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FICHA TÉCNICA La Chica Del Millón De Dólares Basado En La Novela Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner De F.X FICHA TÉCNICA La chica del millón de dólares Basado en la novela Rope Burns: Stories From the Corner de F.X. Toole Título: Million Dollar Baby (España/Argentina) Golpes del destino (México/Perú/Venezuela) Dirección: Clint Eastwood Producción: Clint Eastwood, Paul Haggis, Tom Rosenberg, Albert S. Ruddy Guion: Paul Haggis Música: Clint Eastwood Fotografía: Tom Stern Montaje: Joel Cox Vestuario: Deborah Hooper Narrador: Morgan Freeman País: Estados Unidos Año: 2004 Género: Drama, deportes Duración: 132 min. Idioma: Inglés Protagonistas: Clint Eastwood (Frankie), Hilary Swank (Maggie Fitzgerald), Morgan Freeman (Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris), Anthony Mackie (Shawrelle Berry), Jay Baruchel (Danger Barch), Mike Colter (Willie Little), Lucia Rijker (La Osa Azul), Brían F. O'Byrne (Padre Horvak), Margo Martindale (Earline Fitzgerald), Riki Lindhome (Mardell Fitzgerald), Michael Peña (Omar), Benito Martínez (el mánager de La Osa Azul), Bruce McVittie (Mickey Mack). Premios Óscar: Mejor película; Mejor director: Clint Eastwood; Morgan Freeman, Mejor actor de reparto; Hilary Swank: Mejor actriz. Premios Globos de Oro: Mejor director: Clint Eastwood; Hilary Swank: Mejor actriz-Drama. Sinopsis: (From here to the end, Spoilers) ‘Million Dollar Baby’ narra la historia de Frankie Dunn y Maggie Fitzgerald, el primero dueño de un gimnasio de mala muerte y que conoció tiempos mejores, al que acude la segunda persiguiendo un sueño: ser alguien en la vida boxeando. Esa línea podría resumir tranquilamente el esqueleto de la trama, en apariencia sencilla. Cualquiera podría esperarse una película más sobre boxeo, en la línea de los míticos títulos de la historia del cine y que no hace falta citar aquí. Pero Eastwood y Haggis van mucho más allá y utilizan el deporte como excusa para hablar de cosas mucho más profundas y que nos tocan más de cerca, sin obviar ni dejar de lado, y de forma muy inteligente, las razones por las cuales los personajes aman tanto el boxeo. 1 Federación Internacional de Mujeres Universitarias Federación Mexicana de Universitarias Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Museo de la Mujer Bolivia 17 Centro Histórico, Ciudad de México. Cine-Club de género, 23. de mayo de 2017. La chica del millón de dólares Mtra. Delia Selene de Dios Vallejo♣♥ La película cuenta la historia de Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank), de 31 años, quien desea ser boxeadora profesional. Diariamente se entrena en el gimnasio de Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood), un entrenador cuyo deseo es que su protegido, Willie (Mike Colter), sea campeón. En el mismo gimnasio también trabaja Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris (Morgan Freeman), un antiguo boxeador ciego de un ojo, y viejo amigo de Frankie. En un comienzo, Maggie intenta sin éxito que Frankie la entrene, pero éste la rechaza continuamente, inclusive cuando Dupris intercede en su favor. Cuando Willie deja a Frankie por otro manager llamado Mickey Mack, dos peleas antes del título, Frankie finalmente accede a entrenar a Maggie hasta su primera pelea. No obstante, Frankie entrega a Maggie a otro entrenador, porque ella se muestra impaciente por pelear y Frankie considera que todavía no estaba lista. Durante la pelea, Frankie descubre que el entrenador de Maggie ha hecho un trato con el entrenador de su oponente, por lo que Frankie recupera el control de Maggie durante la pelea, que estaba perdiendo, y gracias a su ayuda, logra recuperarse y ganar. Finalmente, Frankie acepta entrenar a Maggie, pero deja bien claro, que esto tiene carácter temporal. Mientras Maggie entrena, se revela que Frankie tiene una hija a quien le escribe frecuentemente sin obtener respuesta, ya que, por razones no especificadas, ella ♣ Catedrática de la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales-UNAM; Secretaria General de la Unión Nacional de Mujeres Mexicanas Asociación Civil. ♥ Se agradece el apoyo de l@s licenciad@s: Eva Calderón, Eurídice Román de Dios, Yoko Elizabeth Callejas Maceda, Joel Ramírez y Rosalinda Cuéllar Celis. 