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August 2008
First Look: THE SOLOIST

THE SOLOIST

Release Date: November 21, 2008
Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount)
Director: Joe Wright
Screenwriter: Susannah Grant
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Rachael Harris

Synopsis: Based on the true story of musical prodigy Nathaniel Ayers, who developed schizophrenia in his second year at Juilliard and ended up homeless on the streets of downtown L.A. where he performs the violin and cello. The drama is based on the relationship the musician developed with Steve Lopez, a Los Angeles Times reporter whose column informed the script, as did a book Lopez is writing that Putnam will publish in the spring.

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