Chichester Cinema at New Park
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001.
Based on the 2005 bestseller by Jonathan Safran Foer which was told in the first person by 11-year-old Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), the film follows the kid's journey as he travels the streets of New York City one year later, trying to unravel the secret of a key left behind by his father (Tom Hanks) who died in the Twin Towers. With his mother (Sandra Bullock) emotionally unavailable, he sets out to find answers that will give him closure as he goes from one location to another, meeting a variety of people who may not be able to satisfy his quest but prove to be strong survivors in their own way.
Among them is an older man who does not speak (Max von Sydow) but who provides a strong link to Oskar's past and serves as a catalyst for his adventure. The raw wounds this journey opens and the difficulties he encounters dealing with his distant mom form the basis for most of the drama.
· 2011 · Stephen Daldry · 129min
