Non è che sia una tragedia, ma in 150 minuti nei quali accade di tutto, il film risulta comunque noiosetto, confuso ed al tempo stesso estremamente prevedibile.
La regia è piuttosto piatta (e condidero Ron Howard un grande), così come le interpretazioni: deludenti Ron Howard e la Tautou; si salva Ian McKellen, mentre di Jean Reno non c'è neanche da rimanere delusi, vista la sua espressività usuale...
Ri-boh: non mi ha appassionato per nulla; un film piuttosto vacuo.
Voto: 5.
Tags: codice da vinci, thriller, drammatico, mistero, setta, cristianesimo, Opus Dei, Parigi, segreto, Gesù, Louvre, Londra, Fancia, monaco, omicidio, cavalieri templari, crociate, Mona Lisa, società segreta, discendenza, Santo Graal, detective, sacrificio, sequenza di Fibonacci, Isaac Newton, morte, sparatoria, sangue, messaggio, crittogramma, fuga.
Reno, Jean (I)
Nome di battesimo: y Herrera, Juan Moreno Jiménez
Data di nascita: 30 July 1948
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Coniuge: Zofia Borucka::(29 July 2006 - present), Nathalie Dyszkiewicz::(September 1996 - 2001) (divorced) 2 children, Geneviève::(? - ?) (divorced) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
- On ne choisit pas sa famille (2009) .... [attore]
- Pink Panther 2 (2009) .... Ponton [attore]
- Cash (2008) .... [attore]
- Cendrillon (2008) .... [attore]
- Margaret (2008) .... Ramon [attore]
- The Da Vinci Code (2006) .... Captain Bezu Fache [attore]
- Flushed Away (2006) .... Le Frog (voice) [attore]
- Flyboys (2006) .... Capt. Thenault [attore]
- Les Grandes occasions (2006) (TV) .... Antoine [attore]
- The Pink Panther (2006) .... Ponton [attore]
Biografia:
Born in Casablanca, Morocco, to Spanish parents (from Andalusia) who moved to North Africa to escape the fascist regime of Francisco Franco ("El Caudillo"), Jean Reno settled in France at 17. He began studying drama and has credits in French television and theater as well as films. His first two marriages both ended in divorce, and he had two children with each of them. He keeps homes in Paris and Los Angeles.
Trivia random: He met his second wife, model Nathalie, on the Champs Elysées (Paris biggest avenue)
Salario massimo: FRF 10,000,000, per Couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs 2, Les (1998)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Da Vinci Code, The (2006)
Codice Da Vinci, Il
Regista: Ron Howard
Scrittore: Akiva Goldsman, Dan Brown
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Valutazione: 6.5/10 (68941 voti)
Durata: 149 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English, French, Latin
Cast:
- Tom Hanks .... Dr. Robert Langdon
- Audrey Tautou .... Agent Sophie Neveu
- Ian McKellen .... Sir Leigh Teabing
- Jean Reno .... Captain Bezu Fache
- Paul Bettany .... Silas
- Alfred Molina .... Bishop Manuel Aringarosa
- Jürgen Prochnow .... Andre Vernet
- Jean-Yves Berteloot .... Remy Jean
- Etienne Chicot .... Lt. Collet
- Jean-Pierre Marielle .... Jacques Saunière
Trama:
Symbologist Robert Langdon (Hanks) is thrown into a mysterious and bizarre murder. Alongside Langon is the victims granddaughter and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Tautou), who with Robert discovers clues within Da Vinci's paintings. To further find the truth, Robert and Sophie travel from Paris to London, whilst crossing paths with allies and villains such as Sir Leigh Teabing (McKellen) and Silas (Bettany). Wherever their path takes them, there discovery which is about to be revealed could shake the foundations of mankind.
Trivia random: Hans Zimmer replaced James Horner (long time collaborator with Ron Howard), while Horner took the offer to compose the music for The New World (2005), when Zimmer couldn't accept it, because of scheduling conflicts.
