Saturday, November 15, 2008

New Revolutionary Road Trailer Hits Home



Variety has a new trailer for Sam Mendes' Revolutionary Road.

The trailer makes effective use of Cat Power's cover of the Tom Waits tune "Sea of Love," turning the rather bittersweet version last heard onscreen in 2007's Juno into a darker and more sinister melody.

Based off the 1961 Richard Yates novel of the same name, pic reunites Titanic stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as man & wife struggling to keep their marriage alive as the clashing of dreams and reality slowly break them down in the quiet desperation of suburban life.

The film also marks the reunion of Mendes with some of his usual partners-in-crime, including one of my favorite living cinematographers, Roger Deakins (who became Mendes' go-to guy after Conrad Hall - one of my favorite cinematographers of all time - passed away), composer (and again, one of my favorites) Thomas Newman, editor Tariq Anwar, and Oscar-nominated costume designer Albert Wolsky.

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