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  1. Across the Universe: Summary &…. The film Across the Universe takes place in the 1960s. The scenery follows the dockyards of Liverpool, the war in Vietnam, the twelfth street riots of Detroit, Princeton University in New Jersey, and The rock and roll scene of New York. The anti-war movements, social protest, love and death are used, to sum up ...

  2. Across the Universe. (film) Across the Universe is a 2007 American jukebox musical romantic drama film directed by Julie Taymor, centered on songs by the Beatles. The script is based on an original story credited to Taymor, Dick Clement, and Ian La Frenais, and based on the song of the same name by Lennon–McCartney.

    • $70.8 million
  3. Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massachusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East ...

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  5. Across the Universe premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2007, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 12 by Columbia Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising the visuals, cast, and singing performances, though criticized the plot and direction.

  6. Oct 12, 2007 · Across the Universe: Directed by Julie Taymor. With Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs. The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

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    • Drama, Fantasy, History
    • Julie Taymor
    • 2007-10-12
  7. Sep 13, 2007 · For a film that is almost wall to wall with music, it has a full-bodied plot. The characters, mostly named after Beatles songs, include Lucy (the angelic Evan Rachel Wood), who moves from middle America to New York; Jude (Jim Sturgess), a Liverpool ship welder who works his way to New York on a ship, and Lucy's brother, Max (Joe Anderson), a college student who has dropped out (I guess).

  8. Jul 25, 2018 · When Tony-winning director Julie Taymor brought Across the Universe to the screen 11 years ago, she put on full display her singular out-of-the-box vision for a movie musical built around the ...

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