Closing the Ring (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.7/10   

Director:

Richard Attenborough

Guionista:

Peter Woodward (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

28 diciembre 2007 (UK)

Género:

Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

Discover the love of a lifetime

Plot:

A young man searches for the proper owner of a ring that belonged to a United States World War II bomber pilot who had crashed onto the Cave Hill just outside Belfast in Northern Ireland on 1st June 1944.

Plot Keywords:

World War 2 | Sex Scene | Bare Breasts | Female Rear Nudity

Premios:

2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Lord Attenborough does a chick flick

Reparto

Shirley MacLaine	...	Ethel Ann
Christopher Plummer	...	Jack
Dylan Roberts	...	Wilbur
Gene Dinovi	...	Weeping Veteran
Neve Campbell	...	Marie
Allan Hawco	...	Peter Etty
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Quinlan
Martin McCann	...	Jimmy
Steve Franks	...	Bugler
Chris Benson	...	Local Sheriff
John Travers	...	Young Quinlan
George Shane	...	Maginty
Kirsty Stuart	...	Young Eleanor
Marie Jones	...	Mrs. Doyle
Karen Lewis	...	Mrs. Dean
Anthony Finigan	...	Mr. Cobb
John Kavanagh	...	Reverend Smith
Martin Reid	...	Father Ignatius
Sidney Dodsworth	...	Shelterer from the Air Raid
Derek Halligan	...	Shelterer from the Air Raid
Maureen Dow	...	Shelterer from the Air Raid
Rosina Brown	...	Shelterer from the Air Raid (as Rosena Brown)
Michael Magee	...	Shelterer from the Air Raid
Claire Lamont	...	Shelterer from the Air Raid
Mathew McElhinney	...	Young Cathal (as Matthew Mc Elhiney)
James Millard	...	Lt. Wilkins
Gregory Smith	...	Young Jack
Mischa Barton	...	Young Ethel Ann
Stephen Amell	...	Teddy Gordon
David Alpay	...	Chuck
Gerry Quigley	...	Bar man
Bill Lynn	...	Truck Driver
Ian McElhinney	...	Cathal Thomas
Ian Beattie	...	Seamus McCarty
Brenda Fricker	...	Eleanor
Olivia Nash	...	First Woman in Rain
Susie Kelly	...	Second Woman in Rain
B.J. Hogg	...	Maguigan
Alan McKee	...	Dougal
Tom Maguire	...	Billy
Sean McGinley	...	Campbell
Darryl Flatman	...	Pilot
Alec McClure	...	Co-Pilot
Paul Dunn	...	Radio Operator
Kieran Gallant	...	Navigator
Layke Anderson	...	Army Corporal
Alex Palmer	...	Lt. Jones
Paul Charlton	...	Army Private
Allan Gildea	...	First Policeman
Stephen Don	...	Second Policeman
Tom Collins	...	Fireman Fergus
Harry Dickson	...	Taxi Driver

Dirigida por
Richard Attenborough

Créditos del guión (en orden alfabético)
Peter Woodward		writer

Producida por
Jeff Abberley	....	executive producer
Richard Attenborough	....	producer
Graham Begg	....	executive producer
Julia Blackman	....	executive producer
Jamie Carmichael	....	executive producer
Terence A. Clegg	....	line producer
Christian Frohn	....	associate producer
Jo Gilbert	....	producer
Andrew Hildebrand	....	executive producer
Frank Hübner	....	associate producer
Martin Katz	....	co-producer
Patrice Theroux	....	executive producer

Música original por
Jeff Danna

Fotografía por
Roger Pratt

Montaje por
Lesley Walker

Casting
John Buchan
Maureen Duff
Mark Paladini

Diseño de producción por
Tom McCullagh

Dirección artística
Gillian Devenney
Tom McCullagh
Brendan Rankin
Mike Stallion		(supervising art director)
Andrew M. Stearn

Decorados
Barbara Herman-Skelding
Odetta Stoddard

Diseño de vestuario por
Hazel Webb-Crozier

Departamento de maquillaje
Christine Beveridge	....	makeup designer
Paul R.J. Elliot	....	hair stylist
Rita Pacitto	....	second assistant hair stylist
Lydia Pensa	....	head of hair department: Toronto

Dirección de producción
Mike McGeagh	....	unit production manager
Verity Wislocki	....	post-production supervisor

Ayudante de dirección
Genevieve Anthony	....	assistant director
Patrick Clayton	....	first assistant director
Leon Coole	....	first assistant director: second unit
Leon Coole	....	third assistant director
Francesca Palozzi	....	trainee assistant director
Samantha Ross	....	trainee assistant director

