I Want You (1998 film)
Encyclopedia
I Want You is an 1998 English
crime film
directed by Michael Winterbottom
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Valladolid International Film Festival
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom is a prolific English filmmaker who has directed seventeen feature films in the past fifteen years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features...
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Plot
Martin (Nivola) is an ex-convict who returns home and finds that Helen (Weisz), his former girlfriend is involved with someone else. Despite this, he pursues her.Cast
- Rachel Weisz.....Helen
- Alessandro Nivola.....Martin
- Luke Petrusic.....Honda
- ILabina Mitevska.....Smokey
- Ben Daniels.....Bob
- Carmen Ejogo.....Amber
Awards and nominations
Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
- 1998: Won, "Special Mention" - Slawomir Idziak
- 1998: Nominated, "Golden Berlin Bear Award" - Michael Winterbottom
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Camerimage
The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE is a festival dedicated to cinematography and its creators cinematographers.The first seven events were held in Toruń, Poland. The next ten events were held in Łódź...
- 1998: Nominated, "Golden Frog Award" - Slawomir Idziak
Valladolid International Film Festival
Seminci
Valladolid International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Valladolid, Spain since 1956....
- 1998: Won, "Youth Jury Award" - Michael Winterbottom