El solista

Título original: The Soloist

2009
B
1h 57min

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6.7/10

56 k

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Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx in El solista (2009)

This is the theatrical trailer for The Soloist, directed by Joe Wright and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr.

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Biography Drama Music

Un periodista descubre a un genio de la música indigente e intenta mejorar su situación.Un periodista descubre a un genio de la música indigente e intenta mejorar su situación.Un periodista descubre a un genio de la música indigente e intenta mejorar su situación.

Dirección
- Joe Wright
Guionistas
- Susannah Grant
- Steve Lopez
Elenco

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CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb

6.7/10

56 k

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Dirección
- Joe Wright
Guionistas
- Susannah Grant
- Steve Lopez
Elenco

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Premios
- 1 premio ganado y 3 nominaciones en total

Trivia
Jamie Foxx (who was already a classically trained pianist) learned to play the cello for the film.

Errores
In the movie, Steve takes Nathaniel to listen to Beethoven's Third Symphony. In the DVD bonus material an interview with the real Nathaniel and Steve confirms that this took place, and that it was the Third Symphony. Reminiscing, the real Nathaniel then plays Steve an excerpt on his cello...except that he actually plays the second movement of Beethoven's better known Fifth Symphony - not the Third.

Citas
[last lines]
Steve Lopez: "Points West" by Steve Lopez. A year ago, I met a man who was down on his luck and thought I might be able to help him. I don't know that I have. Yes, my friend Mr. Ayers now sleeps inside. He has a key. He has a bed. But his mental state and his well-being, are as precarious now as they were the day we met. There are people who tell me I've helped him. Mental health experts who say that the simple act of being someone's friend can change his brain chemistry, improve his functioning in the world. I can't speak for Mr. Ayers in that regard. Maybe our friendship has helped him. But maybe not. I can, however, speak for myself. I can tell you that by witnessing Mr. Ayers's courage, his humility, his faith in the power of his art, I've learned the dignity of being loyal to something you believe in, of holding onto it. Above all else, of believing, without question, that it will carry you home.

Créditos curiosos
At the end of the credits, the music concludes with the sound of a cassette tape grinding to a stop, referencing Lopez's omnipresent recorder.

Conexiones
Edited into The Rotten Tomatoes Show: 17 Again/State of Play/Crank High Voltage (2009)

Bandas sonoras
Me Despido
Written by Ernie Salgado
Performed by Michael Salgado
Courtesy of Freddie Records

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8/10

Wright, Downey and Foxx are good enough artists to lift this above its Oscar bait plot

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.