Directed by:
Kenneth LonerganScreenplay:
Kenneth LonerganCinematography:
Ryszard LenczewskiComposer:
Nico MuhlyCast:
Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Kieran Culkin, Olivia Thirlby, J. Smith-Cameron, Rosemarie DeWitt, Allison Janney (more)VOD (1)
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Margaret is an energetic girl with average problems, countless dreams, a typical tendency to bicker, and a talent for deep empathy. But then an accident shatters everything and dramatically impacts her life, just as the portrayal of the tragedy itself sets the mood for the film as a whole. In this way, the director asks viewers to help carry the protagonist’s burden, making the audience all the better able to handle subsequent ambiguous events. Margaret tries to come to terms with what’s happened and to get back some semblance of her former carefree life. The spontaneous girl has been waylaid not only by the weight of responsibility but also by the sudden loss of the delight she once derived from communicating with others. Possessed of an exceptional sense of detail and an awareness that, beyond its more blatant situations, true drama derives from moments of silence and uncertainty, the film offers the story of a mixed-up girl whom it is ultimately hard to judge. Thanks to the overall care taken and to an understanding of the characters, the faces in the final scene are more than figures in a drama. They are alive. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Anna Paquin
Canada
Best movies:
The Piano (1993)
Almost Famous (2000)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Matt Damon
USA
Best movies:
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Mark Ruffalo
USA
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Matthew Broderick
USA
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
Glory (1989)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Jean Reno
Morocco
Best movies:
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Shut Up! (2003)
Kieran Culkin
USA
Best movies:
Home Alone (1990)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Leprechauns (1999) (TV movie)
Olivia Thirlby
USA
Best movies:
United 93 (2006)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Juno (2007)
J. Smith-Cameron
USA
Best movies:
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
Like Sunday, Like Rain (2014)
Rosemarie DeWitt
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Cinderella Man (2005)
Men, Women & Children (2014)
Allison Janney
USA
Best movies:
American Beauty (1999)
The Help (2011)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Carlo Alban
Ecuador
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
21 Grams (2003)
Life Support (2007)
Krysten Ritter
USA
Best movies:
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
Killing Bono (2011)
The Hero (2017)
Sarah Steele
USA
Best movies:
The Lucky Ones (2008)
Speech & Debate (2017)
You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
Matt Bush
Best movies:
Paddleton (2019)
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
One Last Thing... (2005)
Renée Fleming
USA
Best movies:
Nozze di Figaro, Le (1998) (theatrical recording)
Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD (2006) (series)
Traviata, La (2006) (theatrical recording)
William Henderson White
Best movies:
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Brittany Underwood
USA
Best movies:
Game Change (2012) (TV movie)
Margaret (2011)
Backstabbed (2016) (TV movie)
Michael Ealy
USA
Best movies:
Seven Pounds (2008)
Unconditional (2012)
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Adam Rose
Best movies:
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Up in the Air (2009)
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
John Gallagher Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Short Term 12 (2013)
Whatever Works (2009)
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)