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Release Date:
11 April 2008 (Brazil) moreTagline:
I've got to get back.Plot:
Aging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer has lived his life in two states of existence: in reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder mystery script, and unaware that his brain is on the verge of implosion, Felix is baffled when his characters start to appear in his life, and vice versa. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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60th Locarno Int. Film Festival Winners (From ioncinema. 13 August 2007)
Sundance 2007 preview: New Frontier
(From ioncinema. 18 January 2007)
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A flawed masterpiece moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Lana Antonova | ... | Lily | |
| Stella Arroyave | ... | Gina | |
| Lindsay Barth | ... | Shelly's Sister | |
| Marshall Barth | ... | Harvey Brickman's Son | |
| Dean Bitter | ... | News Reporter | |
| Gene Borkan | ... | Mel | |
| Michael Clarke Duncan | ... | Mort / Phil Henderson / Patrolman | |
| Donna G. Earley | ... | Wardrobe Girl | |
| Fionnula Flanagan | ... | Bette Lustig | |
| Jennifer Anne Franklin | ... | Shelly (as Jennifer Franklin) | |
| Monica Garcia | ... | Monica / Shocked Motorist | |
| Saginaw Grant | ... | Eddie | |
| Gavin Grazer | ... | Gavin / Ambulance Driver | |
| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Felix Bonhoeffer | |
| Christopher Lawford | ... | Lars |
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Rated R for language and some violent images.Parents Guide:
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2.35 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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Most quick and flashy MTV-inspired editing is unbearable to me. Either it is one-dimensional like John Woo's 'Paycheck', where there is only one string of attention to follow, designed by the director, or it is a claustrophobic idiocy akin to the last fifteen minutes of Saw III - movies where the cutting of the movie or a camera movement has sound effects. I knew next to nothing about Slipstream when watching it, and was amazed to see a movie where quick editing felt open and refreshing. It is expertly made, with some of the most virtuoso sound editing you will ever hear, but instead of stress the quick cuts construct the brutal awareness of deep sleep. The movie itself is flawed, as it is a blend of two things. One is probably the original idea, a somewhat whimsy comedy about a movie writer interacting with his own movie. The other is the fantastic scenes that emerged, of which the early scenes with a traffic queue and a madman is the best example. It is made in a way that resembles the way our minds store strong memories, like those from the childhood. The acting in the movie is also great, with the exception of some overacting that is supposedly meant to show funny Hollywood movie producers and directors. But that belongs to the original idea, which Anthony Hopkins should have abandoned along the way, to instead develop the piece of art that this almost became.