Un pianiste à la croisée des chemins de sa vie retourne chez lui, vers ses amis et leurs problèmes de vie et d'amour.Un pianiste à la croisée des chemins de sa vie retourne chez lui, vers ses amis et leurs problèmes de vie et d'amour.Un pianiste à la croisée des chemins de sa vie retourne chez lui, vers ses amis et leurs problèmes de vie et d'amour.
- Récompenses
- 1 victoire et 4 nominations au total
- Victor
- (as Adam Le Fevre)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesThe movie was inspired by the experiences of screenwriter Scott Rosenberg when returning home to Needham, Massachusetts. During what he claimed was the worst winter for his hometown, he was waiting to see if his script Les Ailes de l'enfer (1997) was going to be produced and was getting fed up with writing action movies. Rosenberg cited that there was more action happening with his friends not wanting to accept that they were turning 30 or had commitment issues, which became the basis for Beautiful Girls (1996).
- GaffesIn the piano scene at Johnson Inn while flirting with Willie, Andera (trying to show her coolness and "guy knowledge") says "Pitchers and catchers report in two months, three weeks and six days." Since the movie takes place a few days after Christmas, this time frame would have Spring Training beginning around last week of March/beginning of April... when Pitchers and Catchers would really report around early February.
- Citations
Paul: Supermodels are beautiful girls, Will. A beautiful girl can make you dizzy, like you've been drinking Jack and Coke all morning. She can make you feel high full of the single greatest commodity known to man - promise. Promise of a better day. Promise of a greater hope. Promise of a new tomorrow. This particular aura can be found in the gait of a beautiful girl. In her smile, in her soul, the way she makes every rotten little thing about life seem like it's going to be okay. The supermodels, Willy? That's all they are. Bottled promise. Scenes from a brand new day. Hope dancing in stiletto heels.
- ConnexionsEdited into Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999)
- Bandes originalesBeautiful Girl
Written by David A. Stewart & Pete Droge
Performed by Pete Droge & The Sinners
Courtesy of American Recordings
The key word in ensemble cast is obviously "cast". And this movie has a stellar cast. Timothy Hutton, as Willy, is perfectly cast. Yes, this is an ensemble movie, but it sort of hovers around his character and he carries the movie so well. And to play off him, Natalie Portman is tremendous in this movie. Despite being the youngest cast member, she outacts most of the adults in this movie. Her chemistry with Timothy Hutton is amazing.
The other cast members, including Rosie O'Donnell, Michael Rappaport, Uma Thurman, and Matt Dillon are also really good in their respective roles. Rosie O'Donnell delivers a hilarious monologue about the differences between men and women and it should not be missed.
The story is relatively simple... a man going back home to attend his 10 year reunion. But because of the complex characters and their various storys, it becomes much more than just a high school reunion. Its a story about a man finding himself. Its a story about a young girl getting a taste of what love might be, despite it being in an unlikely person. Its a story of a man who has to grow up and let go of the long gone high school glory years. Its a story about relationships, between friends, family and couples. All these tales are interwoven into a heartwarming story.
This movie ranks as one of my all time favorite movies.
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Détails
Box-office
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 10 597 759 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 2 761 790 $US
- 11 févr. 1996
- Montant brut mondial
- 10 597 759 $US
- Durée1 heure 52 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1