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The Children Act. 105 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2018. Tomris Laffly. September 14, 2018. 4 min read. Graceful dramas for adults are a scarcity these days. But thanks in part to a reliable supply of Ian McEwan adaptations, like the excellent but frustratingly under-the-radar Spring 2018 release “ On Chesil Beach ” (Dominic Cooke), we are luckily ...
- On Chesil Beach
The first sentence of Ian McEwan‘s 2007 novella On Chesil...
- On Chesil Beach
- Brimming with Emotion and Poignancy
- Thompson Is Constantly Engaging and Fascinating
- In Conclusion: The Children Act
In a sea of superheroes and blockbusting spectacle, it is nice to have the welcomed relief of a piece of filmmaking more gentle and subtle in its aim than those that have been ruling the box office during these warmer months. While that’s in no way intended to dismiss cinema’s money-making bread and butter, the change of pace with The Children Act ...
Richard Eyre’s direction is clean and crisp, developing a palpable emotion which carries the film through the more melodramatic, stodgy moments that weight the picture down. In the courtroom sequences, he affirms Maye’s power through his use of camera angles which slowly begin to waver as the moral conundrum continue to eat away at her; visually an...
The Children Act is a stirring, well-intentioned piece of classy British cinema that will satisfy but ultimately sadden its intended audience, propped up by Emma Thompson’s wonderfully complex, moving performance and strong supporting work from Fionn Whitehead (and Stanley Tucci, in a more thankless, underdeveloped role). It’s strongest in its open...
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Sep 13, 2018 · Adapted by Ian McEwan from his 2014 novel and smoothly directed by Richard Eyre, “The Children Act” stars Emma Thompson as Fiona Maye, a British judge who must decide whether to require Adam, a...
- Richard Eyre
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Jan 20, 2024 · You may have heard how marvellous Thompson is in The Children Act: “Oscar-worthy”, I’ve read, and “national treasure”. Don’t know if her reputation makes her a kind of Meryl Streep equivalent, but we’ve known this for some time.
Sep 9, 2017 · Oscar winner Emma Thompson shares the screen with talented newcomer Fionn Whitehead in 'The Children Act,' a legal and moral drama adapted from an Ian McEwan novel.
Aug 28, 2018 · Throw in Stanley Tucci, the brilliant new talent of Fionn Whitehead, and Ben Chaplain in his legal hat-trick (after BBC’s Apple Tree Yard and Nina Raine’s stage play, Consent) and my expectations...
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Mar 17, 2020 · Starring: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Ben Chaplin. Tagline: “We all make choices. Hers make history.” Trivia: The production was allowed to film at the entrance and in the foyer of the actual...
