The Revenant

A 2015 survival drama directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as fur trapper Hugh Glass after a bear attack leaves him for dead.

Long take: A continuous shot that presents an extended action without visible cuts. The film uses extended moving shots to make its wilderness action feel continuous.
Hugh Glass: An American frontiersman whose survival after a bear attack became the subject of enduring frontier accounts. Glass’s 1820s ordeal supplies the film’s historical point of departure.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu: A Mexican film director and screenwriter known for films including Amores Perros, Birdman, and The Revenant. He directed the film and co-wrote its screenplay with Mark L. Smith.
88th Academy Awards: The 2016 Academy Awards ceremony honoring films released in 2015. The Revenant won three Oscars at the ceremony, including Best Actor for DiCaprio.
Natural lighting: A cinematographic approach that relies primarily on available light sources rather than extensive artificial illumination. Emmanuel Lubezki photographed the film largely with available daylight, shaping its cold, exposed look.
The Revenant (novel): A 2002 novel by Michael Punke about Hugh Glass’s ordeal and pursuit of revenge. The film draws its central characters and revenge framework from Punke’s novel.
Leonardo DiCaprio: An American actor whose film roles include Hugh Glass in The Revenant. His largely physical performance carries Glass’s ordeal across much of the film.
Academy Award for Best Cinematography: An annual Academy Award recognizing achievement in cinematography. Lubezki won the award for The Revenant, his third consecutive win.
Emmanuel Lubezki: A Mexican cinematographer known for technically ambitious long takes and natural-light photography. His cinematography gives the film its wide, immersive images of the frontier.
Michael Punke: An American novelist, historian, and diplomat who wrote The Revenant. His novel provided the film’s principal literary source.

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