Film
Across the Universe (2007)
All you need is love.
Drama, Fantasy, Romance· Directed by Julie Taymor· 133 min
Overview
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.
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- Within the lyrics of the world's most famous songs, lives a story that has never been told. Until now.
- They lived without rules. They loved without fear. But as the world changed, so did they.
- From director Julie Taymor comes the most original, exhilarating, spectacular, groundbreaking motion picture of the year.
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Top billing
- Evan Rachel Wood as Lucy Carrigan
- Jim Sturgess as Jude
- Joe Anderson as Max Carrigan
- Dana Fuchs as Sadie
- Martin Luther as Jo-Jo