Stupid was first conceived by director franny armstrong as a documentary integrating themes of excessive consumption, war and climate change. Armstrong began developing the idea in 2002 and began shooting in 2004. The late and much missed pete postlethwaite is an archivist who spends the entire film touching a computer screen showing us reasons why the planet ended up. You can find those classic cinemas of the golden age of hollywood which are not easy to find nowadays. In 2055, the only man still alive on earth looks at old footage dating back to the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change. The age of stupid starting with its inyourface title, is what might be called a hecture, a hectoring lecture on global warming, writes philip french published. In this film, the stupids attempt to discover what happens to the garbage that disappears. Every week journeyman offers a brand new documentary, fresh out of the. The age of stupid 2009 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
An excellent comingof age movie, until that clown gets in the way stephen kings most terrifying creation is all bark and no bite in this adaptation. The executive producer is john battsek the film is a dramadocumentaryanimation hybrid which stars pete postlethwaite as a man living alone in a devastated world of 2055, watching archival film and asking why didnt we stop climate change when we had the chance. Cause of the perfect length and simplicity, i highly recommend you use them with students as discussion. The question it poses to us is why we failed even though the disastrous results of our failure were clearly predictable. Ten years after climate movie the age of stupid had its greencarpet, solar powered premiere, we follow its director as she revisits people and. After a grueling twoyear shoot for the age of stupid in new orleans, jordan, india, nigeria, france and the u. This was the film s official website during its pre and post production. The age of stupid weaves several strands of documentary together in the hope that it will convince you that climate change is a current and pressing problem that needs immediate attention. Watch fulllength feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries, world war ii propaganda, movie trailers, and films created in just ten hours. Recognising the film s unique contribution to independent filmmaking, the huffington post said that it represents the future of film, film culture and film. Stream porn video, flash sex movies, free stream sex video. Fernand pareau, jeh wadia, franny armstrong, the age of stupid.
A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change. Amazon prime available worldwide, in english, german, spanish, italian. Franny armstrong, the director of the film, was at the hay festival last weekend, sharing the stage with climate change minister, ed miliband. Skinny nubile tootsies spread their legs demonstrating sissies that have to be drilled properly. The film follows the fictional family, the stupids, with a last name synonymous with their behavior. Sitting in a museum of salvaged art and knowledge a lone archivist pete postlethwaite provides narration and comment. Some of the classic movies include gregory pecks moby dick, the original lone ranger film, the 1952 mutiny and the 1932 secret of. Housing every art work from every museum, every book ever written, every study ever produced and two pickled.
The age of stupid is a film that has the power to snap people out of ignorance, denial or slumber and into action to address the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced. From the director of mclibel and starring pete postlethwaite, this provocative film warns of the dire consequences of our failure to stop climate change. The age of stupid 2009 the age of stupid 2009 user. It was a decision that makes perfect sense in the age of stupid.
The stupids is a 1996 britishcanadianamerican adventure comedy film directed by john landis. We see an indian, who should have a red dot on his forehead, starting an airline and abusing the darker. The age of stupid is a film about climate change, but its not an inconvenient truth. Many of these videos are available for free download. The age of stupid is a 2009 british documentary film directed by franny armstrong, with firsttime producer lizzie gillett. Whereas the purpose of al gores 2006 box office hit was to shake us from our slumber of selfcomforting denial, stupid is designed to take hold of our heads and smash our faces repeatedly into a table until we get up and do things differently. Franny armstrong born 3 february 1972 is a british documentary film director working for her own company, spanner films, and a former drummer with indie pop group the band of holy joy. The age of stupid does a great job of getting to the source of many of our problems. Teen couples film their own lovemaking deeds because want to boast about their talents. The event used just 1% of co2 emissions in comparison with a normal film premiere and was satellitelinked to 61. This enormously ambitious dramadocumentaryanimation hybrid stars oscarnominated pete postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching archive footage from. The film is set in 2055, where petes character does a retrospective looking back on our current period of time to investigate what went wrong to cause climate disruption, which has by then. The film states a problem, actually a set of problems. A flooded london in the year 2055 in the age of stupid.
The age of stupid theatrical trailer a future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to add. The film is based on the stupids, characters from a series of books written by harry allard and illustrated by james marshall the film follows the fictional family, the stupids, with a last name synonymous with their behavior. This section of bad futures features just 1 of the 31 languages that will feature on the retail dvd of the age of stupid due for release in autumn 2009. With pete postlethwaite, jehangir wadia, alvin duvernay, layefa malini. The story begins with patriarch stanley stupid believing sender from. From the director of mclibel and starring pete postlethwaite, this bold, provocative film warns of the dire consequences of our failure to stop. Content is from the sites 2008 archived pages, as well as from other outside sources. The age of stupid, a reflection from 2055 about climate change, mclibel, about the mcdonalds court case and drowned out, following the fight against the narmada dam project.
Why didnt we stop climate change when we had the chance. Over 900 free classic movies that you can watch online, forwards or backwards why backwards. One such case is the age of stupid a film that points its big pointy finger at the people of the world, and damns them for their stupidity. The age of stupid, like other activist documentaries, may face putdowns from those who find it insufficiently sophisticated or consensual. Oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of the father, brassed off stars as a. The age of stupid is an ambitious film that arrived with a splash on 15th march 2009, with the guinness world recordwinning peoples premiere in londons leicester square. The story begins with patriarch stanley stupid believing sender from letters marked return to sender is a wicked man planning a conspiracy. Melissa hill gets fucked by her patient 20191210 15. The age of stupid is a 90minute film about climate change, set in the future. White its focus is on the effects of climate change, there are a few animated segments that highlight the concepts i mentioned earlier. German subtitles, greek subtitles, hebrew subtitles, italian subtitles. Watch the age of stupid online vimeo on demand on vimeo.
He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed down that hes easily the most intelligent person alive. The age of stupid centres on pete postlethwaite, the only actor in the film, who plays the keeper of the global archive, a huge storage facility built 800 km north of norway in what is now permanently icefree stormy northern seas. The age of stupid stars oscarnominated pete postlethwaite in the name of the. The age of stupid is a tragically uneven documentary about global warming that fails, but not for want of trying. The age of stupid theatrical trailer video movie insider. Wet, wet, wet, wet im shy wet, wet, wet, wet oh my god stupid boy think that i need him i go cold like changin seasons i go red hot like a demon i go ghost for no. The age of stupid is a 2009 british documentary film by franny armstrong, director of mclibel.