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{{short description|1986 film by Antonio Zarro}} |
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| director = [[Antonio Zarro]] |
| director = [[Antonio Zarro]] |
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| producer = Bradford Carr<br/>Truman Anquoe Jr. |
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| executive producer = [[Terry Lindvall]] |
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| writer = [[Antonio Zarro]] |
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| studio = [[Christian Broadcasting Network University]] |
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| distributor = Zarro Entertainment |
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| released = {{Film date|1986}} |
| released = {{Film date|1986}} |
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| runtime = 60 minutes |
| runtime = 60 minutes |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English |
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| budget = [[United States|$]] 15,000 |
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'''''Bird in a Cage''''' is a [[ |
'''''Bird in a Cage''''' is a 1986 American [[comedy film|comedic]] [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Antonio Zarro]] while he was attending the [[Christian Broadcasting Network University]] (now [[Regent University]]). |
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==Production== |
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In the film, the plight of a common thief is complicated when he hides out with a country family that mistakes him for the new preacher in town. As in Charlie Chaplin’s “The Pilgrim” and Max Beerbohm’s short story “The Happy Hypocrite,” the mistaken identity transforms the perpetrator in ways he did not expect. |
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Zarro's original script for the film had the two leads dying, but this was changed when CBN University associate professor and executive producer of the film Terry Lindvall felt "so many deaths would make the movie too much like a Shakespearean tragedy." He also recounted how a "blue tint applied at the film lab to turn a swimming scene from day to night made the heroine's pink bathing suit seem to disappear", which compelled Lindvall to censor most of the swimming shot."<ref name="richmondtimesdispatch"/> Lead actor Timothy Wright also noted that the unexpected outcome resulting from the main character's ambiguous prayer added a powerful and deeply moving experience to the story. |
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==Premise== |
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The New York Times called the material "simple (and sometimes simplistic), but demand[ing] artistry." and that director/screenwriter Antonio Zarro "delivered that artistry.<ref>http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/124007/Bird-in-a-Cage/overview</ref>" |
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The film follows a thief into the countryside where he is mistaken as preacher, which is transformational.<ref name="regent1"/> |
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==Reception== |
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Hal Erickson of ''[[All Movie Guide]]'' remarked that the director was a college student when he "lovingly assembled" the film, writing "The material is simple (and sometimes simplistic), but demands artistry. Novice filmmaker Antonio Zarro delivered that artistry."<ref name="nyt1"/> |
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==Accolades== |
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* 1987, won [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] [[Student Academy Awards|Student Academy Award]] in 1987<ref name="oscar"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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<ref name="richmondtimesdispatch">{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/timesdispatch/access/619669441.html?dids=619669441:619669441&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+31%2C+1987&author=John+Witt&pub=Richmond+Times+-+Dispatch&desc=CBN+UNIVERSITY+FILM+WINS+OSCAR&pqatl=google|title=CBN University Film Wins Oscar|last=Witt|first=John|date=May 31, 1987|work=[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]|page=E1|accessdate=24 August 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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<ref name="regent1">{{cite web|url=http://www.reelgood.tv/filminfo.php?film=287BIRDIN |title=''Bird in a Cage'' |work=[[Regent University]] |accessdate=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106152312/http://www.reelgood.tv/filminfo.php?film=287BIRDIN |archivedate=6 January 2009 }}</ref> |
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<ref name="nyt1">{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/124007/Bird-in-a-Cage/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114134705/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/124007/Bird-in-a-Cage/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2007|title=''Bird in a Cage'' (1987)|accessdate=24 August 2010 | first=Dana |department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2007| last=Kennedy}}</ref> |
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<ref name="oscar">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/saa/winners/winners.pdf |title=14th Annual Student Academy Awards |work=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |publisher=June 7, 1987 |page=24 |accessdate=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229173821/http://www.oscars.org/awards/saa/winners/winners.pdf |archivedate=29 February 2012 }}</ref> |
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== External links == |
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* {{IMDb title|id=1577784|title=Bird in a Cage}} |
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 11 September 2024
| Bird in a Cage | |
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| Directed by | Antonio Zarro |
| Written by | Antonio Zarro |
| Produced by | Bradford Carr Truman Anquoe Jr. |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Zarro Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $ 15,000 |
Bird in a Cage is a 1986 American comedic drama film written and directed by Antonio Zarro while he was attending the Christian Broadcasting Network University (now Regent University).
Production
[edit]Zarro's original script for the film had the two leads dying, but this was changed when CBN University associate professor and executive producer of the film Terry Lindvall felt "so many deaths would make the movie too much like a Shakespearean tragedy." He also recounted how a "blue tint applied at the film lab to turn a swimming scene from day to night made the heroine's pink bathing suit seem to disappear", which compelled Lindvall to censor most of the swimming shot."[1] Lead actor Timothy Wright also noted that the unexpected outcome resulting from the main character's ambiguous prayer added a powerful and deeply moving experience to the story.
Premise
[edit]The film follows a thief into the countryside where he is mistaken as preacher, which is transformational.[2]
Reception
[edit]Hal Erickson of All Movie Guide remarked that the director was a college student when he "lovingly assembled" the film, writing "The material is simple (and sometimes simplistic), but demands artistry. Novice filmmaker Antonio Zarro delivered that artistry."[3]
Accolades
[edit]- 1987, won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Student Academy Award in 1987[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Witt, John (May 31, 1987). "CBN University Film Wins Oscar". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. E1. Retrieved 24 August 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Bird in a Cage". Regent University. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Kennedy, Dana (2007). "Bird in a Cage (1987)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "14th Annual Student Academy Awards" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. June 7, 1987. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2010.