Sometimes what we remember is only half the story
Director: Ritesh Batra
Producer: Ed Rubin, David M. Thompson
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
108 min
Rating: 6.37/10
Released
Watch Trailer
Top Cast
Jim Broadbent
Tony Webster
Charlotte Rampling
Veronica Ford
Harriet Walter
Margaret Webster
Michelle Dockery
Susie Webster
Matthew Goode
Mr. Joe Hunt
Emily Mortimer
Sarah Ford
Movie Info
Director: Ritesh Batra
Producer: Ed Rubin, David M. Thompson
Production Companies: Origin Pictures, BBC Film, FilmNation Entertainment
Countries: United Kingdom
Similar Movies
Love & Gelato
2022-06-22
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988-02-05
Needful Things
1993-08-27
Deliverance
1972-08-18
Airport
1970-03-25
Crazy/Beautiful
2001-06-29
Escape from Alcatraz
1979-06-22
Tell No One
2006-11-01
Terkel in Trouble
2004-04-02
The Thing from Another World
1951-04-05
Edward Scissorhands
1990-12-07
Saw
2004-10-01
Jackie Brown
1997-12-25
The Name of the Rose
1986-09-24
The Wages of Fear
1953-04-22
Berlin is in Germany
2001-11-01
East of Eden
1955-04-10
Rebecca
1940-03-23
The Outsiders
1983-03-25User Reviews
What Others Said
CinemaSerf:
Told via twin timelines in the life of "Tony Webster"; this is quite a gentle introspective on the way we live our lives and of the relatively significant impact of some equally insignificant decisions we make as we go along. Billy Howle is the younger version who has a fling with "Veronica'. Fast forward forty-odd years and we find Jim Broadbent in the role - the owner of a small camera shop - who is left a diary in the will of the girl's mother. The ensuing story unravels what happened to their relationship back then, and we see something of how it may develop in the present (with Charlotte Rampling); and of how "Tony" has evolved via his failed marriage to Dame Harriet Walter and his relationship with his expectant daughter Michelle Dockery. There are a few good scenes with Matthew Goode as the teacher and Joe Alwyn also stands out as 'Adrian Finn". The adaptation of Julian Barnes' novel is, however, a wee bit stodgy - and the film relies very heavily on the charisma of Rampling, Broadbent and a good effort from Howle to make much impact. It is intelligently done, but told from a very one-sided perspective.