L'Allievo ci porta in una normale provincia americana dove più o meno per caso un ragazzo riconosce in un anziano vicino un ex gerarca nazista che vive da decenni sotto falso nome.
Affascinato, lo minaccia al fine di farsi raccontare le storie dei campi di sterminio.
Il rapporto tra i due si evolve e complica, col ragazzo sempre più ossessionato ed il vecchio spaventato ed umiliato.
Tratto da una novella di Stephen King, il film mette la giusta angoscia riflettendo sulla malvagità umana, che può manifestarsi anche in quello che sembra un tranquillo quartiere di provincia.
Sempre notevole Ian McKellen, bravo anche il giovane Brad Renfro.
Voto: 8.
Tags: drammatico, thriller, nazista, olocausto, minaccia, adolescente, emigrato, fuggitivo, omicidio, malvagità, uniforme, gerarca, guerra, campo di sterminio, camera a gas, forno crematorio, seconda guerra mondiale, morte, sterminio, fucilazione, barbone, infarto, follia, crudeltà, ossessione.
Singer, Bryan
Nome di battesimo: Singer, Bryan Jay
Data di nascita: 17 September 1965
Altezza: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- The Mayor of Castro Street (2009) .... [regista]
- Superman: Man of Steel (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- You Want Me to Kill Him? (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- I, Lucifer (2008) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Trick 'r Treat (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Valkyrie (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Color Me Olsen (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Football Wives (2007) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman (2006) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- The Science of Superman (2006) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
Trivia random: Childhood friends with actor Ethan Hawke.
Citazione random: "I identify with Superman. I am adopted, I am an only child, and I love the idea that he comes from another world, that he's the ultimate immigrant. He has all these extraordinary powers, and he has a righteousness about him."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
McKellen, Ian
Nome di battesimo: McKellen, Ian Murray
Data di nascita: 25 May 1939
Altezza: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- The Colossus (2008) .... Cecil Rhodes [attore]
- For the Love of God (2007) .... Jackdaw [attore]
- Stardust (2007) .... Narrator (voice) [attore]
- The Da Vinci Code (2006) .... Sir Leigh Teabing [attore]
- Displaced (2006) .... (voice) [attore]
- Doogal (2006) .... Zebedee (voice) [attore]
- Flushed Away (2006) .... The Toad (voice) [attore]
- Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II - Rise of the Witch King (2006) (VG) .... Gandalf the Grey/Gandalf the White (voice) [attore]
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) .... Eric Lehnsherr/Magneto [attore]
- Asylum (2005) .... Dr. Peter Cleave [attore]
Biografia:
On May 25th, 1939, in the town of Burnley in northern England, Ian Murray McKellen was born. His parents, Denis and Margery, soon moved with Ian and his sister Jean to the coal mining town of Wigan. It was in this small town that young Ian rode out World War II. He soon developed a fascination with acting and the theater, which was encouraged by his parents. They would all bring him to plays, those by William Shakespeare, in particular. The amateur school productions fostered Ian's growing passion for theatre. When Ian was of age to begin attending school, he made sure to get roles in all of the productions. At Bolton School in particular, he developed his skills early on. Indeed, his first role in a Shakespearian play was at Bolton, as Malvolio in "Twelfth Night". Ian soon began attending Stratford-upon-Avon theater festivals, where he saw the greats perform: Laurence Olivier, Wendy Hiller, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Paul Robeson. He continued his education in English Drama, but soon it fell by the wayside as he concentrated more and more on performing. He eventually obtained his Bachelor of Arts in 1961, and began his career in earnest. McKellen began working in theatre over the next few years. Very few people knew of Ian's homosexuality; he saw no reason to go public, nor had he told his family. They did not seem interested in the subject and so he saw no reason to bring it up. In 1988, Ian publicly came out of the closet on the BBC Radio 4 program, while discussing Margaret Thatcher's "section 28" legislation which would make the "public promotion of homosexuality" a crime. It was reason enough for McKellen to take a stand, and he has been active in the Gay Rights movement ever since.Ian currently resides in Limehouse, where he lives with his current lover of 8 years, Sean Mathias. The two worked together on the film Bent (1997). To this day, McKellen works mostly in theater, and was knighted by 'Queen Elizabeth' in 1990 for his efforts in the arts. However, he has managed to make several quite successful forays into film. He has appeared in several productions of Shakespeare's works including his well received Richard III (1995), and in a variety of other movies. However, it has only been recently that his star has finally begun to shine in the eyes of North American audiences. Roles in various films, Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV), Apt Pupil (1998) and Gods and Monsters (1998), riveted audiences. The latter, in particular, created a sensation in Hollywood, and McKellen's role garnered him several of awards and nominations,including a Golden Globe and an Oscar nod. McKellen continues to work extensively on stage... solidifying his role as Laurence Olivier's worthy successor,having recently scored hits in the London productions of "Peter Pan" and Noel Coward's "Present Laughter".
