A literally and figuratively cracking teaser poster for John Cameron Mitchell’s sure to be award-season friendly drama “Rabbit Hole” has been unveiled on the website of the film’s foreign sales company, Affinity Intl.
The feature will mark the first opportunity Mitchell has had working with A-list level talent which should make for fascinating viewing in itself. The helmer quickly noted a difference describing his two leads in Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as “virtuosic,” the “Stradivarius” of acting talent and “a beautiful resonate instrument that can respond to gentle guidance.”
Adapted for the screen by David Lindsay-Abaire from his own acclaimed play, “Rabbit Hole” centers on a couple’s fraying relationship as they struggle to cope with the death of their young son. Here’s a full synopsis:
Becca and Howie Corbett are a happily married couple whose perfect world is forever changed when their young son, Danny, is killed in an accident. Becca, an executive-turned-stay-at- home mom, tries to redefine her existence in a surreal landscape of well- meaning family and friends. Becca’s experiences lead her to find solace in a mysterious relationship with a troubled young comic-book artist, Jason. Becca’s fixation with Jason pulls her away from memories of Danny, while Howie immerses himself in the past, seeking refuge in outsiders who offer him something Becca is unable to give.
The Corbetts, both adrift, make surprising and dangerous choices as they choose the path that will determine their fate. Sundance-Award-winning and Golden-Globe-nominated director John Cameron Mitchell brings to the screen an emotionally taut adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer prize-winning drama “Rabbit Hole,” an intimate, and often darkly humorous exploration of love tested by tragedy.
Despite an ill-timed attempt by indie-favourite Owen Pallett, the film’s score will eventually be composed by Abel Korzeniowskil of “A Single Man” fame though the film itself doesn’t have a release as of yet. It should, however, feature at the latter season film festivals before an awards-season baiting release with Fox Searchlight still without a December release slate announced — this, Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants” and Danny Boyle’s Aron Ralston story “127 Hours” are all potential suspects for the upcoming release schedule.
