Gran película de ciencia ficción, basada en la novela escrita por el científico Carl Sagan. Dirigida por Robert Zemeckis (oscarizado por Forrest Gump) cuenta con unos magníficos efectos especiales, y una esplendida interpretación a cargo de Jodie Foster y Matthew McConaughey. En cualquier caso, Contact no defraudará a los admiradores de la mítica Encuentros en la tercera Fase, auténtica precursora de esta película.
Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway has long been interested in contact to faraway lands, a love fostered in her childhood by her father, Ted Arroway, who passed away when she was nine years old leaving her then orphaned. Her current work in monitoring for extraterrestrial life is based on that love and is in part an homage to her father. Ever since funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) was pulled on her work, which is referred to some, including her NSF superior David Drumlin, as more science fiction than science, Ellie, with a few of her rogue scientist colleagues, have looked for funding from where ever they could get it to continue their work. When Ellie and her colleagues hear chatter originating from the vicinity of the star Vega, Ellie feels vindicated. But that vindication is short lived when others, including politicians, the military, religious leaders and other scientists such as Drumlin...
"Una vehemente Foster se empeña en demostrar que los extraterrestres existen en esta emocionante cinta (...) Interesante historia de guión con posibilidades que no llegó a más debido a un final bastante flojito"
(Fernando Morales: Diario El País)
"Irregular, no está a la altura del tema"
(Manolo Marinero: Diario El Mundo)
1997: Nominada al Oscar: Mejor sonido
1997: Nominada al Globo de Oro: Mejor actriz drama (Jodie Foster)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Intérpretes: Jodie Foster, David Morse, Geoffrey Blake, William Fichtner, Matthew McConaughey, Sami Chester, Jena Malone, Tom Skerritt, James Woods, Angela Bassett, John Hurt, Rob Lowe
Argumento: Carl Sagan (novela)
Guión: James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg
Música: Alan Silvestri
Fotografía: Don Burgess
Año: 1997
País: EE.UU.
Duración: 144 min.
Género: Ciencia ficción
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