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Plot:
Twelve years ago, on a moonlit rooftop above Washington Square,
Lyla Novacek (KERI RUSSELL), a sheltered young cellist, and
Louis Connelly (JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS), a charismatic Irish
singer/songwriter, were drawn together by a street musician's
rendition of "Moondance" and fell in love. Sharing
the language of music, their connection was real and undeniable
... but short-lived.
After the most romantic night of her life, Lyla promised
to meet Louis again but, despite her protests, her father
(WILLIAM SADLER) rushed her to her next concert - leaving
Louis to believe that she didn't care. Disheartened, he found
it difficult to continue playing and eventually abandoned
his music while Lyla, her own hopes for love lost, was led
to believe, months later, that she had also lost their unborn
child in a car accident. Years passed with neither of them
knowing the truth.
Now, the infant secretly given away by Lyla's father has
grown into a spirited and unusually gifted child (FREDDIE
HIGHMORE) who hears music all around him in the rhythms of
life and can turn the rustling of wind through a wheat field
into a beautiful symphony. Orphaned by circumstance, he holds
a profound and unwavering belief that his parents are alive
and want him as much as he wants them - if only they could
find each other.
Determined to search for them, he makes his way to New York
City. There, lost and alone, he is beckoned by the strumming
guitar of a street kid playing for change and follows him
back to a makeshift shelter in the abandoned Fillmore East
Theater where dozens of children like him live under the protection
of the enigmatic Wizard (ROBIN WILLIAMS). That night, he picks
up a guitar for the first time and unleashes an impromptu
performance in his own unique style that awakens the entire
theater.
Astonished that this untrained boy can play so passionately,
Wizard names him August Rush, introduces him to the soul-stirring
power of music and begins to draw out his extraordinary talent.
Wizard has big plans for the young prodigy but, for August,
his music has a more important purpose. Never giving up hope
of finding the parents he knows are out there somewhere, he
calls out to them through every note. He believes that if
they can hear his music, they will find him.
Unbeknownst to August, they have already begun that journey.
Having just learned her son is alive, Lyla is already working
desperately to locate him with the help of dedicated social
worker Richard Jeffries (TERRENCE HOWARD) while Louis, still
haunted by memories of his one true love, finds himself returning
to his musical roots and retracing his steps to the place
where they met. Separated by the events of life but bonded
by love and music, Lyla, Louis and August search for what
they lost and what will make their lives complete again ...
each other.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co:
SouthPaw Entertainment
In Association With
CJ Entertainment
Release Date:
November 21, 2007
RELATED LINKS__________
Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia - Director Info
en.wikipedia.org
Production Site
www.southpaw-entertainment.com
International Site - South Korea
www.cjent.co.kr/augustrush/
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