Flora and Son (2023) (original) (raw)
It follows Flora, a single mom who is at war with her son, Max. Trying to find a hobby for Max, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster and finds that one person's trash can be a family's salvation.
It follows Flora, a single mom who is at war with her son, Max. Trying to find a hobby for Max, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster and finds that one person's trash can be a family's salvation. (less)
Director: John Carney
Writer: John Carney
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eve Hewson, Jack Reynor, Marcella Plunkett, Paul Reid
Review by Brian Orndorf, September 27, 2023
7 / 10
For most of his filmmaking career, writer/director John Carney has been obsessed with music. It�s become a focal point for nearly everything he�s done, with songs often becoming a lead character, usually guiding people in and out of love. He�s made �Once,� �Sing Street,� and �Begin Again,� and now �Flora and Son,� which also tracks the healing power of music as it finds its way into the hearts and minds of emotionally wounded people. In many ways, Carney is repeating himself with his latest endeavor, but peaceful feelings are welcome in the picture, which reaches intended intimacy and atmosphe ...read more...
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