Last and First Men (film)

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Last and First Men
File:Last and First Men (Jóhann Jóhannsson).png
Promotional release poster
Directed by Jóhann Jóhannsson
Produced by Þór Sigurjónsson
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  • Jóhann Jóhannsson
  • José Enrique Macián
Based on Last and First Men
by Olaf Stapledon
Narrated by Tilda Swinton
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Cinematography Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Edited by Mark Bukdahl
Production
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Distributed by Films Boutique (International)[1]
BFI Distribution (United Kingdom)[2]
Release dates
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  • 25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) (Berlin)[3]
Running time
 70 minutes
Country Iceland
Language English

Last and First Men is a 2020 Icelandic science fiction film directed by Jóhann Jóhannsson in his posthumous feature film directorial debut.

The film is based on the 1930 science fiction novel of the same name by the English writer Olaf Stapledon. The film had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on 25 February 2020, and was digitally released on 30 July, by BFI Distribution in the United Kingdom. Jóhann's only directorial work, Last and First Men premiered two years after his death and was met with widespread critical acclaim upon release.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Background

Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson directed and scored a multimedia Last and First Men, "combining a film narrated by actress Tilda Swinton and accompanying score played by the BBC Philharmonic" at the 2017 Manchester International Festival.[10] The 16mm black-and-white film is predominantly of memorial sculptures erected in the former Republic of Yugoslavia. Jóhann collaborated with José Enrique Macián on writing the narration adapted from Stapledon's novel. This was next performed at the Barbican Centre, London in December 2018, and later at Sydney Opera House as part of the Vivid Festival, on 2 June 2019. In 2020, a film of this work was released as Jóhann's debut and final directorial work, with sound artist Yair Elazar Glotman completing the work after Jóhann's death in February 2018. The film had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on 25 February 2020, and was later screened at other film festivals around the world and released on VOD.[4][11] It was first released on 30 July 2020 by BFI Distribution in the United Kingdom.[12]

Production

The film was shot at numerous Yugoslav World War II monuments and memorials in the following locations:[13]

Music

Last and First Men
Soundtrack album by Jóhann Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Glotman
Released 28 February 2020
Length 66:30
Label Deutsche Grammophon

The film's soundtrack of the same name, co-composed by Jóhann and Yair Elazar Glotman, was released by Deutsche Grammophon on 28 February 2020.[3]

No. Title Length
1. "Prelude"   2:35
2. "A Minor Astronomical Event"   3:39
3. "A Move to Neptune"   3:47
4. "Physical Description of the Last Human Beings"   4:36
5. "Architecture"   5:00
6. "Supreme Monuments"   1:48
7. "Telepathic Unity"   1:58
8. "Childhood / Land of the Young"   5:35
9. "The Navigators"   8:08
10. "The Sun"   1:28
11. "A New Doom"   2:54
12. "Task No. 1: The Scattering of Seeds"   1:56
13. "Task No. 2: Communicating with the Past"   1:05
14. "The Last Office of Humanit"   2:11
15. "Slow Destruction of Neptune"   4:25
16. "The Few That Prevail"   2:01
17. "The Last Men"   3:19
18. "Remembrance of the Past"   2:34
19. "The Universal End"   1:23
20. "Epilogue"   5:08
Total length:
 66:30

Reception

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References

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