Open road has made it official, announcing this morning that it acquired jon stewart s rosewater. Nov, 2014 jon stewart shelves satire, face time for rosewater. With rosewater, jon stewart directs a film about maziar bahari, a reporter imprisoned and tortured in 2009 in iran shortly after the disputed election there. Steve carell, rose byrne clash politics in jon stewarts. Rosewater is a 2014 american political drama film written, directed and produced by jon stewart, based on the memoir then they came for me by maziar bahari and aimee molloy. Jon stewart s movie is the one that admits a saving sense of humor and proportion to the ordeals of its reallife protagonist. Rosewater jon stewart brings maziar baharis harrowing, truelife prison story to the big screen. Iraniancanadian journalist maziar bahari is detained by iranian. On his trust in jon stewart to make a movie about his experience. Jon stewart on rosewater, springsteen and sexual tension with bill oreilly the daily show host on directing his first film, colbert and the rightwing tv machine. Jon stewart on rosewater, daily show future, those. Jon stewart on rosewater and his nice job, spielberg. Jon stewart shelves satire, face time for rosewater usa today.
Jon stewart s debut film shows humor survives in the bleakest conditions rosewater is based on maziar baharis experience of being tortured in an iranian prison. Sep 09, 2014 jon stewart s rosewater is one of the best dramas about the post911 world ever made, tweeted the bbcs owen gleiberman. Iranian authorities presented the interview as evidence that he was in communication with an. But rosewater is less of an anomaly than it might initially seem. Jon stewart was born jonathan stuart leibowitz on november 28, 1962, in new york city, to marian nee laskin, a teacher and later educational consultant, and donald leibowitz, a professor of physics at the college of new jersey and thomas edison state college. Aug 30, 2014 rosewater, the much anticipated directorial debut from jon stewart which stars gael garcia bernal, premieres at the telluride film festival in colorado this weekend before making its way to the. Yesterday he appeared on fnc rival cnn to plug the movie, and jake tapper asked why he. Rosewater, from jon stewart, tells the story of an iranianborn journalist who was arrested in iran in 2009 and accused of being an agent for foreign intelligence organizations. Jon stewarts rosewater could use more jon stewart gq. Longtime daily show host jon stewart will be taking some time off in order to direct his first feature film, rosewater. A kafkaesque ordeal suffered by iranian journalist maziar bahari is the source of. Jon stewart talks press freedom at rosewater premiere. Rosewater movie tiein edition by maziar bahari, aimee molloy.
I need him to be back more but ill take this as a start. Nursing an iced coffee in a washington hotel room, where the comedy central host recently entertained interviews on the subject of his filmmaking debut, rosewater. Sep 03, 20 stewart covered baharis saga nightly and had the journalist appear on the show to talk about his ordeal once he was released from prison. Jon stewart s directorial debut rosewater, which chronicles the 118 torture and interrogation of maziar bahari, will have a release date for this fall.
Jon stewart s directorial debut is a faithful adaptation of a newsweek reporters torture memoir. The fact that this story was told so well, without resorting to gratuitous violence made me appreciate mr. When jon stewart took a hiatus from the daily show a little over a year ago to film rosewater, ill admit, i, along with other loyal viewers, was intrigued but skeptical. In jon stewart s directorial debut rosewater, the ceremonial perfume diffuses a malevolent odor of torture. The interrogation process is both grueling and surreal, and stewart has an eye for those. Written and directed by the daily shows jon stewart, rosewater is the true story of a journalist wrongfully imprisoned by the iranian revolutionary guard for his coverage of election riots in. Jon stewart makes his directorial debut with rosewater, a drama based on a memoir by the iranian journalist maziar bahari. Find highquality jon stewart stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Sep 01, 2014 rosewater official trailer 2014 directed by jon stewart download app ios. Jon stewart tells maziar baharis story with rosewater. Read online rosewater and download rosewater book full in pdf formats. Hot on the heels of yesterdays release date announcement, jon stewarts directorial debut rosewater has just revealed a few firstlook pics.
A familys story of love, captivity, and survival by. Nov 14, 2014 the book is the basis of the new film rosewater, which is also jon stewarts debut as a feature film. Jon stewart talks press freedom at rosewater premiere youtube. To hear the audio from this conversation, check out the latest episode of the diffused congruence podcast via the embed below. Jon stewarts skills are considerable based on the experiences of iranian journalist maziar bahari, the comedians smart directorial debut suggests that there may be life after. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. When you have this much talent you shouldnt box yourself in. Oct 12, 2014 jon stewart on new film rosewater jump to media player when the londonbased journalist maziar bahari was imprisoned in iran while covering the elections in 2009, his months of interrogation.
Fatal sins of omission by joanne laurier 21 november 2014 written and directed by jon stewart, based on the memoirs of. Ah, yes, i had been waiting a long time to figure out a way to get one of my friends arrested so i could finally launch my film career, jon stewart says, joking about the bizarre chain of. As the film opens, bahari returns to his home country in order to report on the 2009 presidential elections there. Satirists go serious in foxcatcher and rosewater and it. Rosewater production lacked babysbutt smoothness of the daily show. Earlier this month it was hard to turn on a tv without seeing daily show host jon stewart promoting his directorial debut rosewater. How many casual american moviegoers would be interested in rosewater if an unknown jon had written and directed it, instead of jon stewart, famous daily show host and firsttime feature filmmaker. Sep 11, 2014 jon stewart s rosewater could use more jon stewart. That interview became evidence to try and convict that guest, maziar bahari, an iranianborn journalist. The most absurd thing about torture is that its a job. Nov 27, 2014 comedian and television host jon stewart took a leave of absence from his television work to make this powerful political drama, rosewater, a film that became a small part of his life after filming a fauxnews segment on his daily show gig.
