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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaA British art expert travels across America in order to purchase a rare Renoir painting in the South but comes across some crazy characters in the process.A British art expert travels across America in order to purchase a rare Renoir painting in the South but comes across some crazy characters in the process.A British art expert travels across America in order to purchase a rare Renoir painting in the South but comes across some crazy characters in the process.
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Daniel Day-Lewis
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- (as Daniel Day Lewis)
Opiniones destacadas
This is one of those rare films that seems to divide into only two
groups:
You will only be able to love or hate this movie. However, I think the
previous reviews leave out an essential element to determining which camp
you fall into: whether you are interested in the actors (based on
previous
roles) or the film.
The best way to give you some idea of what to expect is the usual vehicle: comparison with other films. If you loved Martin Scorcese's film, After Hours or enjoyed Something Wild (with Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels) or were even guiltily amused by Who's That Girl (Madonna and Griffin Dunne), then you will probably like this movie. Stars and Bars uses a similar formula of "straight laced, uptight man" being taken for a wild adventure by "free-spirited, sexy woman".
Obviously, this would put someone like Daniel Day-Lewis into the right role (a tightly wound serious man), but in a very different universe from films like "My Left Foot" and "The Age of Innocence". If you are hoping for another period piece or serious art, this film is not for you. Luckily, I happen to like films that range from Wim Wenders to the latest Adam Sandler vehicle. :)
The best way to give you some idea of what to expect is the usual vehicle: comparison with other films. If you loved Martin Scorcese's film, After Hours or enjoyed Something Wild (with Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels) or were even guiltily amused by Who's That Girl (Madonna and Griffin Dunne), then you will probably like this movie. Stars and Bars uses a similar formula of "straight laced, uptight man" being taken for a wild adventure by "free-spirited, sexy woman".
Obviously, this would put someone like Daniel Day-Lewis into the right role (a tightly wound serious man), but in a very different universe from films like "My Left Foot" and "The Age of Innocence". If you are hoping for another period piece or serious art, this film is not for you. Luckily, I happen to like films that range from Wim Wenders to the latest Adam Sandler vehicle. :)
I remember standing in a long line to see this in Manhattan, and thinking that the New York parts were a perfect representation of the city at that moment in time. It's a weird vehicle for Daniel Day-Lewis, apart from his ability to play a perfect British upper class twit - I don't think he's done a comedy since (and certainly not before). The use of Joan Cusack as leading lady and love object is bizarre, too - up until this point she'd been relegated to kooky sidekick/friend of the heroine roles (Broadcast News springs immediately to mind), something she went back to almost immediately after this film. It's strange all around, but also a funny time capsule of sorts. I too wish it was out on DVD.
Oh, how I would love to own this on DVD! A marvelous job by Daniel Day
Lewis, Harry Dean Stanton, Joan Cusack and Glann Headley. In my opinion
it
is a deep South tour-de-farce. I guess you have to have lived there to
appreciate the humorous poke at what lies behind the moss-covered trees
that
line the backroads of the South. It reminds me of Out on a Limb, a
similar
Southern dark comedy with Matthew Broderick. Both are hysterical
weekends
with people whose family trees "don't branch!!" You'll never see Lewis
doing this whimsy again, except perhaps as the pansy boyfriend in "Room
with
a View" which he did at about the same time. Both characters are played
with equal artistic integrity he grants all his roles. Kudos and many
laughs to all!
I stumbled across this film on HBO years ago, and am so glad I recorded it, as I could never find it on DVD. I have always been a big Daniel Day Lewis fan, and this is unlike anything else I have ever seen him do. It is hard to believe this is the same year he appeared in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being;" what a contrast! It truly demonstrates his range and willingness to completely inhabit any role he takes on. Make no mistake- it is a really quirky film, but there are hilarious moments, and the supporting cast contribute to the overall effect. Just go with the flow!
This fish out of water film has Daniel Day Lewis, uptight Englishman, thrown into a dysfunctional family of Southern hillbillies lead by Harry Dean Stanton. Not unlike Stanton's similar misfire movie "Twister", the story is slight, but not as stretched as "Twister". Both movies have offbeat characters on parade. "Stars and Bars" begins with a rather unflattering view of New York City, and then relies on Georgia backwoods stereotypes for both dark and slapstick humor. This film would certainly have to be classified as an acquired taste, and there are plenty of dead spots throughout. Nevertheless, the quirky characters, played by some good character actors, is enough to recommend for admirers of the strange. - MERK
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- TriviaA rejected score was composed by Elmer Bernstein.
- ConexionesFeatured in The Nostalgia Critic: Should We Stop Method Acting? (2020)
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Detalles
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- Presupuesto
- USD 7,500,000 (estimado)
- Tiempo de ejecución
- 1h 34min(94 min)
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
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