Chichester Cinema at New Park
Changeling
Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich in a provocative thriller based on actual events. Christine Collins' (Jolie) prayers are met when her kidnapped son is returned, but amidst the frenzy of the photo-op reunion, she realizes this child is not hers. Facing corrupt police and a sceptical public, she desperately hunts for answers, only to be confronted by a truth that will change her forever.
As she pushes authorities to keep looking, she learns that in Prohibition-era L.A. women don't challenge the system and live to tell their story. Slandered as delusional and unfit, Christine finds an ally in activist Reverend Briegleb (Malkovich), who helps her fight the city to look for her missing boy.
This adds a forgotten chapter to the L.A. noir of Chinatown and Hollywood Confidential, and the film draws considerable strength from Eastwood’s own evocative and melodic score.
USA · 2008 · Clint Eastwood · 140min
