Film

Film: Birdman

19 July - Studio/K, Amsterdam
21.30 - €9.50 - Free for members

Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a 2014 black comedy film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Starring Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone and Edward Norton, to name a few, most of Birdman appears filmed in a single shot and the film was the most nominated film in the Oscar Academy’s 87th Annual Awards.

Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) is a washed-up actor struggling with his career, ego and the attempt to restore his family. Famous for his role from years ago as the superhero Birdman, Riggan Thomson finds himself middle-aged and worthless as an actor, recognized only as Birdman. In the attempt to establish himself as an artist Thomson creates a Broadway play. Birdman is account of the chain of events leading up to the opening of the play.