Cassandra's Dream (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

Woody Allen

Guionista (WGA):

Woody Allen (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

26 octubre 2007 (Spain)

Género:

Crimen | Drama | Romance | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

How far will you go to make your dreams come true?

Plot:

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.

Plot Keywords:

Money | London | Loan Shark | Hotel | Loan

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Nothing brilliant, but entertaining nonetheless

Reparto

Ewan McGregor	...	Ian
Colin Farrell	...	Terry
Peter-Hugo Daly	...	Boat Owner (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
John Benfield	...	Father
Clare Higgins	...	Mother
Ashley Madekwe	...	Lucy (as Ashley Medekwe)
Andrew Howard	...	Jerry
Hayley Atwell	...	Angela
Sally Hawkins	...	Kate
Keith Smee	...	Terry's Track Mate
Stephen Noonan	...	Mel
Dan Carter	...	Fred
Richard Lintern	...	Director
Jennifer Higham	...	Helen
Lee Whitlock	...	Mike

También conocida como:

Le rêve de Cassandre (France)
El sueño de Cassandra (Argentina) (Spain: Castilian title) [es]
Los inquebrantables (Mexico) [es]
Sueños y delitos (Peru) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some sexual material and brief violence.

Duración:

108 min

País:

USA | UK | France

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital (Mono)

Clasificación:

Canada:14A | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-11 | Portugal:M/16 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43051) | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Sweden:7 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Netherlands:6 | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Peru:14

Locaciones de Filmación:

7 Barlby Road, Kensington, London, England, UK

Compañía:

Iberville Productions

Trivialidades:

The London restaurant Claridges, referred to several times and featured in the movie, is owned by chef Gordon Ramsay of "Hell's Kitchen', 'Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares', and 'The F Word' fame.

Errores:

Continuidad: The ashtray and the cigarette pack keep appearing and disappearing on the table when Terry is eating with his whole family in the beginning of the movie.

Citas:

Ian: Would you sleep with a director to get a part?
Angela: Well, that depends on the part, and who the director is, and how much I'd had to drink.
Ian: It's not a very comforting answer.
Angela: I didn't like the question.

Conexiones de Película:

References Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Banda de Sonido:

Show Me the Way to Go Home

Nothing brilliant, but entertaining nonetheless

I saw this film yesterday, and went in with no idea what to expect. All I knew was it was a new Woody Allen movie with Collin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, and Tom Wilkinson, and supposedly rather dark.

Dark it was, but not overwhelmingly so. Farrell and McGregor play London brothers who are hard-up for cash, both with love interests that they're looking to take care of. Their rich Uncle Howard (Wilkinson) agrees to help them out as usual, if they do him a favor and "get rid of" a business relation who poses a threat to his finances. Despite many doubts, their situations are pressing, and the young men agree. The story then follows the different ways they deal with the factual immorality of what they have done.

It's not exactly a cheery film, but it isn't quite an intense, ominous drama, either, like the somewhat similar brothers-in-trouble based melodrama 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' that was recently released. In 'Dream,' there's a thin layer of dark humor that adds a refreshing twist here and there.

Everything was good on the acting end, though not mind-blowing; both McGregor and especially Farrell gave strong performances. The story, though rather predictable, is still enjoyable. Nice use of London and the British countryside on Allen's part. Overall, it's a solid film that will entertain, but that's about it.