SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER
by Carl Hunter
synopsis
Sharp of suit and vocabulary, Bill Nighy is winningly deadpan as Scrabble-obsessed Merseyside tailor Alan, whose eldest son Michael stormed out of the house after a particularly heated round of the popular board game, never to return. Years later, Alan and his other son Peter (a sensitive turn by Sam Riley) continue the search while trying to repair their own strained relationship. Working from a typically witty and astute script by veteran screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce (24 Hour Party People), director Carl Hunter deploys a vivid visual style and striking production design to capture the shifting moods of a family who know plenty of words but struggle to communicate.
international title: | Sometimes Always Never |
original title: | Sometimes Always Never |
country: | United Kingdom |
sales agent: | Double Dutch International (CA) |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Carl Hunter |
film run: | 91' |
screenplay: | Frank Cottrell Boyce |
cast: | Jenny Agutter, Bill Nighy, Sam Riley, Tim McInnerny, Alice Lowe, Andrew Shim, Louis Healy, John Westley, Ella-Grace Gregoire |
cinematography by: | Richard Stoddard |
film editing: | Stephen Haren |
art director: | Tim Dickel |
costumes designer: | Lance Milligan |
producer: | Roy Boulter, Alan Latham, Sol Papadopoulos |
executive producer: | Kirsty Bell, Alastair Burlingham, Andrea Gibson, Matthew Helderman, Julian Hicks, Geoffrey Iles, Sarada McDermott, Jason Moring |
production: | Hurricane Films Ltd, Goldfinch Entertainment |
backing: | BondIt (US) |