Eastern Promises (2007)

Regista:

David Cronenberg

Sceneggiatore:

Steven Knight (screenplay)

Data di uscita:

21 settembre 2007 (USA)

Genere:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Slogan:

Every sin leaves a mark.

Plot:

A Russian teenager living in London who dies during childbirth leaves clues to a midwife in her journal that that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

Plot Keywords:

Male Nudity | Dying In Childbirth | Diary | Nude Fight Scene | Prostitution

Premi:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 18 wins & 35 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Another masterpiece

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 12	10:00 PM	MAX
Sun. July 13	1:30 AM	MAX

Cast

Josef Altin	...	Ekrem
Mina E. Mina	...	Azim
Aleksandar Mikic	...	Soyka (as Aleksander Mikic)
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse	...	Tatiana (as Sarah Jeanne Labrosse)
Lalita Ahmed	...	Customer
Badi Uzzaman	...	Chemist
Naomi Watts	...	Anna
Doña Croll	...	Nurse (as Dona Croll)
Raza Jaffrey	...	Doctor Aziz
Sinéad Cusack	...	Helen (as Sinead Cusack)
Jerzy Skolimowski	...	Stepan
Tatiana Maslany	...	Tatiana (voice)
Viggo Mortensen	...	Nikolai
Vincent Cassel	...	Kirill
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Semyon

Alias:

Promesses de l'ombre (Canada: French title)
Promessa dell'assassino, La (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal and bloody violence, some graphic sexuality, language and nudity.

Durata:

100 min | Canada:96 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Nazionalità:

UK | Canada | USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Russian | Turkish | Ukrainian

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Divieti:

New Zealand:R18 | Malaysia:18PL (cut) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | USA:R | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Japan:R-18 | Sweden:15 | Taiwan:R-18 | Germany:16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Finland:K-18 | Italy:VM14 | Ireland:18 | Thailand:PD-14 | Hong Kong:III | Argentina:16 | Canada:XXX (Nova Scotia) | Australia:R | Singapore:M18 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | France:-12 | UK:18 | Israel:18

Luoghi delle riprese:

Broadway Market, Hackney, London, England, UK

Company:

Serendipity Point Films

Curiosità:

Naomi Watts discovered she was pregnant with her son Alexander two weeks into shooting this movie. She initially tried to hide it, but costume designer Denise Cronenberg found out about it.

Errori:

Personale o equipaggiamento visibile: When Anna approaches the Trans-Siberian Restaurant for the first time, a crew member's arm and equipment are visible reflected in the shiny brass plaque to the left of the door.

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Azim: He says "Christmas." So I say to him,
[in Turkish]
Azim: "Should we go shopping?"
[English]
Azim: The kid's 16. He says, "But uncle, it's Christmas."

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Go' aften Danmark: (2007-09-23)" (2007)

Colonna sonora:

Moonlit Night

Another masterpiece

Eastern Promises is a further proof David Cronenberg is one of the last classic film-makers left. At the same time, he is a modernist. The combination, in the dark London he created, is a moral tale which makes you think of Dostoievsky. It's a story of crime and redemption with an unusual (hidden) tenderness. At the same time, it is a very serious trip into the rites of a secret society as we can see more and more in our big cities. A criminal secret society.

Cronenberg (and his friend Peter Suschistky) have created another universe that seems another version of ours. As usual it is a mental one, but so close to what we call "reality" that it makes you uncomfortable and eventually horrified. The cast is fantastic and the script is brilliant.