Blackbird (2019)
- Directed by
- Roger Michell
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 223 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A matriarch with an incurable illness gathers her husband and two daughters for one last weekend before she ends her life. Old tensions between the sisters and their mother come to the surface as they struggle with her choice.
sadintimatequietcontemplativetenderbittersweetfamily-centered
What happens
Blackbird is a 2019 American drama film directed by Roger Michell and written by Christian Torpe. It is a remake of the 2014 Danish film Silent Heart, also written by Torpe. It stars Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Lindsay Duncan, Rainn Wilson, Bex Taylor-Klaus, and Sam Neill. A family of three generations gather over a weekend to say goodbye to its matriarch Lily, who has an incurable disease. With the help of her husband Paul, Lily has chosen to pursue euthanasia when the weekend is over. But as the end approaches, their mother's decision becomes more and more difficult to handle for her two daughters, and old conflicts resurface. Blackbird had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019. It was released on September 18, 2020, by Screen Media Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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