Overview
- Netflix released a final trailer and confirmed the period drama is now streaming.
- Joel Edgerton leads the cast as Robert Grainier alongside Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand, Clifton Collins Jr., Kerry Condon and William H. Macy, with Will Patton narrating, in a Clint Bentley adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella.
- USA TODAY reports growing awards-season chatter, with critics touting the film as a dark-horse contender and predicting Edgerton for best actor.
- Dessner says he recorded parts of the score at Flora Recording & Playback in Portland using vintage pianos, harmoniums and guitars blended with modern synths.
- He also co-wrote the end-credits theme with Nick Cave, describing their first collaboration as a quick, lyric-driven process during Cave’s tour.