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Train Dreams’ Visual Craft Takes Center Stage Ahead of Nov. 21 Netflix Release

Critics single out Joel Edgerton’s performance alongside Adolpho Veloso’s natural‑light, 3:2 imagery.

Overview

  • The film is in a limited theatrical run following Sundance and Toronto screenings, with Netflix streaming set for November 21.
  • A new featurette and an IndieWire craft roundtable highlight on‑location shooting, natural light, and a 3:2 frame designed to evoke memory and photographs.
  • Reviews, including Rolling Stone’s, praise Joel Edgerton’s restrained lead turn and the movie’s immersive period texture.
  • Director Clint Bentley describes the adaptation as an elegy for a vanishing American landscape, underscored by the difficulty of finding old‑growth forests near the U.S.–Canada border.
  • The ensemble features Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, and William H. Macy, with a Bryce Dessner score and Will Patton narration, as awards‑season talk builds.