Citazione random: Robert Langdon: Why is it divine or human? Can't human be divine?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Howard, Ron (I)
Nome di battesimo: Howard, Ronald William
Data di nascita: 1 March 1954
Altezza: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Coniuge: Cheryl Howard::(7 June 1975 - present) 4 children
Ultimi lavori:
- Angels & Demons (2008) .... [regista]
- The Changeling (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Frost/Nixon (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) .... (presenter) [misc]
- Curious George (2006) .... (producer) [produttore]
- The Da Vinci Code (2006) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Cinderella Man (2005) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Inside Deep Throat (2005) .... (producer) (uncredited) [produttore]
- The Alamo (2004) .... (producer) [produttore]
- The Missing (2003/I) .... (producer) [produttore]
Biografia:
Ron was born in Oklahoma, into an acting family - his father had realized a boyhood dream of acting by attending the University of Oklahoma and majoring in drama, and his mother went through acting school in New York. He was in his first movie at 18 months, Frontier Woman (1956), although his first real part was at the age of 4. Soon a regular on "Playhouse 90" (1956), he was cast as Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960), and later moved from a child in Mayberry to America's teenager as Richie Cunningham in "Happy Days" (1974). The life of a child star is certainly not routine, but Ron's parents wanted his life to be as normal as possible - he attended public schools and at age 15 even took nine months off to play a basketball season. The transition from child actor to adult actor is always difficult, but for Ron the real transition was from child actor to adult director. There were some film roles, such as The Shootist (1976) for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, but his dream and now his focus was directing. He had begun shooting films at age 15 with a Super-8 camera, and after high school spent two years in a film program at the University of Southern California, but then left, feeling he could learn more from actual experience. That first film was the hardest to finance, but he struck a deal with Roger Corman - he would star in Eat My Dust (1976) and Corman would produce Grand Theft Auto (1977) which Howard would direct (he also wrote the script and starred). It was a success, and his directorial career was jump-started. Married since 1975 to his high school sweetheart, he, in 1997, is enjoying a life of telling stories as one of Hollywood's top directors.
Trivia random: Recipient of a (USA) National Medal of Arts, 2003.
Citazione random: [When asked about the transition from child star to adolescent actor] "You're 14 or 15, and they can hire an 18-year-old and not have the child-labor law restrictions, and so they do. Just at the point when you're feeling confused and vulnerable, you're being rejected."
Salario massimo: $10,000,000, per A Beautiful Mind (2001)
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]
- The Golden Compass (2007) .... Iorek Byrnison (voice) [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]
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: Has appeared with Bruce Davison in four different films: Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Apt Pupil (1998), X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). The first of these is the only one not directed by Bryan Singer.
Citazione random: Many unthinking people just don't like the idea of gays joining in their games, nor in the military and, it would seem, in the movies.
Salario massimo: £ 5,000,000, per The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Tautou, Audrey
Data di nascita: 9 August 1976
Altezza: 5' 3" (1.60 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- Coco avant Chanel (2008) .... Coco Chanel (attached) [attrice]
- Ensemble, c'est tout (2007) .... Camille Fauque [attrice]
- The Da Vinci Code (2006) .... Agent Sophie Neveu [attrice]
- Hors de prix (2006) .... Irène [attrice]
- Les Poupées russes (2005) .... Martine [attrice]
- Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) .... Mathilde [attrice]
- Les Marins perdus (2003) .... Lalla [attrice]
- Nowhere to Go But Up (2003) .... Val Chipzik [attrice]
- Pas sur la bouche (2003) .... Huguette Verberie [attrice]
- L'Auberge espagnole (2002) .... Martine [attrice]
Biografia:
Born on August 9, 1976 in Beaumont, France, Audrey showed an interest for comedy at an early age and started her acting lessons at `Cours Florent'. In 1998 she won the best young actress award in the ninth `Jeune Comedien de Cinema Festival' in Bezier. Then, she came to the attention of Tonie Marshall who gave her a role in her film Vénus beauté (institut) (1999) for which she won a Best New Actress Cesar. It came as a surprise to even Audrey: "I was so certain I could not be chosen that I told her that she probably dialled a wrong number." The director chose her for her natural nature: "She came, she gaffed, she turned reddish, her ears were in a funny position and her hair was relaxed. In five minutes, she gave me the heart of the character, a petite young girl who would like to be a lady and will become a woman." In 2000, Audrey was again nominated for a Cesar and her movie Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) has been a phenomenal success worldwide.
Trivia random: Favourite movies are Barry Lyndon (1975) and À bout de souffle (1960).
Citazione random: "I wouldn't mind being in an American film for a laugh, but I certainly don't want to be in Thingy Blah Blah 3, if you know what I mean."
Salario massimo: 885,000 Euros, per Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
