Mamma Mia! (2008)

Réalisateur:

Phyllida Lloyd

Scénaristes:

Catherine Johnson (screenplay)
Catherine Johnson (musical book)

Date de sortie:

18 juillet 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Musical | Romance

Accroche:

Take a trip down the aisle you'll never forget

Intrigue:

The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA.

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Island | Singer | Song | Hotel

Récompenses:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Good light hearted fun for the summer

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 4	10:00 AM	HBO
Fri. Dec. 4	7:00 PM	HBO

Ensemble

Amanda Seyfried	...	Sophie
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Bill
Pierce Brosnan	...	Sam
Nancy Baldwin	...	Sam's PA
Colin Firth	...	Harry
Heather Emmanuel	...	Harry's Housekeeper
Colin Davis	...	Harry's Driver
Rachel McDowall	...	Lisa
Ashley Lilley	...	Ali
Meryl Streep	...	Donna Sheridan
Julie Walters	...	Rosie
Christine Baranski	...	Tanya
Ricardo Montez	...	Stannos
Mia Soteriou	...	Arina
Enzo Squillino Jr.	...	Gregoris

Autre(s) titre(s):

Mamma Mia! The Movie (UK) (promotional title) (USA) (promotional title)
Mamma Mia! (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sex-related comments.

Durée:

108 min

Pays:

UK | USA | Allemagne

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Classification:

Ireland:PG | Australia:PG | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:Btl | Netherlands:AL | Finland:K-3 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44470) | South Korea:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Norway:A | Portugal:M/6 | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | South Africa:PG | Peru:PT | Brazil:10 | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Mexico:B

Lieux de tournage:

Agios Ioannis Chapel, Skopelos, Greece

Société:

Universal Pictures

Anecdotes:

Dawn French was originally cast as Rosie in this film, but after her character being described to her by the creators as 'the fat, funny one' and the musical director being openly unimpressed with her singing she declined the offer. Dawn states in her autobiography 'Dear Fatty' that, while she is a fan of Abba, she is not a fan of 'Mamma Mia!' and only originally agreed to do the film because Meryl Streep was starring.

Goofs:

Continuité: When entering the chapel with her daughter, Donna's shawl is off her shoulder, however when camera views from the rear, it is over her shoulder as it is in the subsequent shots.

Guillemet:

Harry Bright: What would the father of the bride normally do?
Tanya: Pay.
[beat]
Tanya: Though my dad drew the line at my 3rd.

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur "Castle: Hedge Fund Homeboys (#1.3)" (2009)

Bande son:

Take A Chance On Me

Good light hearted fun for the summer

With this big opening weekend either you're going to see the darker film The Dark Knight or you are going to see something more light hearted like Mamma Mia! Now I work at a movie theater, a lot of people were just assuming that everyone was going to see The Dark Knight, yesterday someone came up disappointed saying "my show sold out"... I looked at her with a smiling face and said "oh, yeah, dark knight, I know"... she said "no, mamma mia", I looked up all surprised, Mamma Mia sold out as well, people were really looking forward to this movie as well. I did see this movie on Saturday and really enjoyed it, as cheesy as it was, I do enjoy musicals, I think the only thing is that this this is the happiest musical that I have ever seen. So it was nice to just sit there and be happy with these characters and you can't help but laugh at the predicaments that they get themselves into.

Sophie is a young woman who is about to tie the knot with her loving and adventurous fiancée, Sky, her life is great. She has a very loving mother, Donna, who is running a broke down hotel in Greece and used to be in a girl group called The Donna's. Sophie has one problem, she has never met her dad, she finds her mom's diary and discovers that she has three potential fathers. She invites them all to the wedding putting her mom's name on the invitation. So the three men: Sam, Harry, and Bill come to see her and Sophie is caught in a situation where she doesn't know who's her real dad, but they end up having the time of their lives and enjoying life together.

Mamma Mia is the light hearted comedy that I'm sure any musical lover could enjoy. I loved how well paced it was and how the cast looked like they had the ultimate time making this film, that's what made it so much fun. This film also brings a lot of fun energy into you and just keeps you smiling. The songs were very catchy, which I know this musical was based on the songs of Abba, so we have that good old 70's groove going on. I would recommend Mamma Mia, if you're looking to smile, laugh, and dance, I'm sure you'll love to see Mamma Mia. It's a sweet film with the cheesy plot that is so much fun to laugh at, plus it has men in speedo's who are dancing like crazy, where can you go wrong with that? OK, you can, but it's all good.

8/10