Life of Pi

Resource Information

The work Life of Pi represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lewisville Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Life of Pi

Statement of responsibility

Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; in association with Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Media ; a Haishang Films/Gil Netter production ; an Ang Lee film ; produced by Gil Netter, Ang Lee, David Womark ; screenplay by David Magee ; directed by Ang Lee

Creator

• Life of Pi (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Danna, Mychael
• Khan, Irrfan, 1962-
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Lee, Ang, 1954-
• Ingenious Film Partners (Firm)
• Magee, David, 1962-
• Martel, Yann
• Depardieu, Gérard, 1948-
• Netter, Gil
• Gil Netter Productions
• Sharma, Suraj, 1993-
• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Spall, Rafe, 1983-
• Tabu, 1970 November 4-
• Dune Entertainment
• Womark, David
• Haishang Films (Firm)
• Hussain, Adil

Actor

• Depardieu, Gérard, 1948-
• Tabu, 1970 November 4-
• Spall, Rafe, 1983-
• Sharma, Suraj, 1993-
• Khan, Irrfan, 1962-
• Hussain, Adil

Composer

• Danna, Mychael

Director

• Lee, Ang, 1954-

Producer

• Womark, David
• Lee, Ang, 1954-
• Netter, Gil

Screenwriter

• Magee, David, 1962-

Subject

• Storytelling -- Drama
• Human-animal relationships -- Drama
• Martel, Yann -- Film and video adaptations
• Ocean travel -- Drama
• Orphans -- Drama
• Shipwreck survival -- Drama

Genre

• Drama
• Film and video adaptations

Language

eng

Summary

A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the last survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker

Awards note

Academy Awards, 2013: Best Achievement in Cinematography; Best Achievement in Directing; Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score; Best Achievement in Visual Effects. Golden Globes, 2013 for: Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, Mychael Danna ; film editor, Tim Squyres ; director of photography, Claudio Miranda ; vuisual effects, Rhythm & Hues Studios

Intended audience

• Rating: PG; for emotional thematic content throughout and some scary actions sequences and peril.
• CHV rating: PG

Language note

English, English descriptive audio, dubbed Spanish or French dialogue; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall, Gerard Depardieu, Adil Hussain

Runtime

123

Target audience

adult

Technique

animation and live action