Traffic (2000)

Note Générale:

7,8/10   

Réalisateur:

Steven Soderbergh

Scénaristes (WGA):

Simon Moore (miniseries Traffik)
Stephen Gaghan (screenplay)

Date de sortie:

5 janvier 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drame | Thriller

Accroche:

No One Gets Away Clean

Intrigue:

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is an addict.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Teenage Daughter | Judge | Witness | Mexico

Récompenses:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 59 wins & 57 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A Sodebergh Binge

Ensemble

Benicio Del Toro	...	Javier Rodriguez
Jacob Vargas	...	Manolo Sanchez
Andrew Chavez	...	Desert Truck Driver
Michael Saucedo	...	Desert Truck Driver
Tomas Milian	...	General Arturo Salazar
Jose Yenque	...	Salazar Soldier / The Torturer
Emilio Rivera	...	Salazar Soldier #2
Michael O'Neill	...	Lawyer Rodman
Michael Douglas	...	Robert Wakefield
Russell G. Jones	...	Clerk
Lorene Hetherington	...	State Capitol Reporter #1
Eric Collins	...	State Capitol Reporter #2
Beau Holden	...	DEA Agent - CalTrans
Peter Stader	...	DEA Agent - CalTrans
James Lew	...	DEA Agent - CalTrans

Autre(s) titre(s):

Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (Germany)
Traffik (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive drug content, strong language, violence and some sexuality.

Durée:

147 min

Pays:

Allemagne | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

Iceland:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:18 | Germany:16 (f) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Lieux de tournage:

A-1 Self Storage, 1190-B W. Morena Boulevard, San Diego, California, USA

Société:

Bedford Falls Productions

Anecdotes:

When a critic commented that it seemed unrealistic that the daughter's high school record was almost perfect when she was taking drugs, screenwriter Stephen Gaghan pointed out that the high school record in the movie was his and that he had been abusing drugs at the time.

Goofs:

Erreurs factuelles: When Eduardo Ruiz is poisoned, Montgomery kicks the door out into the hallway when the second waiter arrives, hotel room doors always open into the room.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Javier Rodriguez: [in Spanish] Last night I had an ugly nightmare.
Manolo Sanchez: [in Spanish] Oh yeah? What happened, man?

Connexions:

Référencé sur The Making of 'Lord of War' (2006) (V)

Bande son:

An Ending (Ascent)

A Sodebergh Binge

Yep, I'm on a full Sodebergh binge. I've been crazy about him ever since "King of The Hill" and he, very rarely, lets me down. I couldn't say that about many people including siblings and lovers. "Traffic" is not a departure for Sodebergh, all of his films are. He is an artist with a golden touch. He can travel through opposing universes with amazing ease. In "Traffic" the universe is uncomfortable, muddy, almost ugly and yet, it fascinates and attracts with the power of a magic magnet. Benicio del Toro and Erika Christensen are the two inhabitants of this peculiar universe that get under your skin and carry with you as if they were part of a personal experience. No, not if. They do, they are, they become part of a personal experience. The film allows you that. It makes you learn without preaching. How many films today manage that?