The Messenger Screening: Sun. Oct 18th, 2009 @ 8:15 PM - Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley, CA
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WITH SUPPORT FROM GRUBER FAMILY FOUNDATION
At the US military’s Casualty Notification Office, there is “no such thing as a satisfied customer.” With that piece of glib advice—and one other: “Never touch the next of kin”—Capt. Tony Stone (played to high-strung perfection by Woody Harrelson) welcomes young co-worker Sgt. Will Montgomery (Ben Foster, with echoes of a young Robert Duvall) into the sad folds of American history. Their mission: Deliver the death report, along with a souvenir memorial flag, to the next of kin of those killed in the course of duty. Stone is bitter and possessed by demons from his past, while still greater forces pull his gentler partner toward a young war widow (a brilliantly subtle Samantha Morton). Examining the complexity of grief, pain and loss without manipulating the emotions, Oren Moverman’s The Messenger (winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the Berlin Film Festival) delivers its missive as gently as a kiss, with a message like a punch in the gut. —Karen Davis
Running time: 112 Country: US Category: US Cinema Directed by: Oren Moverman Producers: Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller, Ben Goldhirsh Screenwriters: Oren Moverman, Alessandro Camon Cinematographer: Bobby Bukowski Editor: Alex Hall Cast: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker
Ticket Code: MESS18S
Print Source: Oscilloscope Pictures 511 Canal Street 5E New York, NY 10013
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Screening:
Sun. Oct 18th, 2009 @ 8:15 PM - Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley CA
This film has gone to RUSH. If seats become available, they will be sold to patrons in the RUSH line on a first come, first served basis. Cash only, no discounts.
