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Remarkable solo
By JUSTIN JONES | Apr. 27, 2009An incredible, heartbreaking tale featuring some of the most beautiful instrumentation ever captured on film is the basis for The Soloist, a film based on the book of the same name released last year by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez.This richly made film tells the story of Lopez (Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder), who meets an exciting talent in a chance encounter on the streets of Los Angeles: a homeless man named Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx, The Kingdom) playing the violin.After witnessing Ayers' natural ability, Lopez stands both amazed with Ayers' talent and slightly confused about his situation.
