MR. HOLMES
by Bill Condon
synopsis
1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside Sussex farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement, and searches for answers to the mysteries of life and love – before it’s too late.
original title: | Mr. Holmes |
country: | United Kingdom |
sales agent: | FilmNation Entertainment (US) |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Bill Condon |
film run: | 104' |
release date: | ES 21/08/2015, IT 19/11/2015, FR 4/05/2016 |
screenplay: | Mitch Cullin |
cast: | Ian McKellen, Milo Parker, Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan |
cinematography by: | Tobias A. Schliessler |
art director: | Jonathan Houlding, James Wakefield |
costumes designer: | Keith Madden |
music: | Carter Burwell |
producer: | Iain Canning, Anne Carey, Aviv Giladi, Emile Sherman, Greg Yolen |
co-producer: | Jack Morrissey, Paul Ritchie |
production: | See-Saw Films, AI-Film, Archer Gray, BBC Films, FilmNation Entertainment (US) |
distributor: | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, Seven Films, Telepool, DeAPlaneta, ARP Sélection, Roadside Attractions, Miramax |