Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands.
Genre(s): Musical, Romance
Rating: 6.9/10 (1,121 votes)
Release Date: 3 December 2009
Country: USA, Italy
Languages: English
Company: Weinstein Company, The
Sound: Dolby Digital
Director(s): Rob Marshall
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Producer(s):
Kelly Carmichael - executive producer
Michael Cole - production executive
John DeLuca - producer
Michael Dreyer - executive producer
Gina Gardini - executive producer: Italy
Jodi Hurwitz - associate producer
Ryan Kavanaugh - executive producer
Arthur Kopit - executive producer (as Arthur L. Kopit)
Rob Marshall - producer
Marc Platt - producer
Steven Squillante - supervising producer
Tucker Tooley - executive producer
Bob Weinstein - executive producer
Harvey Weinstein - producer
Maury Yeston - executive producer
Michael Zimmer - associate producer
Writer(s):
Michael Tolkin - (screenplay) and
Anthony Minghella - (screenplay)
Arthur Kopit - (Broadway musical "Nine") and
Maury Yeston - (Broadway musical "Nine")
Mario Fratti - (Broadway musical "Nine" Italian original)
Cast:
Daniel Day-Lewis - Guido Contini
Marion Cotillard - Luisa Contini
Penélope Cruz - Carla
Nicole Kidman - Claudia
Judi Dench - Lilli
Kate Hudson - Stephanie
Sophia Loren - Mamma
Stacy Ferguson - Saraghina (as Fergie)
Ricky Tognazzi - Dante
Giuseppe Cederna - Fausto
Music: Andrea Guerra
Kelly Carmichael - executive producer
Michael Cole - production executive
John DeLuca - producer
Michael Dreyer - executive producer
Gina Gardini - executive producer: Italy
Jodi Hurwitz - associate producer
Ryan Kavanaugh - executive producer
Arthur Kopit - executive producer (as Arthur L. Kopit)
Rob Marshall - producer
Marc Platt - producer
Steven Squillante - supervising producer
Tucker Tooley - executive producer
Bob Weinstein - executive producer
Harvey Weinstein - producer
Maury Yeston - executive producer
Michael Zimmer - associate producer
Writer(s):
Michael Tolkin - (screenplay) and
Anthony Minghella - (screenplay)
Arthur Kopit - (Broadway musical "Nine") and
Maury Yeston - (Broadway musical "Nine")
Mario Fratti - (Broadway musical "Nine" Italian original)
Cast:
Daniel Day-Lewis - Guido Contini
Marion Cotillard - Luisa Contini
Penélope Cruz - Carla
Nicole Kidman - Claudia
Judi Dench - Lilli
Kate Hudson - Stephanie
Sophia Loren - Mamma
Stacy Ferguson - Saraghina (as Fergie)
Ricky Tognazzi - Dante
Giuseppe Cederna - Fausto
Music: Andrea Guerra
Posted on: December 14, 2009
December 19th, 2009
The women of Nine are sensational — every one of them. But its sostrains credulity that any of them would be the least bit attracted tothe morose director played by Daniel Day-Lewis that the wholeenterprise is undermined. He exhibits no charm or appeal whatsoever andthat's a pity. In the hands of someone with a bit of warmth in hispersonality you could buy Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman and all theothers being interested in him. The way Lewis broods through the role,not so much.
As is always the case with a Rob Marshal, the film is brilliantlystaged, the music numbers are exciting and vivid. And the acting, savefor Day-Lewis, is brilliant.
Antonio Banderas played the role on Broadway. I hear Javier Bardem wasoffered the role in the film, but couldn't or wouldn't do it. Too bad;you could see either of them injecting just the right rascal-little boyappeal that would draw those wonderful, powerful women.
December 19th, 2009
Rob Marshall’s Nine isn’t terrible, which doesn’t saymuch. It’s passable, average, and done before. It may not have been thescreen writers liability for the strikeout, it’s just an un-fascinatingand awkwardly weak show. Nine, the film, however, is awkwardly coy,which is not an imaginative sense that the viewer anticipated. Nine inthe end, in the finale, walking out of the theater, everything youthought about it, levels out just fine, which I guess is admirable. Isit Oscar bound? Unfortunately yes.
December 20th, 2009
My only criticism of Nine is that it has a very loose plot. The smallplot that is present is still quite good. It follows Guido Contini(Daniel Day-Lewis), an aging director who has reached a breaking pointin his life when he realizes everything is spiraling out of control.His movies have turned bad over the last few years and he is hopelesslyin love with nine women who very important to him. The female castincludes his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), hiscostume designer (Judi Dench), a prostitute from his childhood(Fergie), an American fashion designer (Kate Hudson), his muse (NicoleKidman), and his mother (Sophia Loren). The film also marks one ofAnthony Minghella’s last screenplays.
December 27th, 2009
If I want to see something like this I’ll go to Broadway. Most of thepeople are going to go to see this because of all the advertising madeand all the power held by the Weinstein Company. Basically Bob andHarvey Weinstein can put any piece of film garbage in 2000 theaterswithout answering to nobody, the obvious example being IngloriousBasterds. This types ofdirectors get their budgets on hype making the producers anddistributors to deal with the final product and market it huge so theycan make the money back. Unfortunately for the public because of thistheatrical distribution monopoly, we can see only a couple of goodmovies every 3 years and a bunch of stupid, bad movies like NINE.
December 27th, 2009
Perhaps I should not have seen the stunning Avatar the day before butbeing an avid movie goer and having 4 clear days over Christmas to seethe three top listed movies I of course went to see Nine which has beengiven a huge write up. Like jackets of many books that are publishedthe marketing department outdid themselves. The only reason that I giveit a five is for the performances of the actors – certainly Daniel DayLewis was his usual totally absorbed in the role self – fantastic and Ithought despite comments by other reviewers the big names who hadessentially cameo roles were also good but there was no memorable song- no music that stirred and certainly the script mirrored the theme ofthe film which meant that it did not exist.
Anthony Minghella is a superb scriptwriter but I don’t think that hisinfluence was evident in the finished work.
I was disappointed and came away feeling I had fallen for the PRdepartment’s hype. This is one of those musicals that does not make thetransition to the screen. I am sure it will win some awards for actingbut if it does for script and score there is something not right inTinseltown.