Sep 14
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Macon Film Guild: A Little Prayer
Overview
Writer/Director: Angus MacLachlan
Summary: Tammy (Jane Levy) and her husband David (Will Pullen) lead a quiet life in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sharing a home with David's parents, Bill (David Strathairn) and Venida (Celia Weston). David and Bill work together and have always been closely involved in each other's lives. When Bill begins to suspect that David is straying in his marriage, he is drawn into a relationship minefield, caught between wanting to protect his amicable daughter-in-law and trying to understand his impulsive son. As Bill confronts the limits of patriarchal influence, he is also forced to reckon with disheartening behavioral patterns that may be transcending generations.
Review Excerpts:
Screen International: There is much to enjoy in watching MacLachlan’s A Little Prayerplay out, and an equal amount of wisdom to be gleaned from it.
RogerEbert.com: Everyone is good to great, but [A Little Prayer] belongs to Strathairnand Levy, whose bond becomes the center of the film.
Variety: MacLachlan’s writing style is at once honest and slightly elevated, the kindwe’re used to hearing on stage, where the structure of the entire script matters, andsubtext is every bit as important as what’s spoken.
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