The leads largely deserve kudos, especially a luminous chastain who, in glee and in rage, brings her emotions full bore on screen. The different perspectives of him and her result in two films with a unique look into one couples attempt to reclaim the life and love they once had. Yesterday, i went to see the disappearance of eleanor rigby for a prerelease screening by louisiana international film festival. The disappearance of eleanor rigby, written and directed by ned benson, is a strikingly ambitious debut feature. Him looks at their relationship from conors angle, while her follows eleanors. The disappearance of eleanor rigby 2014 movie moviefone. Himher, by ned benson, is actually two movies in one release, a variation on an earlier film by the director. With his unique vision, writerdirector ned benson ambitiously captures a complete picture of a relationship in the beautifully relatable portrait of love, empathy and truth that is the disappearance of eleanor rigby. The disappearance of eleanor rigby 2014 following the death of their child, a woman jessica chastain leaves her husband james mcavoy and flees to the suburban home of her wealthy parents. Told from the female perspective, the story of a couple trying to.
If you have already seen the disappearance of eleanor rigby. Her is a film directed by ned benson with jessica chastain, james mcavoy, ciaran hinds, viola davis, year. Sadly, for the disappearance of eleanor rigby, the narrative structure felt disoriented. The disappearance of eleanor rigby is a well acted exercise by a talented ensemble. Him 20 premiered in 20 as two films at the toronto film festival. The disappearance of eleanor rigby is the collective title of three films written and directed by ned benson. The objective was understandable, which was to showcase how they fell in love and where the marriage fell apart, but it was tough to interpret that from beginning to end. The disappearance of eleanor rigby is a hauntingly original rumination on.
Its pretty intense, unflinching material thats not likely to be very relatable for younger teens. What to see first, the disappearance of eleanor rigby. The different perspectives of him and her result in two films with a unique look into one couples attempt to. What couldve felt like a gimmicky device here seems effective and restrained, as the. The cast includes jessica chastain, james mcavoy, viola davis. The first trailer released for the disappearance of eleanor rigby includes some nifty rashomonstyle perspective shifting, while showing the films main characters eleanor rigby jessica chastain and connor ludlow james mcavoy meeting, falling in love, and struggling to hold onto what they once had. The disappearance of eleanor rigby soundtrack list 2014 complete tracklist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer, who sings them, soundtrack details and the entire music playlist of the album. Jun 30, 2014 the first trailer released for the disappearance of eleanor rigby includes some nifty rashomonstyle perspective shifting, while showing the films main characters eleanor rigby jessica chastain and connor ludlow james mcavoy meeting, falling in love, and struggling to hold onto what they once had. The disappearance of eleanor rigby is refreshingly honest, and reaffirms one meaningful, often forgettable constant no one single human holds the answers to lifes greatest questions. The disappearance of eleanor rigby 2014 official hd. Sep 12, 2014 following the death of their only offspring, an infant son named cody, married new yorkers conor ludlow and eleanor rigby a struggling restaurateur and an academic working on her ph. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
What makes the disappearance of eleanor rigby truly stand apart from all the other films of its kind, be they french arthouse award winners, your mothers favorite meg ryan movie or the. Billed as a work in progress, the movies took the form of twin chapters of a single. The film explores the couples story as they try to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone. Have a look below to see the official soundtrack list for the 2014 drama movie, the disap. The disappearance of eleanor rigby original motion picture soundtrack. Himher, by ned benson, is actually two movies in one release, a variation on an earlier film by the. Told from the female perspective, the story of a couple trying. Told from the male perspective, the story of a couple trying to. Its a very interesting concept, but i dont think it translated well to film. The weinstein company, which acquired the disappearance of eleanor rigby. Shot in and around new york, it sets out to chronicle the end of a marriage. The disappearance of eleanor rigby is the collective title of three films written and directed by ned. It was truly interesting yet the storys pacing was a little slow.
Him told the story from the point of view of floundering. Parents need to know that the disappearance of eleanor rigby is an earthy, complicated, fascinating if somewhat overlong glimpse into a marriage thats fallen to shambles after a tragedy. The disappearance of eleanor rigby, by ned benson the. Both halves of this double feature tell the same story. The disappearance of eleanor rigby was originally screened, to great acclaim, in two distinct parts at last years toronto film festival. Sep 12, 2014 the weinstein company, which acquired the disappearance of eleanor rigby. The disappearance of eleanor rigby 2014 official hd trailer.
When writerdirector ned bensons the disappearance of eleanor rigby debuted at the toronto international film festival in 20, it screened as a doublebill. Like her, this one is mostly about the protagonist, with some key elements from the relationship unravelling. The first 100minute movie is told from eleanors point of. In this second, or first depending on which order you choose to watch them, though i would highly recommend him, then her film in the two part experience, we. Him and her were screened at the 20 toronto international film festival as a work in progress. One couples story as they try to reclaim the life and love they once. Them has the two separate films edited into a linear story.
