A character acknowledging that it’s weird doesn’t make it any less weird. A 47 yr old man and an 11 yr old girl form a relationship, and yes, it is weird. He then takes her to a hotel room. And from there he even takes her to a secluded cabin in the woods. However, Lamb seems intent to look at these situations with unbiased eyes. This adaptation of Bonnie Nadzam’s novel aims to present a challenging film that confronts viewers with an unorthodox relationship that takes a turn into dangerous territory. But for many people (including myself), it won’t be a challenge to feel uncomfortable about this relationship.
David Lamb (Ross Partridge) is struggling to cope with the death of his father and an ongoing divorce. He finds a form of peace when Tommie (Oona Laurence) walks into his life. Tommie is an eleven year old girl who,...
David Lamb (Ross Partridge) is struggling to cope with the death of his father and an ongoing divorce. He finds a form of peace when Tommie (Oona Laurence) walks into his life. Tommie is an eleven year old girl who,...
- 1/15/2016
- by Michael Haffner
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Read More: The 2015 Indiewire Springboard Bible Indiewire's Springboard column profiles up-and-comers in the film industry worthy of your attention. Ross Partridge doesn't harbor any illusions about the controversial nature of his feature film, "Lamb," a project that he deems both "troubling" and emblematic of audiences' desires to box emotionally fraught stories into easily consumable boxes. The film, which has played around the festival circuit since first debuting at SXSW last year, even has a poster that boasts of its hard-to-pin-down nature, including pull quotes that hinge on its "intensely provocative" nature and even a rallying cry to "let the controversy begin." But that's not why Partridge was compelled to the make the film, which he wrote, produced, directed and starred in. He just loved the story, and maybe that will be enough for audiences to take a chance on it. Based on Bonnie Nadzam's novel of the same name,...
- 1/8/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Rarely does a non-horror movie bring on such feelings of continuous discomfort and unease as audiences will likely feel here. Rather than a plot built around the supernatural or a serial killer, “Lamb” focuses on the unconventional friendship between a 47-year-old man and an 11-year-old girl to elicit those same emotions. There’s constant acknowledgment of the weirdness in this pairing, but that doesn’t make it any less uncomfortable. Based on Bonnie Nadzam’s novel, “Lamb” explores the relationship between two broken people. In addition to duties as writer and director, Ross Partridge stars as David Lamb, a man whose father has just died, whose job is endangered, and whose marriage is equally in trouble. He searches for solace in an affair with a colleague (Jess Weixler), but it’s only when he meets young Tommie (Oona Laurence) that he seems to find direction. In the moments of their...
- 1/7/2016
- by Kimber Myers
- The Playlist
Premiering to acclaim at South by Southwest last year, Ross Partridge‘s drama Lamb follows a mysterious relationship with a man and young girl as he helps her avoid a bleak destiny by initiating her into the beauty of the outside world. It’s set for a theatrical and VOD release over the next few days, and today we have an exclusive clip.
Taking place earlier in the story, which is based on Bonnie Nadzam‘s novel, it shows a brief part of the journey featuring our two main characters, one played by Partridge and the other by Oona Laurence (Southpaw). Also starring Jess Weixler, Tom Bower, Scoot McNairy, Lindsay Pulsipher, Joel Murray, and Jennifer Lafleur, check out our exclusive clip below, along with the trailer and poster.
Based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, ‘Lamb’ traces the self-discovery of David Lamb (Partridge) in the weeks following the disintegration of...
Taking place earlier in the story, which is based on Bonnie Nadzam‘s novel, it shows a brief part of the journey featuring our two main characters, one played by Partridge and the other by Oona Laurence (Southpaw). Also starring Jess Weixler, Tom Bower, Scoot McNairy, Lindsay Pulsipher, Joel Murray, and Jennifer Lafleur, check out our exclusive clip below, along with the trailer and poster.
Based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, ‘Lamb’ traces the self-discovery of David Lamb (Partridge) in the weeks following the disintegration of...
- 1/7/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Strangers With Cabins : Partridge’s Uncomfortable Sophomore Film
Returning behind the camera for the first time since his 2000 debut indie film Interstate 84, actor Ross Partridge reaches uncomfortable and unpredictable heights with Lamb, an adaptation of a novel by Bonnie Nadzam. Exploring a socially inappropriate relationship between a middle aged man and a pre-teen female barely on the horizon of adolescence, Ross reaches a perfect emotional pitch in-between punctuations of queasy discomfort. With impressive finesse, Partridge, who adapted the screenplay, maintains the sense of dense characterization sometimes lost in cinematic translations dealing with material as fragile as this.
Having just buried his father and in the midst of a divorce, Chicago businessman David Lamb (Partridge) finds himself adrift in an increasing tangle of little white lies and untruths that have forced him into a stagnant personal ennui. He’s having a tepid affair with co-worker, Linny (Jess Weixler), though...
Returning behind the camera for the first time since his 2000 debut indie film Interstate 84, actor Ross Partridge reaches uncomfortable and unpredictable heights with Lamb, an adaptation of a novel by Bonnie Nadzam. Exploring a socially inappropriate relationship between a middle aged man and a pre-teen female barely on the horizon of adolescence, Ross reaches a perfect emotional pitch in-between punctuations of queasy discomfort. With impressive finesse, Partridge, who adapted the screenplay, maintains the sense of dense characterization sometimes lost in cinematic translations dealing with material as fragile as this.
