Ben Affleck Supports Brother Casey at 'Company' Venice Premiere; New Movie Stars Casey's Two Sons
Casey Affleck’s third directorial feature follows three linked stories and drew a 4-minute standing ovation at its Venice debut.
- On Tuesday, director Casey Affleck debuted his gothic thriller "Company" at the Venice Film Festival, receiving a 4-minute standing ovation inside the Sala Grande.
- Co-Written by Ron Hansen, the 92-minute drama features three interconnected stories spanning the 20th century and is described as a "meditation on grief, vengeance, forgiveness and the quiet acts of compassion."
- Affleck produced the movie on a $6 million budget using "guerrilla filmmaking" techniques, featuring a cast including Nick Nolte, Ben Mendelsohn, and the director's son, Atticus Affleck, making his screen debut.
- Produced by Ben Affleck's company, Artist Equity, the project is currently seeking distribution with no U.S. release date announced.
- Affleck describes the film as the final installment in a trilogy following "I'm Still Here" and "Light of My Life," noting it responds to internal and external conflicts.
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Ben Affleck Supports Brother Casey at 'Company' Venice Premiere; New Movie Stars Casey's Two Sons
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On Tuesday night at the Mostra, the American actor unveiled his third film as a director. A romantic drama on the edge of the fantastic worn by Adelaide Clemens, Nick Nolte and Ben Mendelsohn. ...
Back behind the camera for Casey Affleck, after I的m Still Here, famous mockumentary with his then brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix, and Light of My Life.
‘Company’ Review: Casey Affleck’s Nesting Doll Narrative Is Pretty but Directionless
While it takes an appropriately rigid approach to its withdrawn characters, Casey Affleck’s “Company” ends up a stiltled story-within-a-story (within another story, with some segues), and therefore strains to connect. Despite its mere 92-minute runtime, its shadowy, eye-catching tableaus extend for lengthy stretches without conjuring much meaning — or at least, without meaning appropriate to its characters’ sprawling, novelistic dialogue. These …
‘Company’ Review: Casey Affleck Directs a Surprising, Decade-Hopping but Dull Existential Drama
Scoot McNairy, Adelaide Clemens, Nick Nolte, Ben Mendelsohn and Affleck’s son Atticus star in the Venice competition entry, a triptych of interconnected stories fueled by a mystery.
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