Transsiberian (2008)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

Brad Anderson

Escritores (WGA):

Brad Anderson (written by) &
Will Conroy (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

24 octubre 2008 (Spain)

Género:

Crimen | Drama | Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Arrive on time.

Plot:

A Trans-Siberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers.

Plot Keywords:

Train | Photograph | Train Journey | Murder | American Abroad

Premios:

2 wins & 11 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Hell is really a very cold place

Reparto

Woody Harrelson	...	Roy
Emily Mortimer	...	Jessie
Ben Kingsley	...	Grinko
Kate Mara	...	Abby
Eduardo Noriega	...	Carlos
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Kolzak
Etienne Chicot	...	Frenchman
Mac McDonald	...	Minister
Colin Stinton	...	Embassy Official
Perlis Vaisieta	...	Manager Hotel Pushkin
Mindaugas Papinigis	...	Young Detective
Mindaugas Capas	...	Military Officer
Visockaite Sonata	...	Female Train Attendant #1 (as Sonata Visockaite)
Larisa Kalpokaite	...	Female Train Attendant #2
Valentinas Krulikovskis	...	Young Waiter

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence, including torture and language.

Duración:

111 min

País:

UK | Alemania | Spain | Lithuania

Idioma:

Inglés | Ruso

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital EX

Clasificación:

Germany:16 | USA:R | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 (cut) | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA

Locaciones de Filmación:

Lithuanian Film Studios, Vilnius, Lithuania

Compañía:

Filmax Group

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: While walking to the old church, even though they are in Siberia in the winter, we do not see their breath when they exhale.

Citas:

Roy: Hold on there Ilya, don't tell me that you miss the USSR? I mean the USSR was a dark evil empire.
Grinko: Maybe so. But then we were people living in the darkness, now we are people dying in the light. Which is better? When it was USSR a man lived until 65 years, now it is 58 years. I know this fact very well, I am 58. In Russia now we say there are only 2 kinds people, those who leave in private jet, and those who leave in coffin.
Jessie: Which are you?
Grinko: I'm too old to leave. Just do my job.

Hell is really a very cold place

It is amazing that one can now associate Siberia with one of the best movies of 2008, a film that is put together adroitly, flows delicately with the help of a tight script that touches on topics we have seen before in dozens of movies but gives it a fresh spin, and the end result is a movie that recalls some of the best work Hitchcock could have made, a piece where innocent folks are suddenly snared by dark forces. In the end, their fate is pretty much left to destiny.

Doing some very good work, Emily Mortimer and Woody Harrelson play the unsuspecting couple who see their adventure turn sour as they run into a couple of young people who might be or not be who they say they are. Before the audience can start wandering what's going on, things become uglier and more twisted that we expected.

Mortimer's role is one of the best female roles in years, a woman with a complex past that returns to haunt her as she confronts very dangerous choices during the ride through Siberia. It is amazing to see her transformation from a bored housewife to a woman who starts questioning the consequences of her actions and how easily she can sink into madness.

In order to make the tension effective, there is a cop who comes in to question our heroes and help them get out of their ordeal. With the persona created by Ben Kingsley, one wonders exactly what makes this character tick, there is an air of mystery, of knowledge that can be effective and dangerous, if obtained by the wrong people. The one word that comes to mind as interrogations begin is who can be trusted? The film moves with elegance rarely seen in contemporary cinema, one can recalls the classic work of Hitchcock in much of this piece, and there is definitely references to the fluid camera-work seen in Spanish films like "The Others", a movie that delivered by relying on the presentation of images and evoking moods that a simple dialogue couldn't.

This is a fine film, a movie that tells an old tale in a refreshing way, a presentation that satisfies the viewer because it engages the audience with its dramatic power. One is likely to want to see it again to clarify a few points and also to enjoy it again and again.

It is almost a perfect film.