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Release Date:
24 April 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
Life has a mind of its own more
Plot:
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Julliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper. full summary | full synopsis
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(317 articles)
‘Eat, Pray, Love’ gets Dario Marianelli score
(From MovieScore Magazine. 28 November 2009, 1:48 AM, PST)
Joe Wright to Tackle Action With 'Hanna'
(From Cinematical. 17 November 2009, 3:15 PM, PST)
(From MovieScore Magazine. 28 November 2009, 1:48 AM, PST)
Joe Wright to Tackle Action With 'Hanna'
(From Cinematical. 17 November 2009, 3:15 PM, PST)
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Wright, Downey and Foxx are good enough artists to lift this above its Oscar bait plot
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jamie Foxx | ... | Nathaniel Ayers | |
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Steve Lopez | |
| Catherine Keener | ... | Mary Weston | |
| Tom Hollander | ... | Graham Claydon | |
| Lisa Gay Hamilton | ... | Jennifer Ayers (as Lisagay Hamilton) | |
| Nelsan Ellis | ... | David Carter | |
| Rachael Harris | ... | Leslie Bloom | |
| Stephen Root | ... | Curt Reynolds | |
| Lorraine Toussaint | ... | Flo Ayers | |
| Justin Martin | ... | Young Nathaniel | |
| Kokayi Ampah | ... | Bernie Carpenter | |
| Patrick Tatten | ... | Paul Jr. | |
| Susane Lee | ... | Marisa (as Susane E. Lee) | |
| Marcos De Silvas | ... | Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa | |
| Ilia Volok | ... | Harry Barnoff |
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Also Known As:
Imagining Beethoven (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug use and language.
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Runtime:
117 min
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Color (DeLuxe)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44923) |
Netherlands:12 |
South Korea:12 |
Ireland:12A |
Singapore:PG |
Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) |
UK:12A |
Finland:K-11 |
Argentina:13 |
Brazil:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Mexico:B
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The real Nathaniel Ayers was invited to view the filming of the scenes at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, but opted on the day to set up his cello and music across the street and continue playing saying "I really got something going here. I think I'm going to stay and play this just a little bit longer." Steve Lopez spoke about this incident in an interview conducted by Dave Davies for National Public Radio's program Fresh Air in April 2008. He added: "I look(ed) across (the street from Disney Hall) and there he is sawing away, as he calls it. And inside this building there are maybe three hundred people, the LA Philharmonic, the cast, the crew, are shooting a movie about his life. And I said to the producer Gary Foster 'You know what Gary, we picked the right name for this thing, The Soloist. There he is.'"
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Continuity: A utility truck is seen in the tunnel when Lopez and Nathaniel are talking. The utility truck was not their before Lopez stopped his car.
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Quotes:
Steve Lopez:
I've never loved anything the way he loves music.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)
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This film was supposed to be a major competitor for the Oscars last year, but Paramount bumped it to a few months later. Despite the mixed reviews the film has received, I believe it would have been a major contender. I honestly think Paramount's decision not only ruined its chances for Oscars, it gave the impression that there was something wrong with the picture. There isn't, really. The subject matter does scream "Oscar Bait", with Robert Downey Jr. playing a newspaper columnist who writes about a schizophrenic genius musician (Jamie Foxx) who is homeless on the streets of L.A. We all remember Shine. Shine was pretty good (if entirely made up, as we later discovered). The Soloist is probably a little better. I think it's stronger because of its exploration of the relationship between the two central characters. Both Downey and Foxx are extremely good; both are award-worthy. This material could easily have been cheesy Oscar bait, but director Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice and Atonement) is a virtuoso himself. The way he uses image and sound move the story along beautifully, not allowing the clichés to clog up the film.