August Rush (2007)

Director:

Kirsten Sheridan

Writers (WGA):

Nick Castle (screenplay) and
James V. Hart (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 noviembre 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance

Frase comercial:

An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound

Plot:

A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.

Plot Keywords:

Mistreatment | Street Musician | Music | Singer | Love

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

If you don't have a great imagination, you won't like it

Cast

Freddie Highmore	...	Evan Taylor - 'August Rush'
Keri Russell	...	Lyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	...	Louis Connelly
Terrence Howard	...	Richard Jeffries
Robin Williams	...	Maxwell 'Wizard' Wallace
William Sadler	...	Thomas Novacek
Marian Seldes	...	The Dean
Leon G. Thomas III	...	Arthur (as Leon Thomas III)
Mykelti Williamson	...	Reverend James
Aaron Staton	...	Nick
Alex O'Loughlin	...	Marshall
Jamia Simone Nash	...	Hope
Ronald Guttman	...	Professor
Bonnie McKee	...	Lizzy
Michael Drayer	...	Mannix

También conocida como:

Escucha tu destino (Mexico) [es]
Mi nombre es August Rush (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some thematic elements, mild violence and language.

Duración:

114 min | Israel:100 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Clasificación:

USA:PG (certificate no. 43048) | Taiwan:GP | Germany:6 | UK:PG | Germany:6 (f) | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:PG | Ireland:PG | South Africa:A | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

CJ Entertainment

Trivialidades:

Liv Tyler and Claire Danes were each considered for the role of "Lyla Novacek" before Keri Russell was cast.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When August was playing the piano at the church he played a note, then two more to the right. The sound should have progressed to a higher tone but progressed to a lower tone.

Quotes:

Louis Connelly: Wait! Ten o'clock, meet me at the arch!
Marshall: [to Lyla, everyone egging her on] Go on then, say yes!
[Lyla smiles a little, and nods]

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

This Time

If you don't have a great imagination, you won't like it

If you love it, you'll LOVE it. If not, then the most you'll probably give it is an 'ok'. The movie requires the audience to have a somewhat willful suspension of reality as there are some slightly mystic themes interwoven in the storyline. But as the movie is basically centered on the power of music, the mystic elements make sense. It's completely about belief and faith in the intangible.

Personally, I loved the story. And the music was amazing. I had goosebumps throughout the entire movie. In fact, there was probably so much emphasis on the music that there was less character development than a lot of people would like. I liked this element of the movie, though, as it requires you to read between the lines. Not even the ending is handed to you nicely wrapped and on a platter. There's no wrap-up dialogue or epilogue sequence, just the audience's own inferences. Hence, if you don't have an imagination, you should stay home.