Directed by Joe Wright, and story about a Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
Cast: Catherine Keener, Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr
Crew: Joe Wright (Director), Seamus McGarvey (Director of Photography), Dario Marianelli (Music Director)
Genres: Drama, Musical, Biography
Release Dates: 24 Apr 2009 (India)
Did you know? Nathaniel imagines each color associated with a sound during the orchestra's performance of Beethoven. This refers to a neurological phenomenon called "Synesthesia", in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory, or cognitive pathway. It is known to have affected many popular musicians, painters and authors like Stevie Wonder, Van Gogh, and Vladimir Nabokov. Read More
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Director
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
Most of the homeless people shown in the film are actually homeless.
Nathaniel imagines each color associated with a sound during the orchestra's performance of Beethoven. This refers to a neurological phenomenon called "Synesthesia", in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory, or cognitive pathway. It is known to have affected many popular musicians, painters and authors like Stevie Wonder, Van Gogh, and Vladimir Nabokov.
Jamie Foxx, who was already a classically trained pianist, learned to play the cello in preparation for the film.
During the scene where Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx) and Steve Lopez (Robert Downey, Jr.) attend a rehearsal concert, all the seats are covered with canvas. This was not cinematic imagery. This is actually done in some concert halls during rehearsals, to reflect a more accurate sound, as if the seats were being occupied.
Nathaniel imagines each color associated with a sound during the orchestra's performance of Beethoven. This refers to a neurological phenomenon called "Synesthesia", in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory, or cognitive pathway. It is known to have affected many popular musicians, painters and authors like Stevie Wonder, Van Gogh, and Vladimir Nabokov.
Jamie Foxx, who was already a classically trained pianist, learned to play the cello in preparation for the film.
During the scene where Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx) and Steve Lopez (Robert Downey, Jr.) attend a rehearsal concert, all the seats are covered with canvas. This was not cinematic imagery. This is actually done in some concert halls during rehearsals, to reflect a more accurate sound, as if the seats were being occupied.
