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August Rush Plot In 1995, Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) is a cellist in an orchestra under strict rule of her father (William Sadler). Louis Connelly ( Jonathan Rhys Meyer s ) is the lead singer of, an Irish rock band. Lyla and Louis have a chance meeting and sleep together. Lyla heads back to Chicago. Louis waits for Lyla as they had agreed before heading to the hotel Lyla was staying at, but Lyla doesn't acknowledge him. He turns to his music in the hopes she'll hear it and reconnect with him but becomes discouraged. Meanwhile, Lyla eventually realizes she is pregnant. After an argument with her father, Lyla runs into the street and is struck by a car. Due to the accident trauma, she gives birth prematurely, and her father secretly puts her son up for adoption, allowing her to believe that the baby died. Eleven years later, Evan Taylor (Freddie Highmore) is living in a boys' orphanage outside New York City. Evan has the savant-like ability to hear music wherever he is. He is convinced that his parents will find him. He meets Richard Jefferies (Terrence Howard), a social worker. Soon, Evan runs away to New York City, "following the music" in the hope it will lead him to his family. He wanders the city until finding a boy named Arthur (Leon Thomas) performing in Washington Square Park. Louis now lives in San Francisco, having left his band. He has a chance meeting with one of his former bandmates and is invited to his birthday party. At the party, his brother Marshall (Alex O'Loughlin) is playing clips of the band performing. Louis confronts his brother and they come to blows, and Louis's girlfriend (who never knew Louis's past) leaves him. Lyla now lives in Chicago with a pianist roommate and also gave up performing but teaches music to children privately. Her roommate encourages her to rejoin the New York Philharmonic, but she's unmotivated to do so. She is called to her father's deathbed, and he admits that her child survived the accident and is alive in New York; he doesn't know where. Lyla abandons her father to his fate and decides to return to New York. Evan, meanwhile, follows Arthur to his home in a condemned theater and is taken in by Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace (Robin Williams), a vagrant musician who teaches homeless children music and employs them as street performers. Evan tries playing Wizard's prize guitar "Roxanne" and, while unorthodox, is so good that Wizard gives him his old spot in Square Park , and Roxanne, both of which had until then been Arthur's. Wizard also gives Evan the stage name "August Rush" and tries to market him to clubs and event promoters. Seeing the posters that Jeffries has posted for the runaway Evan, Wizard destroys all the ones he finds, hoping to keep Evan and his gift for his own gain. Meanwhile. Arthur resents being replaced by August as Wizard's favorite. Louis decides to reconnect with Lyla and flies to Chicago to find her. When he asks one of the occupants of her apartment where Lyla is, the woman mixes up Lyla and her roommate, and says she's on her honeymoon in New York. Louis, crushed, ends up in New York and decides to get his old band back together. After a chance meeting between Jeffries, Arthur and Wizard, the derelict theatre Wizard and his "children" are living in is raided by the police. After evading the police via the subway, and with a warning from Wizard never to reveal his real name to anyone, Evan (now "August") takes refuge in an inner-city church where Hope, a young girl at the church (Jamia Simone Nash), introduces him to the piano and to written notes. He picks up this skill so quickly that Hope gets the attention of the parish pastor (Mykelti Williamson), who enrolls August at the Juilliard School. August's prodigious, nonconformist approach to the curriculum impresses the Juilliard staff, and a rhapsody begins to take shape from his notes and homework assignments. Once in New York, Lyla goes to Jeffries' office for information, and Jeffries identifies Evan as her son. She decides to stay in New York to search for him. She also takes up the cello again and accepts an offer to perform with the Philharmonic at a series of concerts in Central Park. August's gift is considered astounding among all at Juilliard, and he is selected to perform the rhapsody he's been composing at the same concert as Lyla. Wizard intrudes during a rehearsal and, claiming to be his father (under threat to August of revealing who he is), pulls August out of the school, putting him back in Washington Square. On the day of the outdoor concert, August is forbidden by Wizard to attend. August meets Louis, who is wandering through the park, and they play together, neither knowing their blood relationship. August tells him of his dilemma and Louis tells him that if he had a concert, he wouldn't miss it for the world. August decides to leave Wizard and go to his concert, with help from Arthur who also rebels against Wizard. August flees to the park where the concert is underway, following the sounds of Lyla's cello concerto performance. Wizard is last seen playing his harmonica in the subway tunnel. Louis is heading towards the airport when he notices Lyla's name on a banner for the concert. He jumps out of the van and heads towards the park. Meanwhile, Jeffries notices a misplaced "endangered runaway" flyer for August Rush, identifies August as Evan, and heads for the concert as well. August arrives in time to conduct his rhapsody. Lyla, having finished her part of the concert, begins walking away from the park but is attracted back towards August's performance. Louis also arrives and spots Lyla, reuniting with her. Jeffries arrives backstage and looks on as well. August finishes his rhapsody and smiles at Lyla and Louis, realizing that they are his parents. Cast Freddie Highmore ... Evan Taylor - 'August Rush' Keri Russell ... Lyla Novacek Jonathan Rhys Meyers ... Louis Connelly Terrence Howard ... Richard Jeffries Robin Williams ... Maxwell 'Wizard' Wallace William Sadler ... Thomas Novacek Marian Seldes ... The Dean Mykelti Williamson ... Reverend James Leon Thomas III ... Arthur Aaron Staton ... Nick Alex O'Loughlin ... Marshall Jamia Simone Nash ... Hope Ronald Guttmann ... Professor Bonnie McKee ... Lizzy Michael Drayer ... Mannix PRODUCTION DETAILS In • November 21, 2007 Theaters Rating PG (for some thematic elements, mild violence and language.) Genres Comedy, Music, Drama Run Time 1 hour 53 minutes Distributo Odyssey Entertainment rs Box Office $31,655,092 Productio Released n Status Filming • Chicago, Ireland Locations • New York City, New York, USA Produced United States In Costume Design Frank Fleming is the costume designer for the movie. Music August Rush used Irish rock and classic orchestra music. Composer Mark Mancina spent over a year and a half composing the score of August Rush. "The heart of the story is how we respond and connect through music. It's about this young boy who believes that he's going to find his parents through his music. That's what drives him. The final theme of the movie was composed first. All of the themes are pieces of the puzzle, so at the end it means something because you've been subliminally hearing it throughout the film. The score was recorded at the Todd-AO Scoring Stage and the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Brothers. Effects There were no effects in the movie as such. My Review August Rush is a movie which general viewers will like. Although film critics have gave it a negative report. It is suitable for younger audience. The story is gripping and is full of excitement. The music is well played and placed in the film. It is a story that encourages kids to pursue music. The plot has many meaning to it. The film earned 7.4 stars out of 10 in the rating. The song "Raise it up" was nominated at the 80th academy awards. According to my opinion, August rush is one of those movie that lets you relate to music. It is a very special movie and should be watched by everyone. It is a story of a young boy who can listen to music all around him. Overall the movie was fantastic and is fun to watch. It is a family movie. I would recommend it to everyone and should not be missed. I would give it 7.8 stars out of ten. Awards The song "Raise It Up" was nominated at the 80th academy awards. Pictures Bibliography http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426931/ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/august_rush/ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/august-rush/ http://www.film4.com/reviews/2007/august-rush http://www.allmusic.com/album/august-rush-mw http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/august-rush/production- details.html .
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