Serendipity (2001)

Voti degli utenti:

6.6/10   

Regista:

Peter Chelsom

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

Marc Klein (written by)

Data di uscita:

5 ottobre 2001 (USA)

Genere:

Commedia | Romantico | Fantasy

Slogan:

Destiny ... With A Sense Of Humor.

Plot:

A couple reunite years after the night they first met, fell in love, and separated, convinced that one day they'd end up together.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Destiny | Fate | Glove | Wedding

Premi:

3 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

enjoyable escapism

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 17

12:30 PM

BRAVO

Cast

Lilli Lavine	...	Bloomingdale's Stock Girl
Michael Guarino Jr.	...	Customer At Bloomingdale's (as Michael Guarino)
Abdul Alshawish	...	Customer At Bloomingdale's
John Cusack	...	Jonathan Trager
Kate Beckinsale	...	Sara Thomas
Ann Talman	...	Bloomingdale's Saleswoman #1
Crystal Bock	...	Bloomingdale's Saleswoman #2
Stephen Bruce	...	Host At Serendipity
David Sparrow	...	Josh's Dad
Gary Gerbrandt	...	Josh
Jeremy Piven	...	Dean Kansky
Bridget Moynahan	...	Halley Buchanan
Kate Blumberg	...	Courtney
Ron Payne	...	Louis Trager
Marcia Bennett	...	Mrs. Trager

Alias:

Serendipity - Quando l'amore è magia (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a scene of sexuality, and for brief language.

Durata:

90 min | Turkey:82 min (TV version)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Francese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Divieti:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:12 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (38332) | Australia:PG

Luoghi riprese:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Compagnia:

Miramax Films

Curiosità:

This is the third movie in which John Cusack's love interest is dating a "spiritually enlightened" character. The other movies are Pushing Tin (1999) (Billy Bob Thornton) and High Fidelity (2000) ('Tim Robbins').

Errori:

Anacronismi: Jonathan writes his name and telephone number on a post 1999 five dollar bill, even though it's supposed to be 1994.

Citazioni:

Eve: [commenting on Sara's craziness] They should make pills for this.

Collegamenti:

Fa riferimento a The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

Colonna sonora:

Northern Sky

enjoyable escapism

Jonathan and Sara bump into each other while Christmas shopping in Bloomingdale's, when they both grab the same pair of black cashmere gloves at the same time. They go for coffee at a café named Serendipity which, Jonathan discovers, is Sara's favourite word. A firm believer in the power of fate, she refuses to give Jonathan her phone number – instead, she writes her name and number inside the cover of a book, which she then sells to a secondhand bookshop, telling him that if they are meant to be together, the book will find its way to him. Likewise, she makes him write his number on a banknote, which she promptly spends, telling him that if fate decrees it, the note will find its way back to her. A few years on, Jonathan and Sara are both engaged to other people, but each keeps thinking about whether the other is their true soulmate, and then they start to see signs which they interpret as the fates trying to tell them something…

This is a charming romantic comedy – a heavy suspension of reality is required, but that's surely part of the point. Sara's willingness to leave her future to fate slightly beggars belief, but Beckinsale manages to make Sara appealing enough. It's prettily shot and perfectly paced – the movie never flags but everything pitches along perfectly towards the inevitable but agreeable conclusion (it also keeps itself to a restrained 90 minutes, which seems increasingly unusual among modern movies). Cusack is, as always, utterly adorable, with more sex appeal than 100 Brad Pitts. A little bit of perfect escapism.