FOCUS: IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM • Acclaimed Irish dramatist Conor McPherson's second feature film as writer-director is a characteristically penetrating exploration of grief and mortality folded into an eerie, psychologically sophisticated and shockingly unpredictable ghost story. Set during an Irish literary festival in the picturesque city of Cobh, woodworking teacher (and closet writer) Michael Farr (Ciarán Hinds) is raising two kids after his wife's death when he volunteers as a driver for the event, intrigued by the proximity and colorful behavior of its participants. Assigned to Lena (Iben Hjejle), an attractive author of a book about ghosts, Michael becomes increasingly intrigued. But also interested in Lena is pompous, frequently inebriated bestselling author Nicholas Holden (Aidan Quinn). As Lena and Michael draw closer, the shy widower confesses to being haunted, physically, by his wife. If The Eclipse is ultimately more existential drama than ghoulish tale, the enveloping narrative includes brilliantly jolting cinematic surprises. Indeed, McPherson's well-acted, thoughtful tale is a genre-bending mood piece. —Rod Armstrong
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Screening:
Sun. Oct 11th, 2009 @ 8:15 PM - Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael CA
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