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Cast
Naomi Watts  : Valerie Plame
Sean Penn  : Joseph Wilson, son mari
Michael Kelly  : Jack
Noah Emmerich  : Bill
David Andrews  : Scooter Libby
Khaled El Nabawy : Hammad
Ty Burrell : Fred
Sam Shepard  : Sam Plane, le père de Valerie, ex-
colonel dans l'armée de l'air
Bruce McGill  : Jim Pavitt
Brooke Smith : Diana
Liraz Charhi : docteur Zahraa, la sœur de Hammad
Rebecca Rigg : Lisa
David Denman : Dave
Adam LeFevre : Karl Rove
Sean Mahon : l'analyste chauvin

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Naomi Watts  : Valerie Plame

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Résumé

Valerie Plame, agent de la CIA au département chargé de la non-prolifération des armes, est chargée d'une enquête sur l'existence ou non d'un programme d'armement nucléaire en Irak. Son mari, le diplomate Joseph Wilson, spécialiste dans les questions africaines, se voit confier une mission qui doit prouver si l'Irak a acheté de l'uranium enrichi au Niger. Les conclusions de son rapport sont claires : il est impossible que de l'uranium ait pu quitter le Niger pour l'Irak sans que les autorités américaines ne le sachent.

Mais lorsqu'il entend que George W. Bush, justifie la Guerre en Irak, par l'achat d'uranium en provenance du Niger par Saddam Hussein, Joseph Wilson décide de révéler la vérité de son rapport dans les plus grands journaux américains. C'est alors le début d'un lynchage médiatique de Joe et sa femme, dont la véritable identité est révélée, par l'administration Bush. Son identité étant révélée, Valerie est contrainte de quitter la CIA et commence alors pour elle un combat pour réhabiliter son identité, pour sauver ses contacts en Irak et pour sauver sa famille.

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Fair Game est un film américain réalisé par Doug Liman, sorti en 2010. Inspiré de l'Affaire Plame-Wilson et du livre Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House de Valerie Plame, il a été sélectionné en compétition officielle pour le Festival de Cannes 2010.

Nominations et récompenses (non mentionnées sur Wiki)

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Cannes Film Festival 2010

Chlotrudis Awards 2011

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) 2010

National Board of Review, USA 2010

Political Film Society, USA 2011

Satellite Awards 2010

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US 2010

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Distinctions

Nominations
Festival international du film de Toronto 2012 : sélection « Gala Presentations »
David di Donatello 2013 : meilleur film étranger
Golden Globes 2013 : Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle pour Alan Arkin
Meilleur scénario pour Chris Terrio
Meilleure musique de film pour Alexandre Desplat

BAFTA Awards 2013 : Meilleur acteur pour Ben Affleck
Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle pour Alan Arkin
Meilleur scénario adapté pour Chris Terrio
Meilleure musique de film pour Alexandre Desplat

Oscars du cinéma 2013 : Oscar du meilleur acteur dans un second rôle pour Alan Arkin
Oscar du meilleur montage de son
Oscar du meilleur mixage de son
Oscar de la meilleure musique de film pour Alexandre Desplat

Récompenses
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2012 : meilleur film, meilleur réalisateur, meilleur scénario adapté et meilleur montage
New York Film Critics Online Awards 2012 : meilleure distribution
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2012 : meilleur scénario
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2012 : meilleur film, meilleur réalisateur
Satellite Awards 2012 : meilleure musique de film
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2012 : meilleur film, meilleur scénario adapté, meilleur montage
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2012 : meilleur scénario adapté
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2012 : meilleur film, meilleur réalisateur et meilleur scénario adapté
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2012 : meilleur film, meilleur réalisateur et meilleur scénario adapté
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 2012 : meilleur scénario adapté
Nevada Film Critics Society Awards 2012 : meilleur film, meilleur réalisateur
African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2012 : meilleur réalisateur
Black Film Critics Circle 2012 : meilleur scénario adapté
Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2013 : meilleur film, meilleur réalisateur
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2013 : meilleur film, meilleur scénario adapté
Denver Film Critics Society Awards 2013 : meilleur film, meilleur réalisateur
EDA Awards 2013 : meilleur scénario adapté
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2013 : Meilleur film
Meilleur réalisateur pour Ben Affleck

Golden Globes 2013 : Meilleur film dramatique
Meilleur réalisateur pour Ben Affleck

