the goldfinch (2019)
Based on the best-selling novel by Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch follows the life of Theodore Decker, beginning with the day that his mother is killed in a terrorist attack while the two of them are visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the chaos after the attack, Theo steals a painting from the museum, Carel Fabritius's The Goldfinch, and manages to get away with taking the painting because of the damage to the museum. The film follows Theo through young adulthood, and how his mother's death and the painting affect the course of his life. Ansel Elgort and Oakes Fegley star as Theo, alongside Finn Wolfhard, Jeffery Wright, and Nicole Kidman.
The Goldfinch
- Director
- John Crowley
- Release Date
- September 13, 2019
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Sarah Paulson , Aneurin Barnard , Peter Jacobson , Willa Fitzgerald , Luke Wilson , Oakes Fegley , Luke Kleintank , Nicole Kidman , Robert Joy , Jeffrey Wright , Ansel Elgort , Ashleigh Cummings , Finn Wolfhard , Joey Slotnick , Denis O'Hare
- Writers
- Peter Straughan
- Runtime
- 149 minutes
- Budget
- $40 Million
Summary
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based on novel by Donna Tartt. WB acquired the rights to the book in 2014, but progress on the adaptation didn't truly begin until 2017, when Ansel Elgort was cast. Following the success of Baby Driver, Elgort was looking to star in something prestigious that could possibly be an awards contender. Production began in January 2018. Want to know more about The Goldfinch? The Goldfinch official trailer
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