Having just buried his father and in the midst of a divorce, Chicago businessman David Lamb (Partridge) finds himself adrift in an increasing tangle of little white lies and untruths that have forced him into a stagnant personal ennui. He’s having a tepid affair with co-worker, Linny (Jess Weixler), though...
- 1/4/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Read More: Ross Partridge's 'Lamb' Acquired for Distribution by The Orchard In this exclusive clip from Ross Partridge's "Lamb," the relationship between David Lamb and the young Tommie seems serene until a sudden interruption. The film enjoyed its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, where it was a festival favorite. The cast includes Oona Laurence, Ross Partridge, Scoot McNairy and Jess Weixler. The official film synopsis reads: "'Lamb,' based on the book by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb, a narcissistic middle-aged man. In the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father, he hopes to regain some faith in his own goodness by turning his attention to an awkward and unpopular 11-year-old girl named Tommie. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy and emptiness and even comes to believe...
- 12/15/2015
- by Sonya Saepoff
- Indiewire
Read More: Ross Partridge's 'Lamb' Acquired for Distribution by The Orchard In Ross Partridge's "Lamb," a middle-aged man and a young girl form a controversial relationship. The official synopsis for "Lamb" reads: "'Lamb,' based on the book by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb, a narcissistic middle-aged man. In the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father he hopes to regain some faith in his own goodness by turning his attention to an awkward and unpopular 11-year-old girl named Tommie. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy and emptiness and even comes to believe that his devotion to Tommie is in her best interest. When Lamb decides to take a willing Tommie for a road trip from Chicago to the Rockies to initiate her into the vast beauty of the world,...
- 11/13/2015
- by Karen Brill
- Indiewire
The Orchard are still adding to their SXSW shopping cart as IndieWIRE reports that the distributor has landed the North American, UK and Australian and New Zealand rights to Ross Partridge’s Lamb. Slaying SXSW auds and garnering all-around positive reviews (including our site), the drama recently won Sarasota Film Fest’s Independent Visions award. The drama looks set for more film fest exposure before receiving an eventual 2016 theatrical release.
Gist: Based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to Tommie (Oona Laurence), an awkward and unpopular 11-year-old girl. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy and emptiness, and takes Tommie for a road trip from Chicago to the Rockies, planning to initiate her into the beauty of the mountain wilderness.
Worth Noting: Ross Partridge, the actor turned director will net be...
Gist: Based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to Tommie (Oona Laurence), an awkward and unpopular 11-year-old girl. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy and emptiness, and takes Tommie for a road trip from Chicago to the Rockies, planning to initiate her into the beauty of the mountain wilderness.
Worth Noting: Ross Partridge, the actor turned director will net be...
- 5/13/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The distributor has acquired North American, UK and Australian and New Zealand rights to Ross Partridge’s drama.
Partridge also stars as a kindly man who coaxes a young girl to join him for a week at his rural getaway. Newcomer Oona Laurence also stars.
The film is based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam.
The Orchard plans a 2016 release after Danielle Digiacomo brokered the deal with ICM Partners.
Partridge also stars as a kindly man who coaxes a young girl to join him for a week at his rural getaway. Newcomer Oona Laurence also stars.
The film is based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam.
The Orchard plans a 2016 release after Danielle Digiacomo brokered the deal with ICM Partners.
- 5/13/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Read More: Sarasota Film Festival Announces Jury and Audience Award Winners; 'White God' Nets Prize The Orchard has snagged distribution rights across North America for Ross Partridge's acclaimed rural drama "Lamb." Ross Partridge stars in and directed this intensely provocative rural drama, which features Jess Weixler ("The Good Wife"), Scoot McNairy ("Argo") and Joel Murray ("Mad Men") in supporting roles. The film's official synopsis reads as follows: "Based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, 'Lamb' traces the self-discovery of David Lamb (Partridge) in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to Tommie (Oona Laurence), an awkward and unpopular 11-year-old girl. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy and emptiness, and takes Tommie for a road trip from Chicago to the Rockies,...
- 5/13/2015
- by David Canfield
- Indiewire
Lamb is a deeply uncomfortable drama in the icy vein of Lolita – a sublimely acted but inherently disturbing meditation on virtue and vice, and the blurred lines between them that present themselves over the course of one 45-year-old man’s spur-of-the-moment camping trip with an 11-year-old girl he befriended in a burned-out Chicago parking lot.
The film is as dangerously compelling and quietly terrifying as that premise suggests. Should protagonist David Lamb (Ross Partridge, who also directed and adapted the novel by Bonnie Nadzam) succumb to his most immoral instincts and transform an initially innocuous relationship with the young, malleable Tommie (Oona Laurence) into something far more sinister, humanity is essentially screwed. After all, symbolism runs rampant in Lamb (the title alone questions which character is the real innocent). Any audience member can find some part of themselves in its protagonist, a lonely man who recently buried his father and...
The film is as dangerously compelling and quietly terrifying as that premise suggests. Should protagonist David Lamb (Ross Partridge, who also directed and adapted the novel by Bonnie Nadzam) succumb to his most immoral instincts and transform an initially innocuous relationship with the young, malleable Tommie (Oona Laurence) into something far more sinister, humanity is essentially screwed. After all, symbolism runs rampant in Lamb (the title alone questions which character is the real innocent). Any audience member can find some part of themselves in its protagonist, a lonely man who recently buried his father and...
- 3/16/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
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