2 está enfadada con su padre desde hace varios años. Además, se revela también que el padre de Maggie murió hace varios años, y pronto se forma una relación padre-hija entre Frankie y Maggie. Al ir ganando más peleas, Maggie gana más dinero, el cual ahorra para comprar una casa a su madre, quien vivía con otra hija y un nieto en un parque de caravanas. No obstante, después de burlarse de la profesión de Maggie, la madre le recrimina el hecho de haberle regalado una casa, pues si las autoridades se enteraban, ella perdería las ayudas sociales. Durante el viaje de regreso, Maggie lleva a Frankie a un restaurante donde venden pastel de limón casero, y le cuenta acerca de un perro enfermo que tuvieron, y que su padre mató al empeorar su salud. Al aumentar su fama, Maggie realiza un tour por Europa, donde una racha de victorias la vuelve aún más popular. Maggie es reconocida en Europa por el sobrenombre de Mo Cuishle, una frase gaélico ideada por Frankie, cuyo significado Maggie desconoce. Finalmente, Frankie permite que Maggie luche por el título femenino de peso welter contra la actual campeona Billie "La Osa Azul" (Lucia Rijker), (boxeadora en la vida real), conocida por pelear sucio. La pelea se disputa en Las Vegas, y aunque inicialmente Billie parece ganar la pelea, Maggie se recupera gracias a los consejos de Frankie. Cuando termina un asalto, Maggie se vuelve para dirigirse a su esquina, dándole la espalda a La Osa, quien aprovecha para golpear por la espalda a Maggie, cae sobre el banco de su esquina, partiéndose la columna a la altura del cuello. Maggie queda tetrapléjica, inmóvil de cuello para abajo y con necesidad de un respirador. Frankie pasa todo su tiempo al lado de su cama en el hospital y hace que la trasladen para estar más cerca de su casa, donde permanece a su lado. La familia de Maggie anuncia que van a visitarla, incluyendo a su hermano que acababa de salir de prisión. Sin embargo, acuden al hospital varios días después de haber llegado a la ciudad, vestidos con camisetas de parques de atracciones que han visitado antes de ir a ver a Maggie, y con un abogado. Sus familiares intentan convencerla de que los haga responsables de sus bienes, pero Maggie descubre finalmente el verdadero carácter de su familia y los rechaza. Desde entonces, Frankie queda sólo con Maggie, a quien le amputan una pierna al sufrir en ella una gangrena. Con el tiempo, Maggie le pide a Frankie que la mate, argumentando que ya había realizado su mayor deseo, que era ser una boxeadora famosa y conocer el mundo. Frankie se horroriza ante tal proposición, pero después de varios intentos de suicidio por parte de Maggie (mordiéndose la lengua), finalmente accede. Le desconecta el respirador que le proporciona oxígeno y le inyecta una sobredosis 3 de adrenalina a Maggie, y finalmente muere. Durante la inyección, Frankie le revela a Maggie el significado de Mo Cuishle: "Mi amor, mi sangre". El narrador de la película, que no es otro que Dupris, dice que después, Frankie desapareció. La narración resulta ser una carta que Dupris está escribiendo a la hija de Frankie, en un intento de mostrarle "la clase de hombre que era" su padre. La última escena da a entender que Frankie está en el restaurante donde había comido con Maggie pastel de limón durante uno de sus viajes. La solución final del relato despertó críticas en Estados Unidos por parte de grupos de activistas y de la derecha católica estadounidense por considerar que se justificaba la eutanasia.1 Una relación en principio paterno filial, basada en el respeto y la admiración, y más tarde en el cariño. Incluso puede verse algo más —atención a la expresión de Maggie cuando Frankie le insinúa en broma, o no, que él le propondrá matrimonio si nadie lo hace; o los besos que se dan, de una ternura exquisita y cada vez más cerca de la boca—, pero como es costumbre en el cine de Eastwood, de forma muy sutil. Si acaso es una historia de amor mucho más compleja que la narrada en su previa ‘Primavera en otoño’ (‘Breezy’, 1973), donde un otoñal William Holden enamoraba a una jovencísima Kay Lenz. Maggie se empeña en perseguir a Frankie para que la entrene, el resto viene de la necesidad de ser amado, o querido, por alguien en esta vida cruel. Frankie va a misa desde hace 23 años, sintiéndose culpable probablemente de la mala relación que tiene con una hija; y Maggie trabaja en un restaurante de donde se lleva las sobras para ahorrar, mientras su familia la desprecia por dedicarse a algo que no debería (el boxeo). Dos seres solitarios quienes se encuentran en un especie de purgatorio, un gimnasio donde verán la oportunidad de limpiar juntos sus destrozadas almas. Y como colofón, todo ello narrado desde un punto de vista que se revela justo en el tramo final. Esa voz en off, que durante toda la película parece ser utilizada como el recurso de siempre, se descubre más tarde como una especie de epístola, una carta que el compañero de Frankie escribe a la hija de aquel para contarle como era realmente su padre. Para narrar su historia, Eastwood se poya en dos pilares fundamentales. Por un lado la fotografía, obra de Tom Stern, en el que quizá sea su mejor trabajo, y que una vez más en el cine de Eastwood, hace que sus personajes parezcan pertenecer a algún cuadro de Caravaggio, siempre ocultos entre sombras acorde con sus vidas, destrozadas hace ya tiempo, algunas de ellas con una última oportunidad de ser alguien, o de ayudar a alguien a serlo. En ese aspecto ‘Million Dollar baby’ es un film de contrastes, en el cual las historias paralelas tan del gusto de Eastwood, cobran un mayor sentido al complementarse con el resto.
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