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In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist and recent bike accident victim Steve Lopez more than his banged-up face, was his pressing need for story ideas. He soon discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a skid row schizophrenic street musician, who possesses extraordinary talent - even though h...

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Uniform Title:Soloist (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006), Universal Pictures (Firm), Studio Canal, Participant Media, Between Two Trees (Firm), Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment (Firm), Working Title Films, Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
Other Authors: Foster, Gary, 1961- (Producer), Krasnoff, Russ (Producer), Grant, Susannah (Screenwriter), Wright, Joe, 1972- (Director), Foxx, Jamie (Actor), Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965- (Actor), Keener, Catherine (Actor), Hollander, Tom, 1967- (Actor), Hamilton, Lisa Gay, 1964- (Actor), Lopez, Steve
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2011, 2009.
Subjects:
Lopez, Steve > Film adaptations.
Lopez, Steve > Drama.
Ayers, Nathaniel Anthony > Drama.
Ayers, Nathaniel Anthony.
Lopez, Steve.
Journalists > California > Los Angeles > Biography > Drama.
Cellists > California > Los Angeles > Biography > Drama.
African American homeless persons > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Schizophrenics > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Skid row > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
African American homeless persons.
Cellists.
Friendship.
Journalists.
Schizophrenics.
Skid row.
California > Los Angeles.
Feature films > United States.
Biographical films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Musical films.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films biographiques.
Films musicaux.
Films de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist and recent bike accident victim Steve Lopez more than his banged-up face, was his pressing need for story ideas. He soon discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a skid row schizophrenic street musician, who possesses extraordinary talent - even though he only has half-broken instruments to play. Inspired by Nathaniel's story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about him and attempts to do more to help both him, and the rest of the underclass of L.A. have a better life. Lopez's good intentions run headlong into Nathaniel's personal demons and the larger issues of social injustice facing the homeless. Regardless, Lopez and Nathaniel find a way to conquer their deepest anxieties and frustrations.
Item Description:Based on the book "The soloist: a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music" by Steve Lopez.
Originally produced in 2009.
Physical Description:1 streaming video (117 min.)
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, some drug use and language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; film editor, Paul Tothill ; music by Dario Marianelli ; production designer, Sarah Greenwood ; costume designer, Jacqueline Durran.