Hope Gap

“To Annette Bening’s credit, she finds just the right notes to illustrate Grace’s capacity for love, as well as her special gift for never letting up and driving you a little bit crazy.”~Chicago Sun-Times

Aroview: Adapted from the director's own play The Retreat from Moscow, this British drama stars Annette Bening and Bill Nighy as a couple who are facing a divorce after 29 years. Plenty of complexity is to be found in this modest drama, thanks in part to it's origins as a stage play, which lends the film a literate tone, along with a commitment to strong acting performances over cinematic mise-en-scène.