The Beach

Titolo originale: The Beach
Regia: Danny Boyle |
Anno: 2000
Origine: United Kingdom |
Generi: Dramma Avventura Romance Thriller
Tag: exotic island | beach | based on novel or book | hippie | map | commune | delusion | shark attack | thailand | backpacker | community | marijuana | shark | extramarital affair | voiceover |
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio | Virginie Ledoyen | Guillaume Canet | Tilda Swinton | Staffan Kihlbom | Paterson Joseph | Peter Youngblood Hills | Robert Carlyle | Jerry Swindall | Lars Arentz-Hansen | Jukka Hiltunen | Magnus Lindgren | Daniel York Loh | Daniel Caltagirone | Zelda Tinska | Saskia Mulder | Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre | Gunilla Karlson | Victoria Smurfit | Samuel Gough | Isabella Seibert | Somboon Phutaroth | Patcharawan Patarakijjanon | Kaneung Kenia | Sanya Cheunjit | Weeratham 'Norman' Wichairaksakui | Andrew Carmichael | Elizabeth Thomas | Krongthong Thampradith | Hélène de Fougerolles | Sahajak Boonthanakit | Apichart Chusakul | Somchai Santitharangkun | Seng Kawee | Somkuan 'Kuan' Siroon | Peter Gevisser | Lidija Zovkić | Myriam Acharki | Bindu De Stoppani | Stacy Hart | Nina Jacques | Sheridan Jones | Michael Thorpe | Timothy Webster | Ramon Woolfe | Simone Huber | Raweeporn 'Non' Srimonju |

Richard, un giovane americano come tanti di oggi, arriva, zaino in spalla, a Bangkok con pochi soldi e parecchi interrogativi. Prende alloggio in un albergo di terza categoria, e qui conosce una coppia di francesi, Françoise e il suo compagno Etienne. Nella stanza accanto alla sua incontra anche un altro uomo, un certo Daffy, che si definisce un viaggiatore segnato dal sole e dalle droghe. Su un foglio Richard vede disegnata una mappa: indica un'isola incontaminata che Daffy dice di voler raggiungere. Richard rimane colpito e, dopo averci pensato, capisce che deve unirsi a lui. Va per dirglielo ma lo trova riverso per terra con le vene tagliate. Più che mai Richard si convince di dover proseguire. Coinvolge i due francesi e insieme partono per un viaggio verso l'ignoto.

Approfondimenti

At the beginning of the film, in the On On Hotel's lobby, you can see in the background TVs I Simpso [...] D
This was Leonardo DiCaprio's first film in two years, after a 10-minute cameo in Woody Allen's Celeb [...] D
After the film premiered in Thailand in 2000, some Thai politicians were upset at the way Thailand w [...] D
Tilda Swinton's character, Sylvester (Sal) is also an homage to the Looney Tunes character. D
The videogame recreation scene in the jungle was inspired by Banjo-Kazooie (1998), developed by Rare [...] D
Controversy arose during the making of the film due to 20th Century Fox's bulldozing and landscaping [...] D
Leonardo DiCaprio was paid $20 million for the film, the result of the immense success of Titanic (1 [...] D
The book Richard is seen reading about midway through the film is The Tunnels of Cu Chi by Tom Mango [...] D
The island was initially chosen by location scouts for Fox Studios not because of its astounding nat [...] D
Two of the beaches (Ko Phi Phi Leh and Phuket in Thailand) where this was filmed were affected by th [...] D
John Hodge and Alex Garland are Danny Boyle's most frequent writers. Hodge working under Boyle for P [...] D
In the novel by Alex Garland the main character Richard was born in 1974, the same as Leonardo DiCap [...] D
The actual beach is not totally surrounded and enclosed by mountains, hiding it from the sea. In fac [...] D
There is also an alternative ending which depicts Sal committing suicide and everyone loading up on [...] D
The actor playing Swedish guy Karl is actually from Finland and sports a Finnish accent. D
During filming, a boat accident endangered the life of several crew members, including director Dann [...] D
Danny Boyle asked Leonardo DiCaprio to shed 20 pounds before taking on the lead role. D
The film cast includes two future Oscar winners: Leonardo DiCaprio and Tilda Swinton. D
The map that Daffy gives to Richard was made by the book's author Alex Garland. D
Ewan McGregor was Danny Boyle's first choice to play the part of Richard. The studio wanted Leonardo [...] D
The phrase "Sutra cu putovati mnogo milja biciklom" uttered by Sonja (played by Serbian actress Zeld [...] D
Lars Arentz-Hansen and Robert Carlyle's characters' names Bugs and Daffy are an homage to Looney Tun [...] D
While there is no mention of an Irish/Gaelic Character in the film, one of the lines the villagers t [...] D