Orphan

Titolo originale: Orphan
Regia: Jaume Collet-Serra |
Anno: 2009
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Horror Thriller
Tag: nun | deaf-mute | orphan | troubled marriage | aftercreditsstinger | duringcreditsstinger | wonder |
Cast: Vera Farmiga | Peter Sarsgaard | Isabelle Fuhrman | CCH Pounder | Jimmy Bennett | Margo Martindale | Karel Roden | Aryana Engineer | Rosemary Dunsmore | Jamie Young | Lorry Ayers | Brendan Wall | Genelle Williams | Mustafa Abdelkarim | Landon Norris | Julien Elia | Leni Parker | Gemma James Smith | Pia Ajango | Matthew Raudsepp | Sugith Varughese | Luis Oliva | Ferelith Young | Andrew Shaver |

I coniugi Kate e John Coleman devono fare i conti con l'improvvisa perdita di un figlio. Entrambi subiscono una forte crisi e, per cercare di superare il dolore, intraprendono la strada dell'adozione: la prescelta è Esther, una dolce ragazzina di nove anni. Ben presto, però, la bambina comincerà a manifestare strani e inquietanti comportamenti, facendo capire a Kate e John di non essere così innocente come sembra.

Approfondimenti

Esther's black-light paint scene is not only a Fatal Attraction (1987) reference, but also doubles a [...] D
Because they were both set during the winter, DVD releases of both Orphan and another film released [...] D
According to an interview on FEARnet, Isabelle Fuhrman (Esther) studied the performances of Glenn Cl [...] D
Natalia Grace Barnett was adopted by a Florida couple in 2010, but shortly afterward her parents beg [...] D
Vera Farmiga has made a career of demon child movies. Orphan, Joshua, The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2 [...] D
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick wrote the part of Sister Abigail with CCH Pounder in mind. D
In the screenplay, Esther was described as having fair skin, delicate features, and platinum blonde [...] D
When Kate is in the car with Danny and Max, she asks if Esther hurt them. The sign Kate uses for Est [...] D
According to the original script, it was strongly implied that Esther enjoyed harming and torturing [...] D
The film was originally written to take place during the fall, and some exterior shots were filmed t [...] D
There are many hints and clues in the movie that foreshadow the plot twist that reveal that Esther i [...] D
The subtle uneasiness of the film's poster is due to the image of Esther's face. It is perfectly sym [...] D
In earlier drafts of the script, the climax takes place entirely inside the house. Kate kills Esther [...] D
A plaque near the doorway at Daniel and Esther's school reads, "R.J. Gilbert Elementary School." Thi [...] D
The guinea pig featured in the film as the family pet was originally supposed to be a hamster in the [...] D
When Kate is writing and playing music on her piano, she is actually composing a suite for Max and J [...] D
Director Jaume Collet-Serra allowed Isabelle Fuhrman to do the swearing scene (in which Esther infor [...] D
The makeup Esther wears to hide her true age serves several purposes: The age marks that she'll natu [...] D
Near the end of the film, Esther is revealed to have Hypopituitarism. This is a real disorder that i [...] D
Vera Farmiga said that the film was appealing in so many ways, but largely because she got "a payche [...] D
The "I'm not your f...... Mommy!" line was copied from The Ring 2. D
The name of the author listed on the study that Kate prints out is Isabelle Côté, the film's g [...] D
According to the Estonian mental institute records, Esther was born on April 20, the date of Hitler' [...] D
In the scene where it is panning the hallway and showing a black light flashing on and off and it th [...] D
Aryana Engineer's debut. D
This story is very similar to the 2010 story of Natalia Barnett. She was adopted from Ukraine at age [...] D
In earlier drafts of the script, Esther pins the murder of Sister Abigail on a homeless man in the p [...] D
