Ragtime (1981)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.2/10   

Director:

Milos Forman

Escritores:

E.L. Doctorow (novel) and
Michael Weller (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

6 enero 1982 (France)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was Ragtime

Plot:

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

Plot Keywords:

Pianist | 1910s | 1900s | Piano | Car

Premios:

Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Ragtime: A cinematic good time

Reparto

James Cagney	...	Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Brad Dourif	...	Younger Brother
Moses Gunn	...	Booker T. Washington
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Evelyn Nesbit
Kenneth McMillan	...	Willie Conklin
Pat O'Brien	...	Mr. Delphin Delmas
Donald O'Connor	...	Evelyn's Dance Instructor
James Olson	...	Father
Mandy Patinkin	...	Tateh
Howard E. Rollins Jr.	...	Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Mary Steenburgen	...	Mother
Debbie Allen	...	Sarah
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Harry Houdini (as Jeff Demunn)
Robert Joy	...	Henry 'Harry' Kendall Thaw
Norman Mailer	...	Stanford White

También conocida como:

Love and Glory (Philippines: English title)
Ragtime (Argentina) [es]

Duración:

155 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Stereo

Clasificación:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

81 West Main Street, Mt. Kisco, New York, USA

Compañía:

Dino De Laurentiis Company

Trivialidades:

Mandy Patinkin's daughter is played by Jenny Nichols while Mary Steenburgen's son is enacted by Max Nichols. Both young performers are the real-life children of director Mike Nichols.

Errores:

Misceláneos: While negotiating with Coalhouse Walker Jr., the earpiece hook on the phone hangs in the off position while Conklin is talking.

Citas:

Rheinlander Waldo: That library over there is worth millions and people keep telling me you're a piece of slime.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Le bourreau des coeurs (1983)

Banda de Sonido:

ONE MORE HOUR

Ragtime: A cinematic good time

Known for more unconventional beats and melodies, Ragtime was the first musical genre that was completely American, preceding Jazz in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Milos Foreman's film entitled Ragtime, from E. L. Doctorow's novel of the same name, incorporates unconventional aspects of its own in characters and story.

Always staying ahead of the audience with unique and interesting turns, the story is great and sucks the viewer in; and with such an interesting progression of events, you wonder if any of them are historically accurate. Well, they are and they are not. Set early 1900s America, Ragtime is the very definition of historical fiction as it takes many historical characters and puts them into a fictional story. But, at the same time, it takes fictional characters and positions them into a historical context. This blending of characters and story lines really makes the film great; though by the end of the film, because of the length and because there are so many characters, a few story lines don't get the conclusion they deserve.

Even with this small downer, Ragtime is made up of nothing but quality and entertaining elements. The film has a great look with wonderful cinematography, brilliant art direction, and costume design and is gracefully assembled by director Milos Foreman. Most of them widely unknown at the time of the film's release, all the members of the film's cast also give fantastic performances. Entering Ragtime after a 20-year film hiatus, James Cagney is terrific and Brad Dourif and Howard E. Rollins Jr. are especially great in the film, giving electrifying shots of thespian adrenaline to their characters. There are also many familiar faces throughout the film: Samuel L. Jackson, Fran Drescher, John Ratzenberger, and Jeff Daniels are all in the film playing smaller roles, obviously in a time before they hit it big. Randy Newman also writes a wonderful score for Ragtime. Without the more recognizable Randy Newman sound, the film's score is a powerful final touch with great atmospheric music from the era. Ragtime is a film that might be often forgotten, but it is always enjoyable.