The new Martin Scorsese epic Killers of the Flower Moon once again breaks running time standards after The Irishman. The elegiac mix of biopic, drama and crime thriller lasts almost three and a half hours and comes with star power in the form of long-time Scorsese companions such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
The director has made it clear that his XXL epic should be experienced in one go without interruption. But some cinemas don’t want to stick to it and show it Killers of the Flower Moon with a break in the program. This should actually lead to legal consequences.
Scorsese editor denounces cinema break as a breach of contract
As reported by Variety, among others, at least two European cinema chains, including UCI, and the American cinema The Lyric showed Scorsese’s latest film with an intermission depending on the cinema between six and fifteen minutes was.
According to Variety, the theaters were contacted by the studios responsible, Paramount and Apple, that it was contractually agreed to show Killers of the Flower Moon in one go. In an interview with The Standard, Scorsese’s regular editor Thelma Schoonmaker spoke about it:
I understand that someone is running it with a pause, which is not right. This is a violation, so I have to figure it out.
The 83-year-old has been editing Scorsese’s films since 1980 and attaches great importance to preserving the director’s vision.
Killers of the Flower Moon break should be well received
A cinema employee told the Hollywood Reporter that the break in the film very well received by the audience be. People are said to have gone out briefly to use the toilet, get another drink or just stretch their legs without missing anything.
Nothing is known about more precise legal consequences such as specific lawsuits against the cinemas that show the film with an intermission. After the theatrical release comes Killers of the Flower Moon soon to the Apple TV+ streaming subscription. An exact date is not yet known.
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