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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569763685
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledFrenchDubbedDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanishDubbedDolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: WARD018552D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Running Time: 113 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2007

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Cellist lyla and rock musican louis meet at a party spend the night. Lyla learns she is pregnant. Her father forces them apart she gets pregnant. Lyla has an accident her father tells her the baby died the child survives and is give up for adoption the child(evan)11 now embarks finding his parents through music Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/30/2008 Starring: Freddie Highmore Jonathan Rhys Meyers Run time: 113 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Kirsten Sheridan

Amazon.com:
Music has long been considered a universal language with the power to bring people together, but can the simple act of playing music possibly unite a child with a mother and father who live in two different cities and don't even know of the child's existence? Having shared one extraordinary night, classical cellist Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) and Irish singer and songwriter Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) were a union meant to be that was torn apart by circumstances and a protective father (William Sadler). After eleven years, both Lyla and Louis have given up performing only to find that they are unhappy and searching for a sense of fulfillment that will ultimately lead both artists back to music and performing. Evan (Freddie Highmore) is an 11-year old orphan who's grown up hearing music in everything around him and is convinced that his real parents want him and will find him with the help of music. Driven by his innate musical genius and a powerful compulsion to perform before the world, Evan runs away from the orphanage and is initially taken in by a street man known as Wizard (Robin Williams) who encourages his musical talent and renames him August Rush and, later, by a local priest who arranges for August to receive a Julliard education. August is a child prodigy who excels beyond even the wildest expectations and earns the opportunity of a lifetime--a chance to perform in front of an enormous audience in New York's Central Park. The question is; can his performance possibly reach the audience August really craves? While elements of this film are completely unbelievable (take August's instant prowess on the guitar or his immediate and sophisticated grasp of musical notation and musical theory), the message of the universality of music and the notion that "the music is all around us, all you have to do is listen" is both compelling and powerful. --Tami Horiuchi




Rating: - A new kind of fairytale
"August Rush" is a "magic movie". It's a movie about the power of love and music, which ultimately seem much more powerful in this film than they are in real life.
The story is about Evan Taylor, a boy who lives in a home for children without parents. Evan knows that his parents are out in the world, though, and he desires to find them, through the power of music, which he says they "gave to him". And indeed, this music is very powerful as he sets out on a journey to find his parents- ... Read More

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Rating: - August Rush
I have a daughter who is a music teacher and has had underpriviledged children in her care. I thought this movie was excellent for all ages. Also, I am a mentor for teenage moms and what a responsibility. Life is so precious, especially our young ones. Although this story is of different background thna I relate to previously, it is truly a heartwarming and lovely movie of courage and love.

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Rating: - great movie
This is a great urban type of fairytale story . The music really sets this tale apart from others like it. Really worth watching

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Rating: - Uniquely Composed
Have you ever stopped and listened to the sounds all around you? Did you hear the crickets, the wind chimes, the sounds of the wind? They create music, a symphony when all is put together. It is so beautiful and majestic. Even taking in the scenery that paints pictures before you, can add to the wonders of the natural sounds. August Rush (2007) is the perfect movie to turn your attention to these everyday surroundings. Not only is it a movie of music and the power it holds, but it is also ... Read More

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Rating: - The best movie of the year!!!
Beautiful story in every way! So what if it was completely improbable. Maybe we could just look at this as a fantasy and sit back and enjoy the story and incredible music that comes along with the package.

Also, Freddie Highmore was adorable in this film. He is such a talented actor.

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