As I Lay Dying (film)
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Matthew Rager
by William Faulkner
Lee Caplin
Vince Jolivette
Avi Lerner
Miles Levy
Matthew O'Toole
Robert Van Norden
| As I Lay Dying | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | James Franco |
| Written by | James Franco Matthew Rager |
| Based on | As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner |
| Produced by | Caroline Aragon Lee Caplin Vince Jolivette Avi Lerner Miles Levy Matthew O'Toole Robert Van Norden |
| Starring | James Franco Logan Marshall-Green Danny McBride Tim Blake Nelson |
| Cinematography | Christina Voros |
| Edited by | Ian Olds |
| Music by | Tim O'Keefe |
Production companies | Rabbit Bandini Productions Picture Entertainment |
| Distributed by | iTunes |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
As I Lay Dying is a 2013 American drama film directed and co-written by and starring James Franco, based on William Faulkner's 1930 novel of the same name. The film stars Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Danny McBride, Logan Marshall-Green, Ahna O'Reilly, Jim Parrack, Beth Grant, and Brady Permenter.
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard Section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]
The story is based on the loss of a mother and the struggles the family endure by going the distance to her burial ground in her home town.[3]
Cast
- James Franco as Darl Bundren
- Logan Marshall-Green as Jewel Bundren
- Danny McBride as Vernon Tull
- Tim Blake Nelson as Anse Bundren
- Ahna O'Reilly as Dewey Dell Bundren
- Beth Grant as Addie Bundren
- Jim Parrack as Cash Bundren
- Jesse Heiman as Jody
- Scott Haze as Skeet MacGowan
- Brady Permenter as Vardaman Bundren
Production
James Franco decided to write a screenplay of the novel with fellow Yale graduate student Matt Rager. The novel As I Lay Dying was described as a story impossible to be transformed into a film due to the multi-narrative voices within it.[4] Franco saw this as a challenge and chose to depict the many voices through choices of styling, through camera edits. Faulkner told the story in a chorus of voices: 15 narrators in the 59 chapters.[4] To locate an equivalent for the novel’s polyphonal scheme, Franco employed the use of narrative expressed through dialogue and voice overs.[3]
Release
The film was originally scheduled for a theatrical release on September 27, 2013 but Millennium Films scrapped the plans. It was released on October 22, 2013 to iTunes and November 5, 2013 to DVD/VOD platforms.