Across the Universe
| Country (Yr): | USA (2007) |
| Genre: | Drama, Musical, Romance |
| Runtime: | 133min |
| Director: | Julie Taymor |
| Release date: | 29.11.2007 (German Switzerland) |
| 12.12.2007 (Romandie) | |
| 09.11.2007 (Ticino) |
At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, Revolution Studios' «Across the Universe» is a movie musical, springing from the imagination of renowned writerdirector Julie Taymor ("Frida", "Titus", and the Broadway smash hit musical "The Lion King") and writers Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais, that brings
together an original story and 33 revolutionary songs - including "Hey Jude", "I Am the Walrus" and "All You Need is Love" - that defined a generation. Taymor says, "The idea was to create an original musical using only the songs of the Beatles."
A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and Rock 'n Roll, the film moves from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam. The star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with "Dr. Robert" (Bono) and "Mr. Kite" (Eddie Izzard) as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy - against all odds - to find
their own way back to each other. [Press release]
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