For those of us who work on film sets, we know that it takes somewhere between six months and two years to get a feature film made (more or less). But that’s just a ballpark number. Sometimes things can get delayed, and I mean really delayed. Any guesses on what is the longest that anyone has ever taken to finish making a film?Well, we’ve got answers. In this article, we found movies that took years, even decades, to get made. Movies Whose Production Spanned Unbelievably Long1. Boyhood Directed by Richard Linklater12 years A film that took its own sweet time to be made, not because of a production issue but because of a creative decision. Director Richard Linklater wanted to narrate his coming-of-age drama, Boyhood, in real time. That means keeping all the cast and locations intact, and shooting little chunks of the narrative each year until Mason goes to college. The film is not only a compassionate meditation on growing up and adolescence, but a true time capsule too. 2. BalikBayanDirected by Kidlat Tahimik35 years Balik Bayan Filipino filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik’s BalikBayan centers on a globe-trotter, Ferdinand Magellan, as he explores various cultures around the world, across their generations. Tahimik began filming in 1978 and accumulated his footage for around four decades until he finally edited and premiered it. 3. The Tragedy of ManDirected by Marcell Jankovics23 years Animator Marcell Jankovics’ The Tragedy of Man is a bold and philosophical exploration of the meaning of life, as the first...
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