Last week, the documentary "Love, Antosha" was screened at the Blakeley Theater in Los Angeles, in attendance of director Garret Price, producer Adam Gibbs and the parents of the documentary's protagonist, Anton Yelchin. However, the most moving thing in the audience was the guest director J.J. Abrams (j.j. Abrams) a testimonial.
"Love You, Anton" poster
Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union, In 1989, Anton Yeltsin immigrated to the United States with his parents at an early age. After entering Hollywood, he became known to audiences for his performances in films such as Heart of Atlantis, Heartbreak, Unguided, Green Room, Crazy Love and Star Trek. In addition to acting, Anton has a wide range of interests, and loves photography and composition. Unfortunately, in June 2016, he was killed in a bizarre car accident at the age of 27.
Director Abrams, with whom he worked on two Star Trek films before his death, took to the stage before the film began to air, and he said that he was busy working on the post-production of "Star Wars: the rise of skywalker" to be released next month, but he was very willing to put down everything he had to do in order to stand for "Love You, Anton" because he still has a deep affection for Anton Yeltsin.
"In 2008, we decided to hire Anton to play Chekhov, the Russian navigator in Star Trek. I was surprised to find that this guy was still translating a novel between shots—translating a Russian novel into English. I had three small children myself, all very young at the time, and I remember seeing the kind of interaction between Anton and his parents, and I thought to myself that one day, my children would love me and my wife as much as Anton loved his parents. This guy is amazing, really good, loves to delve, loves art, loves to create. I've never met an actor who loves to ask questions as much as he does, and he has the energy to break the sand pot and ask questions, and he wants to figure everything out. He also loves music. He himself is like a life force, like an embodiment of the passion of life. And no matter what you do, you are excellent and very energetic. ”
Anton Yeltsin played the navigator Chekhov in Abrams' Star Trek.
Abrams told the audience that they had met once about five or six months before Anton's misfortune. "I didn't expect it to be the last." He hopes that after watching this documentary, everyone can have some new understanding of Anton, and more importantly: "This sentence may be a bit cheesy, but "Love You, Anton" will make us know more about cherishing the people in front of us." I'll never forget the last time I met him, in a small sushi restaurant on Ventura Avenue, and he was waiting for them to prepare his self-pick-up list, and he told me he didn't have time to sit down and eat because he was going home to catch up on a movie he wanted to see. Whenever I think of the powerful vitality in him, I can't always believe the fact that he has left us. ”
"Love You, Anton" was released in seven theaters in the United States in August this year, and currently has a high praise rating of 96% on "Rotten Tomatoes". Last week, the film landed on Apple's online movie platform and was the most popular documentary in the past week. In addition, "Love You, Anton" has also registered for this year's Academy Award for Best Documentary, whether it can stand out from a total of 159 registered films and be shortlisted for the preliminary list will be known on December 16.
"Love You, Anton" reached 96% praise on Rotten Tomatoes.