The Savages (2007)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.4/10   

Réalisateur:

Tamara Jenkins

Scénariste:

Tamara Jenkins (written by)

Release Date:

17 janvier 2008 (Singapore)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame

Plot:

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

Plot Keywords:

Dementia | Midlife Crisis | Magic Realism | Old Man | Aging Parent

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 12 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Little Gem

Ensemble

Laura Linney	...	Wendy Savage
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Jon Savage
Philip Bosco	...	Lenny Savage
Peter Friedman	...	Larry
David Zayas	...	Eduardo
Gbenga Akinnagbe	...	Jimmy
Cara Seymour	...	Kasia
Tonye Patano	...	Ms. Robinson
Guy Boyd	...	Bill Lachman
Debra Monk	...	Nancy Lachman
Rosemary Murphy	...	Doris Metzger
Hal Blankenship	...	Burt
Joan Jaffe	...	Lizzie
Sage Kirkpatrick	...	Real Estate Agent (as Laura Palmer)
Salem Ludwig	...	Mr. Sperry

Autre(s) titre(s):

La famille Savage (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality and language.

Durée:

114 min | USA:113 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Allemand | Cantonais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Classification:

USA:R (Approved No. 43278) | Canada:14A | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:12 | Brazil:12 | Sweden:Btl | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Buffalo, New York, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Anecdotes:

Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is older brother to Wendy (Laura Linney). In real life, Linney is older than Hoffman.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Wendy plugs in the lava lamp, it immediately starts flowing. Lava lamps typically take longer to start movement.

Guillemet:

Jimmy: Are you married?
Wendy Savage: No... but my boyfriend is.

Movie Connections:

Features Night and the City (1950)

Soundtrack:

Sitting by the Riverside

Little Gem

If you look for honesty portrayed in film, you can't do much better than The Savages. This is an example of the type of film that rarely sees the light of day, simply because it refuses to compromise. Despite it's grim subject matter, there is plenty of humor in this film, which mainly arises from the absurdity of situations that feel so genuinely familiar. All the performances across the board are fantastic, and Ms. Jenkins was miraculously able to get funding for a film that didn't include the casting of a single "pretty young thing". Every single person in the the film genuinely looks like the real article (note: for equally impressive casting, check out Sarah Polly's "Away From Her".) There are numerous places where this film could've taken a turn into typical Hollywood schmaltz and portrayed situations in a less-than-honest way, but it's director and actors refused to go there. Thank goodness they didn't.