Across the Universe
| Release Date: | Sep 2007 |
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| Genre: | Adventure / Drama / Romance / Musical |
| Awards: | Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 8 nominations |
| Cast: | Evan Rachel Wood (Lucy), Jim Sturgess (Jude), Joe Anderson (Max Carrigan), Dana Fuchs (Sadie), Martin Luther (Jo-Jo), T.V. Carpio (Prudence), Spencer Liff (Daniel), Lisa Hogg (Jude's Liverpool Girlfriend), Nicholas Lumley (Cyril), Michael Ryan (Phil), Angela Mounsey (Jude's Mother), Erin Elliott (Cheer Coach), Robert Clohessy (Jude's Father), Christopher Tierney (Dorm Buddy), Curtis Holbrook (Dorm Buddy) |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massachusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by