impending death, but also with what it means to truly live. Recommended.

***¾ (out of *****)

©2023 David R. George III

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2013 • 1 HOUR, 31 MINUTES
WARNER BROS. • ESPERANTO FILMOJ • HEYDAY FILMS

STARRING
• SANDRA BULLOCK, GEORGE CLOONEY

ALSO STARRING
• ED HARRIS

WRITTEN BY
• ALFONSO CUARON & JONAS CUARON

DIRECTED BY
• ALFONSO CUARON

2013 ACADEMY AWARDS (7)
• BEST DIRECTOR: ALFONSO CUARON
• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
• BEST FILM EDITING
• BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
• BEST SOUND EDITING
• BEST SOUND MIXING
• BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

ADDITIONAL 2013 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (3)
• BEST PICTURE (LOST TO 12 YEARS A SLAVE)
• BEST ACTRESS: SANDRA BULLOCK (LOST TO CATE BLANCHETT FOR BLUE JASMINE)
• BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN (LOST TO THE GREAT GATSBY)