J.A. Bayona’s adaptation of Patrick Ness‘ A Monster Calls must be one of the most well-received world premieres of this year’s Toronto Film Festival. The movie is a heartbreaking and truly moving grief parable for kids, about a young boy named Conor, whose mother is in the final weeks of an unsuccessful battle with cancer. As nightly visits by a giant monster fail to traumatize a boy already going through the worst of traumas, the monster tells Conor a series of stories that question the fairy tale understanding of heroes and villains, right and wrong.
Stopping by our Toronto studio with his cast and author-screenwriter Ness, J.A. Bayona told me his first read-through of the book was overwhelming. “I was surprised by the number of ideas it had in common with my other films,” he noted of the film that is nevertheless incredibly distinct in style and...
Stopping by our Toronto studio with his cast and author-screenwriter Ness, J.A. Bayona told me his first read-through of the book was overwhelming. “I was surprised by the number of ideas it had in common with my other films,” he noted of the film that is nevertheless incredibly distinct in style and...
- 9/13/2016
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
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