''The Color of Time'' (aka ''Tar'') is a 2012 American

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drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

film written and directed by twelve

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film students whose teacher was

James Franco James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-M ...

. The film stars James Franco (who also produced),

Mila Kunis Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi and raised in Los Angeles, she began playing Jackie Burkhart on the Fox television series ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006) at the age of 14. Since ...

, Jessica Chastain,

Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff'Scrubs' Star Zach Braff Wows ...

, and Henry Hopper. It premiered on November 16, 2012 at the

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. The film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2014, under the title ''Forever Love''. It was theatrically released in the United States on December 12, 2014.

Plot

The different parts of Pulitzer Prize winner

C.K. Williams Charles Kenneth "C. K." Williams (November 4, 1936 – September 20, 2015) was an American poet, critic and translator. Williams won many poetry awards. ''Flesh and Blood'' won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1987. ''Repair'' (1999) won ...

' life told through his poems. Flashbacks of his childhood, his teens, college years, to when he meets and marries his wife, Catherine (Kunis) and the birth of his children and parenthood. The film is narrated by different versions of Williams (Franco, Hopper, March, Unger), depicting the different aspects of Williams through the years.

Cast

– age 40 *

as Catherine * Jessica Chastain as Mrs. Williams *

Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff'Scrubs' Star Zach Braff Wows ...

as Albert * Henry Hopper as C.K. Williams at a young age * Bruce Campbell as Goody * Vince Jolivette as Mr. Williams * Jordan March as C.K. Williams in youth * Zachary Unger as C.K. Williams – age 7 *

Danika Yarosh Danika Yarosh (born October 1, 1998) is an American actress. She appeared in the Showtime series '' Shameless'' and in the NBC series '' Heroes Reborn''. She co‐starred with Tom Cruise in '' Jack Reacher: Never Go Back'' (2016). Early life Ya ...

as Irene * Mia Serafino as Sarah * Giavani Cairo as Dan * Kathi J. Moore as Phyllis * Ziam Penn as Ron * Joshua Saba as John

Reception

On review aggregator

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, the film holds an approval rating of 5% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 3.70/10.

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gives the film a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Accolades

*2012

: **CinemaXXI Award (nomination) – Edna Luise Biesold, Sarah-Violet Bliss, Gabrielle Demeestere, Alexis Gambis, Shruti Ganguly, Brooke Goldfinch, Shripriya Mahesh, Pamela Romanowsky, Bruce Thierry Cheung, Tine Thomasen, Virginia Urreiztieta and Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo :*Cubovision Prize (win) –

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Color of Time 2012 films 2010s coming-of-age drama films American coming-of-age drama films 2010s English-language films Films based on biographies 2012 drama films 2010s American films 2012 independent films