Leo (2002)

Director:

Mehdi Norowzian

Writers:

Massy Tadjedin, Amir Tadjedin

Stars:

Joseph Fiennes, Elisabeth Shue, Justin Chambers

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joseph Fiennes	...	Stephen
Elisabeth Shue	...	Mary Bloom
Justin Chambers	...	Ryan Eames
Sam Shepard	...	Vic
Dennis Hopper	...	Horace
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Caroline
Mary Stuart Masterson	...	Brynne
Jake Weber	...	Ben Bloom
Davis Sweatt	...	Leopold - age 11
James Middleton	...	Louis
Don Henderson Baker	...	Jack (as Don Baker)
David Burke	...	Thomas Kingsley
Amie Quigley	...	Ruth Livingston
Andrew Ruse	...	Mark
Zac Epstein	...	Kid #1

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

prologue | premature birth | bridge | stairwell | college campus | 

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Taglines:

The boy you were is not the man you are.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexuality and violent content

Details

Official Sites:

UIP [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 March 2004 (UK)

Also Known As:

Leopold Bloom

Filming Locations:

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Freewheel Productions, Joy Films, Scala Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

A letter addressed to Oxford, Mississippi, clearly has the ZIP Code 64933. The ZIP Code for Oxford, Mississippi, is 38655. There is no city with the ZIP shown in the film; ZIP's beginning with "649" would be near Kansas City, Missouri.

User Reviews

Predictable, but in a good way

Joseph Fiennes is a fine actor, and the consistency of his performance is very much the centrepiece of this movie. There are elements of the script which don't seem as coherent, but I could gloss over these because of his consistency.

I like the look of the movie, and the direction costumes and sets complemented each other well, and this was maintained in recounting present day and 'flashback' experiences.

There are comparisons to other films which could be made, especially to Blue Velvet. Indeed Dennis Hopper could have made the two films without changing stride. And Fiennes' character is similar to that played by his brother Ralph in Cronenberg's masterpiece Spider, without the same degree of madness.

I picked up fairly early on the way the plot would head, and I was right. The late novelist Kurt Vonnegut used to often tell the reader how the book would end in the first chapters, and yet the books were compelling. I found this equally so.