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Directed by Steven Bernstein Initial release 7 October 2016 Screenplay Steven Bernstein Music director Steven Bramson | 8.8/10 IMDb Written by Steven Bernstein Cinematography Antal Steinbach Director Steven Bernstein Costume design Molly Maginnis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Produced by Richard N. GladsteinJohn MalkovichNolan Mcdonald Starring Rhys IfansRodrigo SantoroJohn MalkovichRomola GaraiZosia MametTony Hale Cast Similar Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, Decoding Annie Parker, The Forsaken, Underworld, Little Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dominion the movie trailer
Dominion is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Steven Bernstein which examines the final hours of author Dylan Thomas. The film stars Rhys Ifans as Thomas, Rodrigo Santoro, John Malkovich, Romola Garai, Zosia Mamet and Tony Hale.
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The unfinished film premiered at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.
Reviews
The film was very well reviewed at The Rio Film Festival. The Hollywood Reporter said: "Dominion's daring never becomes pretentiousness, and its sincere struggle to get to the heart of the endlessly fascinating Thomas myth — one with contemporary resonances, in its take on celebrity — finally makes the film as rewarding as it is uncomfortable..." ISTOE, one of Brazil's three leading magazines said: "Also worthy of an Oscar is Rhys Ifans in Steven Bernstein's Dominion." Luiz Carlos Merten for ESTADAO said: "Rhys Ifans' performance as the poet is Oscar worthy." and "Rodrigo (Santoro) could compete for best supporting." Plano Critico said: "Certainly one of the best films of the year" "Dominion is one of those films that leaves us completely in love with it, a cinematographic work with identity, both as textual imagery, which immerses us completely in this dizzying trajectory of Dylan Thomas."
Cast
Production
The film was shot in 2014 and is currently in post production. On May 1, 2014, Rhys Ifans, John Malkovich and Diego Luna joined the cast. On May 29, 2014, Rodrigo Santoro joined the cast. Principal photography began on May 23, 2014, and ended on June 23, 2014.
The film ran into financial difficulties during the last week of filming when extras and technicians were not paid for the work they had done when the production ran out of money. Though producers insisted the crew would be paid, in 2015 extras and crew signed an open letter to Pierre Lescure, the president of the Cannes Film Festival asking them to ban Dominion from being screened at the festival until they were paid while the producers argued that the incomplete film would benefit from being shown at Cannes where they could find investors to finally pay the crew.