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Rage
Rage
	Film poster
Directed by	Sally Potter
Written by	Sally Potter
Produced by	Robert Hiestand; Andrew Fierberg; Christopher Sheppard
Starring	Jude Law ; Judi Dench ; Dianne Wiest ; Steve Buscemi ; John Leguizamo ; Lily Cole
Cinematography	Steven Fierberg
Edited by	Daniel Goddard
Distributed by	Cinetic Media
Release date	February 8, 2009 (Berlinale);
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Rage is a 2009 satirical mystery art film written and directed by Sally Potter, starring Jude Law and Judi Dench. The filmmakers said that the film created a new genre in filmmaking, called "naked cinema".^[1]

Premise edit

A young blogger at a New York City fashion house shoots behind-the-scenes interviews on his cell phone.

Cast edit

Jude Law as Minx
Steve Buscemi as Frank
Judi Dench as Mona Carvell
John Leguizamo as Jed
Dianne Wiest as Miss Roth
Eddie Izzard as Tiny Diamonds
Riz Ahmed as Vijay
Bob Balaban as Mr. White
Lily Cole as Lettuce Leaf
Patrick J. Adams as Dwight Angel
David Oyelowo as Homer
Adriana Barraza as Anita de Los Angeles
Simon Abkarian as Merlin
Jakob Cedergren as Otto

Release edit

The film premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The DVD was released on September 22, 2009, in the US, and September 28, 2009, in the UK. A special edition version of the DVD was released through the official Rage website.

Babelgum premiered the film on mobile phones and internet at the same time as the cinema and DVD release. Babelgum released Rage in the UK, North America, Australia, Italy, France, Germany and Spain.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Rage is the world’s first feature film to debut on mobile phones. The movie was to be shown in seven episodes, beginning on September 21, 2009. The online screening began on September 28, 2009.^[8]

Rage had its New York screen premiere on September 21, 2009, at “The Box”.^[9]

Reception edit

The film was widely panned by critics, with criticism mostly focusing on its acting, direction, plot, script and length, as well as that it did not achieve its satirical intentions. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 29% based on reviews from 7 critics.^[10]

It has been described as 'lame' and an 'indignant annoyance' by Leslie Felperin of Variety^[11] and 'claustrophobic, repetitive and mostly ludicrous' by Richard Mowe of Boxoffice Magazine.^[12]

In a rare positive review, Caryn James of Newsweek said 'you see how pertinent Potter is to the topsy-turvy world of filmmaking today, how smoothly she blends the cutting edge and the mainstream, how underappreciated she has been.'^[13]

References edit

^ "Rage" strips down at Berlin, at Reuters, accessed May 7, 2009 Archived February 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Dave Itzkoff, Berlin Film Festival Announces Lineup, The New York Times, published December 12, 2008.
^ Berlin Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine at sallypotter.com, submitted on 11/12/2008, accessed January 4, 2009.
^ Competition: Rage Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Press Conference and Red Carpet, streaming video at berlinale.de, submitted on February 8, 2009, accessed February 20, 2009.
^ RAGE ON BABELGUM Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, at sallypotter.com, submitted on May 15, 2009, accessed October 8, 2009.
^ Peter Knegt, Potter’s “Rage” Finds Unique Home, indiewire.com, submitted May 11, 2009, accessed June 23, 2009
^ Jeremy Kay, Rage to receive multi-territory online and mobile release, screendaily.com, submitted May 12, 2009, accessed June 23, 2009
^ Coming to Babelgum on September 21st Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 21, 2009.
^ The Box Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, submitted September 22, 2009, accessed October 4, 2009.
^ "Rage (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ Felperin, Leslie (February 8, 2009). "Rage".
^ "Boxoffice".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "The Return of Sally Potter". newsweek.com. July 10, 2010.

External links edit

Official website
Rage at IMDb
Rage at AllMovie
Rage at the TCM Movie Database
Rage at Rotten Tomatoes
Sally Potter Official website
Gallery Rage, sallypotter.com, accessed February 26, 2009.
Sally Potter at New York Times, accessed November 4, 2008.
POLL: Which Actor Makes the Best Lady?, People, originally posted February 4, 2009, accessed April 9, 2009.
Kevin Maher, Sally Potter explains why her new film will go direct to our mobile phones, timesonline.co.uk, September 19, 2009.
Melissa Silverstein, Interview with Sally Potter, Director of Rage, huffingtonpost.com, September 29, 2009.

[1] "Rage" strips down at Berlin, at Reuters, accessed May 7, 2009 Archived February 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Dave Itzkoff, Berlin Film Festival Announces Lineup, The New York Times, published December 12, 2008.

[3] Berlin Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine at sallypotter.com, submitted on 11/12/2008, accessed January 4, 2009.

[4] Competition: Rage Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Press Conference and Red Carpet, streaming video at berlinale.de, submitted on February 8, 2009, accessed February 20, 2009.

[5] RAGE ON BABELGUM Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, at sallypotter.com, submitted on May 15, 2009, accessed October 8, 2009.

[6] Peter Knegt, Potter’s “Rage” Finds Unique Home, indiewire.com, submitted May 11, 2009, accessed June 23, 2009

[7] Jeremy Kay, Rage to receive multi-territory online and mobile release, screendaily.com, submitted May 12, 2009, accessed June 23, 2009

[8] Coming to Babelgum on September 21st Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 21, 2009.

[9] The Box Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, submitted September 22, 2009, accessed October 4, 2009.

[10] "Rage (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes.

[11] Felperin, Leslie (February 8, 2009). "Rage".

[12] "Boxoffice".^{[permanent dead link]}

[13] "The Return of Sally Potter". newsweek.com. July 10, 2010.

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