Wednesday November 18 at 4:00 and 7:00
Andrew — or A.N. Dyer, as he is known to the world — is a famous novelist whose first novel became an instant classic and created a cult following around its elusive author. One morning, Dyer wakes up convinced he must mend the broken relationships in his life and summons his sons to be with him. It has been nearly 20 years since an incident tore apart the family. When the sons arrive, each burdened with their own struggles, Andrew reveals something so astonishing it couldn’t possibly be true — or could it? For two decades, Andrew hasn’t written a word — or left his home. In that time, he fathered a child outside his marriage, lost his long-suffering wife, and grew estranged from his two older sons. The death of an old friend jolts him into confronting his mortality, compounded by his alcoholism. Summoning all his children for what may be the first and last time, Andrew draws Richard and Jamie back into the family fold, their resentment still raw. Expecting a bid for forgiveness, they instead hear a revelation about their half brother Andy Jr. that rewrites everything they thought they knew about their family.
- Director
- Pablo Trapero
- Writers
- Sarah Polley
- David Gilbert
- Stars
- Bill Nighy, Noah Jupe, George Mackay, Anna Geislerová
REVIEWS
“One of the most creative screenplays you will see this year. The film has a twist that you will never see coming while Noah Jupe and Bill Nighy are sensational.”
— Subculture Entertainment
“while the film treads very-well trodden emotional territory, Trapero’s direction injects sly humor and a certain irreverence that keeps the story buoyant, while Polley’s adaptation skillfully balances moments of absurdity with genuine pain, refusing to let the film slip into melodrama. As the characters all founder repeatedly, Diego Trussel’s cinematography reflects the isolation and longing that haunts the Dyer family through lingering shots”
— Next Best Picture