Angus MacLachlan is again directing for the massive display screen with drama “A Little Prayer.” The function, which debuted at Sundance 2023, is thematically consistent with MacLachlan’s former movies, all household dramas: The filmmaker wrote “Junebug” and made his directorial debut with “Goodbye to All that” in 2013.
“A Little Prayer” stars David Strathairn as a father struggling to determine how one can information his grownup kids with out interfering of their lives. But after he discovers that his daughter-in-law (Jane Levy) could also be in hassle, he can’t stand by any longer.
The synopsis reads: “Invoice (Strathairn) is a pillar of his Southern group: a enterprise proprietor, a veteran, and the proud patriarch of an unruly however loving household. His daughter Patti (Anna Camp) has returned house after the collapse of her marriage, whereas his son David (Will Pullen) struggles to remain afloat. He has introduced David into the household enterprise, however harbors doubts about his self-discipline and dedication. Invoice gravitates in the direction of Tammy (Levy), his daughter-in-law and the one different individual in his rambunctious family who values contemplation and repose. When Invoice begins to suspect that David could also be straying from his marital vows with a co-worker (Dascha Polanco), the daddy should confront the perplexing inscrutability of his son’s decisions and their penalties for the remainder of the household.”
MacLachlan beforehand labored as a playwright earlier than adapting his personal script for Phil Morrison’s “Junebug,” which was a breakout success on the 2005 Sundance Movie Competition. Lead star Amy Adams was nominated for an Oscar. MacLachlan later advised IndieWire that the unbiased movie has staggeringly shifted since its debut.
“The indie world is extremely totally different from when ‘Junebug’ got here out,” he stated in 2014. “It was simply after the height of the ‘Reservoir Canine’ time, the place issues at Sundance bought for many cash. However then it bought an Academy Award nomination [for Amy Adams]. And it performed possibly 150 theaters. This was the time when there was nonetheless video. I feel it made $6 million finally. It made nearly $3 million on the field workplace. These days that’s exceptional. Even with Amy getting nominated, it nonetheless felt like a smaller movie. Since then, I nonetheless have individuals who say they know or have seen ‘Junebug.’”
As for his movie tastes, MacLachlan added, “There’s this hubris while you write a screenplay the place you assume it’s going to get made. At this level in my profession, it’s type of like, why not write the issues which can be necessary to you rather than attempting to determine what {the marketplace} is? Particularly with unbiased movie. It’s so exhausting to get something made. Why not attempt to get the issues made you actually imagine in? Even when you don’t imagine in them and also you’re simply attempting to comply with the tune you think about the market needs, the chances are that you simply’re nonetheless not going to get it carried out.”
Music Field Movies will launch “A Little Prayer” in theaters August 29 in NYC on the Angelica and in LA on the Laemmle Royal and Laemmle City Heart, with a nationwide rollout to comply with. Try the trailer under.