The Soloist is a movie directed by Joe Wright in 2009 and based on the book The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve López, first published in 2008. The movie features Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Stephen Root, Tom Hollander, Lisa Gay Hamilton, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
In 2005, Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill, homeless street musician who possesses extraordinary talent, even through his half-broken instruments. Inspired by his story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about Ayers and attempts to do more to help both him and the rest of the underclass of LA have a better life.
Movie vs Book
Year
2009
Minutes
117
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
Year
2008
Pages
273
Book Rate
7.80
S: Goodreads
Book
The Soloist
Subtitle: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music
Author: Steve López
Country: USA
First published in: 2008
Length: 273 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“With novels one has more control and more satisfaction. The best thing about filmmaking is the team work, and the worst thing about filmmaking is it’s a team.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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