Magnolia (1999)

Regisseur:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Paul Thomas Anderson (written by)

Premierendatum:

7. Januar 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.

Plot:

An epic mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Plot Keywords:

Drug Use | Multiple Story Line | Singing | Television Producer | Fainting

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 35 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

The sins of the father...

Besetzung

Julianne Moore	...	Linda Partridge
William H. Macy	...	Donnie Smith
John C. Reilly	...	Officer Jim Kurring
Tom Cruise	...	Frank T.J. Mackey
Philip Baker Hall	...	Jimmy Gator
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Phil Parma
Jason Robards	...	Earl Partridge
Alfred Molina	...	Solomon Solomon
Melora Walters	...	Claudia Wilson Gator
Michael Bowen	...	Rick Spector
Ricky Jay	...	Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Jeremy Blackman	...	Stanley Spector
Melinda Dillon	...	Rose Gator
April Grace	...	Gwenovier
Luis Guzmán	...	Luis (as Luis Guzman)

Alternativ:

mag-no'li-a (USA) (promotional title)
Magnolia (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

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

Länge:

188 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Deutsch | Französisch

Farbe:

Farbe (DeLuxe)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:12 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Brazil:14 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-18

Drehorte:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Firma:

Ghoulardi Film Company

Dies und das:

Director/Writer Paul Thomas Anderson also designed the poster and cut the trailers for the film.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: The narrator tells us that Sydney Barringer was killed instantly when shot by his mother, but he braces for the impact with the safety net at the end of his fall.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Narrator: In the New York Herald, November 26, year 1911, there is an account of the hanging of three men. They died for the murder of Sir Edmund William Godfrey; Husband, Father, Pharmacist and all around gentle-man resident of: Greenberry Hill, London. He was murdered by three vagrants whose motive was simple robbery...

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Wird parodiert in Fur on the Asphalt: The Greg the Bunny Reunion Show (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

WDKK Theme Song

The sins of the father...

That is what this film is about and "Strange things happen all the time" are the best ways I can think of to describe the overall plot of the film. The story of a dozen people, on one incredible day, in one very wet valley, on Magnolia Avenue.

I could list reason, after reason, after reason why this is one of the finest films I've ever seen... I really could. From the fact that every cast member gives an oscar-worthy performance, to the fact that this film has upwards of 10 amazing sequences I have never seen before, and probably will never see again, in any film.

This film gets my highest recommendation and a definite 10. I say see it right now, and see it as many times as possible.