Singing Detective (2003)

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Singing Detective (2003)

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The Singing Detective, adapted by author Dennis Potter and based on the original BBC series, is a stylized, hallucinatory tale utilizing noir elements and popular tunes from a bygone era in a contemporary setting. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Dan Dark, an author of pulp novels who is undergoing treatment for severe psoriasis which has crippled both his body and mind. In and out of consciousness, Dark's paranoid delusions manifest themselves as vivid fantasies, combining fragments from his life and his fiction, giving voice (quite literally) to the characters he's created and the action around him. Robert Downey Jr. is given on screen support by Robin Wright Penn (House of Cards) as his estranged paramour, Katie Holmes (Batman Begins) as his attending nurse and Mel Gibson (Braveheart) as his psychiatrist. Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody (The Pianist) and Jon Polito (The Big Lebowski) bring classic noir villainy (with a wry, comic twist) to the proceedings. The Singing Detective is directed by Keith Gordon (Christine, Dressed To Kill, The Chocolate War).

Product details

Actor Adrien Brody, Jeremy Northam, Robin Wright Penn, Mel Gibson, Robert Downey, Jr., Katie Holmes
Director Keith Gordon
Label OLIVE FILMS
 
Languages English
Content DVD
FSK / age rating from age 16
Publication date 23.03.2004
Genre Drama
Musical
 
Audio English
Year of production 2003
Region code 1
Version US Version
 

Customer reviews

  • Witzig, tragisch, und mit viel Herz

    Written on 09. July 2008 by der_kritiker.

    This customer review refers to a alternative version.

    Robert Downey Jr. spielt in dieser packenden Story einen von Schuppenflechte geplagter Author und zugleich den seine eigene Romanfigur. In beiden Rollen ist Downey genial. Dass er singen kann, hat er bereits bei Ally McBeal gezeigt und gibt auch in diesem Film ein Goldkehlchen ab. Erstaunlich sind nur die enormen Preisunterschiede. Hier für 34.90 CHF und bei der Konkurrenz 10 CHF.

  • britische Version

    Written on 23. May 2006 by christoph.

    This customer review refers to a alternative version.

    Ich empfehle die britische 3 DVD-Version statt des Hollywood-Spielfilms. Viel ausführlicher und mit vornehmlich britischen Schauspielern und deshalb viel eindrücklicher.

  • Extra Fresh

    Written on 15. September 2005 by Lynch.

    This customer review refers to a alternative version.

    Genau mein Ding!
    Mel Gibson sah bestimmt noch niiee so lustig aus.

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