The Visitor
2007
A poignant and often funny film about rediscovering joy in the most unexpected places, The Visitor boasts an international cast including Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Dabai Gurira and Haim Abbass. Sixty-two-year old Walter Vale (Jenkins) is sleepwalking through his life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he .. Read more
| Starring | Hiam Abbass, Amir Arison, Richard Jenkins, Maggie Moore |
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| Director | Thomas McCarthy |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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The Visitor
A poignant and often funny film about rediscovering joy in the most unexpected places, The Visitor boasts an international cast including Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Dabai Gurira and Haim Abbass.
Sixty-two-year old Walter Vale (Jenkins) is sleepwalking through his life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he fills the void by unsuccessfully trying to learn to play classical piano. When his college sends him to manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real estate scam, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira) have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him, a decision which completely changes his life... Forever.
| Starring | Hiam Abbass, Amir Arison, Richard Jenkins, Maggie Moore, Laith Nakli, Haaz Sleiman |
|---|---|
| Director | Thomas McCarthy |
| Studio | HIGH FLIERS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 09 Feb 2009 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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This is film-making at its best
Simply, this is a story of a man who has lost passion from his life and finds a chance to re-discover his deep feelings for the rest of humanity by happy accident. Called to deputise for a colleague at a Conference, he discovers two immigrants , Tarek and Zeinab, llegally sub-letting his apartment. After some indecision he allows them to stay becomes close friends with them, but the story revolves around an incident where one of his guests becomes a victim of a zealous authority.
Richard Jenkins is superb as the withdrawn, reflective, and widowed university professor who discovers ia side of himself long forgotten, in sharing conversation, music, love and time with others.
This film is a joy and its warmth affected me greatly. I love this film immensely and have great pleasure in recommending it to others as a gentle film where a lot happens. -
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The Visitor: Thomas McCarthy Interview
- 10 Jul 2008
We caught up with all-round nice guy Thomas McCarthy, writer and director of The Visitor, who first made a name for himself with 2003’s indie hit The Station Agent, whilst also acting in films such as Meet The Parents and Michael Clayton. Thomas gives us the low-down on travelling the world, the cultural importance of the film and his phantom website tomforoscar.com.... LOVEFiLM: It’s a beautifully crafted, measured and moving film, that mixes two rather different ideas. You’v Read more
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A poignant and often funny film about rediscovering joy in the most unexpected places, The Visitor boasts an international cast including Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Dabai Gurira and Haim Abbass.<... -