GRAN TORINO - Académie de Grenoble · 2014-05-29 · GRAN TORINO • Walt Kowalski is a veteran of the Corean war. He lives beside a house of hmong and he meets Thao. Since, little

GRAN TORINO

GRAN TORINO• Gran Torino is a

2008 American drama film. Clint Eastwood is the producer and the main actor of the film, the scenario is based on the history of Dave Johannson and Nick Schenk.

GRAN TORINOMAIN CHARACTERS

Walt Kowalski Thao Vang Lor Sue Vang Lor

Clint Eastwood Bee Vang Ahney Ver

GRAN TORINO• Walt Kowalski is a veteran of the

Corean war. He lives beside a house of hmong and he meets Thao. Since, little by little he makes links with Sue and Thao. Walt gets involved in the problem of the local gang.

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• The main scales of shots are close shot and medium shot.

GRAN TORINO• The main message of the

moviemaker is that everybody can change. He shows too that in the USA it’s really easy to create a gang.

GRAN TORINO• The most famous

quote of the film for us: « Ever notice how you come accross somebody once in a while you shouldn’t have fucked with? That’s me»

GRAN TORINO• It’s the first film that crossed our

minds when we thought of a film in relation with the American society and precisely, violence with guns.

• We enjoyed it because the film is realistic and even if it’s really touching, it’s funny at moments because of the replies of the characters, especially Walt.

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• This is one of the final scenes of the movie.

• For the first time in the film, the gang is shot with a low angle shot.