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Release Date:
7 May 2004 (Italy) moreTagline:
In the future...love is a dangerous game. morePlot:
A futuristic 'Brief Encounter', a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Mike Newell set to direct 'The Box of Delights' (From screeninglog. 6 April 2009, 5:39 PM, PDT)
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Why this film is 'real' moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tim Robbins | ... | William Geld | |
| Togo Igawa | ... | Driver | |
| Nabil Elouahabi | ... | Vendor | |
| Samantha Morton | ... | Maria Gonzales | |
| Sarah Backhouse | ... | Weather Girl | |
| Jonathan Ibbotson | ... | Boxer | |
| Natalie Jackson Mendoza | ... | Sphinx Receptionist (as Natalie Mendoza) | |
| Om Puri | ... | Bahkland | |
| Emil Marwa | ... | Mohan | |
| Nina Fog | ... | Wole | |
| Bruno Lastra | ... | Bikku | |
| Christopher Simpson | ... | Paul | |
| Lien Nguyin | ... | Singer in Nightclub | |
| David Fahm | ... | Damian Alekan | |
| Jeanne Balibar | ... | Sylvie |
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Rated R for a scene of sexuality, including brief graphic nudity.Parents Guide:
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92 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 | New Zealand:R13 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Singapore:R21 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #40188)Fun Stuff
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Mick Jones of The Clash sings the Clash song "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" in the karaoke-esque club scene, but he appears to get the words wrong. The song goes "If I go there will be trouble. If I STAY it will be double", but he sings "If I go there will be trouble. If I GO it will be double". moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: When tracking the location of Jebel Ali, it is shown facing the Indian ocean. However, it is in fact on the Persian gulf. moreQuotes:
Maria: You have a kid?William: Yeah?
Maria: Chico or chica?
William: Chico.
Maria: I bet he's special.
William: He *is* special.
Maria: Everybody's children are so special. It makes you wonder where all the ordinary grown-ups come from.
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I loved this film! It was (to my cinematographically uncultured palate, at least) different, and the characters seemed quite unconventional. Rather than just hollow acting, I found Tim Robbins' character to be a mental curve ball, which completely altered the way the film played out. It hinted at the socialisation and culture prevalent at the time.
I also enjoyed the (much-disputed) foreign terms slipped into the conversation - they weren't too frequent, and added a dimension - that there had been purely aesthetic as well as techno/political changes. As English becomes more dominant and other languages in the minority (and therefore more culturally significant), it is likely that foreign terms will be leaked, from the age-old Caucasian tradition of borrowing culture if nothing else.
I also loved the fact that the cityscapes were all filmed to imply the future, rather than CG'd or whatever.
The storyline was innovative, and there were many dead-ends which fleshed out the story and made it less linear. Unlike some, I easily followed the storyline, and I'm rather confused that some people felt that it didn't seem to touch on Code 46 itself much.
Interesting concepts, combined with a sense of triviality surrounding much of the technology, helped to create a more textured world, and while nothing was really explained, the evidence was there for you to draw your own conclusions. If you like thinking, definitely watch this film.
~pr0ph37~