Carnage

Carnage (2011)

Timing: 1:20 (80 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2011-09-16

Country

Spain, France, Germany, Poland

Production

Wild Bunch, Canal+, CinéCinéma, Constantin Film, France 2 Cinéma, PISF, SBS Productions, France Télévisions, Versátil Cinema, SPI Film Studio, Zanagar Films

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Budget

$25 000 000

Revenue

$30 035 601

Website

https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/carnage

Director

Roman Polanski

Actors

Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly, Elvis Polanski, Eliot Berger, Joseph Rezwin, Nathan Rippy, Tanya Lopert, Julie Adams
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Scenario

Yasmina Reza

Producer

Saïd Ben Saïd, Javier Méndez

Operator

Paweł Edelman

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

Artist

Audition

Fiona Weir

Editing

Hervé de Luze
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• The film is based on the play 'God of Carnage,' which was released in 2006 and written by French actress, playwright, and screenwriter Yasmina Reza. It premiered in December 2006 in Zurich, Switzerland. The French premiere took place in January 2008 in Paris, and the British premiere in March 2008 in London.
• The American premiere of the play on Broadway took place on March 22, 2009, with previews beginning on February 28, 2009. The original cast included Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini, and Marcia Gay Harden. The final performance was on June 6, 2010. A total of 452 regular performances and 28 previews were held on Broadway.
• Although the play and film are set in Brooklyn, New York, filming took place entirely in Paris. This was due to director Roman Polanski's ongoing legal issues with the American justice system, which have lasted for over thirty years.
• The role of Michael was initially offered to Matt Dillon.
• Immediately before filming began, director Roman Polanski scheduled two weeks of intensive rehearsals for the quartet of actors. Each was to memorize all of their lines from beginning to end, similar to how it is usually done in theater. During this process, the director also made a number of small changes to the adapted English text of the play.
• Director Roman Polanski appears in a cameo role as a neighbor who opens his front door to see what is happening in the hallway.
• Despite the play and film being set in Brooklyn, New York, filming took place entirely in Paris. This was due to director Roman Polanski's ongoing legal issues with the American justice system, which have lasted for over thirty years.
• Immediately before the start of filming, director Roman Polanski scheduled two weeks of intensive rehearsals for the quartet of actors. Each was to memorize all of their lines from beginning to end, similar to how it is typically done in theater. During this process, the director also made a number of small changes to the adapted English text of the play.