The Interpreter (2005)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.5/10   

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Escritores (WGA):

Martin Stellman (story) &
Brian Ward (story) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

22 abril 2005 (USA)

Género:

Crimen | Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

The truth needs no translation.

Plot:

Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a US Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot.

Plot Keywords:

Interpreter | Political | United Nations | Secret Service | Suicide

Premios:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Very Safe Movie

Reparto

Nicole Kidman	...	Silvia Broome
Sean Penn	...	Tobin Keller
Catherine Keener	...	Dot Woods
Jesper Christensen	...	Nils Lud
Yvan Attal	...	Philippe
Earl Cameron	...	Zuwanie
George Harris	...	Kuman-Kuman
Michael Wright	...	Marcus
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Police Chief Lee Wu
Eric Keenleyside	...	Rory Robb
Hugo Speer	...	Simon Broome
Maz Jobrani	...	Mo
Yusuf Gatewood	...	Doug
Curtiss Cook	...	Ajene Xola (as Curtiss I'Cook)
Byron Utley	...	Jean Gamba

También conocida como:

L'interprète (France)
La intérprete (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language.

Duración:

128 min

País:

UK | USA | France

Idioma:

Aboriginal | Inglés | Francés | Portugués

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41613) | Denmark:11 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A

Locaciones de Filmación:

East 9th Street & Stuyvesant Street, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Universal Pictures

Trivialidades:

Filming at the United Nations could only take place on the weekends. Film crews would move in on a Friday night, protect and prep the general assembly only to withdraw nearly all of their equipment by Sunday.

Errores:

Continuidad: After the bus explosion, Silvia has two cuts on her left cheek. After the blood is cleaned off, she has three cuts on her left cheek. Then in the next scene, the extra cut is much smaller, even though not very much time has elapsed.

Citas:

[first lines]
Simon Broome: She wouldn't tell me her husband's name. She wouldn't even write it.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V)

Banda de Sonido:

F Stop Blues

A Very Safe Movie

The Interpreter is an extremely packaged political thriller that contains only a little punch. The main reason I gave it a go was Sean Penn who seems to rarely make mistakes selecting his work. Nicole Kidman can be a mixed bag, and Sydney Pollack a competent seasoned veteran director. All three performed well without setting the screen alight.

The use of the United Nations building was a big plus and definitely gave the movie more realism. It also gave the viewer more of an idea on what a massive organisation the UN is.

Even though "The Interpreter" was enjoyable the ending was definitely a disappointment. It wasn't that it was necessarily wrong, just that you knew what was coming. This was the "Hollywood Factor" showing through. Perhaps the reason it didn't turn into real Hollywood trash was the fact it was filmed and produced in New York.