Departamento de Arte
Deryck Blake	....	property master
Rob Bonney	....	head carpenter
Kevin Forstner	....	assistant head carpenter
Beth Gilinsky	....	art department coordinator
Paul Greenberg	....	graphic designer
James Halpenny	....	construction coordinator
Kevin Hughes	....	assistant head carpenter
Darren Lyttle	....	stand-by props
Frank Matthews	....	master plasterer
William Simpson	....	storyboard artist
Jeff Smith	....	second assistant art director
Travis Staley	....	on-set carpenter
Paul Stewart	....	props
John Ward	....	props
Toni Wong	....	assistant property master

Departamento de sonido
Jonathan Bates	....	supervising sound editor
Bruce Carwardine	....	sound mixer
Pat Cassin	....	second boom operator
Tim Cavagin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Dodgson	....	consultant: Dolby film sound
Mark Lafbery	....	adr foley mixer
Michael McKnight	....	sound trainee
Nigel Mills	....	adr editor
Nigel Mills	....	dialogue editor
Steve Single	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alastair Sirkett	....	sound effects designer
Alastair Sirkett	....	sound effects editor
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Derek Trigg	....	foley editor
Markus Wade	....	boom operator

Efectos especiales
Richard Conway	....	special effects
Sam Conway	....	special effects coordinator
Tony Kenny	....	special effects coordinator
Vincent Kivlehan	....	special effects technician
Ian Locke	....	special effects foreman
Donal Neill	....	special effects technician
Dean Stewart	....	administration coordinator
Mark White	....	special effects

Visual Effects
Richard Bain	....	digital compositor: BainVFX
Michael Becki	....	digital compositor
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Jim Bowers	....	matte artist
Dan Carnegie	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Erik Charlebois	....	visual effects artist: Mr. X
Cyril Frederick Chu	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Cyril Frederick Chu	....	matte painter: Mr. X Inc.
Alan Church	....	visual effects supervisor: pre-production
Rob Del Ciancio	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Max Dennison	....	matte artist
Jeremy Dineen	....	visual effects animator: Mr. X Inc.
Peter Dydo	....	animator
Hayley Easton	....	digital artist (as Hayley Easton Street)
David Fix	....	senior systems administrator: Mr. X Inc
Nikos Gatos	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Simon Giles	....	visual effects supervisor
Rob Greb	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Robert Greb	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Luke Groves	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Mick Harper	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Sarah Hemsley	....	visual effects producer: The Senate VFX
Richard Higham	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Noel Hooper	....	digital compositor
Mai-Ling Lee	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Ian MacLeod	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Elliot Mallon	....	animator
Jim Maxwell	....	matte painter: Mr. X Inc.
Ian McLeod	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Sean Mills	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
John J. Miralles	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Daniel Mizuguchi	....	digital artist
Martin Mueller	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Mike Mulock	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Stacey O'Connor	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Darcy Reno	....	senior systems administrator (as Darcy Bangsund)
David Singer	....	digital producer: Mr. X Inc.
Mark Stepanek	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Brendan Taylor	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Tim M. Townsend	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Fiona Campbell Westgate	....	visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Steven White	....	visual effects animator: The Senate VFX
Kyle Yoneda	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Kyle Yoneda	....	visual effects animator: Mr. X Inc.
Wojciech Zielinski	....	CG supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Zachary J. Gans	....	visual effects production assistant: Mr. X Inc. (uncredited)
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects consultant (uncredited)

Especialistas
George Cottle	....	stunt double
Jamie Edgell	....	stunts
Sarah Franzl	....	stunt double
Paul Heasman	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Rob Hunt	....	stunts
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator
John Stead	....	stunt coordinator
Bryan Thomas	....	stunts

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
John Cartwright	....	electrician
Andy Chmura	....	camera operator
Jean Courteau	....	chief lighting technician
Niall Crawford	....	electrician
Steve Cussell	....	electrician
Christopher Dean	....	key grip
Paul Edwards	....	Steadicam operator
Andy Gardner	....	clapper loader
Ben Gervais	....	video operator: Canada
Robert Hamilton	....	video operator
Mark Hryma	....	aerial director of photography
Mark Hryma	....	camera operator
Sacha Jones	....	assistant camera
Will Kendal	....	generator operator
Paul McGeachan	....	rigging gaffer/best boy
Tim Merkel	....	Steadicam operator
Tim Merkel	....	camera operator
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator

Departamento de reparto
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Jason Knight	....	casting associate

Departamento de vestuario
Carole Costello	....	wardrobe set supervisor
Kerry Gooding	....	assistant costume designer
Sandra MacDonald	....	background costume supervisor
Tara Van Zyl	....	costume supervisor
Rachael Webb-Crozier	....	wardrobe assistant

Departamento de Edición
Paul Ensby	....	digital color timer
Dianne Gordon	....	digital intermediate data manager
Jeremy Hume	....	assistant editor
Paul Monaghan	....	assistant editor
Dominic Thomson	....	digital editor
Jay Warren	....	digital intermediate project manager

