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Jude is a young man working on the docks in Liverpool. Eager to escape, he travels to Princeton where he meets Max. But it's his meeting with Max's younger sister Lucy that changes him. They quickly fall in love, but their relationship is tested by the chaos of the late 1960s and Max's unwilling tour in Vietnam.

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ProducerSuzanne Todd, Matthew Gross, Jennifer Todd

EAN5050629264517

eBay Product ID (ePID)63517660

Product Key Features

ActorJoe Anderson, Eddie Izzard, Bono, Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Salma Hayek

Film/TV TitleAcross the Universe

DirectorJulie Taymor

LanguageEnglish

Run Time129 Mins

Aspect Ratio2.40 HD Widescreen

FormatBlu-ray

Release Year2008

FeaturesWidescreen, Commentary with director Julie Taymor and music producer/composer Elliot Goldenthal\Featurettes\Extended musical performances\Deleted scene\Don Nace Art Gallery Blu-ray exclusive

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerElliot Goldenthal

Production DesignerMark Friedberg

ChoreographerDaniel Ezralow

ReviewsEmpire - Wonderful

Additional InformationThe Beatles' songs may have provided the soundtrack for the lives of those coming of age in the 1960s, but their extensive catalogue acts as the literal soundtrack in this romantic musical from visionary director Julie Taymor. Newcomer Jim Sturgess stars as Jude, a young man working on the docks in Liverpool. Eager to escape, he travels to Princeton where he meets Max (Joe Anderson). But it's his meeting with Max's younger sister Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood) that changes him. They quickly fall in love, but their relationship is tested by the chaos of the late 1960s and Max's unwilling tour in Vietnam. Throughout the film, characters burst into classics from The Beatles: students sing 'With a Little Help from My Friends', while Uncle Sam bursts from a recruitment poster with strains of 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'. U2's Bono makes a cameo as a counterculture leader and croons 'I Am the Walrus', and Eddie Izzard provides a trippy rendition of 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite'. <BR>Sturgess puts in a charming and earnest performance as Jude and is certainly capable of carrying the film. Wood capably balances Lucy's naivete and knowledge, easily moving between her love for Jude and her passion for her cause. Though the performances are strong, it's Taymor's gifted direction that makes ACROSS THE UNIVERSE so fascinating to watch. As in FRIDA and Broadway's THE LION KING, she proves herself an artist with creativity few can match. Director of photography Bruno Delbonnel also deserves praise for his contribution to the striking visuals. He has worked with Jean-Pierre Jeunet on AMELIE and A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT, and he brings the same sense of romance and whimsy to this unique musical.

ScreenwriterDick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Sound sourcePCM 5.1

Movie/TV TitleAcross The Universe

EditorFrancoise Bonnot

Director of PhotographyBruno Delbonnel

Consumer AdviceContains moderate drug references, nudity and one use of strong language

WriterDick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Julie Taymor