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Summary: This is a story of a music prodigy. Lyla is a renowned and beautiful cellist and Louis is a bass player in club. Lyla and Louis falls in love once they meet each other following the music. Since they have different life, they have to separate without seeing each other once again. However, Lyla has had their baby-Evan, a prodigy born to music. Lyla has an accident and bears the baby but Lyla's father gives the baby to an orphanage but does not tell her this in case of affecting her career. After that, both Louis and Lyla give up the music career. Eleven years later, the poor little Evan believes that their parents are waiting for him and goes to New York to find his parents. In New York, his music gift leads him to success but also gives him some trouble. A monger uses Evan to make money and prevents him from success. He escapes and runs into a church and people there are surprised by his gift and send him to the best music school, Juilliard. In the Juilliard school, he receive the normal education but his genius makes him brilliant and created his composition--August Rhapsody in C major. At the same time, Lyla and Louis both begin to play music again and Louis has been in New York. Because of his perfect performance, Evan is granted an opportunity to play his music in the central park in front of thousands of people. There are totally three composers and he is feathered last, in fact, his mother is the second one. As Evan is directing the orchestra to play his rhapsody, Lyla and Louis come to the concert following the music again. The family get together finally!
Runtime: 114 min
Rating: Rated PG for some thematic elements, mild violence and language.
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Genres: Drama, Romance, Music
Country: USA
Language: English
Home Release Date: Mar 11, 2008
Director Credit
Kirsten Sheridan Director
Writer Credit
James V. Hart Screenplay
Nick Castle Story
Paul Castro Story
Principal Cast Credit
Freddie Highmore Evan Taylor - 'August Rush'
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Louis Connelly
Keri Russell Lyla Novacek
Cast Credit
Aaron Staton Nick
Alex O'Loughlin Marshall
Bonnie McKee Lizzy
Jamia Simone Nash Hope
Leon Thomas III Arthur
Marian Seldes The Dean
Michael Drayer Mannix
Mykelti Williamson Reverend James
Robin Williams Maxwell 'Wizard' Wallace
Ronald Guttman Professor
Terrence Howard Richard Jeffries
William Sadler Thomas Novacek
Producer Credit
Gabrielle Jerou Associate Producer
Lionel Wigram Executive Producer
Louise Goodsill Executive Producer
Miky Lee Executive Producer
Ralph Kamp Executive Producer
Richard Barton Lewis Producer
Robert Greenhut Executive Producer
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