Across the Universe (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.5/10   

Director:

Julie Taymor

Escritores (WGA):

Dick Clement (screenplay) &
Ian La Frenais (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

12 octubre 2007 (USA)

Género:

Aventura | Drama | Musical | Romance

Frase comercial:

All you need is love.

Plot:

The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

Plot Keywords:

The Beatles | Love | Song | Protest | 1960s

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 8 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

I count myself lucky...

Reparto

Evan Rachel Wood	...	Lucy
Jim Sturgess	...	Jude
Joe Anderson	...	Max Carrigan
Dana Fuchs	...	Sadie
Martin Luther	...	Jo-Jo (as Martin Luther McCoy)
T.V. Carpio	...	Prudence
Spencer Liff	...	Daniel
Lisa Hogg	...	Jude's Liverpool Girlfriend
Nicholas Lumley	...	Cyril
Michael Ryan	...	Phil
Angela Mounsey	...	Jude's Mother
Erin Elliott	...	Cheer Coach
Robert Clohessy	...	Jude's Father
Christopher Tierney	...	Dorm Buddy / Dancer
Curtis Holbrook	...	Dorm Buddy

También conocida como:

Untitled Julie Taymor Project (USA) (working title)
A través del universo (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some drug content, nudity, sexuality, violence and language.

Duración:

133 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Clasificación:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #42759) | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIA | Sweden:11 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | UK:12 | Finland:K-13 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:L (DVD rating)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Armour-Stiner House, Irvington, New York, USA

Compañía:

Revolution Studios

Trivialidades:

In an interview, Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess said that they were at dinner one day and heard that Ringo Starr would be attending a screening in town. They promptly booked it to the theater and watched their movie with one of the original Beatles. Sturgess then asked Starr what he thought of it. He said he enjoyed it very much.

Errores:

Errores Reales: The armory which Max enters is actually located on 26th Street and Lexington Avenue in New York City. At the armory there is a gold "69" in the floor when you enter. It represents the Fighting 69th Regiment located in this armory. When Max enters the "69" is not visible.

Citas:

[first lines]
Jude: [singing] Is there anybody going to listen to my story all about the girl who came to stay? She's the kind of girl you want so much, it makes you sorry. Still, you don't regret a single day. Aw, girl. Girl...

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)

Banda de Sonido:

Happiness Is A Warm Gun

I count myself lucky...

... to have been able to see this film in the beautiful Elgin Theatre with Julie Taymor there to answer questions / talk about the film afterwards (at the Toronto International Film Festival).

Wow!!!

I was carried away, I was moved to tears, I stood up and cheered.

For those who commented about the singing - the actors sang all the songs themselves. What's more, though they did record the songs in studio first as part of the rehearsal process, most of the song performances used in the film were recorded live as they played out the scenes. Perhaps that's why - for me - the songs worked so well; it actually felt like the characters were just moved to sing. Amazing performances from - mainly - unknown actors.

And I felt the story had a strong narrative line, aided / supported by the songs. It used the background of history, not just as a painted backdrop, but to add meaning and depth to the characters and the story they were living. Made me wish I'd been there (born in '65, too young to remember the 60's); I'll have to content myself with living vicariously through Jude and Lucy and the others.

Add to everything else Julie Taymor's glorious visuals, and I was truly swept away. I saw 36 films at the festival, but this was head and shoulders my favourite.

I fell in love with this film, and look forward to sharing it with friends and family who didn't have the luck to see it as I did. It's a film that will, I'm sure, reward repeated viewings.