Lean on Pete
First screened in September 2017
Director: Andrew Haigh. Cast: Charlie Plummer, Travis Fimmel, Amy Seimetz, Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny, Justin Rain, Lewis Pullman, Bob Olin, Julia Prud'homme, Thomas Mann, Frank Gallegos, Steve Zahn, Rachael Perrell Fosket, Alison Elliott. Screenplay: Andrew Haigh (based on the novel by Willy Vlautin). Twitter Capsule:
Felt like Ozu, then like Mizoguchi. Warm, thrilling, sad, like an unrequited love admitting they once loved you, too.
VOR:④
While suggesting these analogies, Haigh continues defining and expanding his own aesthetic. Unusual views of the Pacific Northwest and contemporary U.S. life.
