First Trailer For Manchester By The Sea

 

Kenneth Lonergan is perhaps one of the most highly respected writer-directors working today – and yet his cinematic output is less than prolific. While he has penned a number of screenplays, the upcoming Manchester By The Sea is only his third time at the helm, after 2000’s You Can Count On Me and 2011’s Margaret.

The premise is simple but being a Kenneth Lonergan film, we get much more than that. Using this sparse thread, the filmmaker weaves a rich tale that contemplates life, death, and everything in between, in a movie that took this year’s Sundance Film Festival by storm.

Here is the official storyline “After the sudden death of Joe Chandler (Kyle Chandler), his younger brother Lee (Casey Affleck) is made legal guardian of his son Patrick (Lucas Hedges). Lee returns to his hometown and has to deal with both his separated wife Randi (Michelle Williams) and the community of North Shore.”

It is clearly very centred on the male experience – with particular exploration of the relationships between father and son, brother and brother, uncle and nephew – but with Michelle Williams representing the female contingent, we can be assured of some balance in terms of perspective. Rounding out the cast is an impressive slate of supporting talent – including Tate Donovan, Gretchen Mol, Kara Hayward, and Erica McDermott.

Manchester By The Sea is currently due to be released in January 2017.