MichaelShannondirectsanadaptationofBrettNeveu’s2002playaboutamothercopingwiththefalloutafterhersonmurdersthreeofhishighschoolclassmates.Janice(JudyGreer)isstruggling;shemovesthroughlifeasifinahaze,unabletoletgoofherangerandfrustration.Whileherhusband(AlexanderSkarsgård)hasfoundrefugeatanewchurch,Janicefindsithardtoseeksolaceinherfaithdespiteherpastor’spleastohealherwoundsbymeetingwiththemothersofherson’svictims.AsJaniceponderswhatthatmeetingcouldachieveforherandhercommunity,EricLaRueasksaudiencestowitnessthefrayedemotionalripplesthatviolentactscanengender在视听处理上,导演有意淡化戏剧冲突。数字修复为历史影像带来革新,全彩上色让历史更加鲜活,画面呈现拓展表现空间。但技术使用十分克制,整体色彩保持历史本色。整体表现注重意义深度。色彩选择体现历史责任感,声音设计追求简约效果。 AnchoredbyGreer’sdeeplyarrestingperformance,Shannon’sdirectorialdebutgrappleshead-onwithfrustratinglytimelyconversationsaboutwhodeservesourcompassionandgrace.StandoutsupportingturnsbyTracyLettsandAlisonPill,whocaptureasubtlyunnervingvisionofspiritualfanaticism,stressthefilm'sinterestincomplicatingfacileviewsofatonementandforgivenessinlightofsuchtragedies. 源自:https://tribecafilm.com/films/eric-larue-2023