Universal Pictures has launched a new trailer for the upcoming thriller ‘The Lesson.’
Liam (Daryl McCormack), an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair (Academy Award nominee Richard E. Grant). But soon, Liam realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. Sinclair, his wife Hélène (Academy Award nominee Julie Delpy), and their son Bertie (Stephen McMillan) all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam’s future as well as their own. As the lines between master and protégé blur, class, ambition, and betrayal become a dangerous combination in this taut noir thriller.
Directed by Alice Troughton, the film stars Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy, Daryl McCormack, Stephen McMillan, and Crispin Letts.
Also in trailers – Bradley Cooper & Carey Mulligan star in teaser trailer for ‘Maestro’
The movie hits cinemas on September 22nd.
Liam (Daryl McCormack), an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair (Academy Award nominee Richard E. Grant). But soon, Liam realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. Sinclair, his wife Hélène (Academy Award nominee Julie Delpy), and their son Bertie (Stephen McMillan) all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam’s future as well as their own. As the lines between master and protégé blur, class, ambition, and betrayal become a dangerous combination in this taut noir thriller.
Directed by Alice Troughton, the film stars Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy, Daryl McCormack, Stephen McMillan, and Crispin Letts.
Also in trailers – Bradley Cooper & Carey Mulligan star in teaser trailer for ‘Maestro’
The movie hits cinemas on September 22nd.
- 8/22/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on July 5th, reviewing “The Lesson,” a modern film noir featuring Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy. In theaters since July 7th.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
his is the story of Liam (Daryl McCormack), a writer and tutor who gets a plum assignment at the home of the Sinclairs, whose patriarch J.M.(Richard E. Grant) is LIam’s favorite author … although he’s become a recluse due to the death of his beloved son. Liam is tutoring his nervous younger son Bertie (Stephen McMillan), who is overseen by his mother Helene (Julie Delpy). At first J.M. ignores Liam, until it becomes apparent that the tutor can help get his latest novel to its completion. It’s the secrets revealed in the context of that situation that will change everything.
”The Lesson” is in theaters since July 7th.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
his is the story of Liam (Daryl McCormack), a writer and tutor who gets a plum assignment at the home of the Sinclairs, whose patriarch J.M.(Richard E. Grant) is LIam’s favorite author … although he’s become a recluse due to the death of his beloved son. Liam is tutoring his nervous younger son Bertie (Stephen McMillan), who is overseen by his mother Helene (Julie Delpy). At first J.M. ignores Liam, until it becomes apparent that the tutor can help get his latest novel to its completion. It’s the secrets revealed in the context of that situation that will change everything.
”The Lesson” is in theaters since July 7th.
- 7/9/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Every moment in The Lesson’s early going seemingly exists to illustrate pulp novelist Jim Thompson’s famous saying: “There is only one plot—things are not what they seem.” We see eminent novelist J.M. Sinclair (Richard E. Grant) languidly remarking to an interviewer that “average writers attempt originality…the great writers steal.” Then up-and-coming writer Liam Sommers (Daryl McCormack) is seen studying videos of J.M. with a mysterious intensity before he then shows up at J.M.’s luxurious home to tutor the man’s son, Bertie (Stephen McMillan). Throughout, the close-ups of the algae-covered pond behind the home make it seem as if a better name for the film would have been What Lies Beneath.
Alex MacKeith’s screenplay unfolds in a confidently unhurried manner—sharp and literary-minded without ever feeling the need to wear any of its influences on its sleeve. Yes, we’re subjected...
Alex MacKeith’s screenplay unfolds in a confidently unhurried manner—sharp and literary-minded without ever feeling the need to wear any of its influences on its sleeve. Yes, we’re subjected...
- 6/30/2023
- by Chris Barsanti
- Slant Magazine
Alice Troughton’s first feature is a jewel, an exquisitely made chamber piece with Richard E. Grant as J.M. Sinclair, an acclaimed novelist on his way down, Julie Delpy as Helene, his art-curator wife, and Daryl McCormack as Liam, a would-be novelist who idolizes Sinclair. With a clever script that keeps us off guard, the setting of a gracious country estate whose sumptuous visuals mask a dark undercurrent, and a score that entices us into an increasingly unsettling world, The Lesson is a small delight.
The opening scene makes it seem as if we can see the film’s whole trajectory. Liam is being interviewed about his first novel, whose plot about a great patriarchal writer is obviously based on Sinclair. The narrative then flashes back to the beginning of the story, when Liam is hired to tutor the Sinclairs’ son, Bertie (Stephen McMillan), for his entrance exams to Oxford University.
The opening scene makes it seem as if we can see the film’s whole trajectory. Liam is being interviewed about his first novel, whose plot about a great patriarchal writer is obviously based on Sinclair. The narrative then flashes back to the beginning of the story, when Liam is hired to tutor the Sinclairs’ son, Bertie (Stephen McMillan), for his entrance exams to Oxford University.
- 6/13/2023
- by Caryn James
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Though it doesn’t exactly have the same warm, melancholic charm, Alice Troughton’s elegant literary thriller The Lesson could give star Richard E. Grant the kind of late-career bump that last year’s Living afforded Bill Nighy. An Oscar nom might be a little fanciful at this stage, but a BAFTA shot is a no-brainer, with Grant on top form as a mercurial, narcissistic British author. Co-star Julie Delpy might also find new offers coming in, showing a stiletto-sharp new side to herself as his enigmatic wife.
Though it doesn’t have the intensity of this year’s Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall, Troughton’s upper-middle-class gothic is working in similar territory — with the exception of art curator Hélène, three of the four main characters are writers at various stages of their career. The minimalistic opening credits set an intriguing tone — if Sally Potter made a Knives Out movie,...
Though it doesn’t have the intensity of this year’s Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall, Troughton’s upper-middle-class gothic is working in similar territory — with the exception of art curator Hélène, three of the four main characters are writers at various stages of their career. The minimalistic opening credits set an intriguing tone — if Sally Potter made a Knives Out movie,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Peter Capaldi, the newly named star of "Doctor Who," is the first of the 12 actors to play this iconic part to have won an Oscar. However, the actor did not take home this award in 1994 for a performance; rather it came for helming "Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life," which tied "Trevor" for Best Live Action Short. (Watch this 22-minute comic gem below.) The comic film, which Capaldi also wrote, looks at the life of Kafka as he is about to begin writing "The Metamorphosis." He gets continually interrupted by increasingly silly distractions, which may be figments of his imagination. Richard E. Grant ("Withnail and I"), who played Kafka, was Dr. Simeon in "The Snowmen," a chilling episode of the most recent season of "Doctor Who." And Crispin Letts, who portrayed Kafka's main character, Gregor Samsa, is the son of Barry Letts who produced "Doctor Who&q...
- 8/7/2013
- Gold Derby
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