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Synopsis: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), commonly known simply as Birdman, is a 2014 American black comedy film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. It was written by Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo. The film stars Michael Keaton with a supporting cast of Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts. The story follows Riggan Thomson (Keaton), a faded Hollywood actor best known for playing the superhero "Birdman", as he struggles to mount a Broadway adaptation of a short story by Raymond Carver.
Genre: Documentary
Production: Fox Searchlight
 
IMDB:
4.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
Year:
2014
13 min
Website
9,250 Views


RIGGANGo away.

LAURASo far? No fun.

Riggan closes the door and looks at the Birdman poster.

BIRDMAN (V.O.)

Fun? You know what would be fun? Getting

the f*** out of here before we humiliate

ourselves. That would be fun.

Riggan looks at himself in the mirror and begins to pull at

his hair. As it comes off his head, we discover it was a wig.

He turns away from the mirror, trying desperately to stay

calm. Something catches his eye: a vase of roses on the end

of the table. A card in them says, "They didn't have the

whatever you wanted - Sam". Enraged, Riggan focuses on the

vase. It begins to shift. Then, with a surge of anger,

without ever touching it, he sends it crashing against the

wall on the other side of the room.

The camera pans over the roses scattered across the floor. It

hovers over the carpet and around the perimeter of the room,

until it finally settles on Riggan, now dressed in a casual

blazer.

A5A5It is later the same day. He is sitting on the sofa and on three

chairs in front of him are three journalists:

Gabriel, a geeky theatre journalist, wearing thick glasses and

a thin tie. Clara, a reporter from an entertainment blog. And

Han, a polite, obese Japanese journalist, who sits next to his

translator, another Japanese guy.

GABRIELWhy does somebody go from playing the lead

in a comic book franchise to adapting

Raymond Carver for the stage?

Riggan tries to remain calm.

GABRIEL (CONT’D)

I mean, as you're probably aware, Barthes

said, “The cultural work done in the past

by gods and epic sagas is now done by

laundry detergent commercials and comic

strip characters.” It's a big leap you've

taken...

Riggan shifts nervously.

10/29/14 / 11.

(CONTINUED)

RIGGANWell... Absolutely. As you said... that

Barthes said... Birdman, like Icarus...

CLARAHang on. Who's this Barthes guy? Which

Birdman was he in?

GABRIELRoland Barthes was a French philosopher,

who--

CLARAOh. Okay. Sure. Now, is it true you’ve been

injecting yourself with semen from baby

pigs?

RIGGANWhat?

CLARAAs a method of facial rejuvenation.

RIGGANWho told you that?

CLARAIt was tweeted by... (checks her notes)

@prostatewhispers.

RIGGANIt's a lie.

CLARAI know. But did you do it?

RIGGANNo!

GABRIELAre you afraid at all that people will say

you're doing this play to battle the

impression that you're a washed-up super

hero?

RIGGANNo. I’m not. And that’s exactly why

20 years ago I refused to do

Birdman 4.

HANBirdman 4??? You do Birdman 4???

Jake opens the door and the camera pans to him.

10/29/14 / 12.

(CONTINUED)

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Alejandro González Iñárritu

Alejandro González Iñárritu (born August 15, 1963) is a Mexican film director, producer, screenwriter, and former composer. Iñárritu won the Academy Award for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture in 2015 for Birdman. In 2016, he won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Revenant. more…

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