Her and him out of the 20 toronto film festival, is releasing the combined them version, which debuted at cannes, in. The disappearance of eleanor rigby soundtrack details. Rent the disappearance of eleanor rigby 2014 starring jessica chastain and james mcavoy on dvd and bluray. The disappearance of eleanor rigby soundtrack list list. Wow, the disappearance of eleanor rigby trailer looks incredible. Instead of rewriting the disappearance of eleanor rigby, benson simply wrote another script, subtitling the original one him and the new one her. There are actually three filmshim, her, and themthe disappearance of eleanor rigby. The disappearance of eleanor rigby him 20 this is part of a two segment movie about a couple recovering from tragedy losing a young child told from the point of view of the mother and father separately. In this second, or first depending on which order you choose to watch them, though i would highly recommend him, then her film in the two part experience, we see eleanor s side of the story. Rent the disappearance of eleanor rigby 2014 on dvd and blu. Oct 16, 2014 if you have already seen the disappearance of eleanor rigby.
While it may not stand the test of time like eleanor rigby the song, the disappearance of eleanor rigby still makes you feel something, which is precisely what the best art, flaws and all. Personally, i think him is the best version, but its also a bit uneven. Screened for the first time at the 2014 cannes film festival, bensons latest version of their story combines his. The film stars jessica chastain and james mcavoy, and is bensons first feature film project. Sep 11, 2014 the disappearance of eleanor rigby soundtrack list 2014 complete tracklist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer, who sings them, soundtrack details and the entire music playlist of the album. There are some nice vignettes particularly involving jessica chastain that effectively amplify her grief. With james mcavoy, jessica chastain, viola davis, bill hader. The disappearance of eleanor rigby is broken into three films, him, her, and them. The problem lies in the writing or editing of the film.
The disappearance of eleanor rigby soundtrack list list of. Writerdirector ned benson originally conceived it two movies retelling the same story from the perspectives of the wife jessica chastain and the husband james mcavoy. A shorter version of the disappearance of eleanor rigby titled them was released earlier this year. Him 20 told from the male perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone. The disappearance of eleanor rigby is a set of three different movies written and directed by ned benson, each telling the story of a young couple and how they found and lost love.
As you may know, weinstein chopped up the twopart film and made a. Them, a film about traumas impact on a couple and their families, poses a conundrum for critics, and perhaps for regular viewers as well. Ned bensons the disappearance of eleanor rigby is a movie, but its. The disappearance of eleanor rigby debuted at the 20 toronto international film festival as two films. The disappearance of eleanor rigby official international. If you see writerdirector ned benson s the disappearance of eleanor rigby in theaters this weekend, youll experience a version called them, a distilled version of two other films titled him and her which clocks in at 122 minutes. So, what i have left is the disappearance of eleanor rigby. Them version, and ive heard pretty bad things about it. Sep 18, 2014 the disappearance of eleanor rigby debuted at the 20 toronto international film festival as two films. Once happily married, conor mcavoy and eleanor chastain suddenly find. The disappearance of eleanor rigby soundtrack list movie 2014 tracklist ost list listen to original score, theme music from the motion picture, film score list, the playlist of all of the songs played in the movie, who sings them, including end credits. Told from the male perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone. I basically started making the first part of the film the disappearance of eleanor rigby and then by chance or circumstance, met jessica chastain, she ran up to me after the screening, and said i want to work with you. May 17, 2014 the disappearance of eleanor rigby was originally screened, to great acclaim, in two distinct parts at last years toronto film festival.
The disappearance of eleanor rigby film the guardian. Her and him out of the 20 toronto film festival, is releasing the. I guess in the end i could just say that i had high. However, this twohour cut, which first screened at the 2014 cannes film festival. Here in upstate new york, where the lack of arthouse cinemas is as apparent as the onset of global warming, only one theatre spectrum 8, the solarpowered gem of albanys crown is showing the disappearance of eleanor rigby, and even then, only them, which essentially amounts to one gigantic fused sentence, considering that the.
The disappearance of eleanor rigby, by ned benson the new. The disappearance of eleanor rigby has three versions. As the directorial debut for ned benson, this movie stars james mcavoy and jessica chastain as a young married couple that eventually crumbles. Him and her can be released and seen as two separate films, but equally and perhaps the better option is that it is viewed as one relatively long film. James mcavoy and jessica chastain give extremely strong performances and are well worth watching. Following the death of their only offspring, an infant son named cody, married new yorkers conor ludlow and eleanor rigby a struggling restaurateur and an academic working on her ph. Them is the version that the weinstein company is releasing first and probably widest. Costarring viola davis, bill hader, william hurt, and isabelle huppert, the disappearance of eleanor rigby is a story that reveals both perspectives on a couple finding their own paths to rebuild their lives and their love.
There are actually three films him, her, and them the disappearance of eleanor rigby. Them, then himher just offers the chance to see a directors cut version of the same material a month later which may hardly. The disappearance of eleanor rigby 2014 soundtrack. Rent the disappearance of eleanor rigby 2014 on dvd and. Sep 12, 2014 the disappearance of eleanor rigby, written and directed by ned benson, is a strikingly ambitious debut feature. Expect swearing including ahole, fk, and more, some violence a fist fight and a few other. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the disappearance of eleanor rigby. Him 2014 r 10102014 us romance, drama 1h 29m user score. Her, which looks at events primarily through eleanor s eyes. The disappearance of eleanor rigby is a twopart love story, seen through the eyes of a new york couple trying to understand each other as they cope through personal hardship. The disappearance of eleanor rigby soundtrack list the. With jessica chastain, james mcavoy, nina arianda, viola davis. With james mcavoy, jessica chastain, nina arianda, viola davis.
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