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Film · 2014 · Drama
Boyhood
Directed by Richard Linklater
2014
★ 8.5 editorial score
Nobody had tried this before: Linklater filmed the same cast a few days a year for twelve years, so you watch a real child turn into a real adult.
“Linklater carved out shooting time each year for a dozen years (39 days and 143 scenes total). But what if the actors, including two children, got sick or took a hike? They didn't. Instead, they created a vital tapestry of growing up like nothing else in cinema. Boyhood makes us feel euphoric about movies, about their mystery, their power, their ability to move us to laughter and tears. It's an unassuming masterpiece.”
