Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Anno di uscita: 1984
Nazione: Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Alternative Title: 1984, Premonición 1984, Orwell 1984, Rok 1984, Hiljadu devetsto osamdeset četvrta
Regista: Michael Radford
Writer: George Orwell, Michael Radford
Produzione & Genere
Produttore: Producer: Al Clark, Robert Devereux, Simon Perry
Executive Producer: Gina Rosenblum, Marvin J. Rosenblum
Società: 20th Century Fox, Atlantic Releasing Corporation, Umbrella-Rosenblum Film Production, Virgin Benelux, Virgin Films, Virgin Schallplatten
Genere: Drama, Dystopian Film, Film Based On A Novel, Political Drama, Political Thriller Film, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Film
Budget: 7.430.072
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Parole chiave
Parole chiave: anarchist, authoritarian, based on novel or book, brainwashing, dystopia, fascism, future noir, future vision, george orwell, orwellian, totalitarian regime, totalitarianism
Storia
In Michael Radford's 1984 adaptation of George Orwell's novel, Winston Smith, a lowly bureaucrat at the Ministry of Truth in the totalitarian state of Oceania, begins to secretly rebel against Big Brother's regime by writing down his thoughts and desires in a diary. He starts an affair with Julia, another party member who shares his seditious views. Their relationship deepens amidst the suffocating surveillance of the Party, leading them to join the underground resistance group 'The Brotherhood'. However, their clandestine life doesn't go unnoticed by O'Brien, a high-ranking Party official and Winston's supposed friend. Betrayed and tortured for his rebellion, Winston is ultimately broken and publicly recants his love for Julia. The film ends with Winston accepting his fate as Big Brother watches over him.
Riassunto
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) is a British dystopian film directed by Michael Radford, based on George Orwell's seminal novel of the same name. Set in the future totalitarian state of Oceania, the film explores themes of power, surveillance, and rebellion through the eyes of Winston Smith. The story is a grim vision of life under a hyper-state, where individuality is crushed, history is rewritten daily, and Big Brother's omnipresent gaze ensures compliance. Radford's adaptation captures the essence of Orwell's chilling dystopia, offering a stark critique of authoritarianism.
