Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.3/10   

Réalisateur:

Susanne Bier

Scénariste (WGA):

Allan Loeb (written by)

Release Date:

19 octobre 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drame

Accroche:

Hope comes with letting go.

Plot:

A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss. |

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Fate | Family Relationships | Tenacity | Death

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Sad But Not Depressing

Ensemble

Halle Berry	...	Audrey Burke
Benicio Del Toro	...	Jerry Sunborne
David Duchovny	...	Brian Burke
Alexis Llewellyn	...	Harper Burke
Micah Berry	...	Dory Burke
John Carroll Lynch	...	Howard Glassman
Alison Lohman	...	Kelly
Robin Weigert	...	Brenda
Omar Benson Miller	...	Neal
Paula Newsome	...	Diane
Sarah Dubrovsky	...	Spring
Maureen Thomas	...	Grandma Ginnie Burke
Patricia Harras	...	Howard's Wife
V.J. Foster	...	Distressed Man (as VJ Foster)
Caroline Field	...	Teresa Haddock (as Carolyn Field)

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Nos souvenirs brûlés (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for drug content and language.

Durée:

118 min

Pays:

USA | UK

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Classification:

Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | USA:R (certificate #43485) | Netherlands:12 | Taiwan:R-18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:12 | South Korea:15 | France:Unrated | Norway:11 | Sweden:7 | Japan:PG-12 | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

DreamWorks Pictures

Anecdotes:

Release prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title "Water".

Guillemet:

Audrey Burke: What you did today broke my heart.
Jerry Sunborne: What did I do?
Audrey Burke: You got Dory to put his head under the water.
Jerry Sunborne: Oh, that was just a cute trick...
Audrey Burke: He's six. Harper put hers under when she was only three. It was something that Brian tried and tried to get Dory to do, but he couldn't. And that victory today of getting Dory's head to go under was not supposed to be YOURS. It wasn't meant for you to have that moment. And for me, watching you was like this, this...
Jerry Sunborne: I'm sorry.

Movie Connections:

References The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Soundtrack:

Clear Spot

Sad But Not Depressing

I think a lot of people are skipping "Things We Lost In The Fire" because they think it is going to be depressing. While the film is definitely sad, it is not depressing because it is about coping and surviving in the face of tragedy. It is one of the best films of the year.

Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro give amazing performances and it is unfortunate that there are not more films that take advantage of their talents. I bet Halle Berry would not make so many bad films if she were given more scripts like this. The photography and directing are first rate.

If you have enough interest in this movie to be reading this review, you need to run out and see "Things We Lost In The Fire." This is a film about the things that matter most in life. It will lose much of it's impact on video, so you need to see it on the big screen while you can.