| 词条 | A Better Life | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = A Better Life | image = A Better Life.jpg | image_size = 215px | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Chris Weitz | producer = Paul Junger Witt Christian McLaughlin Chris Weitz Jami Gertz | screenplay = Eric Eason | story = Roger L. Simon | starring = Demián Bichir | music = Alexandre Desplat | cinematography = Javier Aguirresarobe | editing = Peter Lambert | studio = Lime Orchard Productions | distributor = Summit Entertainment | released = {{Film date|2011|06|24}} | runtime = 94 minutes | country = United States | language = Spanish English | budget = $10 million[1] | gross = $1,759,252[1] }} A Better Life is a 2011 American drama film directed by Chris Weitz and written by Eric Eason. It is based on Roger L. Simon's story and follows an illegal American immigrating gardener and his son finding their stolen rent-to-own truck. Demián Bichir was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. PlotCarlos Galindo works as a gardener in Los Angeles with his partner, Blasco. His son, Luis, studies at high school. Luis spends time with his girlfriend, who is affiliated with gang members. The gang members pressure him to join them. On one occasion Luis is suspended for having assaulted another high school student. Carlos' sister, Anita, lends $12,000 from the family's emergency fund for Carlos to buy Blasco's truck. It is later stolen by Santiago, whom Carlos hired. The next day, Carlos and Luis head to the South Central apartment complex, which is used as lodgings for undocumented immigrant workers. One man tells the two that Santiago works as a nightclub dishwasher. Carlos and Luis head to the restaurant, which would open during the night. At the rodeo, Carlos mentions to Luis about his mother abandoning them. Luis mentions that he dislikes Mexican music and culture. After finding Santiago at the nightclub, Carlos and Luis interrogate him in the parking lot. They learn that he has sold the truck to the garage and sent the money to his family in El Salvador. When Santiago pleads not guilty, Luis becomes upset with Carlos for defending him, and leaves. The next day, Carlos convinces Luis to go with him to the place where Santiago had sold the truck. After they successfully retrieve the truck, they are stopped by the police. Carlos is arrested and incarcerated as an illegal American immigrant. In prison, Luis reconciles with Carlos. After promising Luis that he will return, Carlos boards the deportation bus. Luis spends time with the family and stays out of gang activities. Later, Carlos and other undocumented immigrants head through the desert. Cast
BackgroundThe film is uncommon among Hollywood productions set in a Hispanic community and it features an almost entirely Hispanic cast.[2] Weitz used the film to explore the culture and geography of Los Angeles. Father Gregory Boyle of Homeboy Industries, run by former gang members, helped Weitz and his crew with finding locations and making their film as authentic as possible. The language of the script was modified to reflect the actual slang used in Los Angeles, even reflecting linguistic differences from street to street.[2] ReleaseThe film was released on June 24, 2011. Critical receptionCritical response to A Better Life has been positive. The film has garnered an 86% "fresh" rating from Rotten Tomatoes.[3] The critical aggregator Metacritic awarded the film a score of 64 out of 100, signifying "generally positive reviews".[4] Demián Bichir was nominated for an Academy Award as lead actor on January 24, 2012. Manola Dargis, film critic for The New York Times, called the film "Touching and startling."[5] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called the film "a haunting movie that gets under your skin."[6] Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Dave Karger called A Better Life an "unfussy, yet quite powerful drama with a terrific central performance by Demián Bichir." Karger called the film an "awards contender" and wrote, "With the right reviews and commercial reception, it could go even further."[7] Roger Ebert, of the Chicago Sun-Times, wrote that "the performances are pitch perfect" and he gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4.[8] The New Yorker critic Richard Brody wrote: "The story unfolds without hagiography, pity, or trumped-up heroism, as the filmmaker approaches the lives of everyday people with modest compassion and imaginative sympathy.[9] Amy Biancolli, writing in the Houston Chronicle, said "It's straight, true and heartbreaking, a masterstroke of raw emotional minimalism".[10] Awards
Telenovela versionTelemundo produced a telenovela, Bajo el mismo cielo, starring Gabriel Porras and María Elisa Camargo.[12][13] The series aired from July 28, 2015 to January 25, 2016.[14]References1. ^1 {{mojo title|abetterlife}} 2. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/movies/02weitz.html|title=Another Los Angeles in 'Gardener'|first=Michael|last=Cieply|work=The New York Times|date=June 1, 2010|accessdate=June 2, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605043945/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/movies/02weitz.html|archivedate=June 5, 2010 |deadurl=no}} 3. ^{{Rotten Tomatoes|a_better_life}} 4. ^{{Metacritic film|a-better-life}} 5. ^{{cite news|last=Dargis|first=Manola|title=A Better Life|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/movies/a-better-life-directed-by-chris-weitz-review.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 23, 2011}} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Travers|first=Peter|title=A Better Life|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/a-better-life-20110623|newspaper=Rolling Stone Magazine|date=June 23, 2011}} 7. ^{{cite news|title='A Better Life': 2011's first awards movie?|author=Dave Karger|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/13/a-better-life-first-awards-movie/|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 13, 2011|accessdate=June 13, 2011}} 8. ^{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title="A Better Life" Review|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110706/REVIEWS/110709995|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|accessdate=July 6, 2011}} 9. ^{{cite web|last=Brody|first=Richard|title=A Better Life Film Review|url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/a_better_life_weitz|publisher=New Yorker Magazine|accessdate=June 19, 2011}} 10. ^{{cite web|last=Biancolli|first=Amy|title=A Better Life Film Review|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/movies/mobile/7634398.html|publisher=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=July 4, 2011}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |title=33rd Annual Young Artist Awards |accessdate=March 31, 2012 |work=YoungArtistAwards.org |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162133/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |archivedate=April 4, 2012 }} 12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.telemundo.com/novelas/2015/06/22/bajo-el-mismo-cielo-carlos-martinez-gabriel-porras|title=Carlos Martínez|author=Telemundo |date= |website= |publisher=|accessdate=June 25, 2015|language=Spanish}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Gabriel_Porras/status/561975294513258496|title=Gracias cómplices por el gran apoyo a este humilde jardinero!!! Va con todo para ustedes!!!!!|author=Gabriel Porras |date= |website= |publisher=Twitter|accessdate=February 3, 2015|language=Spanish}} 14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.telemundo47.com/entretenimiento/telenovelas/Bajo-el-mismo-cielo-la-mas-reciente-novela-de-Telemundo-297528121.html|title="Bajo el mismo cielo", la nueva novela de Telemundo |author= |date= March 25, 2015|website= |publisher=Telemunco.com|accessdate=July 21, 2015|language=Spanish}} External links
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