Just liked how simple it was in it's depiction of Refn as a director. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand.   |  That's probably the best way I could start off this review. The first is Gambler (2006), which is included in some box sets of the Pusher trilogy. Screen Anarchy Mobile site. My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn strikes a nice balance between home-movie quality peeks at family dynamics and a mostly-honest look at Refn’s filmmaking process. It must hurt to have your partner make a 58 minute documentary about you making a movie and have the doc be better than the movie itself. Nicolas Winding Refn on the Female Vision of ‘The Neon Demon’ and Merging with Elle Fanning. | 5) Basically just anything with Ryan Gosling…. A very honest and sympathetic look into the lifes of Refn and his wife. 'MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN': Four and a Half Stars (Out of Five), View production, box office, & company info. And yes, some of these stretch the definition of "documentary" quite…, THIS IS CLONED FROM boxd.it/Lb60 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …, XZanthia OctoShroom 3,820 films 14 1 Edit. A documentary directed by Winding Refn's wife, … It was directed and filmed by first time feature filmmaker Liv Corfixen; Refn's wife. 25 October 2016 A documentary directed by Winding Refn's wife, Liv Corfixen, and it follows the Danish-born filmmaker during the making of his 2013 film Only God Forgives. Also, Ryan Gosling playing with children is the most adorable thing I've seen in my life. Trying to be nothing more than a documentation of a husband's struggle with art, My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn is interesting, concise, and appeals to the side of me that loves the behind-the-scenes of film production. PG-13 Directed and shot by Nicolas Winding Refn’s wife Liv Corfixen over the duration of the production and subsequent Cannes debut of Only God Forgives, the documentary captures the very private and intimate moments to which a traditional documentary crew simply wouldn’t have access. While only slightly above the quality of an average behind-the-scenes documentary, My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn has quite a few moments of brutal honesty and painful revelations. Directed by Liv Corfixen.   |  I found myself pretty interested and entertained when it did show him making that film and all the troubles he went through while doing so but I was pretty bored for a good amount of its short runtime. Things I was particularly amused by in Liv Corfixen's documentary about her husband making Only God Forgives: 1) Ryan Gosling asking one of Refn and Corfixen's adorable children whether they thought the movie their dad had planned out on his wall was going to be good. 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Share This Article Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp ... “My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn” manages to both pity and reject his hubris. Summary: Directed and shot by Nicolas Winding Refn's wife Liv Corfixen over the duration of the production and subsequent Cannes debut of Only God Forgives, My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn captures the very private and intimate moments to which a traditional documentary crew simply wouldn't have access. Operates somewhere between a NWR behind the scenes filmmaking observation and a study of martial tension that results from your partner being a consuming and somewhat toxic person. Nicolas Winding Refn Liv Corfixen Ryan Gosling Alejandro Jodorowsky Kristin Scott Thomas, 58 mins   Basically a DVD extra for ONLY GOD FORGIVES, but a pretty worthwhile one. Also, it was so inspiring and somewhat comforting to see bits of Refn's creative process, directorial instincts and his personal feelings in such a direct way. The Trial of the Chicago 7 stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eddie Redmayne share their five reasons not to miss Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama on Netflix. I could also mention how I don't watch films for the stories or characters but I feel like I've worn myself out debating that. an interesting and insightful look into the life of one of the 21st centuries best filmmakers.highly recommended. But I guess he got the last laugh; he dedicated THE NEON DEMON to her. I have a troubled relationship with Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives, a film I have seen many times and famously called "my most hated film". Refn doesn’t come off that well -- he’s moody and self-obsessed and indecisive -- which is kind of interesting given the fact that his wife is the director. It would be boring if everyone made safe films. While only slightly above the quality of an average behind-the-scenes documentary, My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn has quite a few moments of brutal honesty and painful revelations. Set during the filming of Refn's Only God Forgives, Liv Corfixen captures her husband as he slowly moves through the process of tackling such an ambitious project. The Film Stage More details at there’s no better feeling then when a movie comes into your life at the perfect time. love love lovedont worry jang, its not the end of the world,its just a film. The second documentary concerning Nicolas Winding Refn's process. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. Some could see Liv Corfixen's approach to filming Nicolas as unoriginal and reeking of spousal admiration, but I saw it as passionate and endearing. 58 min A pretentious, overly-stylish slog, gratuitously violent, confounding in the worst way possible. Loved how intimate and honest the film felt, with the various insecurities and self-doubts that Refn has about the film being balanced by Corfixen's pressures as a mother during the production of Only God Forgives. 65. If my wife made a documentary that was this revealing and unflattering, I’d be furious. this is some real inspirational shit, nothing better than a director who suffers for his work but is also plagued by crippling insecurity and self doubt. Report this film. 1, 'The War With Grandpa' Interviews with Robert De Niro and Jane Seymour. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. * *Nobody cares if you don't think…, vincent price was 6′4″ 102 films 4,368 85 Edit. A story can be nothing more than a concept or a setup that ties images and expressions together. that moment in which refn thinks that only god forgives (2013) is better than drive (2011) must have been really hard for him. Of course the framing of NWR is deliberate. Step Two: Pick a Number. TMDb Feels like only scratching the surface of Liv’s personality but is still revealing and shows the struggles they have sometimes. There's a something surreal about watching NWR stress out that his movie will be medicre when, as it turns out, that's exactly what it was. "I dunno" is the reply. I can't recall the last time I saw a director this honest about his insecurities (he worries his movie isn’t very good, and complains that he’s wasted years of his life on it) or his cynical calculations about audience tastes (“They want more of the same,” he moans when talking about the pressure to follow DRIVE with something equally commercial). This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Seeing such familial struggles breaks my heart. Original Title: My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding RefnYear of Release: 2014Genres: DocumentaryDirector: Liv CorfixenWriter: Liv CorfixenMain Cast: Nicolas Winding Refn, Liv Corfixen, Ryan Gosling, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Kristin Scott Thomas. All in all, It's fascinating, and it proves that Nicolas Winding Refn, no matter how weird he might be, is an exceptional talent. I like to look at the whole picture like a piece of poetry or a painting.