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[Patrick F]

Coming soon ...
For the time being enjoy the trailer !

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Watch the trailer for Changeling.
Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich lead the cast in Changeling, a new film directed by Clint Eastwood (Letters from Iwo Jima, 2006 and Million Dollar Baby, 2004). Set is Los Angeles, 1928, Jolie plays Christine Collins, the mother of Walter, Christine leaves for work as usual on a Saturday morning, she say by to her son and when she returns Walter is no where to be found.

She contacts the police who finally find her son only to realise even thought he looks the same, the boy returned to her isn't her son. Labelled as crazy and put into an institution by a corrupt police force, Christine battles to find out the truth of what's happened to her son. The only person that seems willing to help her quest is an activist Reverend Briegleb (Malkovich) who uncovers many truths about how the very dishonest police and government is working.

Starring: John Malkovich and Angelina Jolie
Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Changeling is released in UK cinemas 28th November 2008

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[Patrick F]

From IMDB :
Release dates for
Changeling (2008) advertisementCountry Date
France 20 May 2008 (Cannes Film Festival)
France 12 September 2008 (Deauville American Film Festival)
USA 4 October 2008 (New York Film Festival)
USA 24 October 2008 (limited)
USA 31 October 2008
Belgium 12 November 2008
France 12 November 2008
Italy 14 November 2008
UK 28 November 2008
Netherlands 4 December 2008
Spain 19 December 2008
Australia 1 January 2009
Finland 9 January 2009
Denmark 16 January 2009
Sweden 16 January 2009
Argentina 22 January 2009
Chile 22 January 2009
Germany 22 January 2009
Norway 30 January 2009
Hungary 5 February 2009


Also Known As (AKA)
Échange, L' France
Fremde Sohn, Der Germany
The Exchange France (Cannes festival title)

[Patrick F]

The movie is doing currently quite well int the U.S. :

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Expanding nationwide after a weekend in limited release was Clint Eastwood's "Changeling," which took in $9.4 million to finish at No. 4. The Universal Pictures drama stars Angelina Jolie as a single mother victimized by police who botched the investigation into her missing son.

(CNN)

[Patrick F]

Reviews from ContactMusic :

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Clint Eastwood's Changeling received mostly solid reviews for the director and for Angelina Jolie, its star, when it debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last May. They do not fare so well with the U.S. critics as the film opens in wide release today (Friday) following a limited release a week ago. A.O. Scott in the New York Times calls it "this baggy, grandiose movie," and says that Jolie's acting "insists on being regarded as a great performance and may, indeed, be mistaken for one." Elizabeth Weitzman in the New York Daily News says of Jolie's performance "Instead of seeing an average woman facing extraordinary circumstances, we're asked to admire an extraordinary woman - an international superstar - pretending to be average. This ultimately makes the movie more about the actress than the woman she's playing." The movie is being released as Oscar season dawns -- something that several critics take note of in their reviews. Writing in the Washington Post , John Anderson comments, "Jolie gets to do all the messy scenes that Oscar voters suck up like oysters at a free buffet." Roger Moore in the Orlando Sentinel concludes "That it isn't the emotional, surprising and engrossing Oscar contender Eastwood set out to make is one of the bigger disappointments of the fall." On the other hand, Lou Lumenick in the New York Post writes that "Jolie is in Oscar-caliber form" in the movie, which he describes as "beautifully crafted" by Eastwood. And Mick LaSalle applauds in the San Francisco Chronicle ; " Changeling is a disturbing film about grim subject matter, but the overall experience is more exhilarating than saddening. There's just something satisfying about seeing a movie so well made."

[Patrick F]

Angie plays characters she feels connected to, and of course it's the case in "Changeling".

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ANGELINA JOLIE broke down in tears on Monday (17Nov08) as she revealed her late mother inspired her to take on the lead role in new movie CHANGELING.
The actress plays Christine Collins, a woman who's left devastated by the disappearance of her young son in the Clint Eastwood-directed film.
And at a press conference in London to promote the movie, Jolie recalled the passion and dedication of her own mother Marcheline Bertrand, who died of cancer in 2007.
Fighting back the tears, Jolie said, "She was very much Christine Collins. She was really sweet and was never angry - she couldn't swear to save her life. But when it came to her kids, she was really fierce and so this is very much her, her story.
"She was the woman I related to, who had that elegance and strength through just knowing what was right."
Jolie is already being tipped for an Oscar-nomination at next year's ceremony (09) after she wowed critics with her moving performance in the film.

[Patrick F]

I went to see the movie last Sunday. What else could I say : it's great art. The movie in itself is excellent and though some critics say the end is a bit longish, I don't agree with that, it's realistic, because Christine Collins cannot be sure, and will never be, that her abducted son has been killed, may be he managed to escape ... There is hope.
Once more, Angie plays perfectly : she conveys the feelings like no other actor or actress, she is in her role, she is actually Christine ! Dramatic situation, you have in front of you a desperate mother ... I couldn't hold my tears back during the movie.
Go and see it ! And if you are non-native speaker, do see it in original version because nobody can voice Angie in a decent way. I saw the trailer in French, but it me it was no good. Even if your English is not that could, it's better to have the real voice to help yourself understanding reading the subtitles.
Changeling is a real masterpiece !