Michael Radford's film adaptation of classic dystopian novel. George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to life . Exciting rendition that picks up every mote of bleak despair George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love . The film's opening prologue states: "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past" . In a futuristic, state-run society controlled by "Big Brother" in which love is outlawed, employee of the state Winston Smith (John Hurt) falls for Julia (Suzanne Hamilton) , and is tortured and brainwashed for his crime . As a man who works for 'The Party' , an all powerful empire led by a man known only as 'Big Brother', begins to have thoughts of rebellion and love for a fellow member . Together they look to help bring down the party .
Dystopian polemic story which contain a polemic denounce to totalitarianism. "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is a workmanlike rendition of notorious novel that captures the desolation and misery found within those pages , though some liberties have been taken with the script . The film was made and released about thirty-five years after its source novel of the same name by George Orwell had been first published in 1948. Orwell chose the title of his magnum opus "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by inverting the last two digits of the year he completed the manuscript (1948). George also wrote ¨Animal Farm¨ , a barely-disguised metaphor for Stalin's propaganda-laced Soviet Russia, as well as his later novel 1984. This is one of a number of dystopian, Orwellian and Kafaesque films made during the early to mid 1980s , the pictures include 1984, Terry Gilliam's Brazil, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner , Pink Floyd The Wall , Season of the Witch and Giorgio Moroder version of Fritz Lang's Metrópolis .
Very acting by John Hurt as the tragic figure who dares to fall in love within a totalitarian society where emotions are outlawed and Suzanne Hamilton ,she was perfectly cast as Julia , her uncommonly bold, affecting performance, earned her some notoriety and a bit of a minor cult and she is frequently seen in full-frontal nudity . And , of course , Richard Burton , in his last film role makes a grand torturer : cold , shrewd and stiff , in fact the picture is dedicated to actor Richard Burton ; the dedication during the closing credits states: "With love and admiration, Richard Burton 1925-1984" . Director Michael Radford and cinematographer Roger Deakins originally wanted to shoot the film in black and white, but the financial backers of the production, Virgin Films, opposed this idea. Instead Deakins used a film processing technique called bleach bypass to create the distinctive washed-out look of the film's color visuals . Impressive as well as evocative production design has been rendered with meticulous attention to period detail . The picture won the "Best British Film of the Year" award at the Evening Standard British Film Awards in 1984. However , the movie achieved mediocre box office , but following over the years as the film's reputation has steadily grown.
Other adaptations about this classic novel are the followings : ¨1984¨ (1956) by Michael Anderson with Edmond O'Brien as Winston Smith , Michael Redgrave as O'Connor of the Inner Party , Jan Sterling as Julia of the Inner Party , Mervyn Johns as Jones and Donald Pleasence as R. Parsons . And for TV ¨1984¨(1954) by by Rudolph Cartier with Peter Cushing as Winston Smith , André Morell as O'Brien as Yvonne Mitchell as Julia and again Donald Pleasence as Syme . Furthermore, an American version , Studio one . ¨1984¨ , (1953) with Eddie Albert as Winston Smith , Lorne Greene as O'Brien and Norma Crane as Julia .
Dystopian polemic story which contain a polemic denounce to totalitarianism. "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is a workmanlike rendition of notorious novel that captures the desolation and misery found within those pages , though some liberties have been taken with the script . The film was made and released about thirty-five years after its source novel of the same name by George Orwell had been first published in 1948. Orwell chose the title of his magnum opus "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by inverting the last two digits of the year he completed the manuscript (1948). George also wrote ¨Animal Farm¨ , a barely-disguised metaphor for Stalin's propaganda-laced Soviet Russia, as well as his later novel 1984. This is one of a number of dystopian, Orwellian and Kafaesque films made during the early to mid 1980s , the pictures include 1984, Terry Gilliam's Brazil, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner , Pink Floyd The Wall , Season of the Witch and Giorgio Moroder version of Fritz Lang's Metrópolis .
Very acting by John Hurt as the tragic figure who dares to fall in love within a totalitarian society where emotions are outlawed and Suzanne Hamilton ,she was perfectly cast as Julia , her uncommonly bold, affecting performance, earned her some notoriety and a bit of a minor cult and she is frequently seen in full-frontal nudity . And , of course , Richard Burton , in his last film role makes a grand torturer : cold , shrewd and stiff , in fact the picture is dedicated to actor Richard Burton ; the dedication during the closing credits states: "With love and admiration, Richard Burton 1925-1984" . Director Michael Radford and cinematographer Roger Deakins originally wanted to shoot the film in black and white, but the financial backers of the production, Virgin Films, opposed this idea. Instead Deakins used a film processing technique called bleach bypass to create the distinctive washed-out look of the film's color visuals . Impressive as well as evocative production design has been rendered with meticulous attention to period detail . The picture won the "Best British Film of the Year" award at the Evening Standard British Film Awards in 1984. However , the movie achieved mediocre box office , but following over the years as the film's reputation has steadily grown.
Other adaptations about this classic novel are the followings : ¨1984¨ (1956) by Michael Anderson with Edmond O'Brien as Winston Smith , Michael Redgrave as O'Connor of the Inner Party , Jan Sterling as Julia of the Inner Party , Mervyn Johns as Jones and Donald Pleasence as R. Parsons . And for TV ¨1984¨(1954) by by Rudolph Cartier with Peter Cushing as Winston Smith , André Morell as O'Brien as Yvonne Mitchell as Julia and again Donald Pleasence as Syme . Furthermore, an American version , Studio one . ¨1984¨ , (1953) with Eddie Albert as Winston Smith , Lorne Greene as O'Brien and Norma Crane as Julia .