Love and Basketball (2000)
Anno di uscita: 2000
Nazione: United States
Alternative Title: Love & Basketball
Regista: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writer: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Produzione & Genere
Produttore: Executive Producer: Andrew Z. Davis, Jay Stern, Cynthia Guidry
Producer: Spike Lee, Sam Kitt
Società: New Line Cinema, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Genere: Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, Sport Film
Budget: 20.000.000
Premi & Simili
Premi:
Simile: N/A
Parole chiave
Parole chiave: high school, sports, lovers, basketball, affection, high school sports, relationship, woman director, romantic, african american romance
Storia
The story begins in Los Angeles in 1981 with Monica and Quincy, both 11-year-olds who share a passion for basketball and a dream to play in the NBA. Growing up next door to each other, they develop a love-hate relationship that lasts through their childhood into high school. Their competitive nature, fueled by their desire to succeed in basketball, causes friction between them, but they remain close due to Quincy's tumultuous home life and his habit of sleeping on Monica's floor during arguments with his parents. As high school ends, Monica and Quincy become a couple, but their relationship is strained when Quincy's father disapproves of him playing basketball at USC instead of focusing on business. This leads to their breakup within a year. Years later, both struggling in their professional careers, they meet again. It is then that they decide to play one final game of one-on-one with high stakes.
Riassunto
'Love and Basketball' is a 2000 film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood that follows the lives of Monica and Quincy, two children who bond over their shared love for basketball. The movie explores their relationship as they grow up together, navigate their careers in basketball, and deal with the challenges and complexities of life, love, and ambition.
