A trailer, a poster, an early look and apparently a cut that made Spike Jonze cry; needless to say we’re looking forward to Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s celebrated novel “Never Let Me Go.” And now, Fox Searchlight has released two more images to whet our appetites.
Boasting a strong cast that includes Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield, Sally Hawkins, Charlotte Rampling, Nathalie Richard and Andrea Riseborough it’s difficult to talk about the plot without giving up the entire film, but it’s a sci-fi-ish romance that takes place at a boarding school where all is not quite what it seems. And we’ll leave it at that. Even the trailer gives away far more than it should, but we’re guessing Romanek’s film will focus more on the romance than the intriguing hurdle that comes in the lovers’ way.
The film is set for a not-so-exciting September 15th release. That means it will land in theaters when most critics and filmheads will still be paying attention to TIFF and it most certainly means that any awards season chances it may have had are going to be greatly minimized. It’s very difficult for a film to maintain any kind of momentum from September all the way to the end of the year unless it’s some kind of phenomenon. But really, those are minor complaints and we’re just glad we’re going to get to see what made Spike Jonze grab a box of Kleenex.
