Anno | 2008 |
Genere | Drammatico |
Produzione | Gran Bretagna |
Regia di | John Crowley |
Attori | Thelma Barlow, Michael Caine, Linzey Cocker, Adam Drinkall, Anne-Marie Duff Garrick Hagon, Rosemary Harris, Ralph Ineson, Angie Inwards, Charli Janeway, Karl Johnson, Miles Jupp, Michael Keogh, Bill Milner, David Morrissey, Leslie Phillips, Ralph Riach, Elizabeth Spriggs, Sylvia Syms, Peter Vaughan, Keith Hargreaves. |
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Ultimo aggiornamento venerdì 17 aprile 2009
Al Box Office Usa Is Anybody There? ha incassato nelle prime 10 settimane di programmazione 2 milioni di dollari e 45,1 mila dollari nel primo weekend.
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Edward è un bambino di dieci anni che vive nell'Inghilterra degli anni Ottanta. Costretto a vivere in una casa di riposo ama registrare le storie degli anziani che la abitano per cercare di capire cosa accade quando si sta per morire. Sempre più interessato all'argomento, Edward si isola sempre più, fino a quando non incontra Clarence, ultimo arrivo nella casa di riposo gestita dai genitori...
Sooner or later it comes to this: Alfie develops senile dementia and lands in an old-age home. That unsettling thought crossed my mind while savoring Michael Caine’s portrayal of Clarence Parkinson, a grumpy old traveling magician nearing the end of his life in John Crowley’s film “Is Anybody There?” Mr. Caine’s face may have aged (he is now 76), but from the glint in his eyes and his snaggle-toothed [...] Vai alla recensione »
It is a trembly and vulnerable Michael Caine that we see in "Is Anybody There?," a finely drawn and gentle British drama propelled by another of the star's unforgettable screen portraits. Caine plays Clarence, an aging magician struggling to keep hold of his dignity and his mind in the face of the pitiless approach of old age. He's been packed off to Lark Hall, an old-age home in a small seaside town, [...] Vai alla recensione »
It's fitting that Michael Caine — Sir Michael since the queen wisely knighted him in 2000 — is cast here as a magician. Caine's acting wizardry should be taught at Hogwarts. Alfie, Sleuth, The Man Who Would Be King, Dressed to Kill, Educating Rita, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Cider House Rules, The Quiet American, The Dark Knight. I could go on. Caine sure does.