USA, 2011, 112 min., 35mm
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Executive producers: Lynne Ramsay, Tilda Swinton
Producer: Robert Salerno, Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox
Screenplay: Lynne Ramsey, Rory Stewart Kinnear
Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey
Editor: Joe Bini
Cast: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly and Ezra Miller
Time: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 9:30 p.m.
Location: Trustees Theater
A suspenseful and gripping psychological thriller, Lynne Ramsay’s We Need to Talk About Kevin explores the factious relationship between a mother and her son. Tilda Swinton, in a bracing, tour-de-force performance, plays the mother, Eva, as she contends for 15 years with the increasing malevolence of her first-born child, Kevin (Ezra Miller).
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, We Need to Talk About Kevin explores nature vs. nurture on a whole new level as Eva’s own culpability is measured against Kevin’s innate evilness. Ramsay’s masterful storytelling simultaneously combines a provocative moral ambiguity with a satisfying and compelling narrative, which builds to a chilling, unforgettable climax.
