Evelyn is a 2018 documentary film directed by and starring Orlando von Einsiedel. The premise revolves around Orlando's own family dealing with the effects of a suicide that took place 13 years earlier by Orlando's brother Evelyn, by taking a series of long walks visiting landscapes Evelyn liked to walk when he was alive.[1][2]
| Evelyn | |
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| Directed by | |
| Produced by | Joanna Natasegara |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Franklin Dow |
| Music by | Patrick Jonsson |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Evelyn premiered at the 2018 London Film Festival. A year later, it was released Netflix on 10 September 2019.
Cast
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- Evelyn Einsiedel, posthumously
- Orlando von Einsiedel
- Gwendolyn (Gwennie) Einsiedel[3]
- Robin (Robbie) Einiedel
- Harriet Einsiedel (aka Beta)[4]
- Andreas von Einsiedel
- Johanna Thornycroft
- Leon Oldstrong
- Jack Binney
Camerawork and music
editFor large parts of the film, the camerawork appears to require an operator walking backwards. In fact the cameraman, Franklin Dow, had created a special camera rig that sat on his back with a stabilising mechanism. A screen in front allowed him to watch what was happening as the family/cast members walked behind chatting.[5]
The musical score was mostly composed by Patrick Jonsson who had previously collaborated with von Einsiedel on Virunga and The White Helmets.[6] One song was contributed by Evelyn's sister Gwendolyn Einsiedel, a musician in her own right who remembers singing almost every day during the making of the film, though very little made it onto the final cut.[6]
Release
editEvelyn premiered at the 2018 London Film Festival.[7][8] It screened on BBC Two on 18 May 2019[9] and was released from 10 September 2019 on Netflix.[1] Reviewers described the film as a raw, powerful look at a family trying to make sense of suicide.[10] It was chosen as Best Documentary in the British Independent Film Awards of 2018.[11]
Outreach
editSome reviewers have suggested that the film might be powerful enough to save the lives of those considering suicide. GQ pointed out that suicide is now the single biggest killer of young British men and suggested that Evelyn might help break the code of silence that tends to surround the subject.[12] The film's website provides support links to help services including The Samaritans and Calm and reproduces a poem from The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans, best known as author of The Horse Whisperer.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Evelyn review – moving documentary on a family's loss". The Guardian. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "'Evelyn' Review: A Raw and Profoundly Moving Portrait of Living with Suicide". Indie Wire. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Cast
- ^ Telegraph magazine
- ^ Telegraph article
- ^ a b Sound track from Evelyn
- ^ "Evelyn to Premiere at 2018 BFI London film festival".
- ^ "2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Evelyn". 11 October 2018.
- ^ BBC schedule 18 May 2019
- ^ Daily Dot review
- ^ BIFA 2018
- ^ review[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Evelyn movie website". Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
External links
edit- https://www.evelynmovie.com Archived 25 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Evelyn on Netflix
- Evelyn at IMDb
- Evelyn at Rotten Tomatoes
