Music Box

1989
G
2h 4m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,3/10

9 k

MA NOTE

A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

Liretrailer1 min 25 s

2 vidéos

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Crime Drama Thriller

Une avocate défend son père accusé de crimes de guerre, mais l'affaire est bien plus compliquée qu'elle ne pense.Une avocate défend son père accusé de crimes de guerre, mais l'affaire est bien plus compliquée qu'elle ne pense.Une avocate défend son père accusé de crimes de guerre, mais l'affaire est bien plus compliquée qu'elle ne pense.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,3/10

9 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Nommé pour 1 oscar
- 1 victoire et 3 nominations au total

Anecdotes
After the movie was released, screenwriter Joe Eszterhas' own father, Istvan Eszterhas, was accused of war crimes in Hungary for printing anti-Semitic editorials, and even organizing a book burning. When Istvan admitted the charges were accurate, Joe responded by publicly condemning his father, and disowning him as a parent, later writing that he never reconciled with Istvan, and refused to let him see his grandchildren right up to the point where Istvan died of natural causes.

Citations
Mack Jones: What do we know about our parents?

Connexions
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Always/Music Box/Born on the Fourth of July/Tango and Cash/Camille Claudel (1989)

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7/10

Great Courtroom Drama

A lawyer (Jessica Lange) defends her father (Armin Mueller-Stahl) accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

Roger Ebert gave the film a lukewarm two star review. Among his complaints were that the film was "not about guilt or innocence; it is a courtroom thriller, with all of the usual automatic devices like last-minute evidence and surprise witnesses" and that "Nazism is used only as a plot device, as a convenient way to make a man into a monster without having to spend much time convincing us of it." He is right, but I do not think this takes away from the film. Maybe not as hard-hitting as other political thrillers, it is still a strong drama.

For me, it was great to see Michael Rooker. His role is very small, unfortunately, but it may be one of the most "normal" roles he has ever had to play. He is not a killer or an alien or anything weird, just a member of the family.