Nothing Is Private (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.2/10   

Director:

Alan Ball

Escritores (WGA):

Alan Ball (screenplay)
Alicia Erian (novel)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

26 septiembre 2008 (USA)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

How Can You Find Yourself if No One Can See You?

Plot:

A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War.

Plot Keywords:

Neighbor | Gulf War | Menstruation | Older Man Younger Woman | Male Female Relationship

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Breaks stereotypes while remaining mostly realistic.

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 10

3:00 AM

MAX

Reparto

Summer Bishil	...	Jasira Maroun
Chris Messina	...	Barry
Maria Bello	...	Gail Monahan
Peter Macdissi	...	Rifat Maroun (as Peter MacDissi)
Gemmenne de la Peña	...	Denise
Robert Baker	...	Mr. Joffrey
Eamonn Roche	...	School Photographer
Aaron Eckhart	...	Travis Vuoso
Carrie Preston	...	Evelyn Vuoso
Chase Ellison	...	Zack Vuoso
Irina Voronina	...	"Snow Queen" Centerfold
Cleo King	...	Sales Clerk
Michael McShae	...	Middle School Jerk #1
D.C. Cody	...	Middle School Jerk #2
Soledad St. Hilaire	...	Janitor

También conocida como:

Towelhead (Australia) (USA) (new title)
Untitled Alan Ball Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong disturbing sexual content and abuse involving a young teen, and for language.

Duración:

USA:124 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Francés | Arabe | Español

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Norway:15 | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Netherlands:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Indian Paintbrush

Errores:

Anacronismos: The microwave in the father's house looked current, the airport looked really modern, the nudie mags didn't look that old, and most of the clothes throughout the film looked all wrong.

Citas:

[first lines]
Barry: You're beautiful just the way you are, Jasira. Those other girls are just jealous because you're growing up faster than they are. And you're prettier than they are. Listen, don't let it get you down. Stupid names they're calling you. This year - just gimme a second
[wets the razor]
Barry: this year, your gonna shut them up. Only, probably you shouldn't tell your mom about this.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en "HBO First Look: Towelhead (#15.14)" (2008)

Banda de Sonido:

She Drives Me Crazy

Breaks stereotypes while remaining mostly realistic.

Towelhead's themes of racism, sexual development and the horrors that lie in the dark abyss of suburbia basically come down to one thing: stereotyping. The film goes through many different lives and stories, all through the eyes of 13-year old Jasira (played with great bravery and intelligence by Summer Bishil). Through her eyes we see how everyone around her is just stereotyped immediately by the people living in this world and even by the audience. The aggressive Arab-American, the ignorant redneck pedophile, the horny black teenager, the pregnant hippie, etc. All of these typical characters are alive in this world and while they do have some of the characteristics that you would expect from the stereotypes of the character, Alan Ball does a good job of making them more diverse, complex and simply human than you would expect.

There were some things I really liked and some that I really didn't like. It all felt kind of awkward to me, but I think that helped the themes of the story in a way. Either way, Aaron Eckhart gave a really fantastic performance. He uses that boyish charm and those unimaginably handsome looks to make a horrifically despicable character borderline likable until his final scenes. One of those performances where you know that he's only going to bring horrible things to the main character's life and he makes you so uneasy when he's in a room alone with her, but you can't take your eyes off of him. A truly fascinating performance. I really think he's one of the very best actors working today. Peter Macdissi and Summer Bishil were also great, just a little less-so than Eckhart.