The Escape was recommended to me by a colleague at the time of Julian''s disappearance last Jan. Such a strong short film it is. Now you've no doubt heard of the finality of his passing. My condolences. Aside from his screen work, the pandemic introduced me to his readings and talks he gave in Rome's Shelley -Keats House on the Romantic Poets he championed so passionately. Blessedly they are all on YT for us to enjoy, just like his talks/readings on his good friend H Pinter. Such lofty heights in life Julian scaled! A truly beautiful and humane man!
Glad I found this, Julian is so underrated, it was a shame he was overlooked for Anne Rice's LESTAT. Art Malik is chilling. 😮 Be careful what you wish for.
This is very beautiful and wonderfully atmospheric. As a father and husband it excellently hits home the incredible treasure we are blessed with every day in the form of our families and the dangers of taking that for granted. Thank you! And it appears you also had a hand in Inception, The Dark Knight, and Enemy at the Gates, in short, some of the best movies of all time, so I thank you for that enjoyment as well! Any chance of ever seeing a full length sci-fi movie from/directed by you?
Wow! I discover this short film just now and I'm speechless. It's amazing, well shot, beautiful photography and wonderfully acted. I love the story and the mood of it, it seems so prophetic. Just now I can't help myself wondering if Julian Sands will ever come back... He's so perfect in this role.
Thank you for your comment. Julian is a marvellous actor and a wonderful person, he was incredibly supportive of me as a first time director when we were making The Escape. I'm hoping against all hope that he is found safe and well. My thoughts are with his family at this very difficult time.
@@paulfranklin7161 Yes, I wanted to add that this film is a stunning piece of work and it would be tragic if it were to be overshadowed by Julian's disappearance. I'm so glad that you got to make it, given how difficult it seems to be to get any film made. It's tremendously accomplished - can't believe you were a first-time director when you did this. And if he has gone, what a fitting epitaph for him.
@@bonnacon1610 Thank you - really appreciate your post! To be fair, whilst it was my first time directing, I have been in the movies for a very long time, working in VFX. I've been lucky enough to learn directly from the very best. Julian was incredibly supportive of me as a first time filmmaker - I couldn't have asked for more.
@paulfranklin7161 I agree with all the comments here. Beautifully shot and acted. Stunning short film. I wanted more of this story... Yes I am a Julian fan since forever and so sorry for his family and friends. All the actors here are perfection. Beautiful work.
Loved this! So intriguing and thought provoking! Wonderfully filmed/acted. I want to watch it again with my hubby to see if he agrees with me what it's actually about. I think I know but I'm not 100% sure. :D
Just watched it again with hubby! He enjoyed it too! Definitely makes you think. Got to appreciated what you have now, especially the little mundane things, because you never know what's around the corner. :
@@paulfranklin7161..sadly I have to report that human remains were found the other day in the spot Julian was hiking in. I had held out hope, but it looks as if the remains are most likely his.
No, there's no connection between The Escape and Reminiscence, though I suppose it's possible that Lisa Joy might have read the 1958 short story The Store of the Worlds that my film is based on- Robert Sheckley was a well-known SF writer in his time and Store is one of his most famous stories. But I think the idea of reliving the past as a dream is such a well-established science fiction trope that it could have come from many different sources - the key thing is what you do with that idea to make something new. In my case I'd been thinking about Sheckley's story for 35 years - I first read it when I was 13 and it blew me away, I couldn't stop thinking about it and what kind of person Lambert might be. I started thinking about making a film from it about 10 years ago, but it wasn't until the begining of 2016 that I figured out how to tell the story in a personal way. I'm glad that people like it.
@@paulfranklin7161 I also read the story as a boy, returned to it now and then in my adult life, and found it very moving. Superb adaptation, Paul Franklin. For me it captured the depth of profound sadness I felt from reading the story. Bravo to you, you cast and crew.
@@Chesterton7 Thank you! I first read Sheckley's short story when I was 13 and didn't appreciate the profound emotional ending at the time - I was into the neat sci-fi concept at that age. But I too returned to it in adulthood and developed a new respect for the incredibly economic way Sheckley sets you up and then delivers such an unexpectedly powerful conclusion. The film had lived in my mind for a few years until I finally figured out how to adapt it - the final image is something that came to me in a dream, totally unrelated to the short story, but I realised that it was the perfect way to finish. The location we used - on the Thames estuary about an hour's drive beyond London, gave me the scale I wanted, contrasting with the intimacy of everything that precedes it, honouring the spirit of Sheckley's endless landscape of rubble.
