ARMAGEDDON TIME

The most personal film yet from James Gray (AD ASTRA, THE IMMIGRANT, THE LOST CITY OF Z) is also one of his greatest, an exquisitely detailed and deeply emotional etching of a time and place: Queens, New York, 1980. Set against the backdrop of a country on the cusp of ominous sociopolitical change, ARMAGEDDON TIME follows Paul Graff (Banks Repeta), a sixth grader who dreams of becoming an artist. While Paul builds a friendship with classmate Johnny (Jaylin Webb), who's mercilessly targeted by their racist teacher, he finds himself increasingly at odds with his parents (Jeremy Strong and Anne Hathaway), for whom financial success and assimilation are key to the family's Jewish-American identity. Paul feels on firmest ground with his kind grandfather (a marvelous Anthony Hopkins), whose life experiences have granted him a weathered compassion. Rejecting easy nostalgia for a more difficult, painful form of recall, Gray's film — shot with intimate naturalism by Darius Khondji — is a perceptive and humane coming-of-age story that does what only cinema can do, elevating the smallest moments into the greatest drama. (Note courtesy of New York Film Festival.) Official Selection, 2022 Cannes, Telluride, Busan, Mill Valley and New York film festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD James Gray; PROD Marc Butan, Anthony Katagas, Rodrigo Teixeira. U.S./Brazil, 2022, color, 114 min. RATED R

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Run Time: 114 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, November 04, 2022

Genre: Drama, coming-of-age