(l-r) Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, Richard Gere and Rebecca Hall in Oren Moverman’s The Dinner. Photo courtesy of The Orchard (c)
Richard Gere stars as Stan Lohman, a congressman running for governor, who invites his brother Paul (Steve Coogan) and wife Claire (Laura Linney) to dine with him and his wife Kate (Rebecca Hall) at a very upscale restaurant. The brothers don’t get along and Paul does not want to go but his wife Claire is relishing the chance to have dinner at one of the town’s most exclusive restaurants. While the brothers are estranged, their 16-year-old sons Michael (Charlie Plummer) and Rick (Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick) are friends. It is something the boys did together, something awful, that Stan wants to talk about at this tense family dinner.
The Dinner is a dramatic examination of how far one might go for family, as well as explorations of mental illness,...
Richard Gere stars as Stan Lohman, a congressman running for governor, who invites his brother Paul (Steve Coogan) and wife Claire (Laura Linney) to dine with him and his wife Kate (Rebecca Hall) at a very upscale restaurant. The brothers don’t get along and Paul does not want to go but his wife Claire is relishing the chance to have dinner at one of the town’s most exclusive restaurants. While the brothers are estranged, their 16-year-old sons Michael (Charlie Plummer) and Rick (Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick) are friends. It is something the boys did together, something awful, that Stan wants to talk about at this tense family dinner.
The Dinner is a dramatic examination of how far one might go for family, as well as explorations of mental illness,...
- 5/5/2017
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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