The serious side of comedy written and directed by jon stewart of the daily show, the film tells the true story of an. It recounts baharis 2009 imprisonment by iran, connected to an interview he participated in on the daily show that same year. But its impossible not to hear the voice of daily show host jon stewart, who wrote and directed the film. Steve carell, rose byrne tussle among an ensemble cast in jon stewart s new political satire irresistible, his first directorial movie since rosewater. Nov, 2014 the scenes between behari and rosewater also allow stewart to do something hes very good atbe funny. If i had known what i was doing, do you think i would have taken this on.
Nov 09, 2014 with rosewater, jon stewart directs a film about maziar bahari, a reporter imprisoned and tortured in 2009 in iran shortly after the disputed election there. Rosewater official trailer 2014 directed by jon stewart. Jon stewart returns to political comedy and takes on the democrats in the first irresistible trailer. The studio is targeting a fall 2014 release for this drama based on. When the results lead to large public protests, bahari gael garcia bernal videotapes the civil unrest. Jon stewart to the oreilly factor to plug rosewater. Jon stewart s rosewater reach exceeds his grasp daily show host jon stewart directs rosewater, the story of a journalist who appeared on the daily. Jon stewart returns to political comedy in the first. The firsttime director tells krista smith just how hard it was to step behind the camera. When john stewart announced he was leaving the daily show, i was bummed like most fans.
The hollywood reporter, llc is a subsidiary of prometheus global media, llc. Comedian and television host jon stewart took a leave of absence from his television work to make this powerful political drama, rosewater, a film that became a small part of his life after filming a fauxnews segment on his daily show gig. Jon stewart on new film rosewater jump to media player when the londonbased journalist maziar bahari was imprisoned in iran while covering the elections in. Rosewater official trailer 2014 directed by jon stewart download app ios. Open road acquires jon stewarts rosewater with fall. Jon stewarts rosewater a needed depiction of torture. Jon stewart s rosewater is about a deathly serious subject the iranian governments 2009 imprisonment of newsweek journalist maziar bahari. I first became interested in then they came for me by maziar bahari, after hearing that comedy centrals jon stewart was taking a break from his popular. Uta packaged rosewater and is handling north american. Nov, 2014 jon stewart heads to fox news channel tomorrow to plug his new movie, rosewater on the oreilly factor. For jon stewart, last nights screening of his directorial debut, rosewater, was a glorious homecoming of sorts.
Jon stewart on directorial debut rosewater, his daily show future and those israelgaza comments. The daily shows jon stewart shares his take on fame, being a trusted news source and his directorial debut with rosewater. Rosewater, a truelife prison drama set in iran, is one of the most incisive movies about the post911 world ever made. Jon stewarts rosewater will have a release date for this. Jon stewart, now a feature film director with rosewater.
Jon stewart the daily show makes his screenwriting and directorial debut in this riveting tale of hope and survival, based on a true story. Jon stewart on rosewater, daily show future, those israel. Thats not because jon stewart, in his directorial debut, does anything. Rosewater is a 2014 american political drama film written, directed and produced by jon stewart. Now a major motion picture directed by jon stewart previously published as then they came for me when maziar bahari left london in june. A tehranborn journalist based in london, maziar bahari gael garcia bernal returns to iran where he covers the 2009 presidential election and its ensuing riots. Nov 14, 2014 rosewater, from jon stewart, tells the story of an iranianborn journalist who was arrested in iran in 2009 and accused of being an agent for foreign intelligence organizations. Jon stewart taking break from daily show to direct.
In his directing debut, tv host jon stewart chronicles the 118day detention and interrogation of journalist maziar bahari, who traveled to iran to cover the. Aug 28, 2014 jon stewart on directorial debut rosewater, his daily show future and those israelgaza comments. Nov 28, 2014 earlier this month it was hard to turn on a tv without seeing daily show host jon stewart promoting his directorial debut rosewater. With gael garcia bernal, kim bodnia, dimitri leonidas, haluk bilginer. The narrative is very much in stride with combatting the things stewart deconstructs on comedy central. Jon stewart on the story behind his new movie, rosewater. Rosewater, from jon stewart, tells the story of an iranianborn journalist who was arrested in iran in 2009 and accused of being an agent for. See the first rosewater images from director jon stewart film. Baharis tormenter doused himself in rosewater before interrogating him. Nov 14, 2014 many thanks to jon stewart and maziar bahari for their time. Early in rosewater, jon stewarts first film as a feature director, an iranianborn journalist, maziar bahari gael garcia bernal, has a brief meeting in a tehran cafe with a comedian. Nov, 2014 jon stewarts directorial debut is a faithful adaptation of a newsweek reporters torture memoir.
The serious side of comedy written and directed by jon stewart of the daily show, the film tells the true story of an american journalist covering irans 2009 election. Rosewater, directed by jon stewart the new york times. Jon stewart taking break from daily show to direct rosewater. Jon stewart s skills are considerable based on the experiences of iranian journalist maziar bahari, the comedians smart directorial debut suggests that there may be life after. Did all the media attention help the film at the box office. Like most selfrespecting film festivals, toronto has both its own. Jon stewart s directorial debut rosewater goes to open road films may 12, 2014.
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