Transamerica (2005)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.6/10   

Director:

Duncan Tucker

Guionista:

Duncan Tucker (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

10 febrero 2006 (Denmark)

Género:

Aventura | Comedia | Drama

Frase comercial:

Life is more than the sum of its parts.

Plot:

A pre-operative male-to-female transsexual takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

Plot Keywords:

Sex Change | Transsexual | Bail | Psychiatrist | Therapist

Premios:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 12 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

"Transamerica" is a delightful movie and a grasp of fresh air for independent movies.....

Reparto

Andrea James	...	Voice Coach
Felicity Huffman	...	Bree
Danny Burstein	...	Dr. Spikowsky
Maurice Orozco	...	Fernando
Elizabeth Peña	...	Margaret
Craig Bockhorn	...	Sergeant
Paul Borghese	...	New York City Cop
Kevin Zegers	...	Toby
Jon Budinoff	...	Alex
Venida Evans	...	Arletty
Raynor Scheine	...	Bobby Jensen
Kate Bayley	...	Tennessee Waitress
Stella Maeve	...	Taylor
Teala Dunn	...	Little Girl
Jim Frangione	...	Taylor's Father

También conocida como:

Transamérica (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, language and drug use.

Duración:

103 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Español

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

USA:R | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Ireland:16 (theatrical rating) | Netherlands:MG6 | Malaysia:18PL | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:R21 | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:12 | Canada:18A | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:16 | China:(Banned) | Japan:R-15 | Brazil:14 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | France:U (with warning) | South Korea:18 | Chile:14 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Arizona, USA

Compañía:

Belladonna Productions

Trivialidades:

Many scenes involve improvisation. The scene where the characters are riding in the car towards sunset is one of them: the director asked Felicity Huffman to start poking Kevin Zegers in the stomach and shoulder. Kevin Zegers stayed in character, and the director liked the result.

Errores:

Errores Reales: Bree is on hormones up until the day of her surgery. In reality, estrogen can't be taken for several weeks beforehand because it increases the risk of blood clots.

Citas:

Sydney: There's this scruffy looking kid outside. If he's your boyfriend, I'm totally going to slit my wrists.
Elizabeth Osbourne: That dirty-looking boy who came to the door a second ago is your boyfriend? How old is he?
Bree Osbourne: 17.
Elizabeth Osbourne: Oh, my God, Murray, he's underage!
Bree Osbourne: Mom, he's my son.

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofed in "Howard Stern on Demand: Staff Films" (2006)

Banda de Sonido:

Take 'Em Away

"Transamerica" is a delightful movie and a grasp of fresh air for independent movies.....

Independent movies have been losing some of their force during the years. They have not been making so much profit, partially because of so many blockbusters and successful franchises that are more and more often in the cinematic world. But out of all the independent films I've seen recently, "Transamerica" was the one that stayed in my mind. Wheter it is a touching comedy or funny drama, it is most importantly an amazing film, with polemic issues and intense character development.

"Transamerica" is a delightful movie and it sure is a grasp of fresh air for independent movies. The story is bold and never have I imagined a movie like this would dare come out. Hats off to Duncan Tucker, the writer/director of this great film. A male-to-female transsexual travels to New York after discovering she fathered a son, which is a rebellious runaway. Felicity Huffman is incredibly great in her role, making the viewer feel what she's feeling. Never has any actress been so good in her role as Felicity is. Everyone in the film deserves thumbs-up, but Felicity truly delivers.

To concentrate even more in the film's boldness and smartness would be the obvious. "Transamerica" is marvelous and that's enough. Although definitely not perfect (the film is somewhat long and sometimes boring), "Transamerica" offers much more any other independent movie I've seen could've offered.-----8/10