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Lasse HallströmDrehbuch:
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Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Darlene Cates, Laura Harrington, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Kevin Tighe, John C. Reilly (mehr)Streaming (1)
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Der junge Gilbert Grape lebt in Endora. Endora liegt irgendwo in Iowa, zählt exakt 1.091 Einwohner und Gilbert beschreibt seine Heimat so: 'Endora ist wie ein Tanz ohne Musik.' Er lebt mit drei Geschwistern und seiner 250 kg schweren Mutter, die das Haus seit sieben Jahren nicht mehr verlassen hat, zusammen. Sein kleiner Bruder Arnie ist fast 18 - und hat damit seine Lebenserwartung bereits zu 250% übertroffen. Neben Gilbert hält er meistens die Ortspolizei auf Trab. Gilberts Leben ist trist - und er scheint es nicht sonderlich zu mögen. Jedenfalls bis zu dem Tag, an dem Becky mit ihrer Großmutter genau hier strandet und sich Gilberts Leben urplötzlich auf den Kopf stellt... (Concorde Home Entertainment)
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At times a pleasantly, almost touchingly funny drama (but not a comedy by any means), led by two of my very favorite actors who have been some of the most in-demand and busy actors in Hollywood in recent years (in the previous ones too, of course :) ), and even though they sometimes make films of fluctuating quality, you can find a few memorable roles in their filmography. Before all those Jack Dawsons, fake lawyers, doctors or pilots :), CIA agents, or French kings (Louis XIV, I’m guessing :)), Leonardo DiCaprio took on one really very difficult role, but he managed to play it with tremendous ease and grace. Ironically, his first big role is the performance of his life, where he showed that he can really act, and Tommy Lee Jones's Oscar at the expense of DiCaprio is an obscenity and one of the many mistakes of the Academy. After all, his mentally handicapped Arnie has everything from gestures and speech to peculiar displays of emotion and a pathological love for the mother who tries to protect him at all costs. Johnny Depp basically plays his standard, albeit a very decent standard :) However, his portrayal of Gilbert Grape has a huge charm that no Depp character would ever have afterward so radiantly and convincingly. The whole rural or small town setting, the characters that the viewer falls in love with in the first few minutes, the basically modest but all the more fitting music, the more than convincing acting performances (I can’t overlook Juliette Lewis, naturally :) ) and last but not least Hallström's civil but in all respects sensitive and assured direction – all these ingredients come together to create a wonderful human story and a truly powerful cinematic experience. Definitely Lasse Hallström's best work.
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Ein großartiger Film, der ohne die atemberaubende Leistung des jungen Leonardo DiCaprio, der seine Oscar-Nominierung verdient hat, nicht das wäre, was er ist. Johnny Depp und Juliette Lewis waren ebenfalls hervorragend in ihren Rollen, ebenso wie Darlene Cates, aber für mich war der "zurückgebliebene Leo" die Hauptstütze der Besetzung. Ein sehr starker Film, dem nur noch wenig zur Perfektion fehlte.
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A acting class by Leo di Caprio, he’s so gripping that you will believe his every move, every gesture. A story that is moving and heartwarming at the same time. A sure tip for Leo's detractors, who might change their minds.
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"Amy, where is Arnie?" A bittersweet drama with the main theme of strengthening the family spirit, and one that is exactly to my tastes. Additionally, with a phenomenal cast, led by the introverted Johnny Depp and the absolutely perfect Leonardo DiCaprio, who never stops believing in his Arnie for a second. By coincidence, in Lasse Hallström's first major film, three masters of smaller roles came together – the then relatively well-known Mary Steenburgen, the ordinary girl yet femme fatale Juliette Lewis, and the famous Hollywood sidekick John C. Reilly. They also contributed to the unique atmosphere of a total small-town backwater, where everything is far away and the most discussed event is an attempt to conquer the water tower. Hallström's ideal start to a first-rate Hollywood career.
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Sometimes it takes us a long time to finally realize how lucky we have been all our lives. Jenny realized it in Forrest Gump, young Bryce realized it in Reiner's Flipped, and Gilber Grape also realized it after he "drank" his mug of bitterness to the bottom. All of these films ring very true in terms of feelings and emotions, which is why I appreciate them so much. A little big ACTOR’s film, which didn't leave me with so many questions or topics to think about, but I still find it much more valuable and rewarding than a whole week spent in a boring school :D After all, it's like everything by the tear jerking Hallström.. 85%
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This is a great cinematic experience, which I avoided for a long time, and I don't know why. But I finally saw it and it was worth the wait. It's emotionally beautiful, even though there are characters you may not love. The scene of Gilbert introducing the girl to the mother was incredibly powerful and blew me away.
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