Chile/US • d: Martin McDonaugh • R • 118m
Chile, 1973: after Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell), two veteran CIA operatives, wrap up a subversive undercover mission— destabilizing the democratically elected Allende and prepping his opponents for a military coup—they head to Easter Island on a mission, where Chris hopes to write his memoir. An encounter with two students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) hastens the erosion of their trust. Chris and Lee’s back-and-forth banter—a mix of nostalgic camaraderie and acerbic oneupmanship brilliantly performed by Malkovich and Rockwell—makes Martin McDonagh’s film a satirically funny buddy film for the ages, rivaling his own THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN. But McDonagh never shies from his clear-eyed and caustic view of the tragic consequences of America’s cynical, destructive interventions abroad: This is a comedy with blood on its hands. Parker Posey, Steve Buscemi and Tom Waits provide dazzling support. –Larry Gross
About the Telluride Film Festival
The Telluride Film Festival has been, for the last 50 years, a celebration of the art of film: honoring the great masters of the cinema, discovering the rare and unknown, bringing new works by the world’s greatest directors and the latest in American independent film to a small mountain town in Colorado. The New York Times called Telluride “the smallest, most original, and most stimulating of the major festivals,” while Entertainment Tonight simply said it was “the world’s best festival.”
About Telluride By The Sea
The Music Hall and the Telluride Film Festival collaborate on an exclusive presentation of six new features, brought directly from their Colorado debuts. This unique and intimate Portsmouth event treats audience members from across the Northeast to an exclusive peek into the Telluride experience—packing one September weekend in Portsmouth with the latest international cinema, private parties, great music, delicious food, and inspired conversations with other cinephiles of all ages, tastes, and backgrounds.
Schedule
Fri., 9/25 • 7pm • THE DEBUT
Sat., 9/26 • 1pm • FATHERLAND
Sat., 9/26 • 3:30pm • TENDER LOVING CARE
Sat., 9/26 • 7pm • INK
Sun., 9/27 • 12pm • WILD HORSE NINE
Sun., 9/27 • 3pm • ELSINORE
Sun., 9/27 • 6:30pm • BURGUNDY
