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Revolutionary Road

How do you break free without breaking apart?

Leo and Kate hook up together for the first time since Titanic, in a very different kind of romance. They're married, and recently moved from the city to 1960s suburbia. There is trouble in paradise, as she longs to move to France, while he has trouble at work. Seeking happiness, both look for love outside the marriage. Sooner or later, things have to come to a head... Winslet has won acclaim for her performance.

117 minutes, No persons under 13 (Language, Sex)
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

Credits

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, Ryan Simpkins, Ty Simpkins, Kathy Bates

Director

Sam Mendes

Screenplay

Justin Haythe, from the novel by RIchard Yates

Music

Thomas Newman

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Editing

Tariq Anwar

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2008

Produced by

BBC Films, DreamWorks Pictures, Evamere Entertainment, Goldcrest Pictures, Neal Street Productions, Scott Rudin Productions

SA Distributor

UIP

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Mild to moderate, fairly frequent, in context
Nudity	Brief, infrequent exposure of breast
Sex	Simuiated sex with suggestive sounds, infrequent
Violence	Domestic upheaval, strife and conflicts in marriage
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	Mild religious profanities
Drug abuse	Fairly frequent tobacco and alcohol, consumption in context
Comments	None
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith

Die BurgerNaas Ferreira

Cape TimesKenneth Turan

iAfrica.comNils van der Linden

The CitizenPeter Feldman An engaging period piece.

24.comFinn Gregory

International Media

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert This film is so good it is devastating. A lot of people believe their parents didn't understand them. What if they didn't understand themselves?

eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson Revolutionary Road’s portrait of mid-century suburban malaise is unremittingly grim.

Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers What does a cult 1961 Richard Yates novel about a 1950s marriage rotting in the burbs have to say to a new century? Plenty, and hold on, because the raw and riveting Revolutionary Road hits you where it hurts.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs A little suburban unhappiness, disillusion and depression go a long way, be that near, far, or wherever you are. Good but not great.

Metacritic.com37 critics

RottenTomatoes.com129 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Brilliantly acted and emotionally powerful, Revolutionary Road is a handsome adaptation of Richard Yates' celebrated novel.

Internet (IMDB)7848 Netizens A missed opportunity

Average .. 70%

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