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Rent is a 2005 American musical drama film directed by Chris Columbus. It is an adaptation of Jonathan Larson's 1996 Broadway musical of the same name, in turn based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, which is itself based on the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger.
- Rosario Dawson & Tracie Thoms Took Two Pivotal Roles
- Rent The Movie Received Mixed Reviews
- How April Dies in The Movie Is Super Graphic
- Chris Columbus Directed The Film Version
- Stephen Chbosky Wrote The Screenplay
- The Film Has A Different Timeline
- Idina Menzel & Taye Diggs Were A Married Couple During Filming
Dawson stepped into the role of Mimi in the movie, a part that Daphne Rubin-Vega originated in the Broadway version of the musical, and Tracie Thoms was cast in the role of Joanne, which was played by Fredi Walker on Broadway.
When Rent the movie was released in 2005, the film received mixed reviews and a 46 percent "Rotten" rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. It was a far cry from the rave reviews Renthad received on Broadway in 1996.
I first saw Rent with my parents as a young teen and I remember being so shocked at Roger's graphic description of his fiance April's death: She slit her wrists in the bath tub and confessed her HIV positive status in her suicide note. In the film, a montage shows April getting diagnosed, but leaves her cause of death unclear.
This is the same famous director who also helmed Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, the first two Harry Potter movies, and Mrs. Doubtfire.
If you've read The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, then you totally recognize that name — Chbosky wrote the best-selling novel, along with the screenplay to the 2012 film adaptation, which starred Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, and Emma Watson.
The movie version of Rentis mostly set on Christmas Eve, while the stage version actually takes place over a number of days.
Before Frozen and Private Practice, Diggs and Menzel were two Broadway actors who met and fell in love on stage in Rent. They got married in 2003, made the movie together in 2005, had a son in 2009, and then sadly, divorced in 2014.
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film.
Rent: Directed by Chris Columbus. With Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Rosario Dawson, Jesse L. Martin. In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Chris Columbus
- 2005-11-23
Plot: What's the story about? Based on Jonathan Larson's award-winning Broadway musical, "Rent" chronicles a group of New York village artists struggling with identity and artistic integrity in an HIV-positive world.
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- Tracie Thoms
- Chris Columbus
Mark (Anthony Rapp), an aspiring filmmaker, and Roger (Adam Pascal), an HIV-positive musician, scramble for money to pay rent to their landlord and former roommate, Benny (Taye Diggs).
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- Musical, Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
- PG-13
Based on the hit Broadway musical (which, in turn, was based on Puccini's La Boheme), RENT focuses on eight artist friends who struggle to pay their rent and contend with disease, addiction, violence, and love in a gritty New York City neighborhood.