Trivia random: Shares his middle name, Murray, with both Michael Hordern (Michael Murray Hordern), his predecessor in the role of Gandalf, and F. Murray Abraham, his successor in the role of Antonio Salieri.
Citazione random: The Lord of the Rings is a mythology, it is a fairy tale, it's an adventure story. It never happened. Except somewhere in our hearts.
Salario massimo: £ 5,000,000, per The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Stephen King
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Renfro, Brad
Nome di battesimo: Renfro, Bradley Barron
Data di nascita: 25 July 1982
Altezza: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- Joe the Engineer (2008) .... Joe (attached) [attore]
- 10th & Wolf (2006) .... Vincent [attore]
- Coat Pockets (2005) .... Kenny [attore]
- The Jacket (2005) .... The Stranger [attore]
- Hollywood Flies (2004) (TV) .... Jamie [attore]
- Mummy an' the Armadillo (2004) .... Wyatte [attore]
- The Car Kid (2003) .... [attore]
- The Job (2003/I) .... Troy Riverside [attore]
- American Girl (2002/I) .... Jay Grubb [attore]
- Deuces Wild (2002) .... Bobby [attore]
Biografia:
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee on July 25, 1982, he was discovered at 10 by director Joel Schumacher and was immediately cast in his first major motion picture, The Client (1994). Although he had a lack of acting experience, his role caught the media's attention. Next, he wowed critics with his touching role in The Cure (1995) and then showed off his comedic talents in Tom and Huck (1995). Brad won "The Hollywood Reporter's Young Star Award" in 1995 and was nominated as one of People Magazine's "Top 30 Under 30." Brad became one of Hollywood's most wanted young actors, starring alongside Susan Sarandon, Dustin Hoffman and Brad Pitt.
Trivia random: Raised by his grandmother.
Citazione random: "Everybody thinks I'm, like, a bad boy. I've had my day, but I just sit at home and play the blues mostly."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Apt Pupil (1998)
Allievo, L'
Regista: Bryan Singer
Scrittore: Stephen King, Brandon Boyce
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.4/10 (10662 voti)
Durata: 111 min
Paese: USA, Canada, France
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Brad Renfro .... Todd Bowden
- Ian McKellen .... Kurt Dussander
- Joshua Jackson .... Joey
- Mickey Cottrell .... Sociology Teacher
- Michael Reid MacKay .... Nightmare Victim
- Ann Dowd .... Monica Bowden
- Bruce Davison .... Richard Bowden
- James Karen .... Victor Bowden
- Marjorie Lovett .... Agnes Bowden
- David Cooley .... Gym Teacher
Trama:
Neighborhood boy Todd Bowden (Renfro) discovers that an old man living on his block named Arthur Denker (Mackellan) is nazi war criminal. Bowden confronts Denker and offers him a deal: Bowden will not go to the authorities if Denker tells him stories of the concentration camps in WWII. Denker agrees and Bowden starts visiting him regularly. The more stories Bowden hears, the more it affects his personality.
Trivia random: Todd's high school mascot (the Pirates) and school color (green and gold) are the same as director Bryan Singer's old high school. Also, the number on Todd's varsity jacket (85) is the year Bryan graduated.
Citazione random: Edward French: You can't do this Todd.::Todd Bowden: You have no idea what I can do.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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