Life of Pi

Life of Pi, based on Yann Martel’s critically acclaimed novel, follows a shipwreck where a young man named Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma) finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with another survivor, a fearsome Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. For those wondering how Richard found himself on a raft lost at sea, he and the other animals aboard are (or were up until the shipwreck) part of a zookeeper’s cargo. From there, Pi has to fend for his and Richard’s survival all while negotiating with the irritable and often hungry Bengal to improve their odds and make the most of their dire situation on a seemingly endless expanse of sea.

Roger Ebert writes, “Ang Lee’s Life of Pi is a miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery.” Lou Lumenick of the New York Post says, “It’s the best-looking film I’ve seen this year and possibly so far this century. It’s so hypnotically beautiful that people will be using it to calibrate their new TV monitors. HSX estimates that Life of Pi will open at around $27M.

Life of Pi, Bravo Design

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Rating: PG // Genre: Adventure, Drama // Runtime: 2 hr. 7 min. // Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan and Adil Hussain// Directed by: Ang Lee // Written by: David Magee and Yann Martel // Produced by: Fox 2000 Pictures, Haishang Films and Rhythm and Hues // Distributed by: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Fox 2000 Pictures