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IS THERE ANYBODY THERE?
September 21, 2009 Rated PG
Director: John Crowley Cast: Michael Caine, Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff, David Morrissey Run Time: 92 minutes Country: United Kingdom Year: 2008 Language: English
An official selection of the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival®, the critically lauded Is Anybody There? is a tender portrait of friendship between an inquisitive ten-yearold boy and a retired magician.
Fresh from his 2007 Festival success Boy A, Irish director John Crowley returns to the world of a young boy, infusing his new work with the childish naïveté of a precocious and curious lad named Edward (Bill Milner, Son of Rambow), whose less-than-idyllic home happens to double as a hospice for the aged. As his parents (Anne-Marie Duff and David Morrissey) struggle to keep the family business afloat, Edward pursues his obsession with the paranormal. Surrounded by the elderly, he is intrigued by death, toting his tape recorder around in an attempt to find clues that will help him understand mortality.
With the arrival of the bitter, burned-out Clarence (the indomitable Michael Caine), who unwillingly finds himself an inmate of the hospice, Edward’s interests take on an entirely different dimension. An ex-magician who has stopped practising his trade, Clarence no longer finds positive elements in anything or anyone. The irascible, angry old man is at first barely able to tolerate the young whippersnapper, but it is not long before they are drawn together, two mutual outsiders trying to make sense of the world.
Caine gives a commanding and daring performance as the jaded Clarence, and Milner is a perfect foil as the youngster. This unlikely couple find themselves embroiled in a series of comic misadventures that touch on the deeper questions and mysteries of life.
Full of wit, wisdom and wistfulness, Is Anybody There? confronts death and the hereafter with humour and honesty.
“It is a trembly and vulnerable Michael Caine that we see in Is Anybody There?, a finely drawn and gentle British drama propelled by another of the star’s unforgettable screen portraits.” – Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
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