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1 September 2004 (France) moreTagline:
When you don't have a choice, you change.Plot:
The former successful forty-two years old rock star Lee Hauser is decadent and his friends blame his... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Cannes: Maggie Cheung and Your Nine "Great Directors" (From FilmExperience. 23 May 2009, 10:46 AM, PDT)
Family Values
(From IFC. 14 May 2009, 11:09 AM, PDT)
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Masterful Performance from Maggie Cheung more (32 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Maggie Cheung | ... | Emily Wang | |
| Nick Nolte | ... | Albrecht Hauser | |
| Béatrice Dalle | ... | Elena | |
| Jeanne Balibar | ... | Irene Paolini | |
| Don McKellar | ... | Vernon | |
| Martha Henry | ... | Rosemary Hauser | |
| James Johnston | ... | Lee Hauser | |
| James Dennis | ... | Jay | |
| Rémi Martin | ... | Jean-Pierre | |
| Laetitia Spigarelli | ... | Sandrine | |
| Arnaud Churin | ... | Store Manager | |
| Man Kit Cheung | ... | Restaurant Owner | |
| Kurtys Kidd | ... | Detective | |
| Shaun Austin-Olsen | ... | Record Label Owner | |
| Jodi Crawford | ... | Gloria |
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Rated R for drug content, language and brief nudity.Parents Guide:
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111 min | France:110 min | USA:90 min | Argentina:110 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)Color:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Brazil:14Fun Stuff
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During the scene where Albrecht has a meeting concerning the artwork for Lee's album, a Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds poster is seen on the wall behind him. James Johnston (who plays Lee Hauser) plays guitar and organ in The Bad Seeds. moreSoundtrack:
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So what does it take to win at the Cannes Film Festival? Well, Maggie Cheung pulled out all the stops for her win in 2004 in a moving film directed by her ex-husband Olivier Assayas.
Emily Wang (Maggie Cheung), a junkie ex-VJ, struggles in life after her husband, a famed yet ageing rocker whose career is in decline, dies after a heroin overdose on the drugs she had bought him. After serving six months in jail for possession, she finds her son, Jay (James Dennis) is put into the care of her parents in law, Albrecht (Nick Nolte) and Rosemary (Martha Henry). Knowing that the only way to see her son again is to clean herself up, Emily moves to Paris to rebuild her life, seeking help from long forgotten contacts. Meanwhile Albrecht begins to have a change in heart when he realises that Rosemary is dying.
Maggie Cheung's performance isn't easy to match with superlatives. Mastering dialogue in Cantonese, English and French, as well as singing the title track - she, unlike many HK actors, hasn't launched a singing career - it feels as much an honest, raw portrayal of Emily's character and her struggles to deal with the twists presented to her. Whilst Cheung and Assayas may have split amicably years before, I can't help but feel that their own history must have played a part in the making of this film, and if so, they used it well for the benefit of the film. Which is just as well, as I felt the overall script wasn't as impactful as it could be, particularly given Cheung's performance.
Nick Nolte's role is fairly limited. It's strange seeing him now as a grandfather, but he does it well - will we see a change in direction from him? This is a good film, and we will look back on it one day in an awards ceremony and say this is the one movie that exemplifies all of Maggie Cheung's achievements in one film.