The New World
Once discovered, it was changed forever.
Country
Production
Budget
$30 000 000
Box office
$30 508 524
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Sarah Green, Mark Ordesky, Toby Emmerich, Trish Hofmann, Bill Mechanic, Rolf Mittweg
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Jack Fisk, Jonathan Short
Audition
Francine Maisler, Kathy Driscoll-Mohler, Celestia Fox
Editing
Short description
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
What's left behind the scenes
- To enhance the lighting in some interior scenes, special candles with four wicks each were lit.
- Throughout the entire film, Pocahontas is never addressed by that name, and none of the other Native American characters are addressed by name, nor are their names ever mentioned.
- A significant portion of the dialogue was dubbed during post-production. This was necessary because during many takes, the voice of director Terrence Malick was clearly audible in the background.
- Irene Bedard (Pocahontas's mother) and Christian Bale (John Rolfe) previously participated in the voice acting for the Disney animated film 'Pocahontas' (1995). Christian Bale voiced Thomas, and Irene Bedard voiced the main character, Pocahontas.
- Director Terrence Malick strived to make the film as authentic and historically accurate as possible. To achieve this, filming took place very close to the actual location of events, and the reconstruction of the English settlement and the Native American village was based on archaeological data and primarily used the same materials and tools as those from the 17th century. To plant in their vicinity, the filmmakers sourced seeds of Native American corn and tobacco, which differed somewhat from those common today.
- The average shot length is 6.7 seconds.
- Terrence Malick wrote the screenplay back in the late 70s, and it remained untouched until 2004.
- From the very beginning, the filmmakers set out to avoid computer special effects and largely succeeded in this task. In one scene, the color of a pair of parrots was slightly altered using computer graphics, and in another, the same was done with a flock of pigeons to achieve the greatest possible resemblance to the extinct Carolina parakeets (the last wild individual was killed in 1904).
- The film was shot almost entirely using exclusively natural lighting. Artificial light was only used in scenes inside Hampton Court Palace, shining through the windows.
- The Native Americans involved in the filming had to learn the Algonquian language, spoken by the Native Americans who encountered the first settlers. Today, around 3000 people speak this language, many of whom were hired by the producers to teach it to the actors.
- The fort of the first settlers in Virginia was recreated for the film in 30 days, exactly how long it took to build the original structure, but then it was done without cranes or other modern equipment.
- Pocahontas's clothing during the reception with the Queen is based on one of the few surviving portraits of her from that period.
- To better prepare for his role, Colin Farrell read all seven books that John Smith published in England upon his return from the New World.
- All the actors were required to lose 9 kilograms and undergo training in a boot camp where they were taught how to handle artillery and live as the first settlers.
- The most challenging task turned out to be casting an actress for the role of Pocahontas. Producers reviewed over 2,000 girls on location before deciding to expand their search to all suitable-aged actresses of Native American descent throughout both North and South America.
- Filming period: July 26 – November 6, 2004.
- The original version of the film was 150 minutes long and had a limited release in December 2005. A few days later, director Terrence Malick decided to recall all copies and re-edited the film, resulting in the final, 135-minute version. The initial cut was never released on DVD in the US and is only available on a two-disc edition released in Italy.
- “The New World” is the first film in nine years to be shot entirely or partially on 65mm film. The last such project was the film “Hamlet” (1996) by British director Kenneth Branagh.
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