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Burr SteersScénario:
Burr SteersPhotographie:
Wedigo von SchultzendorffMusique:
Uwe Fahrenkrog-PetersenActeurs·trices:
Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum, Jared Harris, Amanda Peet, Ryan Phillippe, Susan Sarandon, Rory Culkin, Celia Weston, Eric Bogosian (plus)VOD (1)
Résumés(1)
Igby. Il a 17 ans. Il est issu d’une famille bourgeoise. Sa mère est névrosée. Son père est schizophrène. Son frère est LE préféré. Igby en a assez ! Il décide alors de tout plaquer pour aller se cacher à New York où il va découvrir la vie d’adulte et l’amour… (MGM/United Artists)
Critiques (2)
A fresh and European-sounding story about a boy who somewhat stopped being able to handle life. More than a decade after its creation, I still don't understand how it's possible that it didn't translate into a rocket start to Hollywood heights for Kieran Culkin. This new take on The Graduate can appeal to every age group, and without the unnecessary indulgence of Burr Steers' friend Quentin Tarantino and without talking about vegetarians and the art of rolling joints, Igby could have sunk its teeth in deep. Thanks in part to Claire Danes finally blossoming.
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It's just terribly rewarding to watch antisocial bastards messing with others, which is why I enjoy Igby, even if it pisses me off in equal measure. It's actually quite counterproductive for a screenwriter to try to convince the viewer that poor Igby just can’t catch a break when every now and then they pull him out of the lion's den with some horrible deus ex machina. Our hero's adventures lose a lot of their impact as we realize we're watching another one of the countless sociopathic teenagers who don't know what they want. Which I still wouldn't have a problem with if the film wasn't trying to reflect and parody certain social conditions. It pisses me off that the film has no applicability, and it would still piss me off even if it did.
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