Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Stephen Sondheim (musical) and
Hugh Wheeler (musical) ...

Release Date:

21 diciembre 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Musical | Thriller

Frase comercial:

Never Forget. Never Forgive.

Plot:

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

Plot Keywords:

Unrequited Love | Person On Fire | Severed Finger | Mass Murder | Loss Of Loved One

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 24 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Johnny Depp: The Demon Actor of Hollywood

Cast

Johnny Depp	...	Sweeney Todd
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Mrs. Lovett
Alan Rickman	...	Judge Turpin
Timothy Spall	...	Beadle
Sacha Baron Cohen	...	Pirelli
Jamie Campbell Bower	...	Anthony
Laura Michelle Kelly	...	Beggar Woman
Jayne Wisener	...	Johanna
Ed Sanders	...	Toby (as Edward Sanders)
Gracie May	...	Baby Johanna
Ava May	...	Baby Johanna
Gabriella Freeman	...	Baby Johanna
Jody Halse	...	Policeman
Aron Paramor	...	Policeman
Lee Whitlock	...	Policeman

También conocida como:

Sweeney Todd (USA) (short title)
Sweeney Todd - El barbero demoníaco de la calle Fleet (Venezuela) [es]
Sweeney Todd, el diabólico barbero de la calle Fleet (Spain) [es]
Sweeney Todd: El barbero demoníaco de la calle Fleet (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic bloody violence.

Duración:

116 min

País:

USA | UK

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Malaysia:18PL | Argentina:16 | Israel:18 | Japan:R-15 | Sweden:15 | South Korea:18 | USA:R (certificate #43914) (cut) | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Czech Republic:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Greece:K-17 | Ireland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Italy:VM14 | Finland:K-18 | South Africa:16LV | Taiwan:R-18 | Hong Kong:III | Germany:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

DreamWorks Pictures

Trivialidades:

The address on Mrs. Lovett's shop -- Number 186 -- is a reference to the London legend of Sweeney Todd, which placed his barber shop at this very address.

Goofs:

Continuity: The bottle of gin taken from Toby had very little gin left in it. However, when Mrs. Lovett pours Sweeny a drink it appears to be only half empty.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Anthony Hope: I have sailed the world, beheld its wonders, from the Dardanelles to the mountains of Peru. But there's no place like London.
Sweeney Todd: No, there's no place like London.
Anthony Hope: [spoken] Mr. Todd?
Sweeney Todd: You are young. Life has been kind to you. You will learn.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best of 2007" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Searching (Part 2)

Johnny Depp: The Demon Actor of Hollywood

Tim Burton was always known to be a director that didn't attend to the Academy's personal taste. His movies were true auteur works, always with a Gothic stunning visual and stories there weren't always what it seemed. It was as if Burton were filming every movie on Halloween. Now, however, it's going to be hard for the Academy to ignore Burton's new film- definitely his best one. Sweeney Todd offers the unlikely pairing of musical and horror. And, man, it works splendidly.

The story begins with Benjamin Barker's arrest by Judge Turpin, a true personification of evil, a man who doesn't think twice in convicting Barker for a crime he did not commit. Sent away of London, he returns with a new facet: Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Until this moment on, his barbershop is scenery to grim assassination- through which the evidences of murder are kept hidden thanks to the help of Mrs. Lovett, the baker. Sweeney vows revenge against the judge.

Burton's direction is truly fantastic, exploring his already trademark visuals with bravura. This time, the dark pictures really suit the story, in a way that they both contrast each other; for no matter how dark the city is, it can't compare to the citizens that live within it. Sweeney, once a pure man, becomes the darkest of them all. And there is no better actor in the world that could portray this like Johnny Depp does. His performance is a defining one, one that goes far beyond the Jack Sparrows, Edward Scissorhands, or J.M Barries that Depp portrayed with perfection. Sweeney Todd is a man torn apart by vengeance, a man that answers only to the call of death. Depp illustrates the psychological factors of the character in subtle nuances, giving one of the greatest performances in the history of cinema. A true achievement that lives up to the excellence of the entire movie.