Budget
$7,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
$8,367,636
Opening weekend US & Canada
$70,744
Gross worldwide
$8,367,636
Budget
$7,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
$8,367,636
Opening weekend US & Canada
$70,744
Gross worldwide
$8,367,636
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By Soledad 2022-11-09 07:44:07
Brooklyn under Oriental Warmth
Time: 20:30, October 10, 2008
Venue: Quebec Cinemas
Event: "Author's Film" unit screening
1, somehow I thought of "Happy Hero" when I saw the end. . . The atmosphere and warmth of friendship is always the most touching;
2. I personally feel that there are some boring scenes in the first part of the film, but after the Oscar actor appeared on the stage, it has been wonderful all the way;
3. The performance of the Oscar actor is indeed It's not covered;...
By Thurman 2022-09-22 10:20:19
Western base material, oriental charm
Speaking of movies that blend Chinese and Western cultures, the first thing that comes to mind is Li Ang's work. Two of the "Family Trilogy" ("Pushing Hands" and "Wedding Banquet") are the days of Chinese in the United States, and there are eye-catching Chinese symbols ( Such as Tai Chi), Yu Jiaolong and Luo Xiaohu’s emotional handling in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" breaks through the traditional Western methods, and the "evil fate" of the two men in "Broken Arms Mountain" carries a strong...
By Sherwood 2022-09-02 04:45:56
Although the art of this film is not difficult, there are still details. The floor of the writer's house is basically gray, which is very real. One of the director's best schedules is when the writer bids farewell to the little boy, the camera is fixed at the writer's place, and the writer closes the door, and then runs to the window to see if the little boy is gone. There are no lines in many scenes, only the music is matched with the picture, which is beautiful. When...
By Isac 2022-08-20 12:35:20
The old text
really loves the ending story. The black and white playback like an old movie made me almost cry. Seeing the vicissitudes of life written on the gully on the old woman's face, and half of her eyes closed, a hint of happiness was revealed.
The smoke reminds me of the ridiculous things in Brooklyn, but the warmth in the smoke is even greater. I personally think that Paul Benjamin is the incarnation of Paul Auster in the film, and he always likes to play such word...
By Aidan 2022-08-19 05:32:20
Old man chattering more and more
It is said that Wang Ying insisted on letting Paul Oster's name be the director of the film with him. Co-directing is a very strange thing in the United States. Wang Ying is really a good person who does not seek fame. I really want to know how the two of them collaborated in the filming process, especially in the final scene, whether it was Wang Ying or Paul's decision. I'm not sure if this scene is a masterpiece, but it is very unique, just right, or even unique, because I can't imagine this...
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By Shaina 2023-09-25 11:04:50
Because I like it too much, it is difficult to judge this film with the usual methods of judging a movie. Each little story is very moving. The simple narrative makes me feel as if what I saw in the movie was the days when I was with those old friends a long time ago. The last two men smiled at each other and smoked, so touching, everything was in the smoke-shrouded smile. The black and white part is a bit cumbersome but not excessive. Paul Oster has a good...
By Willis 2023-09-01 13:50:25
The movie couldn't make Paul Auster's dream at...
By Jessika 2023-08-14 14:05:20
The good thing about this story is that it's so New York City that you can hear the whole hustle and bustle of New York from the background brakes, sirens, and the clamor of pedestrians. Two interesting anecdotes about cigarettes: cigarettes are weighed in much the same way as souls are weighed, and after death a person is nothing but a pile of ashes; only Bakhtin knew what a cigarette made of ten years of manuscripts tasted...
By Cole 2023-08-12 16:28:04
The evocative film story sees the...
By Danielle 2023-08-09 10:07:55
Life cannot bear the smoke. The song of tom waits sounded at the end, two old men sat and smoked without saying a...
Paul Benjamin: If you're gonna die, what's more important, and good book or a good smoke? So he smoked his book.
Auggie Wren: If it happens it happens. If it doesn't it doesn't. You understand what I'm sayin'? You never know what's gonna happen next. And the moment you think you do, that's the moment you don't know a goddamn thing. This is what we call a paradox. Are ya following me?
Jimmy Rose: Yeah, I follow ya Auggie. Um, when you don't know nuthin' it's like paradise. I know what that is. That's after you're dead, and you go up to heaven and you sit with the angels.
[last lines]
Paul Benjamin: Bullshit is a real talent Auggie. To make up a good story you have to know how to push all the right buttons. I'd say you were up there with all the masters.
Auggie Wren: What do you mean?
Paul Benjamin: I mean um,
[chuckles]
Paul Benjamin: it's a good story.
Auggie Wren: Shit, if you can't share your secrets with your friends, then what kind of friend are ya?
Paul Benjamin: Exactly. Life just wouldn't be worth living, would it?