Une famille d'immigrants irlandais s'adapte à la vie du quartier mal fréquenté de Hell's Kitchen tout en pleurant la mort d'un enfant.Une famille d'immigrants irlandais s'adapte à la vie du quartier mal fréquenté de Hell's Kitchen tout en pleurant la mort d'un enfant.Une famille d'immigrants irlandais s'adapte à la vie du quartier mal fréquenté de Hell's Kitchen tout en pleurant la mort d'un enfant.
- Nommé pour 3 oscars
- 26 victoires et 66 nominations au total
- Papo
- (as Juan Hernandez)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesOriginally written to take place in 1982 when E.T. l'extraterrestre (1982) first came out, but budget cuts obligated it to be set in 2002 when it was made. Coincidentally, the 20th anniversary edition of E.T. played in many cinemas in 2002, so that plot point didn't have to be changed.
- GaffesThe early scenes, when the family first arrive in New York, are set in summertime, yet they drive through Midtown at night past people dressed in winter clothing, a Christmas-season Target billboard, and the Radio City Music Hall Christmas tree.
- Citations
Johnny: Are you okay little girl?
Christy: Don't "little girl" me. I've been carrying this family on my back for over a year, ever since Frankie died. He was my brother too. It's not my fault that he's dead. It's not my fault that I'm still alive.
Johnny: Ah, Christy.
Christy: Mom was always crying because he was her son. But he was my brother too. I cried too... when no one was looking. I talked to him every night.
Ariel: She did, Dad.
Christy: I talked to him every night, until...
Johnny: ...until when?
Christy: Until I realized I was talking to myself.
- Bandes originalesEzee Does It
Written by Robert Besdesky (as Beast) and Michael Wallace (as Michael Dwane Wallace)
Published by Extreme Music Library PLC
Courtesy of Extreme Music Library PLC
Written and directed by Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In The Name Of The Father), the movie is a bitter-sweet experience. The trials and tribulations of an immigrant family struggling to make ends meet, mixed with the recent tragedy in their history and the complexity of the Mateo situation make for an emotional journey. The daughters also provide a sweet, innocent perspective to proceedings.
Yet it all feels underdone. The family's situation is not as grittily shown as we imagine it should be. The basic summary of this movie reminded me of another Irish movie, Angela's Ashes, and that was a harrowing journey, where no positive outcomes are assured, making for an incredibly interesting and engaging experience. This movie is too neat and non-confrontational to feel like there are any really negative plot developments ahead.
In addition, certain key aspects are not developed very well. We never really get to know Mateo well enough to feel totally engaged by his character. Even the Frankie story, possibly the most emotional aspect to the movie, feels it is in there to demand our emotional energy rather than earn it, and the conclusion to that feels a bit clumsy.
Can't fault the performances though. Paddy Considine and Samantha Morton put in solid performances as Johnny and Sarah, as does Djimon Hounsou as Mateo and Sarah and Emma Bolger steal the show as Christy and Ariel.
Overall: an interesting, emotional movie but far from perfect.
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- 24 déc. 2019
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Box-office
- Brut – États-Unis et Canada
- 15 539 656 $ US
- Fin de semaine d'ouverture – États-Unis et Canada
- 205 229 $ US
- 30 nov. 2003
- Brut – à l'échelle mondiale
- 25 382 911 $ US
- Durée1 heure 45 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1