Paul MescalandSaoirse Ronanface a formidable foe in their upcoming film.
Foeis “a haunting exploration of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world,” per its synopsis. “Their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up at their door with a startling proposal.”
The film’s “mesmerizing imagery and persistent questions about the nature of humanity (and artificial humanity) bring the not-too-distant future to luminous life,” the synopsis adds.
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Davis, best known for directing the 2016 filmLionand episodes of the seriesTop of the Lake, toldVanity Fairin August, “What I find really powerful about the movie is it asks us to be awake and to be alive."
“A lot of the problems we face in relationships and with the environment and with all sorts of things coming our way is that we’re asleep at the wheel,” said Davis. “This movie is really saying, ‘Wake up. Your life is precious, and if you take it for granted, you’re going to lose it.’ ”
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The film was shot in rural Wangaratta, Australia, where, as Davis toldVanity Fair, its set proved crucial in telling this psychologically fraught tale.
“The house for me is almost like a house of ghosts,” he said of Junior and Hen’s home. “It’s been a patriarchal, generational, rural symbol, with the multiple generations moving through there. The environment was constantly reinforcing the themes of what Henrietta was fighting against, wanting to push up against, and escape from.”
Mescal wasnominatedfor an Oscar this year, his first, forAftersun. Among his many upcoming projects are Andrew Haigh’sAll of Us Strangers(in theaters Dec. 22), Richard Linklater’sMerrily We Roll Alongand thesequel toGladiator.
Ronan, a four-time Oscar nominee, has in her upcoming roster of films Steve McQueen’sBlitzand Nora Fingscheidt’sThe Outrun. She last appeared onscreen in 2022’sSee How They Run.
Foeis in theaters Oct. 6.
source: people.com