Producers Guild of America Awards 2013: meilleur producteur de film
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2013 : meilleure distribution
Directors Guild of America Awards 2013 : meilleur réalisateur de film
Irish Film and Television Awards 2013 : meilleur film international
BAFTA Awards 2013 : Meilleur film
Meilleur réalisateur pour Ben Affleck
Meilleur montage pour William Goldenberg

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Lien vers Trivia:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024648/trivia?ref_=ttexst_ql_trv_1

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The Great Escape
10/10
Author: hellraiser7 from United States
27 February 2013

Suspense thrillers most of the time work for me because the protagonist most of the time are forced to think outside of the box, which is part of why the bad guys lose because they never expect such an unconventional but well thought out move. Ben Afleck is one of my favorite actors and is really on track to becoming one of my favorite directors, out of the films he's made so far this is probably my favorite of his. This film is one of my favorite suspense thriller and what makes it great and all the more suspenseful is the fact it's based on something that actually happened.

I really like most of the accuracy of the film, it captured the look and feel of the transitional period of 1979-1980. From fashions, hair styles, cars, some old news clips you name it it's all there. This helped in successfully portraying the situation of civil unrest going on in Iran and the hostage crisis going on. But also most of what happened in the film did happen, in the end credits we see comparison with real life photos and scenes in the film.

The characters all are good. I really liked Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez, I love the fact he's not portrayed as some cliché stereotypical straight laced C.I.A. agent but just an ordinary guy that is best at his job of extracting people from nervous situations. You really get a good feel for him, as he is on mission you can tell behind the eyes he struggles to keep cool and is constantly concerned for the six people and if he really can pull this scheme off. I really like the fake movie cover scam Tony cooked up, which I personally felt was a great idea. It was unconventional, creative, plausible, most importantly actually worked. Let alone the fact the fake movie is a sci-fi and I'm a huge fan of that genre which made the scam all the more cooler.

Bryan Cranston is great as Jack O Donnell. I like that he's not some cliché blowhole boss which I am personally sick of (honestly they can't be nice) but is actually a boss that is on the main protagonists side and a friend. Alan Arkin as movie producer Lester Siegel and John Goodman as the late great makeup artist John Chambers are both great, they both helped make the scam a reality but I just love the fact both are selfless, their simply taking an opportunity to save lives which I feel is what any good person should do. I even like that there is some humor with them, Alan Arkin's character has some really funny lines like "If I want to make a fake movie I want it to be a fake hit." I felt that was kinda funny because he's right, one of the best methods of hiding is to be in plan sight.

Even like the six house guests which we don't know deeply but you do get a good feel for them which made them all the more sympathetic. Their all tired, on edge, just want to go home. I even like little moments like one of them has a little monologue where he regrets his dession to stay and should've listened to his wife at that time. That kinda thing I can sort of emphasize with, where in the aftermath of something you think back and realize if you did this or that at that time then you wouldn't be where you are now.

However for me what really made the film was in the suspense and story. I wouldn't say it's so much edge of your seat because you already know the ending of the film, but it's nerve racking because you wondering how. The pacing is good, it's not boring, I like some of the technicalities to make the scam work and most importantly you are constantly concerned about Tony and the six as they are going though the motions and taking action. There are some moments that make things nervous and kinda scary, like the security check points they have to go though, driving though angry protesters.

But also how there are scenes where we see some organization is slowly but surely putting together to pieces of the shredded mug list, this is sort of the time limit element we know once they complete the mugs of the six missing then they'll catch wind of the scam which is something were constantly hopping won't happen. Overall this is a great film, Argo is an escapist journey. Rating: 4 stars

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The art of movie-making is not lost
10/10
Author: Fat Freddy's Cat from Perth, Australia
25 July 2013

I travelled in Iran during the era of the Shah. I knew his was a puppet regime set up by the UK and USA to protect their access to Iranian oil. I knew that he was horrifically repressive and his secret police (SAVAK) were brutal beyond belief. The movie states all of this quite unequivocally at the start. I also know that what followed him was every bit as oppressive and brutal, and the movie depicts the reality of this. It is not anti- Islamic to show the truth, the summary executions, gun-happy revolutionary guards and many people strung up in the street from mobile cranes, a barbaric practice that continues to this day.

I remember when the Ayatollah flew back in from France, and I really do remember the high hopes all around the world that a new dawn of freedom had arrived for Iran, but unfortunately it never happened. The movie is not inaccurate in its portrayal of those troubled times. The streets were indeed full of angry mobs day after day, usually chanting slogans demanding death to all Americans.

