Sunday 26 February 2023

The Kindness of Strangers (2019 Lone Scherfig & scr)

A rather brilliant idea, in which several lost and lonely characters collide in a New York winter. Zoe Kazan is on the run with her two sons from violent and abusive cop husband. Nurse Andrea Riseborough also runs a 'forgiveness' group, attended by ex con / restaurant manager Tahar Rahim and lawyer Jay Baruchel. Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards) is a homeless man who's not very good at most things (love the way the chair turns up again in the story), Bill Nighy the restaurant owner. The way these stories intersect is wonderful.

With Andrew Lockington score, Sebastian Blenkov images.

A real gem from director of An Education, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, One Day, Their Finest. Italian for Beginners sounds good too.






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