Is Ronan Day-Lewis’ Anemone Worthy of His Father’s Talent?
Daniel Day-Lewis returns to film after eight years in a drama exploring trauma and family, directed by his son Ronan and co-written with him.
- On October 3, Anemone opens in theaters in a limited release, directed by Ronan Day-Lewis and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, and Samuel Bottomley, distributed by Focus Features.
- Ronan Day-Lewis co-wrote Anemone with his father, spending four years refining the script while feeling pressure to create a film worthy of Daniel Day-Lewis’s legacy.
- Director Ronan Day-Lewis has made a stagey drama that digs into guilt, forgiveness, and responsibility around a remote cabin in the forest set in the mid-1990s, with stark imagery and a score by Bobby Krlic supported by Ben Fordesman.
- Daniel Day-Lewis returns to the screen in his first film since Phantom Thread, with reviewers saying his performance elevates the material and the film receiving two and a half stars out of four.
- Ronan Day-Lewis, director, and Daniel Day-Lewis, actor, say they hope to collaborate again, with Daniel recently telling Rolling Stone he never meant to retire.
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It's been eight years since Daniel Day-Lewis announced his retirement from the performance and said he wanted to "explore the world in a different way."
Yes, Daniel Day-Lewis’ Infamous Method Acting Style Is Just Like You’ve Heard, According to His Son
Ronan Day-Lewis tells IndieWire about writing with and directing his father in his first feature, "Anemone," a surreal and storm-cloud-laden drama about an English soldier deeply scarred by the Troubles of Northern Ireland.
Director Ronan Day-Lewis Called His Dad Daniel Day-Lewis By His Character’s Name While Making ‘Anemone’: ‘It Was Intuitive’
'Anemone' director Ronan Day-Lewis on his dad's immersive acting approach, nepotism claims and making a nearly silent movie about brothers.
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