Description
The Soloist DVD 2009 Der Solist / Directed by Joe Wright / Starring: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr. Catherine Keener
UPC 5050582761658
REGION 2, 5 PAL DVD
MADE IN GERMANY
AUDIO: English 5.1, German 5.1, Russian 5.1
SUBTITLES: English, German, Croatian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovenian, Turkish, Ukrainian
RUN TIME: 112 minutes
English Summary:
The Soloist is a 2009 British-American drama film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. It is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who developed schizophrenia and became homeless. The screenplay by Susannah Grant is based on the book, The Soloist by Steve Lopez.
Foxx portrays Ayers, who is considered a cello prodigy, and Downey portrays Lopez, a Los Angeles Times columnist who discovers Ayers and writes about him in the newspaper. The film was released in theatres on 24 April 2009[ and on DVD and Blu-ray August 5.
In 2005, Steve Lopez is a journalist working for the Los Angeles Times. He is divorced and now works for his ex-wife, Mary, an editor. A biking accident lands Lopez in a hospital.
One day, he hears a violin being played beautifully. Investigating, he encounters Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless man with schizophrenia, who is playing a violin when Lopez introduces himself. During the conversation that follows, Lopez learns that Ayers once attended Juilliard.
Curious as to how a former student of such a prestigious school ended up on the streets, Lopez contacts Juilliard but learns that no record of Ayers graduating from it exists. Though at first figuring a man with schizophrenia who's talented with a cello isn't worth his time, Lopez soon realizes that he has no better story to write about. Luckily, he soon learns that Ayers did attend Juilliard, but dropped out after two years.
German Summary:
Der Solist (Originaltitel: The Soloist) ist ein Filmdrama aus dem Jahr 2009. Der Film beruht auf dem gleichnamigen Buch des US-amerikanischen Journalisten Steve Lopez. Er handelt von der wahren Geschichte des hochbegabten Cellisten Nathaniel Ayers, der an Schizophrenie leidet. In den Hauptrollen spielen Jamie Foxx und Robert Downey Jr. Das Drehbuch zum Film wurde von Susannah Grant geschrieben, Regie führte Joe Wright. Der Kinostart in Deutschland war am 10. Dezember 2009.
Der Journalist Steve Lopez ist kurz vor Redaktionsschluss auf der Suche nach einem Thema für seine Kolumne bei der Los Angeles Times. In der Stadt begegnet er dem Obdachlosen Nathaniel Ayers und betrachtet ihn beim Spielen einer Violine mit nur zwei Saiten. Er erfährt, dass Ayers an der Juilliard School studiert hat und ein begabter Cellist war. Lopez schildert seine Eindrücke in seiner Kolumne und erhält als Reaktion unter anderem ein Cello, das eine Leserin für Ayers als Geschenk bestimmt hat. Er übergibt ihm das Cello unter der Bedingung, dass Ayers sich einen Schlafplatz in einer Anlaufstelle für psychisch kranke Obdachlose sucht. Die beiden freunden sich an, während Lopez weitere Kolumnen über Ayers schreibt und dessen schizophrene Schübe erlebt. Im Bestreben Ayers zu helfen drängt er ihn, sich medizinisch behandeln zu lassen, und belastet damit das Vertrauensverhältnis. Schließlich sieht Lopez ein, dass Musik, besonders die von Ayers Lieblingskomponisten Beethoven, der einzige Halt für Ayers zu sein scheint.
Cast / Besetzung:
- Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers
- Robert Downey Jr. as Steve Lopez
- Catherine Keener as Mary Weston
- Tom Hollander as Graham Claydon
- Lisa Gay Hamilton as Jennifer
- Nelsan Ellis as David Carter
- Rachael Harris as Leslie Bloom
- Stephen Root as Curt Reynolds
- Lorraine Toussaint as Flo Ayers
- Justin Martin as Young Nathaniel Ayers
- Octavia Spencer as Troubled Woman
- Jena Malone as Cheery Lab Tech
- Lemon Andersen as Uncle Tommy
- Noel G. as Winston Street Cop
- Artel Great as Leon
Directed by | Joe Wright |
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Produced by | Gary Foster Russ Krasnoff |
Written by | Susannah Grant |
Based on | The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve Lopez |
Starring | Jamie Foxx Robert Downey, Jr. Catherine Keener Tom Hollander Lisa Gay Hamilton |
Music by | Dario Marianelli |
Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
Edited by | Paul Tothill |
Production
company |
DreamWorks Pictures
StudioCanal Participant Media Working Title Films |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (North America) Universal Pictures (international) |
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Running time
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112 minutes |
Country | United States United Kingdom France |
Language | English |