Mozart and the Whale (2005)

Regisseur:

Petter Næss

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Ronald Bass (written by)

Premierendatum:

2. Februar 2006 (Thailand)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

They don't fit in. Except together.

Plot:

A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.

Plot Keywords:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Break Up | Mandrill | Taxi Driver | Manic Laughter

Nutzerkommentare:

A great movie on Asperger Syndrome

Besetzung

Josh Hartnett	...	Donald Morton
Radha Mitchell	...	Isabelle Sorenson
Gary Cole	...	Wallace
Sheila Kelley	...	Janice
Erica Leerhsen	...	Bronwin
John Carroll Lynch	...	Gregory
Nate Mooney	...	Roger
Rusty Schwimmer	...	Gracie
Robert Wisdom	...	Blume
Allen Evangelista	...	Skeets
Kelly B. Eviston	...	Dr. Trask (as Kelly Eviston)
Jhon Goodwin	...	Rodney
Christa Campbell	...	Therapist
Jeffrey Brandle	...	Ten-year-old Kid
Hollis Higgins	...	Homeless Man

Alternativ:

Crazy in Love (International: English title) (USA) (working title)
Mozart & the Whale (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some thematic material.

Länge:

Argentina:94 Min | Netherlands:92 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-11 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | USA:PG-13

Drehorte:

Gonzaga University - 502 E. Boone Avenue, Spokane, Washington, USA

Firma:

Big City Pictures

Dies und das:

The film is based on the story of Jerry and Mary Newport. They were profiled in 1995 in an LA Times article.

Pannen:

Audio-Visuelle Asynchronität: In the first group scene, Donald talks about numbers as he stares at the microwave oven countdown. When the camera cuts away from the digital readout, the one/second beep of the microwave can still be heard but when the camera returns to the readout, fewer seconds elapse than beeps heard.

Dialogzitate:

Isabelle Sorenson: Be my friend Donald, be my best friend, please, because I really need you. I always felt like you wanted us to get married or something.
Donald Morton: I never said that.
Isabelle Sorenson: Not with words. But instead of that, do you want to just be my friend?
Donald Morton: Without the sex?
Isabelle Sorenson: Without the pressure. My friendship is all I have to give. Do you want it?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt The Wise Little Hen (1934)

Soundtrack:

Overrated

A great movie on Asperger Syndrome

This movie is one of my favorite movies. Why? I simply love the theme of this story. I know what Asperger is like, and this story came so very close to the truth. The situations are very realistic. Also, the responds from the characters are also very realistic.

I'm sure everyone recognizes a little of themselves in at least one of the characters. Even though these characteristics may not be as strong, they are still there. Everyone is a little autistic you know. Some just have it a little more than others.

The acting is very good, and even though I'm not a really big fan of Josh Hartnett (blame Pearl Harbor), I found myself really liking him in this movie. Radha Mitchell is simply magnificent.

I recommend this movie to everyone!