Detachment
Mesmerizing...Kaye is an enormous talent. ‘Detachment’ gets to you. It hits hard.
Detachment
Director Tony Kaye’s (American History X) long-awaited film DETACHMENT stars Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody as Henry Barthes, a substitute teacher who conveniently avoids any emotional connections by never staying anywhere long enough to form a bond with either his students or colleagues. A lost soul grappling with a troubled past, Henry finds himself at a public school where an apathetic student body has created a frustrated, burned-out administration. Inadvertently becoming a role model to his students, while also bonding with a runaway teen who is just as lost as he is, Henry finds that he’s not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world.
Kaye has molded a contemporary vision of people who become increasingly distant from others while still feeling the need to connect. DETACHMENT features a stellar ensemble cast, including Academy Award® winner Marcia Gay Harden, Christina Hendricks, William Petersen, Bryan Cranston, Tim Blake Nelson, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, James Caan, and newcomers Sami Gayle and Betty Kaye.
“Brody delivers his finest performance since The Pianist...an award-caliber turn.” (Franck Scheck, Hollywood Reporter)
“A Fellini level of ambition...I was swept away by the spectacular visual journey.” (Andrew O’Hehir, Salon)
Kaye has molded a contemporary vision of people who become increasingly distant from others while still feeling the need to connect. DETACHMENT features a stellar ensemble cast, including Academy Award® winner Marcia Gay Harden, Christina Hendricks, William Petersen, Bryan Cranston, Tim Blake Nelson, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, James Caan, and newcomers Sami Gayle and Betty Kaye.
“Brody delivers his finest performance since The Pianist...an award-caliber turn.” (Franck Scheck, Hollywood Reporter)
“A Fellini level of ambition...I was swept away by the spectacular visual journey.” (Andrew O’Hehir, Salon)
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Runtime
100
Language
English
Director
Tony Kaye
Cast
Adrien Brody,
Marcia Gay Harden,
Christina Hendricks,
Bryan Cranston,
Blythe Danner,
Sami Gayle,
Betty Kaye
FEATURED REVIEW
Stephen Holden, New York Times
“Detachment,” the latest provocation from Tony Kaye, the director of the neo-Nazi drama “American History X” and the graphic abortion documentary “Lake of Fire,” belongs to a subset of shockers that know exactly which nerves to prick to produce intense reactions. Like-minded movies determined to ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 3.23.12 - 4.05.12
Lumiere Music Hall 4.06.12 - 4.12.12
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