{"id":31842,"date":"2012-11-20T16:03:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T23:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=31842"},"modified":"2012-11-20T16:03:27","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T23:03:27","slug":"gilt-groupe-offers-sale-of-authentic-memorabilia-from-ang-lees-life-of-pi-proceeds-benefit-the-orangutan-foundation-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/20\/gilt-groupe-offers-sale-of-authentic-memorabilia-from-ang-lees-life-of-pi-proceeds-benefit-the-orangutan-foundation-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilt Groupe Offers Sale of Authentic Memorabilia from Ang Lee’s \u2018Life of Pi’; Proceeds Benefit the Orangutan Foundation International"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Gilt Group has again opened a unique sale of original props for charity, this time offering material from Ang Lee’s Life of Pi<\/em>, which opens in theaters in the United States tomorrow.\u00a0 Per the website retailer, “Lee is donating the proceeds from the props to Orangutan Foundation International<\/a> (orangutan.org), after having an inspiring experience when he visited the facility while doing research for the movie”<\/em>.\u00a0 Of the pieces offered is the lifeboat which represents an important part of the film.<\/p>\n

Items can be found and purchased at www.gilt.com<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Gilt Groupe previously offered original material from Anton Corbijn’s The American,<\/em> which benefited the American Red Cross International Response Fund (see “Focus Features and Gilt Groupe Inc Offer Original Props and Costumes from \u2018The American\u2019 Starring George Clooney”<\/a>), as well as Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, which benefited the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (see “Gilt Groupe Offers Sale of Authentic Memorabilia from \u2018Midnight in Paris\u2019”<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Below is the official press release:<\/p>\n

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NEW YORK, November 15, 2012\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Gilt.com the innovative online shopping destination, and Twentieth Century Fox Film have collaborated to offer fans a chance to own a piece of cinematic history. On November 19, 2012, starting at noon ET, Gilt HOME will exclusively sell authentic props from Academy Award\u00ae-winning director Ang Lee\u2019s highly anticipated film, Life of Pi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With Life of Pi<\/strong>, director Ang Lee creates a groundbreaking movie event about a young man who survives a disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an amazing and unexpected connection with another survivor\u2026a fearsome Bengal tiger. \u00a0The film takes us through a young man\u2019s incredible adventure \u2013 at turns thrilling and spiritual; harrowing and triumphant; humorous and inspirational. Mr. Lee\u2019s vision, coupled with stunning 3D visuals, has turned a novel long thought un-filmable into a thrillingly audacious mix of grand storytelling and powerful and provocative themes.<\/div>\n
The sale will feature over 37 props from the set including:<\/div>\n