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The Soloist is a 2009 drama film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. The plot is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers , a musician who developed schizophrenia and became homeless.
The Soloist: Directed by Joe Wright. With Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander. A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
Apr 24, 2009 · The unlikely friendship between Steve Lopez, a Los Angeles Times columnist, and Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless musician, has inspired newspaper columns, a book and now a movie starring Robert Downey...
Apr 22, 2009 · “The Soloist” does a very effective job of showing us a rehab center on Skid Row, and the reason so many homeless avoid such shelters. It’s not what happens inside, but the gauntlet of street people necessary to run just to get to its doors.
His marriage is on the rocks, and he's disillusioned with his job. Then, while wandering through L.A.'s Skid Row, he spots a homeless man (Jamie Foxx) playing a two-stringed violin with a virtuoso...
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Steve Lopez is a journalist for the LA Times. He is on the lookout for new story ideas when he stumbles across Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless man with extraordinary musical talents. Lopez is eager to improve Ayers's situation, while writing a story on him, but the biggest problem may be Ayers himself. — grantss.
Apr 22, 2009 · The movie The Soloist is the story of a gifted musician named Nathaniel Ayers whose mental illness drove him from the halls of The Juilliard School in...
Apr 24, 2009 · A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper. Steve Lopez. Author. Joe Wright. Director. Susannah Grant. Screenplay. Join the Community. The Basics.
Apr 24, 2009 · From Academy Award-nominated director Joe Wright and starring Oscar winner Jamie Foxx (Collateral, Dreamgirls) and Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr., comes The Soloist, a poignant and ultimately soaring tale. It is based on an incredible true story of a disenchanted journalist’s transformative odyssey through the hidden streets of Los Angeles ...
