There Will Be Blood (2007)

Regista:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Writers (WGA):

Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay)
Upton Sinclair (novel)

Data di uscita:

11 gennaio 2008 (USA)

Genere:

Drama

Slogan:

When Ambition Meets Faith

Plot:

A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Child Uses Gun | Silver Mine | Impostor | Evil Capitalist

Premi:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 47 wins & 41 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

A Powerful Blow

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis	...	Daniel Plainview
Martin Stringer	...	Silver Assay Worker
Matthew Braden Stringer	...	Silver Assay Worker
Jacob Stringer	...	Silver Assay Worker
Joseph Mussey	...	Silver Assay Worker
Barry Del Sherman	...	H.B. Ailman
Harrison Taylor	...	Baby H.W. Plainview
Stockton Taylor	...	Baby H.W. Plainview
Paul F. Tompkins	...	Prescott
Dillon Freasier	...	Young H.W. Plainview
Kevin Breznahan	...	Signal Hill Man
Jim Meskimen	...	Signal Hill Married Man
Erica Sullivan	...	Signal Hill Woman
Randall Carver	...	Mr. Bankside
Coco Leigh	...	Mrs. Bankside

Alias:

Oil! (USA) (working title)
Petroliere, Il (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence.

Durata:

158 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | American Sign Language

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Divieti:

France:U (with warning) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | USA:R (certificate #43414) | Taiwan:R-12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | UK:15 (re-rating on appeal) | Ireland:15A | South Africa:16LV | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Austria:16 | Czech Republic:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | UK:12A (original rating) | Denmark:15 | Germany:12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Greece:K-13 | Malaysia:U | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Argentina:13 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-13 | New Zealand:R13

Luoghi delle riprese:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Company:

Ghoulardi Film Company

Curiosità:

Several characters seen or mentioned in ‘There Will Be Blood’ seem to have been based on real life historical figures. Though his name is never spoken during the film, Plainview's business partner and H. W.'s biological father, H. B. Ailman, shares the name of a real life prospector and oilman who was active during the turn of the century and associates with oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny, of whom Daniel Plainview seems to have been partly based. The two Standard Oil representatives "H. M. Tilford" and "J. J. Carter" who meet with Plainview are based on real-life oilmen: Henry Morgan Tilford was once vice-president of the Standard Oil Company during the turn of the century, while John Joyce Carter's Carter Oil Company was incorporated and subsidized by Standard Oil (New Jersey) in the 1890s. At one point in the film, the name "A. C. Maude" is stated as a property holder in Little Boston; the real life A. C. Maude was a prominent community member of Bakersfield, California during the late 1800s; Bakersfield is located in Kern County, where over 80% of California's oil wells are found. The name "Redlick" is also stated as a nearby Little Boston property holder; Joseph Redlick was also a prominent community member of Bakersfield during the early 1900s.

Errori:

Continuity: In the bowling alley scene, Eli is clearly visible placing Daniel's refused drink above the center panel on the paneled divider. After the cutaway to Daniel, the drink is not above the center panel, but above the panel adjacent to the center one.

Citazioni:

Plainview: [H.W. has just informed Plainview of his own business plans] This makes you my... competitor.

Movie Connections:

Citato in "Jimmy Kimmel Live!: (2008-02-15)" (2008)

Colonna sonora:

Pärt: Fratres for Cello and Piano

A Powerful Blow

Who is Paul Thomas Anderson? There is something about him that does't belong to this earth. That could be a compliment or not, it's all up to us. That's what make his cinema so damn unique. At the end of the day it's all up to us. But the abrasive way in which he visits universes and throws his views to us is so powerful, so arrogant, so enthralling, so infuriating that the experience leaves you baffled and suspicious. but also enchanted, transformed. Here, Daniel's saga could very well be the saga of a Hollywood maverick. So little time for sentimentality. Daniel Day Lewis seems to understand it all and he adds his unmistakable humanity to another monster, after his butcher in Gangs Of New York. His performance goes beyond anything we've seen recently anywhere. From Upton Sinclair to Paul Thomas Anderson via Daniel Day Lewis an unmissable work of art.