Esther's real name, Leena, means "she that allures", which makes sense given that she tries to seduc [...] D
Kate yells at Esther and Max for playing near the pond fearing that the ice could break and Esther c [...] D
Isabelle Fuhrman won the 2009 Fright Meter Award for Best Actress for her performance in this film. D
The orphanage Esther is adopted from is "Saint Mariana's Home for Girls." In the Catholic faith, Sai [...] D
The climax of the film is similar to the climax of "The Ring Two" (2005). In that film, Naomi Watts' [...] D
An alternative ending for this film appears on the DVD version. Esther does not fight Kate in the po [...] D
The photo of the Saarne Institute is actually of Alma College in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. The bu [...] D
The paintball gun used is a Kingman Spyder. D
To add to the surrealism of Kate's nightmare at the beginning, Peter Sarsgaard plays both John and t [...] D
The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2007 Blacklist, a list of the "most liked" unmade s [...] D
Actress Aryana Engineer, who plays Max, their completely-deaf biological daughter in this film, is a [...] D
In the fall of 2022, Orphan: First Kill is the next installment serving as a prequel to the original [...] D
CCH Pounder (Sister Abigail) and Genelle Williams (Sister Judith) also appeared together on the TV s [...] D
In earlier drafts of the script, Esther does not stab John to death. Instead, as he discovers the bl [...] D
Warner Bros. edited the film's trailer to remove Esther's line, "It must be hard to love an adopted [...] D
Isabelle Fuhrman developed an interest in knitting from watching Vera Farmiga pass time on knitting [...] D
Everyone in the story has biblical names with the exception of Max. D
La mano sulla culla (1992) also has a dramatic scene involving a greenhouse, a scene where the villa [...] D
Both Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga said they took the roles since the twist was so shocking and a [...] D
Second collaboration between actress Vera Farmiga and actor Karel Roden, the first one being 15 minu [...] D
The seduction scene between John and Esther was originally written to be longer and more sexually gr [...] D
The scene at Max's school was filmed in Toronto, Ontario. The building was the Centennial College's [...] D
Earlier drafts of the script included more information about Esther's past and explain why she attem [...] D
There's also this incredibly bizarre and dangerous cult, the Grail Movement, whose leader, Barbora, [...] D
This is the second movie where actress Vera Farmiga plays a mother to a deranged child. The first mo [...] D
The scene in which Esther sinks to the bottom of the pond was shot to mimic the scene of Leonardo Di [...] D
The film closely resembles the real-life "Kurim Case," where a woman, Barbora Skrovlá, was born w [...] D
In earlier drafts of the script, Kate and John go to the orphanage not to see girls for the first ti [...] D
The film has many similarities to the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction. Both John and Dan cheat on the [...] D
The piano that Kate plays in the film is a Steinway brand piano, the price for which can go upwards [...] D
This film was shipped to theaters under the code name "Infant Terror." D
Isabelle Fuhrman auditioned for the part of Esther while wearing an old-fashioned dress and ribbons [...] D
In earlier drafts of the script, the song Esther sings and hums throughout is "Que Sera, Sera (Whate [...] D
When the Colemans take Esther home and Sister Abigail is saying goodbye to her in the door opening o [...] D
In earlier drafts of the script, Esther's attempt to kill Daniel in the hospital is successful. D
The language spoken by the Saarne Institute receptionist is Estonian. She says, "Saarne Instituute, [...] D
Orphan received numerous complaints upon its release, mostly from adoption agencies, Eastern Europea [...] D

