The Story of St. Nicholas

Author(s): Harry
Location: Colombia

“The Story of St. Nicholas”
A DreamWorks Pictures Release

Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by James Schamus
Produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg
Music by John Williams
Production design by Jan Roelfs
Cinematography by Christopher Doyle
Costume design by Janty Yates

Principal Cast:

Tom Hanks as Bishop Nicholas of Myra
Joaquin Phoenix as Emperor Diocletian
William Dafoe as father
Michelle Williams as mother
Brian Cox as uncle
Luke Spill as young Nicholas
James Caviezel as Jesus Christ

Tagline: “You’ve heard the myths. You’ve heard the legends. Now the real story is about to be revealed"

Release date: This Christmas

Synopsis: The film begins at a small village called Patara in the Greece of the III century. Nicholas is a young and wonderful boy with wealthy parents. His parents raised him and devoted him to Christianity. Nicholas learned all of the beautiful and fascinating stories about Jesus Christ and the Bible. Still being young, Nicholas has to face the death of his parents after a terrible epidemic. He continued being raised by his wise and great uncle.

As a young man, Nicholas wanted to follow the word of Jesus and decided to embark in the most beautiful journey imaginable to help the poor, the sick and the needy. Nicholas helped a lot of persons and became very famous throughout the land as Bishop Nicholas of Myra for the way he helped people, made them feel very good and for his enormous love to children.

As he continued with his journey of charity, the Greek Emperor Diocletian hated Christians and began to persecute them all over the land. Nicholas got caught and went to prison were the Greek soldiers tortured him in the most horrible and tragic ways you could ever imagine. After various years Nicholas was finally released. Being old, he sadly died in December 6th of 343.

What the press would say:

I have to tell you, “The Story of St. Nicholas” is a very powerful and very human motion picture. Every single scene was captivating, moving and inspiring. You see all of the wonderful things Nicholas do like when he makes a boy without a leg feel happy or when he helps an old man with no money or when he defends a young woman who miscarried. All of these scenes of the journey were very simple and very powerful. They were so marvelous and miraculous that you’ll drop one or two tears of emotion. Then you see scenes were soldiers torture Nicholas in prison. These scenes will captivate you and will make you feel very depressed and sad. You’ll begin to cry as you see how they treat such an innocent and wonderful person. When he finally gets released, you’ll feel a very big emotion and at the end, when you see how Nicholas tells his last words you will begin to cry and reflect about life.

This powerful epic would never create such sensations if it weren’t for the glorious team behind them. Beautiful and powerful dialogues are brought to life in an astonishing screenplay by James Schamus as well as a very unique cinematography from the amazing Christopher Doyle that gave a great sensation of the time and the location. John Williams’ score was one never heard before. It gives a certain power and delight to the film. Tom Hanks plays the role of a lifetime as the wonderful Bishop Nicholas. Forget “Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump” because he gives his best performance ever in this epic and intense role. You will feel a big power from his wonderful portrayal. From the supporting cast, Joaquin Phoenix is the showstealer as the evil emperor who practically destroys Nicholas with all of the tortures he made his soldiers do. The directing was a monumental triumph in all of the word. Even if surprising and unexpected, Steven Spielberg gave a great directing with an unimaginable power. He gave to the film the tone it needed and delivered it in the most brilliant and wonderful way. This unforgettable experience is without any single doubt at all, the best film of the year.

Awards:

Best Picture – Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg
Best Directing – Steven Spielberg
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Tom Hanks
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Joaquin Phoenix
Best Adapted Screenplay – James Schamus
Best Original Score – John Williams
Best Production Design – Jan Roelfs
Best Cinematography – Christopher Doyle
Best Costume design – Janty Yates
Best Makeup