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 [uk]

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

A fantastic performance that time forgot

Writing gives you the ability to create worlds and examine your own life more effectively. Could writing be the perfect ticket to self-understanding? That may sound contrived, but it may just not be.

Leopold Bloom is a young gifted writer, but his mother believes he is the product of an affair. For this she resents him. Stephen on the other hand, is an ex-convict. He's quiet and controlled, as is Leopold. In a class, Leopold is asked to write a letter for an exercise. He writes this letter to a convict, where it is received by Stephen. They exchange letters, and become each others only friends.

The ending is cliched, but with the rest of this highly original behind it, there was no other way.

You'll be surprised by how moving this becomes towards the end after remaining quite sterile for most of its runtime.