Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
"Journalist Steve Lopez discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives"--Container |
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"8274264." |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2008 |
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Based on the book "The soloist : a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music" by Steve Lopez |
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Special features: Feature commentary by Joe Wright, Deleted scenes, An unlikely friendship: making The soloist, Featurette: Juilliard |
Credits |
Directed by Joe Wright ; screenplay by Susannah Grant |
Cast |
Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr |
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Censorship classification: M |
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PAL ; Regions 2, 4 and 5 |
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In English or Hungarian. Arabic, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish subtitles. English captions for the hard of hearing |
Subject |
Ayers, Nathaniel Anthony -- Drama.
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Lopez, Steve -- Drama.
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African American homeless persons -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Mentally ill homeless persons -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Cellists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Journalists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Author |
Lopez, Steve.
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Wright, Joe, 1972-
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Grant, Susannah.
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Foxx, Jamie.
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Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965-
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