Heights (2005)

Director:

Chris Terrio

Writers:

Amy Fox (play)
Amy Fox (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 diciembre 2005 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Spanning twenty-four hours, Heights follows five New Yorkers challenged to choose their destiny before the sun comes up the next day.

Plot Keywords:

Fiancé Fiancée Relationship | Closeted Homosexual | Aspiring Actor | Shakespearean Quote | Homosexual

Awards:

1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A fast-paced, intelligent urban drama

Cast

Chandler Williams	...	Juilliard Macbeth
Bess Wohl	...	Juilliard Lady Macbeth
Glenn Close	...	Diana
Elizabeth Banks	...	Isabel
James Marsden	...	Jonathan
Jesse Bradford	...	Alec
Daniel Neiden	...	Wedding Rabbi
Thomas Lennon	...	Marshall
Matthew Davis	...	Mark (as Matt Davis)
John Light	...	Peter
Isabella Rossellini	...	Liz
Susan Malick	...	Rachel
Rachel Siegel	...	Autograph Seeker
Katie Kreisler	...	Helen
Philip Tabor	...	Paul

También conocida como:

En la cumbre (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language, brief sexuality and nudity.

Duración:

USA:98 min (DVD version) | USA:93 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English | Español | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Brazil:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Merchant Ivory Productions

Trivialidades:

The Vanity Fair editor played by Isabella Rossellini mentions that Peter's interviewees will meet him at The Big Cup. Those interview scenes were filmed at the real Big Cup, a coffee shop in the Chelsea neighborhood (at 228 Eighth Avenue) that, before its 2005 closing, was a popular gathering for Chelsea's gay community.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The film takes place in the winter or fall season and yet the Fringe Festival which Alec is doing is always in August in New York City.

Quotes:

Jonathan Kessler: What do you want me to tell you?
Alec Lochka: Tell her.
Jonathan Kessler: You know I can't. I can't. What I have with her is good.
Alec Lochka: Is it real?
Jonathan Kessler: It's close enough.

Movie Connections:

References Persona (1966)

Soundtrack:

Fiesta El Solar

A fast-paced, intelligent urban drama

(This is based on a preview screening -- movie may have changed). I went to this not knowing what to expect and came away wanting to see it again. The movie takes place over 24 hours in Manhattan and follows various characters whose lives eventually interconnect. Glenn Close seems to be playing a version of herself -- a NY stage and film actress -- and she's brilliant at it. And there's no Cruella or Stepford Wives mugging: she's real and vulnerable. The surprise, though, is that the younger actors hold their own against her -- James Marsden (it's nice to see him act without those XMen glasses), Elizabeth Banks (who I didn't know but was apparently Jeff Bridges' wife in Seabiscuit) and Jesse Bradford all carve out their own niches in the story. And it's a treat to see cameos by Isabella Rossellini, Rufus Wainwright (musical genius), Thomas Lennon (who is Dingle on Reno 911) and others. A really satisfying film.