The Oxford Murders (2008)

Réalisateur:

Álex de la Iglesia

Writers:

Jorge Guerricaechevarría (writer)
Álex de la Iglesia (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 janvier 2008 (Spain)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Plot:

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols. |

Plot Keywords:

Mathematics | Oxford | Murder | Based On Novel

Avis des utilisateurs:

Enjoyable...

Ensemble

Elijah Wood	...	Martin
John Hurt	...	Arthur Seldom
Leonor Watling	...	Lorna
Julie Cox	...	Beth
Burn Gorman	...	Podorov
Anna Massey	...	Mrs. Eagleton
Jim Carter	...	Inspector Petersen
Alan David	...	Mr. Higgins
Dominique Pinon	...	Frank
Tim Wallers	...	Defence Lawyer
James Weber-Brown	...	Doctor
Ian East	...	Howard Green
Charlotte Asprey	...	Mrs. Howard Green
Alex Cox	...	Kalman
Tom Frederic	...	Ludwig Wittgenstein

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Crimes à Oxford (France)
Oxford Crimes (Spain) (working title)

Durée:

Germany:107 min (European Film Market)

Pays:

Spain | France

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Classification:

Spain:13 | Italy:T

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

London, England, UK

Company:

Eurimages

Anecdotes:

Michael Caine was approached by director 'Álex De la Iglesia' to play the leading role. Jeremy Irons was also considered for this part that, ultimately, went to John Hurt.

Enjoyable...

First of all, I say that watching a film like this in a dubbed version, where the story is told in Oxford, it's a sin - just like smoking in a cancer hospital...

I went in to see it mainly to enjoy watching a "good old" crime-story like I used to watch from BBC television spoken in "real" English, and though it wasn't 100% then it was enjoyable. I had no idea about who is "Álex de la Iglesia" and I was surprised by how well written and directed the film presented, not only due to the story but as well the actors he'd found, and here more the stand-ins than the main-casts. Perfect details like hopeless out of date shaded glasses, old tweed jackets and semi-long hair, it all gave the final touch to the story that some times got stocked in small unnecessary scenes specially written for selling better to the Spanish marked.