Basic
Info
Title:
August Rush
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Running
time: 114 minutes
Release
date: November 21, 2007
Staff
Director:
Kirsten Sheridan
Producer:
Richard Barton Lewis
Written
by: Nick Castle, James V. Hart
Music:
Mark Mancina
Cinematography:
John Mathieson
Edited
by: William Steinkamp
Cast
Freddie Highmore as Evan Taylor/August Rush
Keri Russell as Lyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Louis Connelly
Robin Williams as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
Terrence Howard as Counselor Richard Jeffries
Alex O'Loughlin as Marshall Connelly
William Sadler as Thomas Novacek
Summary
“August Rush” is a 2007 American musical drama film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and produced by Richard Barton Lewis. The film includes an 11-year-old musical prodigy who lives in an orphanage and runs away to New York City. He begins to solve the mystery of who he is, while his mother is searching for him, and his father is searching for her. The various sounds and rhythms he hears throughout his journey culminate in “August's Rhapsody,” a major instrumental composition that concludes the film.
Plot
Lyla Novacek is a cellist studying at the Juilliard School and living under a strict father. Louis Connelly is the lead singer of an Irish rock band. The two meet and have a one-night stand, but they can't continue their meeting, and Lyla discovers that she is pregnant. She argues with her overbearing father over her unborn baby and is struck by a car and gives birth prematurely. While Lyla loses consciousness, her father adopts the baby and tells Lyla that her son is dead.
Eleven years later, the baby is living in an orphanage under the name Evan Taylor. Evan, a musical genius, shows outstanding musical talent and is often harassed. Convinced that his parents will find him, Evan runs away to New York City, following the music in hopes that it will take him to his family... (Continue)
Movie
Review
“The "artsy"
approach is often mesmerizing, and will hold your interest from beginning to
end”
“Wonderfully Moving Film”
“Wonderful movie”
“A triumph of love,
spirit, and imagination thru the art of music”
“A brilliant movie”
“An absolutely beautiful
story... with a few major problems”
Interesting stories about the film
1. August's unique guitar playing style in this film, including banging on the strings, was innovated by the guitarist Michael Hedges. The first guitar improvisation session played by August in this film is actually Hedges' song "Ritual Dance," played by guitarist Kaki King.
2. In this movie, Lyla's gold cross necklace was dropped on the road before her father puts her into the limo while Louis looks on. In later parts of the movie, "Wizard" can be seen wearing the same necklace as her necklace.
3. Robin Williams' performance as "Wizard" is said to be inspired by rock star Bono.
4. This story is based on the plot of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
5. Freddie Highmore actually
learned to conduct for the film from the music director and conductor Susan
Deaver.
Thank you.
No comments:
Post a Comment