Winner of four Academy Awards, Ang Lee (who picked up a directing Oscar for his efforts) adapts Yann Martel's best-selling novel,...
Winner of four Academy Awards, Ang Lee (who picked up a directing Oscar for his efforts) adapts Yann Martel's best-selling novel, the fantastical journey of a young boy adrift in the Pacific Ocean after a shipwreck. On a lifeboat he is accompanied by a hyena, zebra, orangutan and 450-pound tiger.
Pi (newcomer Suraj Sharma) is the precocious, spiritually-inclined son of a zookeeper from Pondicherry, India. On route to a new life in Canada with his family and a selection of zoo animals, the freighter they hitch a ride on sinks. Pi finds himself fighting for survival on a 26-foot lifeboat along with his beastly companions.
High-profile filmmakers have been attached to the project since 2003 - M. Night Shyamalan, Alfonso Cuarón and Jean-Pierre Jeunet versions all fell through.
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"Radiates spirituality. But it's also a simple, thrilling and gently uplifting tale of a boy, a boat and a tiger."
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Total Film
Total Film"It may cause you to doubt what you see with your own eyes - or even to wonder if, in the end, you have seen anything at all."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Hollywood has been waiting for this movie."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Lee's most provocative work... it's as if the filmmaker has found the philosopher's stone."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"There's less than meets the eye."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"A gorgeous and accomplished rendering of the massive best-seller."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Beautiful, wise and, at times, miraculous."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"It's more compelling to focus on Lee's visceral cinematic experience than on the larger, fuzzier messages."
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A.V. Club
A.V. ClubLife of Pi | Details
Award winner- Best Director, Cinematography, Original Score and Visual Effects at the 2013 Academy Awards. Best Score, Golden Globes 2013. Best Cinematography, BAFTA Awards 2013.
- Rating
- PG, for emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action sequences and peril
- Runtime
- 127
- Genre
- Adventure, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
