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List Price: $28.98 Our Price: $19.99 You Save: $8.99 Features • AC-3 • Closed-captioned • Color • Dolby • Dubbed • DVD-Video • Full Screen • Subtitled • Widescreen • NTSC In Theaters : 21 November, 2007 DVD Release : 11 March, 2008 |
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August Rush description Music has long been considered a universal language with the power to bring people together, but can the simple act of playing music possibly unite a child with a mother and father who live in two different cities and don't even know of the child's existence? Having shared one extraordinary night, classical cellist Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) and Irish singer and songwriter Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) were a union meant to be that was torn apart by circumstances and a protective father (William Sadler). After eleven years, both Lyla and Louis have given up performing only to find that they are unhappy and searching for a sense of fulfillment that will ultimately lead both artists back to music and performing. Evan (Freddie Highmore) is an 11-year old orphan who's grown up hearing music in everything around him and is convinced that his real parents want him and will find him with the help of music. Driven by his innate musical genius and a powerful compulsion to perform before the world, Evan runs away from the orphanage and is initially taken in by a street man known as Wizard (Robin Williams) who encourages his musical talent and renames him August Rush and, later, by a local priest who arranges for August to receive a Julliard education. August is a child prodigy who excels beyond even the wildest expectations and earns the opportunity of a lifetime--a chance to perform in front of an enormous audience in New York's Central Park. The question is; can his performance possibly reach the audience August really craves? While elements of this film are completely unbelievable (take August's instant prowess on the guitar or his immediate and sophisticated grasp of musical notation and musical theory), the message of the universality of music and the notion that "the music is all around us, all you have to do is listen" is both compelling and powerful. --Tami Horiuchi |
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| It is a rare movie that can be predictable and sentimental, but still be heartwarming and touching, but that is exactly what August Rush is. August Rush has an amazing cast including Freddie Highmore from "The Spiderwick Chronicles" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", he has proven to be one of the most intriguing young actors of this generation. He has yet to degrade himself as other young actors like Dakota Fanning have, he sees no need to prove his artistic creditbility, because he is just great as he is. It is his performance as the orphaned child August Rush that elevates this film to a whole new level that it would not be at with an actor of lesser capabilities.
The story story takes cues from Oliver Twist, but don't expect a straight-ahead modern adaptation, but the elements of Oliver Twist are there if you have read the book or are familiar with the story. In August Rush, a young celloist named Lyla whose father keeps her on a short leash, falls in love with an Irish musician Louis, and has a one-night stand. Through events that neither of the characters wanted they are seperated, but Lyla has become pregnant from the encounter, and "loses" the child. If I tell you anymore it will ruin the story, but the bulk of the story revolves around Evan Taylor AKA August Rush, who is on a quest to find his parents by following the music. The movie is rich with excellent music, it is a rare film that can utilize music in such a poignant way. Music is a universal language, and this music shows us how music speaks to us and is used to communicate. As a musician, I found this movie absolutely enthralling, but even my tone-deaf buddies loved the music and the story and heart behind the movie. Don't be turned off of this movie because of its lack of promotion or critical hype, it is one of the best movies to come out in the last year and is a welcome departure from the confusing arthouse movies and bloody horror movies that litter the market today. God Bless ~Amy |
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