High Fidelity (2000)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.6/10   

Réalisateur:

Stephen Frears

Writers (WGA):

Nick Hornby (book)
D.V. DeVincentis (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

31 mars 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame | Music | Romance

Accroche:

A comedy about fear of commitment, hating your job, falling in love and other pop favorites.

Plot:

Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.

Plot Keywords:

Record Store | Store | Pop Music | Love | Vinyl

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 18 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

One Of The Few Good Movies This Year

Ensemble

John Cusack	...	Rob Gordon
Iben Hjejle	...	Laura
Todd Louiso	...	Dick
Jack Black	...	Barry
Lisa Bonet	...	Marie De Salle
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Charlie Nicholson
Joan Cusack	...	Liz
Tim Robbins	...	Ian 'Ray' Raymond
Chris Rehmann	...	Vince
Ben Carr	...	Justin
Lili Taylor	...	Sarah Kendrew
Joelle Carter	...	Penny Hardwick
Natasha Gregson Wagner	...	Caroline Fortis
Shannon Stillo	...	Alison Jr. High
Drake Bell	...	Rob Jr. High

Autre(s) titre(s):

Haute fidélité (Canada: French title) [fr]
High Fidelity (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Durée:

113 min

Pays:

UK | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Danois

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (cut version) | USA:R (certificate #37241) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Denmark:A (DVD rating) | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Buck Town, Lincoln Square, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Dogstar Films

Anecdotes:

John Cusack originally wanted Bob Dylan for the Bruce Springsteen cameo part, but Dylan was unavailable.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Dick plays Stiff Little Fingers' "Suspect Device" for Annaugh. Though he plays it from the "Inflammable Materials" LP, the version heard is the single version, different in a few ways from the LP version.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Rob: What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Xchange (2000)

Soundtrack:

Juice (Know the Ledge)

One Of The Few Good Movies This Year

"High Fidelity" was a breath of fresh air in an otherwise very ordinary year of cinema. Continually I have been disappointed with the quality of this years movies from all over the world, not just the regulation Hollywood trash.

Admittedly my hopes weren't that high, but I still left the cinema feeling like I got what I paid for with "High Fidelity" (this is very rare these days). John Cusack was his usual competent self, and Tim Robbins sensational in his small but humourous part.

No masterpiece, but well worth watching.