Dreamgirls (2006)

Regisseur:

Bill Condon

Drehbuchautoren:

Bill Condon (screenplay)
Tom Eyen (book)

Premierendatum:

25. Dezember 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical

Werbezeile:

Fame Comes And Goes, Stars Rise And Fall, But Dreams Live Forever

Plot:

Based on the Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960's.

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Price Of Fame | Fired | One Word Title | Music

Filmpreise:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 46 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A great American musical....

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 22	4:40 AM	MAX
Tue. July 29	8:00 AM	MAX

Besetzung

Jamie Foxx	...	Curtis Taylor, Jr.
Beyoncé Knowles	...	Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy	...	James "Thunder" Early
Danny Glover	...	Marty Madison
Jennifer Hudson	...	Effie White
Anika Noni Rose	...	Lorrell Robinson
Keith Robinson	...	C.C. White
Sharon Leal	...	Michelle Morris
Hinton Battle	...	Wayne
Mariah I. Wilson	...	Magic (as Mariah Wilson)
Yvette Cason	...	May
Ken Page	...	Max Washington
Ralph Louis Harris	...	M.C. (as Ralph Harris)
Michael-Leon Wooley	...	Tiny Joe Dixon
Loretta Devine	...	Jazz Singer

Alternativ:

Dream Girls (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content.

Länge:

131 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Finland:K-7 | Ireland:12A | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | Brazil:12 | USA:PG-13 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Norway:A | UK:12A (theatrical release) | Singapore:PG

Drehorte:

Alexandria Hotel - 501 S. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

DreamWorks SKG

Dies und das:

Gastrolle: [Fatima Robinson (choreographer)]one of the Stepp Sisters

Pannen:

Anachronismus: During a 1965 press conference, one of the photographers is shown taking pictures of the Dreams using a Nikon camera which was not sold until the late 1980s.

Dialogzitate:

James 'Thunder' Early: Hey, where you going? You can't leave me, girl! I love you!
Lorrell Robinson: [sings] And Lorrell loves Jimmy, / Lorrell loves Jimmy, / Lorrell loves Jimmy, it's true. / But Lorrell and Jimmy are through.
[speaks]
Lorrell Robinson: "I got a show to do", remember, baby?
[sings]
Lorrell Robinson: Oh, baby, I got a show to do!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Dancing with the Stars: Round 6 (#4.10)" (2007/I)

Soundtrack:

Dreamgirls

A great American musical....

Screened overnite in Australia for critics and industry.

Ten minutes into director Bill Condon's adaptation of the hit musical, I whispered to my friend "There's no way the film can go at this pace for two hours!" Because up to that point, we had been utterly dazzled by breathtaking staging, impassioned performances and a display of film-making craftsmanship in all its forms (direction, editing, design) that had the packed audience stunned.

Well, two hours later, I'd been proved wrong. Condon has created a vivid, emotional spectacle that will dominate the 06/07 Oscar nominations. Dreamgirls is one of the five best movie musicals ever made.

There is really nothing new about the storyline - smalltown singers make it big and ride the roller-coaster of fame. But thats what works so well for the film - the great cinematic clichés are embraced and played to the hilt by a creative team, both behind and in front of the camera, that knows what makes a great Hollywood musical.

There's not one weak link in the cast. Condon's camera is in love with Beyonce Knowles and she handles the journey from the innocence of the groups early years to the staggering success and fortune of the group at its peak with surprising range. While most singer/actress attempts are failures (Madonna, Whitney, Britney, k.d. lang), Beyonce proves to have genuine talent.

Jamie Foxx centres and grounds the film in a less-flashy role but one that is crucial to the films credibility.

But there are two standouts. Eddie Murphy as fading star Early has never done better work. And Jennifer Hudson delivers an absolute tour-de-force performance in a role that sees her dominate every scene she is in. Her belting solo number was applauded by the audience (a rare enough occurrence during an industry screening but a moment that was repeated a few times thru the film). Hudson is a lock for the supporting actress Oscar, even this far from the ceremony.

Dreamgirls is a better movie in every way than recent award winning musicals Chicago and Moulin Rouge (both of which I am a huge fan). It is a film that tells a classic rags-to-riches story utilising great cinematic technique and bravado. 2006 has offered up some great movie-going experiences for me (Thank You For Smoking, Children Of Men, V For Vendetta, Little Miss Sunshine); for the sheer cinematic thrill it provides, however, Dreamgirls proves to be the best two hours I've spent in a cinema this year.