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Knight of Cups

  • 20152015
  • RR
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
27K
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Christian Bale in Knight of Cups (2015)
Once there was a young prince whose father, the king of the East, sent him down into Egypt to find a pearl. But when the prince arrived, the people poured him a cup. Drinking it, he forgot he was the son of a king, forgot about the pearl and fell into a deep sleep.
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A writer indulging in all that Los Angeles and Las Vegas have to offer, undertakes a search for love and self via a series of adventures with six different women.A writer indulging in all that Los Angeles and Las Vegas have to offer, undertakes a search for love and self via a series of adventures with six different women.A writer indulging in all that Los Angeles and Las Vegas have to offer, undertakes a search for love and self via a series of adventures with six different women.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
27K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,781
39
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    • Director
      • Terrence Malick
    • Writer
      • Terrence Malick
    • Stars
      • Christian Bale
      • Cate Blanchett
      • Natalie Portman
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Terrence Malick
    • Writer
      • Terrence Malick
    • Stars
      • Christian Bale
      • Cate Blanchett
      • Natalie Portman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 185User reviews
    • 268Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations

    Videos21

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    Official US Trailer
    Trailer 2:22
    Official US Trailer
    A Guide to the Films of Terrence Malick
    Clip 2:31
    A Guide to the Films of Terrence Malick
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    Clip 1:07
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    'Knight of Cups': Fantasy World
    Clip 0:44
    'Knight of Cups': Fantasy World
    Knight of Cups
    Featurette 4:00
    Knight of Cups
    The Malick Process
    Featurette 3:59
    The Malick Process
    Natalie Portman
    Interview 3:55
    Natalie Portman
    Nicolas Gonda
    Interview 4:34
    Nicolas Gonda
    Sarah Green
    Interview 4:05
    Sarah Green

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    Christian Bale in Knight of Cups (2015)
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    Christian Bale and Freida Pinto in Knight of Cups (2015)
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    Knight of Cups (2015)
    Christian Bale, Emmanuel Lubezki, and Isabel Lucas in Knight of Cups (2015)
    Christian Bale, Thomas Lennon, and Joe Lo Truglio in Knight of Cups (2015)
    Christian Bale in Knight of Cups (2015)
    Armin Mueller-Stahl in Knight of Cups (2015)

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    Christian Bale
    Christian Bale
    • Rick
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Nancy
    Natalie Portman
    Natalie Portman
    • Elizabeth
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • Joseph
    Antonio Banderas
    Antonio Banderas
    • Tonio
    Freida Pinto
    Freida Pinto
    • Helen
    Wes Bentley
    Wes Bentley
    • Barry
    Isabel Lucas
    Isabel Lucas
    • Isabel
    Teresa Palmer
    Teresa Palmer
    • Karen
    Imogen Poots
    Imogen Poots
    • Della
    Peter Matthiessen
    • Christopher
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    • Fr. Zeitlinger
    Cherry Jones
    Cherry Jones
    • Ruth
    Patrick Whitesell
    Patrick Whitesell
    • Agent #1
    Rick Hess
    • Agent #2
    Michael Wincott
    Michael Wincott
    • Herb
    Kevin Corrigan
    Kevin Corrigan
    • Gus
    Jason Clarke
    Jason Clarke
    • Johnny
    • Director
      • Terrence Malick
    • Writer
      • Terrence Malick
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Although there was a script reported to be between 400 and 600 pages long, all of the scenes were improvised.
    • Quotes

      Joseph: You think when you reach a certain age things will start making sense, and you find out that you are just as lost as you were before. I suppose that's what damnation is. The pieces of your life never to come together, just splashed out there.

    • Crazy credits
      "For optimal sound reproduction, the producers of this film recommend that you play it loud." (In the opening credits.)
    • Connections
      Featured in Hipertenzija (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      The Pilgrim's Progress
      Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Performed by John Gielgud (as Sir John Gielgud), City of London Sinfonia

      Conducted by Matthew Best

      Courtesy of Hyperion Records LTD, London

    User reviews185

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    Not worth seeing even for Malick fans
    I'd seen some negative reviews of this film before I watched it but it's always hard to know whether they're written by people who just didn't get the film or whether they were written by people who are open to something very different who just didn't think the director succeeded in producing something of value.

    Terrence Malick is indeed trying to take his audience in a different direction. He has turned away from the idea of telling a story to focus on the intangible emotional states of his characters, but I don't think many viewers will be able to relate very well to a character who is searching for meaning within an extremely privileged Hollywood social sphere, nor do I think we have much of an opportunity to connect to the film emotionally when it's edited like a music video. The film shifts wildly from one subject to another, the camera continuously in motion, as we tune in and out of incomplete conversations. Laid on top of the soundtrack throughout is slow, ponderous narration from multiple characters, often on subjects that have no immediate relationship to what is on screen at the time.

    It is hard to sit through to the end. I did, though I caught myself daydreaming about other things on several occasions. It's hard to pay attention to something that seems to be making so little effort to hold it, but I was hoping it would go somewhere interesting. Surely the directer of a masterpiece like The Thin Red Line would pull something out of his sleeve to weave the chaos together, but then it ended.

    Unfortunately, I can't tell you which group of reviewers I'm in. I might be the kind who just didn't get it or who aren't open to what Malick was trying to do, but I was thoroughly bored by it. I appreciate that he is trying something different, and this film is that, but I don't feel like I got anything out of it.

    One group who might appreciate this film though is modern architects who put a lot of glass in their buildings. There is a lot of that.
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    5
    • flimflamfilms
    • Sep 3, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Spanish
      • Serbian
    • Also known as
      • Лицар кубків
    • Filming locations
      • Death Valley National Park, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dogwood Films
      • Waypoint Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $566,006
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $60,551
      • Mar 6, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,026,288
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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