But this is a movie review, not a political analysis, nor a fine examination of the factual details. Ben Affleck has taken the bare bones of a true story and used artistic licence to direct a brilliant thriller, absolutely gripping. It's top movie-making, and for that I award 10 marks. Those mean spirits who dispute this - Ar, Go f-ck yerself!

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A Rescue of the Ages
10/10
Author: Parkor Strongbow from United States
9 November 2012

An Oscar nomination movie for sure. Argo is one of the best movies of twenty twelve and excellently combines historical fact with Hollywood drama. Adding in amazing actors like John Goodman (John Chambers), and Alan Arkin (Lester Siegel) was just a cherry on top. Lastly, the director (Ben Affleck) pulls off the challenging task to make the plot simple and never stops moving.

Predictably, whenever a movie based on true events come out, Hollywood does an amazing job designing a movie with little semblance to what actually happened. However, in Argo the movie stays remarkably close to what actually happened with small parts of added drama; where the plane is taking off and the cop cars are chasing the plane down or when they travel to the market. Even the credits of this movie are worth watching; showing pictures of the Iranians in the streets that have been recreated in the movies paying close attention to minute details.

Furthermore, the acting was superb. Alan Arkin (Lester Siegel) and John Goodman (John Chambers) were able to bring just the right amount of humor and playfulness to a serious movie. Meanwhile, Ben Affleck (Tony Mendez) brought the drama to the movie as the man sent to rescue the American hostages. Finally, the actors for the six Americans that hid in the Canadian embassy displayed an uncanny resemblance to their counterparts right down to their clothing.

On the other hand, Argo does not accurately show several events and people in the story. For example, America had a part but Canada played the main role in the rescue of the Americans. In addition, in the movie the Iranian rioters seem contrived and unrealistic; this demonstrates that director (Ben Affleck) did not either have a) the budget to accurately portray this shot, or b) that this scene was difficult to choreograph giving the nature of where the scene was filmed. However, if you are looking for a great movie and don't mind small miss portrayals then Argo is perfect.

Possibly, one of the hardest things in Hollywood to do is to keep the plot simple to understand and to keep it moving. Nevertheless, Ben Affleck pulls it off keeping the plot easy to follow and gripping. Moreover,with one quote from Lester Siegel (Alan Arkin) he capture all the drama of the movie. "Right... Look, I gotta tell you, we did suicide missions in the Army that had better odds than this." Argo, featuring great actors like Alan Arkin (Lester Siegel) and John Goodman (John Chambers) keeps the plot simple and concise while combining Historical fact with Hollywood drama. All in all Argo is a must see thriller.

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Historical Mission Impossible
10/10
Author: Mek Torres from Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
19 October 2012

We already know that Ben Affleck is better as a director than an actor. He tells a story uniquely with his own cinematic art and style. In Argo, this is a new challenge for him. Making a large and historical drama thriller. Argo is based on a declassified true story about Tony Mendez rescuing six US diplomats from Iran. The movie depicts the story in a much suspenseful way. Affleck's directing talent shines once again with modern and old Hollywood vibe. The film is both dark and light, funny and thrilling. Argo is undeniably entertaining, compelling, and exciting.

Firstly the performances, Bryan Cranston did what he does best. John Goodman and Alan Arkin are the delight and the comic relief of the film. Ben Affleck portrays Tony Mendez pretty well. He gave enough depth to the role. Now as a director, you may notice his trademarks(Though, it's not set in Boston and there were no masked criminals). He brings his style of suspense to the picture. The storytelling is not only straightforward, but it also builds the tension starting by exploring what's going on until it proceeds to the next action. It never stops being gripping.

What's impressive is it can balance its various tones decently without being a mess. Outside the storytelling is a solid craft. The film looks credibly retro. They obviously wanted to make everything look the same to the real life story. The production design really captures the eighties like their vehicles, clothes, and the awesome mustache and beard. The camera is shaky which larges the scale and makes the absurd climax exciting. Argo is sensational as a film directed by Ben Affleck. It provides great suspense, drama, and humor which made itself so remarkably charming.

This film proves that Affleck can make bigger films than just Boston crime dramas. His style of bringing tension is the classy formula of the film. The rest of the filmmaking is solid. Argo is simply a classic. No matter how ridiculous the premise sounds, it's still undeniably smart and spectacular.