At the beginning of the year, Licorice Pizza, a very special film, was released in cinemas and will be shown in nominated for the Oscars in three important categories was: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Although it didn’t win any of the golden statues, we’re certain: Licorice Pizza is one of the best films of 2022.
The work, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, takes you back to the 1970s and tells a story unusual love story: 15-year-old Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman), who became a star actor and small business owner at a young age, falls in love with Alana Kane (Alana Haim), ten years his senior.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s new masterpiece: Licorice Pizza with Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman
Anderson has created a compelling coming-of-age film that is devoted to the Zeitgeist of the 1970s plays, both in terms of content as well as visual and tonal levels. However, Licorice Pizza makes something else special: the casting of Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in the leading roles.
You can watch the trailer for Licorice Pizza here:
Licorice Pizza – Trailer (German) HD
Alana Haim is a member of the Pop rock band Haim, for which Anderson has shot several music videos. She makes her acting debut in Licorice Pizza and convinces across the board. Cooper Hoffman is also an acting debut – and much more: He is the son of the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Thomas Anderson have overall five joint films implemented and thus formed a kind of film family. For Cooper Hoffman to star in Anderson’s very personal Licorice Pizza, following the death of his father, is a deeply touching gesture.
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