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30 Rock: Game Over D
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Una spia non basta D
Code Blue D
Tau's random film reviews: Review/commentary of Orphan (2009) D
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Shrek D

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Errori

After Kate enters "antisocial personality disorder" into an Internet search on her computer, as refl [...] D
When Dr. Varava looks through Esther's file, the hospital's location is noted as being Woodchester, [...] D
While it is true that hypopituitarism is a rare hormonal disorder, the film neglects to mention that [...] D
When Esther broke her arm and was taken to the hospital, it should have been revealed then that she [...] D
The Smith & Wesson m-36 holds 5 rounds, as clearly shown when Esther removes it from the safe and op [...] D
Later on, Sister Abigail discovers and tells Kate that she researched and discovered that the fire a [...] D
When Daniel is playing Guitar Hero on his Xbox 360 console, his controller power light is not on, in [...] D
When Kate is talking to Grandma Barbara in the kitchen about her drinking problem, she starts to eat [...] D
Later on in the movie, Esther has blood and makeup on her face, which disappear in a closeup shot. I [...] D
When Kate slams on the brakes just before crashing into the house, the pedals shown are not those of [...] D
When John opens the fish tank and sees the images on the wall the light goes across all the walls, h [...] D
While Esther's odd behavior and hints of psychopathy could be written off as a coincidence at first [...] D
Early in the film Kate is startled when she closes a mirrored, sliding cabinet door and sees John st [...] D
When Kate and John first meet Esther and speak to her while she paints lion cubs, her painting progr [...] D
When the Lexus rolls down the hill, you can see Esther put the car in neutral and release the emerge [...] D
(at around 1h 55 mins) In the credits the word "Russia" in Russian from Esther's papers is spelled w [...] D
Near the end of the film, when Max knocks over the planter in the greenhouse, the crash is heard aft [...] D
As Kate is racing home in the SAAB, when she passes under a street lamp it is clearly shown that the [...] D
SPOILER: When and how did Esther get to an American orphanage without having been dropped off by som [...] D
Normally the Lexus' ignition key would have to be in the "on" position and the brakes applied before [...] D
Esther is not wearing her neck ribbon when John wakes her for her dental appointment. Incidentally, [...] D
When Kate climbs out of the ice hole in the pond, she is wet and her hair is wet when she picks up M [...] D
When Esther catches John and Kate having sex in the kitchen, the reflection of the couple in the gla [...] D
When Kate is shopping in the grocery store with Esther and Max , Sister Abigail calls Kate on her ce [...] D
When Kate hits Esther in the hospital her cellphone falls on the carpeting (part of floor is covered [...] D
When Esther is introduced to her new class, she is holding a Nelson Spelling book. These books are n [...] D
When Sister Abigail swerves to avoid hitting Max, the car's suspension does not react. D
Early in the film, at one point, the family returns home and it is snowing lightly. The windshield w [...] D
When Esther tries to kill Danny in the hospital, the ECG (green curve) and oxygen (blue curve) alarm [...] D
After Kate comes out from the icy pond, in the middle of winter, she shows no sign of fatigue or hyp [...] D
When a bystander is chasing the runaway Lexus, the steering wheel is about 1/4 turn to the right, ma [...] D
Esther had no real reason to kill Sister Abigail. She did want to prevent her from returning, but Ab [...] D
The hospital documents shown from the Saarne Institute when Dr. Varava is speaking to Kate on the ph [...] D
When Sister Abigail gets out of her Plymouth Satellite after nearly hitting Max, the front wheels ar [...] D
When Esther attempts to suffocate Daniel in the hospital, his eyes are open when she removes the pil [...] D
When Kate kicks Esther underwater, the knife Esther was hiding behind her back disappears from view. D
The rear view mirror in Sister Abigail's Plymouth Satellite changes position as she reaches for a ci [...] D

Frase

[to Max, after smashing Sister Abigail in the head [...] D
Esther: Going somewhere, Kate? D
Kate Coleman: [about Esther] Why was she at your h [...] D
Esther: Please... don't let me die, Mommy! [holds [...] D
Esther: I like it when it's just the two of us. Yo [...] D
[last lines] Kate Coleman: [to Max] Baby, it's ok [...] D
Esther: Kate, it's too late. It's your own fault. [...] D
[Kate overhears Esther playing Tchaikovsky flawles [...] D
Brenda: Oh look, Little Bo Peep texted me - she wa [...] D
[first lines] John Coleman: Hang on. I know. You' [...] D
[Esther and Max walk up after Daniel has shot a pi [...] D
Esther: I have a special surprise for you, Mommy! D
Kate Coleman: Esther? We have to talk about last n [...] D
Dr. Varava: Does she have the scars? Kate Coleman [...] D
Kate Coleman: Go to your room. Esther: Honestly, [...] D
Kate Coleman: Go to your room! Esther: Honestly K [...] D
John Coleman: Kate... Kate. You can't get jealous [...] D
[Esther holds a box cutter to a sleeping Daniel's [...] D
Kate Coleman: [Kate's cell phone rings as she is w [...] D
Grandma Barbara: So... what are your plans? Kate [...] D
Saarne Institute Orderly: Hello? Kate Coleman: Is [...] D
[whispering into Max's hearing aid] Esther: I'll [...] D
Grandma Barbara: Esther and Maxine seem to be gett [...] D
Esther: Stop talking to me like I'm a child! D
Kate Coleman: What the fuck? D
Max Coleman: [signing] You tricked me. Esther: Th [...] D
Trevor: Your sister's a total spaz. Daniel Colema [...] D
Kate Coleman: I know what you're doing. I will not [...] D
John Coleman: She painted all these. Kate Coleman [...] D
[Holding a big rock over an unconscious Daniel's h [...] D
[as Daniel rummages through his treehouse, Esther [...] D
Kate Coleman: [after being told the real truth abo [...] D
John Coleman: Where'd you get the idea for this on [...] D
Kate Coleman: [using sign language to read Max her [...] D
Sister Abigail: I'm afraid I... may have made a mi [...] D
Kate Coleman: [after Daniel had to be resuscitated [...] D
Kate Coleman: [after being told the truth about Es [...] D
John Coleman: She could've picked it up anywhere. [...] D
[pointing a revolver at Max's head] Esther: Do yo [...] D
Esther: I think people should always try to take t [...] D
Daniel Coleman: [watching Esther neatly cut up her [...] D

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