There are other survivors - Mr Kellan, the man guarding the storehouse, and the implication is that others have visited Kellan in the past - and the idea is that at the end of the film Lambert is returning to some kind of survivors' camp, but he is the only survivor of his family, or at the very least he isn't with them any more as a result of the disaster. The main thing is that the ordinary and seemingly boring life that he once lived is now over - his dream is to return to it.
The Escape was recommended to me by a colleague at the time of Julian''s disappearance last Jan. Such a strong short film it is. Now you've no doubt heard of the finality of his passing. My condolences. Aside from his screen work, the pandemic introduced me to his readings and talks he gave in Rome's Shelley -Keats House on the Romantic Poets he championed so passionately. Blessedly they are all on YT for us to enjoy, just like his talks/readings on his good friend H Pinter. Such lofty heights in life Julian scaled! A truly beautiful and humane man!
Thank you for your kind words. Julian was wonderful to work with - very supportive of me as a first time filmmaker. My thoughts are with his family.
Here because of Slavoj Zizek... He talks about this film in his book "Pandemic! 2" ... the film is indeed thought provoking...
I love him♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😥😥😥😥😢😢
Glad I found this, Julian is so underrated, it was a shame he was overlooked for Anne Rice's LESTAT. Art Malik is chilling. 😮 Be careful what you wish for.
Slavoj Zizek recommended this film in a recent interview on RT. He said it is based on a short story by Robert Sheckley.
Yes, that's right - it's adapted from Robert Sheckley's story "The Store of the Worlds". I was very pleased to have our film recommended by Mr Zizek
here on Zizek's recommendation as well. Reading Pandemic! 2, actually the first book of Zizek's I've read.
Thanks for posting this. I've never heard of it and love Julian Sands.
Very good, and basing it on a Robert Sheckley story was sublime. Thank you.
came here for mimi's one minute of screentime
This is very beautiful and wonderfully atmospheric. As a father and husband it excellently hits home the incredible treasure we are blessed with every day in the form of our families and the dangers of taking that for granted. Thank you! And it appears you also had a hand in Inception, The Dark Knight, and Enemy at the Gates, in short, some of the best movies of all time, so I thank you for that enjoyment as well! Any chance of ever seeing a full length sci-fi movie from/directed by you?
I hope to make a feature at some point - thank you for your kind words!
Wow! I discover this short film just now and I'm speechless. It's amazing, well shot, beautiful photography and wonderfully acted. I love the story and the mood of it, it seems so prophetic. Just now I can't help myself wondering if Julian Sands will ever come back... He's so perfect in this role.
Thank you for your comment. Julian is a marvellous actor and a wonderful person, he was incredibly supportive of me as a first time director when we were making The Escape. I'm hoping against all hope that he is found safe and well. My thoughts are with his family at this very difficult time.
@@paulfranklin7161 Yes, I wanted to add that this film is a stunning piece of work and it would be tragic if it were to be overshadowed by Julian's disappearance. I'm so glad that you got to make it, given how difficult it seems to be to get any film made. It's tremendously accomplished - can't believe you were a first-time director when you did this. And if he has gone, what a fitting epitaph for him.
@@bonnacon1610 Thank you - really appreciate your post! To be fair, whilst it was my first time directing, I have been in the movies for a very long time, working in VFX. I've been lucky enough to learn directly from the very
best. Julian was incredibly supportive of me as a first time filmmaker - I couldn't have asked for more.
The more I watch this movie, the more I think it's powerful. Love it.
@paulfranklin7161 I agree with all the comments here. Beautifully shot and acted. Stunning short film. I wanted more of this story... Yes I am a Julian fan since forever and so sorry for his family and friends. All the actors here are perfection. Beautiful work.
Amazing how it prophetically captures part of our covid reality...
Right? A bit prophetic
Loved this! So intriguing and thought provoking! Wonderfully filmed/acted. I want to watch it again with my hubby to see if he agrees with me what it's actually about. I think I know but I'm not 100% sure. :D
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed The Escape - hope your husband does too!
