Movie Project Questions 1

1. What questions.
What are you reviewing? Frost/Nixon
What is it about? It's about the historical interview of Richard Nixon by David Frost
What is the plot or storyline? David Frost, a famous british entertainer and show host, wants to interview Richard Nixon the 37th president of the USA, full of controversy.
What is the theme? Politics
What is the director's purpose? Show everything behind this extraordinary interview.
What genre or classification does it fit? Supense, drama, comedy, historical, always refering to politics.
What is the tone? What is the point of view? What is the mood. The tone change through the evolution of the movie being while around ironic, funny, dramatic, serious and some others, the movie is very versatile on a lot of ways. The point of view is mainly from Frost and Nixon sides like the title said so. The mood is really sympathic. It never too deep, too big, too.. It's a good mood with a great rythm.

2. Who questions.
Who wrote, directed, or acted it? What else have they done? Directed by Ron Howard (A beautiful mind, Da vinci code, Cinderella man, How the grinch stole Christmas), written by Peter Morgan (The play version of Frost/Nixon, the Queen, the last king of Scotland, the other Boleyn girl) with Michael Sheen (The Queen, Underworld), Frank Langhella (Good night and good luck, Stardom, Superman returns), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The prestige), Kevin Bacon (The woodsman, Where the truth lies, Mystic river), Sam Rockwell (The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford, Matchstick men, The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy) and much more (dah).
Who are the main characters in the story? David Frost and Richard Nixon
Who is the intended audience? Mostly adult, people who are familiar with thoses events and person interest by politics.
Who has said what about this? Why? Actually the movie was really appreciate by the critics and the public. He has been on many top ten of 2008 lists (13): Los Angeles times, Rolling Stone, San Francisco Chronicles and others ans he's actually number 242 in the top 250 of IMDB. The USA today give it full grade saying that: "It's hard to imagine how a film built around one-on-one interviews could be entertaining, but Frost/Nixon could not be more enthralling.". Because everything is well builded, well created and the suspense, the tension are extraordinary, mainly by the amazing performances. Well I don't want to put here a lot of excerpt of reviews, but well critics were really good.

3. Where and when questions.
When does the action take place? Mainly summer 1977
Where does the action take place? California (Some moments in England or other places..)