Title : August RushGenre : Drama
Cast : Freddie Highmore, Kerri Russel, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams
Rating : Grrrreeeaaat!
Pic : wikipedia.com
Synopsis:
Lyla Novacek (Lyla Novacek) is a talented young cellist and Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), a talented singer and guitarist meet on the top of Lyla' friend apartment, listen to "moondance" play by some street performance. They spend one romantic night and seperate in the morning. The two have never met again. Lyla then become pregnant, her father does not approve since he thinks Lyla will have a great career await. Lyla runs away and hit by a car, by the time she opens her eyes, her father tell her that her baby was died.
Eleven years later, an orphan kid name Evan Taylor lives with strong faith that as long as he follows music he hears, he will reunite with his parents again. This faith takes him to New York, where he meet Wizard (Robin Williams), whom gathering homeless children and teach them to perform in the street for money. One morning, Evan admires Arthur's, one of the children, guitar. He touches it, feel the sound and by all sudden he plays it and produce a remarkable sound. Wizard soon realize that Evan is a music genius. Wizard gives a new name, August Rush, and ask Evan to never tell anybody his real name.
Meanwhile, Lyla is now a music teacher and has surrender her music career. One day the hospital calls her, her father is very ill and he confesses to Lyla that her son is alive and has been sent to an orphanage 11 years ago. Lyla goes to Social Department in New York, to find out about her son. She then decides to rejoin New York Philharmonic, in the same time Louise also reunite with his bandmates.
Due to a police reid, August is separated from Wizard, and by following the music he hears, August stop in a church where a choir is in a rehearsal. He meets Hope, and while left him for school with her piano, August finds a way to write notes and feels the room with his music compostion. Knowing his natural talent, rev. James sends him to Julliard School. August brilliant talent interest the Dean, and decides that they will play August composition in the next New York Phillharmonic in Central Park. But in a rehearsal, Wizzard interupt by saying that he is August father, he takes August away back to the street. Meanwhile, Lyla has found her son identity and decides to resume her career, she was choosen to play in the same concert.
Louise which received news that Lyla has been married, fly back to New York from Chicago and plays with his former band again, accidently he meets August and they play together without recognize one another. In the night before the orchestra, August decides to run from wizard, he make it there before his turn. While conducting, Lyla comes back to the stage driven by the music her son composed, Louise also comes after reading Lyla's name.
Comments:
Frankly, i never heard a thing about this film. I just accidently pick it up on my shopping day ^_^, and i'm thankful for that! The movie was just great! Pure drama but very touching and enchanting ha ha, no kidding. This is good movie. I recommend it, wheather you want to have some fun, some peace, or some treat! Just pick up your ticket and go see them ^_^
Fun facts:
Eleven years later, an orphan kid name Evan Taylor lives with strong faith that as long as he follows music he hears, he will reunite with his parents again. This faith takes him to New York, where he meet Wizard (Robin Williams), whom gathering homeless children and teach them to perform in the street for money. One morning, Evan admires Arthur's, one of the children, guitar. He touches it, feel the sound and by all sudden he plays it and produce a remarkable sound. Wizard soon realize that Evan is a music genius. Wizard gives a new name, August Rush, and ask Evan to never tell anybody his real name.
Meanwhile, Lyla is now a music teacher and has surrender her music career. One day the hospital calls her, her father is very ill and he confesses to Lyla that her son is alive and has been sent to an orphanage 11 years ago. Lyla goes to Social Department in New York, to find out about her son. She then decides to rejoin New York Philharmonic, in the same time Louise also reunite with his bandmates.
Due to a police reid, August is separated from Wizard, and by following the music he hears, August stop in a church where a choir is in a rehearsal. He meets Hope, and while left him for school with her piano, August finds a way to write notes and feels the room with his music compostion. Knowing his natural talent, rev. James sends him to Julliard School. August brilliant talent interest the Dean, and decides that they will play August composition in the next New York Phillharmonic in Central Park. But in a rehearsal, Wizzard interupt by saying that he is August father, he takes August away back to the street. Meanwhile, Lyla has found her son identity and decides to resume her career, she was choosen to play in the same concert.
Louise which received news that Lyla has been married, fly back to New York from Chicago and plays with his former band again, accidently he meets August and they play together without recognize one another. In the night before the orchestra, August decides to run from wizard, he make it there before his turn. While conducting, Lyla comes back to the stage driven by the music her son composed, Louise also comes after reading Lyla's name.
Comments:
Frankly, i never heard a thing about this film. I just accidently pick it up on my shopping day ^_^, and i'm thankful for that! The movie was just great! Pure drama but very touching and enchanting ha ha, no kidding. This is good movie. I recommend it, wheather you want to have some fun, some peace, or some treat! Just pick up your ticket and go see them ^_^
Fun facts:
- In Brazil, the movie is titled "The Sound of the Heart".
- Lyla and Louis do not look older after 11 years.
- The guitar that Louis is playing in the 1994 scenes appears to be a Gibson CS-336F model which was not manufactured by Gibson until 2002.
- Best family feature film 2008
- Best performance by younger actor 2008
- imdb.com and wikipedia.com
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