Just watched it again with hubby! He enjoyed it too! Definitely makes you think. Got to appreciated what you have now, especially the little mundane things, because you never know what's around the corner. :
Gracias, es excelente.
Excellent film. Thank you for sharing it. Well written, shot, acted, etc. Really enjoyed it.
Glad you liked it, Matt. Thank you for watching.
Very nice done !, Don't know why you have so little views with such great shortfilm ?!?
Thank you! I only just put it up on TH-cam - it’s got around 4K views on Vimeo.
And now it looks as if we’ve lost Julian 😱😰
I am hoping with all my might that he is found safe and well. He is a lovely man.
@@paulfranklin7161..sadly I have to report that human remains were found the other day in the spot Julian was hiking in. I had held out hope, but it looks as if the remains are most likely his.
@@erin.v.m657Indeed, you were right. I’m crushed 😞
@@TimeTravelingAsshole ..I wanted to be wrong. I so much wanted to be wrong. I am heartbroken.
My celeb crash mimi is in this
It's really good.
마지막 부분이 너무 와닿는다. 최근의 과거로 돌아가는 걸 영원하게 만들 수는 없냐는 남자의.질문...
Perfect
Slavoj Zizek brought me here re: his book Pandemic! 2.
Here because of Zizek and its very good work👏
Thank you!
Fantastic story, beautifully filmed. Please add some decent (no auto) captions, its difficult to understand certain dialogs
I'll see what I can do
It took a little while, but here is a version with English subtitles th-cam.com/video/87OiDPYCZTk/w-d-xo.html
Bless him - RIP
He had really bad hair - uncontrollable 😅
can I make Korean subtitle and upload it to TH-cam?
never heard of this
Interesting.
Hey Paul, did this eventually get made into Reminiscence or are they completely separate?
No, there's no connection between The Escape and Reminiscence, though I suppose it's possible that Lisa Joy might have read the 1958 short story The Store of the Worlds that my film is based on- Robert Sheckley was a well-known SF writer in his time and Store is one of his most famous stories. But I think the idea of reliving the past as a dream is such a well-established science fiction trope that it could have come from many different sources - the key thing is what you do with that idea to make something new. In my case I'd been thinking about Sheckley's story for 35 years - I first read it when I was 13 and it blew me away, I couldn't stop thinking about it and what kind of person Lambert might be. I started thinking about making a film from it about 10 years ago, but it wasn't until the begining of 2016 that I figured out how to tell the story in a personal way. I'm glad that people like it.
@@paulfranklin7161 Ah, I see. If nothing else, I'm glad this is still around as a short film. The final shot is incredible.
@@SeparateWay thank you! I worked with some amazing people on the film
@@paulfranklin7161 I also read the story as a boy, returned to it now and then in my adult life, and found it very moving. Superb adaptation, Paul Franklin. For me it captured the depth of profound sadness I felt from reading the story. Bravo to you, you cast and crew.
@@Chesterton7 Thank you! I first read Sheckley's short story when I was 13 and didn't appreciate the profound emotional ending at the time - I was into the neat sci-fi concept at that age. But I too returned to it in adulthood and developed a new respect for the incredibly economic way Sheckley sets you up and then delivers such an unexpectedly powerful conclusion. The film had lived in my mind for a few years until I finally figured out how to adapt it - the final image is something that came to me in a dream, totally unrelated to the short story, but I realised that it was the perfect way to finish. The location we used - on the Thames estuary about an hour's drive beyond London, gave me the scale I wanted, contrasting with the intimacy of everything that precedes it, honouring the spirit of Sheckley's endless landscape of rubble.
I’m here for Mimi 😍
Paul Franklin when was this film made
2017
Hi. I want to add Korean subtitles to this video so that more Koreans can see it. How can I do it?
Look up the movie on TH-cam that has your language then pick the one you want
Defalco from codbo2
Is he the only one to survive the flood? 😧
There are other survivors - Mr Kellan, the man guarding the storehouse, and the implication is that others have visited Kellan in the past - and the idea is that at the end of the film Lambert is returning to some kind of survivors' camp, but he is the only survivor of his family, or at the very least he isn't with them any more as a result of the disaster. The main thing is that the ordinary and seemingly boring life that he once lived is now over - his dream is to return to it.
한국어 자막 절실하다.. 영어공부 좀 할걸
What do the Russians have in common with the British? no one understands their English either... (c)