Lenny Abrahamson And The Longing For The Unreachable
Towards the end of Lenny Abrahamson’s Frank (2014), Jon ( Domhnall Gleeson) glances at Frank Sidebottom’s band one last time before turning his back for good. They represented his feverish dream of belonging to something extraordinary, but the truth, which had been constantly knocking on his shoulder, could no longer be ignored: he has never — and will never — fit into this beautiful group of misfits. The unpronounceable The Soronprfbs will continue their quest without dwelling on the loss of yet another keyboard player. Jon, on the other hand, will undoubtedly rummage through the memories of this nightmarish yet idyllic period for as long as he shall breathe.
Violently pulled away from the ordinary wonders of adolescence and stripped of the right to a ‘normal’ life, Joy ( Brie Larson) is thrown into motherhood under disturbing circumstances in 2015’s Oscar-nominated Room. Kept hostage for years in a garden shed, Joy lovingly attempts to create a sense of normalcy for her 5-year old son Jack (Jacob Tremblay), grasping to any mundane memories to comfort not only the kid but herself, yearning…
