Sam's fourth film, after Jarhead, is an adaptation of a novel by Richard Yates by Justin Haythe - never heard of either of them. In 'The Boston Review' in 1999 it is stated that all of Richard Yates' novels are out of print. Fortunately that is no longer the case. 'Revolutionary Road' was his debut in 1962. Just had a quick look at the opening and some of the dialogue - e.g. argument in car - is verbatim. It's about a young couple in the fifties who try to escape from the 'hopeless emptiness' of life - but fail, with tragic results. A bit of a downer but strong and very well made and acted.
Then married, it was Kate Winslet who gave Mendes the book and told him she wanted to play the part.
With Kate are Leonardo di Caprio, Michael Shannon. Kathy Bates, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour (The Newsroom), Dylan Baker, Richard Easton, Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks, The Big Sick, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs).
Photographed by Roger Deakins, edited by Tariq Anwar. It is surely one of Tom Newman's most minimal scores.
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