Departamento de Música
Simon Changer	....	assistant music editor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Tony Lewis	....	music editor
Sam Okell	....	assistant scoring engineer
John Whynot	....	score mixer

Departamento de Transporte
Ben Cekuta	....	transportation coordinator
Alan Crozier	....	transportation captain
Roy McManus	....	driver: cast
Marco Sousa	....	transportation captain
Robert White	....	transportation co-captain

Otros miembros del equipo
Lex Batten	....	dailies timer
Joanne Brahos	....	photo double: Mischa Barton
Logan Bruce	....	equipment handler
Michelle Burns	....	production assistant
Lisa Byrne	....	assistant production coordinator
Lisa Drayne	....	production coordinator
Victoria Fodor	....	choreographer
Catherine Geary	....	location manager
Jo Gregory	....	financial controller
Esther Hegarty	....	assistant to director
Bill Hong	....	operator: camera car/insert car
Graham Hoselton	....	dailies film assistant
Jason Krauskopf	....	production secretary
Lisa Lavorato	....	production accountant
Hayley Lyon	....	assistant accountant
Stephen McConnell	....	assistant extras coordinator
Damian McDonald	....	photo double
Emma McNeill	....	location assistant
Andrea Mullan	....	co-production coordinator
Andrew Parkhill	....	equipment handler
Andrew Reid	....	head of production: NIFTC
Susan Rosset	....	assistant accountant
Jillian Sabean	....	assistant production coordinator
Aloma Taylor	....	payroll accountant
Dave Tommasini	....	aerial coordinator: Wescam aerial pilot
Aaron Unrau	....	assistant: Martin Katz
Cassidy Watkins	....	assistant: Shirley MacLaine
Chris Patterson	....	location scout (uncredited)

Compañías Productores

• CTR
• Closing The Ring Ltd.
• Prospero Pictures
• Scion Films
• Spinster

Distribuidores

• A-Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (2007) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Genius Products
• Gussi Films (2007) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Hopscotch Productions (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• MG Film (2007) (Croatia) (all media)
• Manga Films (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Monolith (2007) (Poland) (theatrical)
• PCV (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Paradise (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Paris Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Shochiku Company (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Universal (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Works UK Distribution, The (2007) (Ireland) (theatrical)
• Works UK Distribution, The (2007) (UK) (theatrical)

Efectos especiales

• Effects Group
• Mr. X (visual effects)
• Senate Visual Effects, The (visual effects)

Otras Compañías

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Movitech Camera Rentals  camera equipment provided by
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Sapex Scripts  post-production services
• Studio NI  filmed on location with the assistance of
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio

También conocida como:

L'amour à jamais (Canada: French title)
Richard Attenborough's Closing the Ring (International: English title) (poster title)
Cerrando el círculo (Spain) (new title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for brief sexuality, nudity and violent images.

Duración:

118 min

País:

UK | Canada | USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Canada:14A | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Compañía:

CTR

Trivialidades:

Construction workers of a demolition site in Belfast, where filming took place, were told to put the tearing down of the houses on hold and leave a number standing for the shooting of the film, the remainder of the houses were then blew up for the movie (for the affect of the bombs in the second world war).

Citas:

Ethel Ann: I was 21 years old. My life was over.
Marie: 21? Mom that was before you married Daddy, before I was born. What happened?
Ethel Ann: It's none of your business

Conexiones de Película:

Apariciones The Glenn Miller Story (1953)

Lord Attenborough does a chick flick

I must hand it to Lord Attenborough who is attempting a chick flick to keep up with the times. Can anyone else attract the level of talent in the film: Christopher Plummer, Shirley Maclaine, Neve Campbell, Mischa Barton? The story has great promise. It opens with the funeral of a young woman's beloved daughter who is delivering her eulogy to a church full of veterans who knew and loved her father. Her mother, on the other hand, is sitting out on the church porch, smoking and nursing a hangover.

What develops from this story shows us a time when this mother was young, lively, and optimistic. She is in love with a young farmer who must go off to war. They always go out with two friends who are the best buds a guy could have.

The movie is also interspersed with a story that takes place in Belfast. You know that at some point, the film will have to knit these two elements together. There are numerous light moments to offset the darker experiences of love and loss during war. Ethel Ann (Maclaine)has loved well and was always loved but she is too self-involved to understand that she has used her own tragedies to punctuate her relationship with her daughter (Campbell).

Some of the younger actors in this are Canadian talent. I hope that this film gives them the exposure that they need to continue making their way up the talent ladder. David Alpay from Slings and Arrows is terrific as is Allan Hawco. I wanted to see more of them and less of Mischa Barton whose acting is wooden at the best of times.

At the Toronto Film Festival screening yesterday, the projector had a hiccup during the sow. Stephen Amell who plays Teddy got onto the stage and had an impromptu Q&A to save the day. It was fascinating to hear how he was cast and what kind of experience an actor has when they work with Richard Attenborough.