Irrational Man

Irrational Man (2015)

Timing: 1:35 (95 min)

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Release date

2015-07-17

Country

United States

Production

Gravier Productions, Perdido Productions

Genre

Drama, Comedy, Crime

Budget

$11 000 000

Revenue

$27 391 084

Website

http://www.sonyclassics.com/irrationalman/

Director

Woody Allen

Actors

Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Jamie Blackley, Parker Posey, Joe Stapleton, Nancy Carroll, Allison Gallerani, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Katelyn Semer, Betsy Aidem
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Scenario

Woody Allen

Producer

Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Edward Walson, Adam B. Stern, Ron Chez, Allan Teh

Operator

Darius Khondji

Composer

Artist

Peter Dorsey

Audition

Juliet Taylor, Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto

Editing

Alisa Lepselter
All team (113)

• Joaquin Phoenix gained almost 15 kilograms before filming, firmly believing that his character should look exactly like that.
• The second consecutive film by Woody Allen to feature Emma Stone.
• Woody Allen's first film starring Joaquin Phoenix.
• Sophie von Haselberg's first role in a feature film in almost a quarter of a century.
• The fifth overall and third consecutive film by Woody Allen shot in anamorphic 'Cinemascope' format (2.35:1 aspect ratio).
• Scenes set in a fictional university town were filmed at a real university in Newport, Rhode Island.
• The fourth film by Woody Allen exploring the theme of crime and punishment. The first three were "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989), "Match Point" (2005), and "Cassandra's Dream" (2007).
• To a certain extent, the film "Irrational Man" (2015) is a modern retelling of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment" (1866).
• Woody Allen's reverence for the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky is manifested in two episodes of the film. In one, Abe exclaims: "Dostoevsky was right!" (regarding views on Abe’s own life), and in another, Jill finds an open copy of "Crime and Punishment" on Abe's table.
• The plot is based on the idea of Alfred Hitchcock's film "Strangers on a Train" (1951) – a murder committed by a stranger to the victim, in order to lead the investigation into a dead end when searching for a motive. As in Hitchcock’s film, part of the plot of “Irrational Man” unfolds in an amusement park.
• The fifth and third consecutive film by Woody Allen shot in anamorphic "Cinemascope" format (aspect ratio of 2.35:1).
• The fourth Woody Allen film to explore the theme of crime and punishment. The first three were "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989), "Match Point" (2005), and "Cassandra's Dream" (2007).
• To a certain extent, the film "Irrational Man" (2015) is a modern adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment" (1866).
• Woody Allen's reverence for the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky is manifested in two episodes of the film. In one, Abe exclaims, "Dostoevsky was right!" (regarding views on Abe's own life), while in another, Jill finds Dostoevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment" open on Abe's table.
• The plot is based on the idea from Alfred Hitchcock's film "Strangers on a Train" (1951) – a murder committed by a random person unknown to the victim, in order to lead the investigation to a dead end in the search for a motive. As in Hitchcock’s film, part of the plot of "Irrational Man" unfolds in an amusement park.