The Soloist (2009) Movie Overview

The Soloist is a 2009 drama film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. The screenplay by Susannah Grant is based on the book, The Soloist by Steve Lopez. The film is based on a true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who develops schizophrenia and becomes homeless. Foxx portrays Ayers, who is considered a cello prodigy, and Downey portrays Lopez, a Los Angeles Times columnist who discovers Ayers and writes about him in the newspaper. The film was released in theatres on 24 April 2009 and on DVD and Blu-Ray August 5. The Soloist is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a musical prodigy who develops schizophrenia during his second year at Juilliard School. Ayers becomes homeless and plays a two-stringed violin in the streets of downtown Los Angeles. One day Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.), an LA Times Columnist, meets Nathanial and decides to write a newspaper column for the Los Angeles Times about Nathaniel Ayers and his homelessness. An old woman takes sympathy and sends Steve a cello for Nathaniel to play. In attempting to help Ayers, Lopez is forced to grapple personally with the complex issues and frustrations surrounding the… Source

• The Soloist Movie Details
• Director: Joe Wright
• Official Sites: Official site [jp], Official site [es], DreamWorks [us]
• Tagline: Life has a mind of its own
• Country: UK , USA , France
• Run Time: 117 min
• Genre: Biography , Drama , Music

• Cast Overview
• Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers
• Robert Downey Jr. as Steve Lopez
• Catherine Keener as Mary Weston
• Tom Hollander as Graham Claydon
• Lisa Gay Hamilton as Jennifer Ayers (as Lisagay Hamilton)
• Nelsan Ellis as David Carter

The Soloist Movie Overview – Yahoo Movies

The Soloist (2009): Journalist Steve Lopez discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers , a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives. Source

The Soloist Movie Review from New York Times

Some of the lost souls in “The Soloist,” a big studio movie about a one-man rescue mission, look as thin as the crack pipes clamped between their lips. These are a few of the ghosts who haunt Los Angeles, that Mecca of Fabulousness where you can go for weeks (and invariably by car) without smelling the reek of other people’s desperation. That… Source

The Soloist Movie Info by Apple Movies

Journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Jamie Foxx) playing his violin on the streets of L.A. An emotionally soaring drama about the redemptive power of music, coming November 21st 2008.” />… Source

The Soloist Movie Details from Imdb

In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez more than his face from a recent bike accident was his pressing need for story ideas. That is when he discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill, homeless street musician who possesses extraordinary talent, even through his half-broken instruments. Inspired by his story, Lopez w… Source

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