Paranoid Park (2007)

Regista:

Gus Van Sant

Writers (WGA):

Gus Van Sant (screenplay)
Blake Nelson (novel)

Data di uscita:

24 ottobre 2007 (Belgium)

Genere:

Drama

Plot:

A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.

Plot Keywords:

Skateboard | High School | Communication | Shower Scene | Teen

Premi:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Paranoia explored at the park.

Cast

Gabe Nevins	...	Alex
Daniel Liu	...	Detective Richard Lu
Taylor Momsen	...	Jennifer
Jake Miller	...	Jared
Lauren McKinney	...	Macy
Winfield Jackson	...	Christian
Joe Schweitzer	...	Paul
Grace Carter	...	Alex's Mom
Scott Patrick Green	...	Scratch
John Michael Burrowes	...	Security Guard
Jay 'Smay' Williamson	...	Alex's Dad
Dillon Hines	...	Henry
Emma Nevins	...	Paisley
Brad Peterson	...	Jolt
Emily Galash	...	Rachel

MPAA:

Rated R for some disturbing images, language and sexual content.

Durata:

85 min

Nazionalità:

France | USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital

Divieti:

USA:R | Brazil:12 | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:11 | Finland:K-13 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Taiwan:R-12 (original rating) | Canada:14A

Luoghi delle riprese:

Burnside Skatepark - 2nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, USA

Company:

MK2 Productions

Curiosità:

Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2007 (#01)

Errori:

Continuity: When Alex goes to Rebel Skates he gets a board with white wheels. Later after the scene where Alex and Jennifer discuss condoms, the board Alex carries is a different board with green wheels. Later he has the board with white wheels again.

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Colonna sonora:

Il Giardino delle Fate

Paranoia explored at the park.

Gus Van Sant's latest film is to some extent his most accomplished to date but in other ways it will leave the viewer alienated and flat, maybe on purpose. It tells the story of skater Alex whose life unravels when he is involved in an accident with a security guard. Fans of Van Sant will spot all his trademark stylings from the empty almost haunting school corridors of 'Elephant' through to his use of slow motion and an Elliot Smith heavy soundtrack. But its in the things you don't see that gives this film its 'paranoia', conversations shown only from one angle, overlaying speech in the wrong places or playing music to mask over important conversations, there are times when it genuinely feels quite unnerving as the story, which isn't told straight, un-weaves to its conclusion. Van Sant has used no real actors for the film and instead enlisted real skaters mostly found from Myspace, so don't expect the acting to be brilliant but it does give a sense of 'real' to the proceedings and of course they can skate which makes the dreamlike sequences around the parks all the better. Sant treads familiar ground in the themes explored but the film itself seems to flow and feel more matured than his earlier works and it has the ability to hold the viewer in a tight grip of suspense even when the pay off is finally revealed about half way through. This won't be to everyone's taste, but don't let the skating put you off, there's not that much in it and you would miss an understated little thriller if you decided to not give it a go. Put into context with Van Sant's body of work this is another teen trip down Alienation Avenue stopping at disenfranchised close and finally ending up at Paranoid Park. Haunting and scarily believable this is a very watchable film that will for what ever reason leave you cold.