Across the Universe (2007)

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Revolution Studios

Studio: Revolution Studios

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Oct 12, 2007

Running Time: 131 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Evan Rachel Wood, T.V. Carpio, Dana Fuchs, Jim Sturgess, Eddie Izzard, James Urbaniak, Joe Anderson, Martin Luther McCoy, Spencer Liff, Lisa Hogg

director: Julie Taymor

Across the Universe

Across The Universe

A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, moving from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam. The star-crossed lovers, Jude and Lucy, along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with "Dr. Robert" and "Mr. Kite" as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy--against all odds--to find their own way back to each other.

The ingenious Across the Universe is a musical along the lines of a Moulin Rouge, imaginatively interjecting popular songs--in this case, the Beatles repertoire--into the storyline. It's a real treat.

Story

Set in the turbulent '60s, each character in Across the Universe represents a different aspect to the unstable times. There's naive Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), whose eyes are opened to the possibilities of life beyond her WASPy, sheltered upbringing; adventurous Jude (Jim Sturgess), who breaks…