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The GreatestUS Narrative Feature FilmsU.S.A., 2008, 98 mins., color Crying your eyes out at the movies used to be commonplace. But the difficulty of affecting a contemporary audience emotionally demonstrates how much respect a work like The Greatest engenders: it is an enormously moving, intelligent exploration of pain and grieving, a film that will touch you and stay with you.The death of their teenage son, Bennett, in a car crash is almost too much for the Brewer family to bear, not just because his was a life of such promise but also because the impact of his death unleashes the turmoil that was just beneath the surface of their lives. His mother becomes obsessed and can’t let go; his father, in turn, can’t face it at all; and his brother’s secondary status is magnified and entrenched. And when Bennett’s girlfriend appears, the family must come to grips with circumstances that complicate their loss even further. An ensemble film that is the debut of Shana Feste, a particularly talented young filmmaker, this sensitive and heartbreaking feature showcases Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan at their best and launches a career for young actress Carey Mulligan that is certain to be impressive. This is one of the standout works of this Festival and is as fine a debut as we can present.
CAST Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, Carey Mulligan, Johnny Simmons, Aaron Johnson, Michael Shannon Shana Feste -
Screenings:
Sat. Jan 17 3:15 p.m. - GREAT17CA Eccles Theatre, Park City Sun. Jan 18 8:30 a.m. - GREAT18RM Racquet Club, Park City Mon. Jan 19 6:30 p.m. - GREAT19OA Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden Wed. Jan 21 11:30 a.m. - GREAT21LD Library Center Theatre, Park City Wed. Jan 21 9:00 p.m. - GREAT21WN Tower Theatre, SLC Fri. Jan 23 8:00 p.m. - GREAT23RN Racquet Club, Park City |
