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Beginners (2010)
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Ratings: 7.2/10 from 18,960 users
Metascore:
81/100
Reviews: 84 user | 209 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover. Director:Mike MillsWriter:Mike Mills |
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Cast
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| Ewan McGregor | ... | ||
| Christopher Plummer | ... | ||
| Mélanie Laurent | ... | ||
| Goran Visnjic | ... |
Andy
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| Kai Lennox | ... |
Elliot
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| Mary Page Keller | ... |
Georgia
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| Keegan Boos | ... | ||
| China Shavers | ... |
Shauna
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| Melissa Tang | ... |
Liz
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| Amanda Payton | ... |
Party Person
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| Luke Diliberto | ... |
Green Witch
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| Lou Taylor Pucci | ... |
Magician
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| Bambadjan Bamba | ... |
The Sads
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| Hana Jane | ... |
The Sads
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Samuel T. Ritter | ... |
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Storyline
It's 2003. Thirty-eight year old graphic artist Oliver Fields has just lost his father Hal Fields to cancer, after Oliver's mother Georgia Fields passed away five years earlier. Oliver is naturally a sullen man due to his growing up relationship with his parents (his mother who had a unique view on life) and watching his parents' cordial but somewhat distant relationship with each other, but is more so now because of his personal family loss. Oliver embarks on a relationship with Anna, a French actress. Oliver is hoping that his re-energized relationship with Hal following Georgia's death and Hal's new outlook on life during that time will show Oliver how to act in a loving relationship. After Georgia's death, Hal came out of the closet and began to live with a joie de vivre that did not exist before, which included an open relationship with a much younger man named Andy... Written by Huggo
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This is what love feels like.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Beginners, así se siente el amor See more »Filming Locations:
Akbar - 4356 Sunset Boulevard, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,200,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$141,340 (USA) (5 June 2011) (5 Screens)Gross:
$14,311,701 (Worldwide) (27 February 2012)Company Credits
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Oliver: I'd wait for the lion.
Hal: That's why I worry about you.
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Written by Edgar Dowell and Mamie Medina
Performed by Mamie Smith
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The film is partly autobiographical: many of the events that happened to Hal and Oliver are based on Mike Mills' experiences when his own father came out as gay and began a homosexual relationship after Mike's mother died. See more »Quotes
Hal: Well, let's say that since you were little, you always dreamed of getting a lion. And you wait, and you wait, and you wait, and you wait but the lion doesn't come. And along comes a giraffe. You can be alone, or you can be with the giraffe.Oliver: I'd wait for the lion.
Hal: That's why I worry about you.
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Soundtracks
"That Da Da Strain"Written by Edgar Dowell and Mamie Medina
Performed by Mamie Smith
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