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Last and First Men (film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Last and First Men
| image = Last and First Men (Jhann Jhannsson).png
| alt =
| caption = Promotional release poster
| director = Jhann Jhannsson
| producer = r Sigurjnsson
| screenplay =
| based_on =
| narrator = Tilda Swinton
| music =
| cinematography = Sturla Brandth Grvlen
| editing = Mark Bukdahl
| studio =
| distributor = Films Boutique (International)
BFI Distribution (United Kingdom)
| released =
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = Iceland
| language = English
}}
'Last and First Men' is a 2020 Icelandic science fiction film directed by Jhann Jhannsson 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. Jhann's only directorial work, 'Last and First Men' premiered two years after his death and was met with widespread critical acclaim upon release.
Background
Icelandic composer Jhann Jhannsson 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. The 16mm black-and-white film is predominantly of memorial sculptures erected in the former Republic of Yugoslavia. Jhann collaborated with Jos Enrique Macin 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 Jhann's debut and final directorial work, with sound artist Yair Elazar Glotman completing the work after Jhann'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. It was first released on 30 July 2020 by BFI Distribution in the United Kingdom.
Production
The film was shot at numerous Yugoslav World War II monuments and memorials in the following locations:
* Podgari, Croatia
* Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Tjentite, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Ostra, Serbia
* Jasenovac, Croatia
* Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Ni, Serbia
* Popina, Serbia
* Mitrovica, Kosovo
* Biha, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Petrova Gora, Croatia
* Kadinjaa, Serbia
* Niki, Montenegro
Music
The film's soundtrack of the same name, co-composed by Jhann and Yair Elazar Glotman, was released by Deutsche Grammophon on 28 February 2020.
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