Ultrasound
Rob Schroeder makes a sharp directorial debut with this bold, creative sci-fi thriller that continually upends audience expectations.
Ultrasound
Heading home in the rain from a wedding, Glen (Vincent Kartheiser, MAD MEN) drives over a plank of nails and has to seek help at a nearby house. There he’s welcomed in by Art, who after a bit of friendly chitchat, cajoles Glen into having sex with his younger wife Cyndi. Glen’s unease over this arrangement is significant, and it only escalates when, a short time afterwards, he’s visited at home by Art, who shows him a videotape of a pregnant Cyndi in the shower. Art convinces Glen that he’s now responsible for Cyndi, and it’s not long before the two are co-habitating in an apartment that, like the rest of the world presented by the filmmaker, seems to exist on the other side of reality.
Genre
Sci-Fi,
Drama,
Mystery
Web Site
Runtime
103
Language
English
Director
Rob Schroeder
Writer(s)
Conor Stechsculte
Cast
Vincent Kartheiser,
Chelsea Lopez,
Breeda Wool,
Tunde Adebimpe,
Rainey Qualley,
Chris Gartin,
Bob Stephenson
FEATURED REVIEW
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
“Ultrasound” is adapted by Conor Stechschulte from his own four-volume graphic novel, and it’s the kind of brain bender that, like “The Shining” (1980) and “Barton Fink” (1991), persuades you that a hotel corridor is the most worrying place in the world. Set beside “The Batman,” Schroeder’s film ...
Played at
Glendale 3.11.22 - 3.17.22
Laemmle Virtual Cinema 3.18.22 - 4.21.22
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