Batra made his reputation with the lunchbox, a charming mumbaiset romance, and our souls at night shares the same connective tissue. Oct 27, 2017 if you liked the netflix movie of our souls at night, try kent harufs book kent harufs book is both fresh and nostalgic. Based on the bestselling novel written by kent haruf and adapted for the screen by scott neustadter and michael h. The new film our souls at night, starring jane fonda and robert redford, is a romance between two characters who have both lost their first loves and are getting a second chance later in life. Ritesh batra has managed to elegantly capture the soul of kent harufs novel and the pulse of the small us town it is.
Both are widowers and have been for a number of years. As we age we think more about the inevitable parting that will come. Reuniting jane fonda and robert redford in a story about the relationship between a lonely widow and widower who have been longtime neighbors, the film makes the most of the two stars appeal and cinematic integrity. I read our souls at night in one sitting and wept in the final pages. The ending may be strained, but it works its way to just the right. Weber, the successful screen adaptation scribes behind 500 days of summer, the spectacular now and the fault of our stars. Oct 03, 2017 our souls at night is the lunchbox directors second consecutive cinematic adaptation after the sense of an ending. Its by no means perfect, but it is a pleasant reminder that life goes on after seventy, despite what most of. Our souls at night is an important reminder that there are still plenty of stories. You know what it means to feel real so rise up claim the. When haruf died recently, he deprived us of more stories with his trademark blend of philosophy, soulsearching, and good common sense. Sep 29, 2017 longtime nextdoor neighbors addie moore and louis waters robert redford are both widowed.
Our souls at night, his final novel, opens with an evening visit that addie moore pays to her longtime neighbor, louis waters. Having discovered this author through one of his later books. Our souls at night is a beautiful tribute to the power. Its by no means perfect, but it is a pleasant reminder that life goes on after seventy, despite what most of hollywood would have you think. Our souls at night robert redford and jane fondas comfy screen chemistry gives a light lift to this softedged, netflixbound autumnyears romance. Ive been married 45 years and can easily count the nights i have not slept in the same bed with my husband. Attendance at the meeting was way down, only four gals attended, but we had a spirited discussion over this short, gem of a book. Our souls at night has less grit than eventide, with its dickensian views of the lives of the poor, or plainsong, where favorite characters draw relentless spite. In our souls at night, we learn to love brave people making unconventional choices despite the narrowing and telescoping of freedoms and options in the later years of life. Sep 01, 2017 batra made his reputation with the lunchbox, a charming mumbaiset romance, and our souls at night shares the same connective tissue. Many of the scenes exploring the development of their romance are set in the. Weber the sense of an ending, our souls at night is a rarity in hollywood a mature. Jennifer maloney, the wall street journal about the author kent haruf is the author of five previous novels and, with the photographer peter brown, west of last chance.
From beginning to end, our souls at night flows like a gentle mountain stream of contemplative conversations, crafted from welldesigned scenes penned by the duo of scott neustadter and michael h. My book group all disagreed with me and i thought i was crazy. Sep 29, 2017 get our souls at night dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. The two have almost no relationship, but that all changes when addie pays an unexpected visit. Their arrangement immediately comes under fire from the other elderly folks. Our souls at night sounds as if it should be a noirish plunge into existential darkness of ravaged psyches while bloodhounds balefully howl at the moon. Our souls at night kent haruf, 2015 knopf doubleday 192 pp.
It is a graceful, easygoing september song of a film, complete. The film stars robert redford, jane fonda, matthias schoenaerts, and judy greer. I felt the ending was left unfinished and i wanted more. Our souls at night is a 2017 american romantic drama film directed by ritesh batra and written by scott neustadter and michael h. So begins, without further preamble, the romantic comedy our souls as night, adapted from kent harufs quiet, deeply thoughtful final novel. Our souls at night book club discussion yesterday our book club met at my house to discuss kent harufs last book, our souls at night. Based on the late kent harufs final novel of the same name, the sense of an ending director ritesh batras film allows redford and fonda to. Their arrangement immediately comes under fire from the other elderly. When addie tries to make a connection with her neighbor, the two begin sleeping in bed together platonically, with the innocent goal of alleviating their shared loneliness. Fonda and redford star as addie moore and louis waters, a widow and widower who. Louis postdispatch, and the denver post in the familiar setting of holt, colorado, home to all of kent harufs inimitable fiction, addie moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, louis waters. How would you describe the endingas heartbreaking, hopeful, or something else. Even now, thinking of endings, of the ending of this book, the.
Our souls at night, by kent haruf the new york times. It is based on the novel of same name by kent haruf. The questions, discussion topics, and reading list that follow are intended to enhance your reading groups discussion of our souls at night, the final novel from acclaimed author kent haruf questions and topics for discussion. It isnt the ending i wanted, with addie and louis sharing a peaceful domestic life. Addie and louis live in the same neighborhood in holt, colorado. Our souls at night is a beautiful tribute to the power of. Jennifer maloney, the wall street journal about the author kent haruf is the author of five previous novels and, with the. If you liked the netflix movie of our souls at night. Set in the fictional town of holt, colorado, netflixs newest original film our souls at night is an adaptation of colorado native kent harufs novel. In his final interview, conducted a few days before his death from interstitial lung disease, haruf discussed our souls at night. Our souls at night, kent harufs last novel before his death, is the story of two individuals, addie more and louis waters, who begin sleeping together platonically for the benefit of each others shared company. Our souls at night is a 2017 american romantic drama film directed by ritesh batra and written. Jane fonda and robert redford in our souls at night. Recommending new books each month to spark lively conversation.
Night never ending night never ending the weapons we bring are our souls you know. Our souls at night is simply, profoundly, an exquisite homage to love. Our souls at night is an enjoyable fondaredford reunion vulture. Weber the sense of an ending, our souls at night is a rarity in hollywood a mature love story between two absolute equals. I selected the movie not knowing it was from the novel by kent haruf. Weber the fault in our stars, our souls at night is set in colorado and begins. Please tell me im not wrong in thinking that the relationship did not end at the end of the book. Kent haruf wrote our souls at night under a death sentence.
Their brave adventures their pleasures and their difficulties are hugely involving and truly resonant, making our souls at night the perfect final installment to this beloved writers enduring contribution to american literature. The two are not that well acquainted with each other, however, addie decides to ask for the somewhat unorthodox arrangement. Both are widowed addie is 70, louis about the same and. Jun 07, 2015 our souls at night, his final novel, opens with an evening visit that addie moore pays to her longtime neighbor, louis waters. The saddest part of reading kent harufs latest book our souls at night is knowing it is his last. With judy greer, robert redford, jane fonda, bruce dern. But the novel runs, like harufs others, on the dogged insistence that simple elements carry depth, and readers will find much to be grateful. They provide smart, winning material for the screen legends to delve into and make their own. But that isnt this movie, which is as comforting, lowkey and unfussy as your grandmothers tablecloth. At the end of the summer, gene returns to pick up jamie and confronts addie about her relationship with louis, which he disapproves of. But that isnt this movie, which is as comforting, lowkey and unfussy as your grandmothers tablecloth, the one she used every day and not just for company. In light of harufs death last year, our souls at night is a reminder of a loss on the american cultural landscape, as well as a parting gift from a master storyteller.
Kent harufs novel, our souls at night, tells the tale of the unlikely love found when addie moore proposes that her neighbor, louis waters, sleeps in the same bed as her because the nights are lonely. After the lunchbox and the sense of an ending, this netflix movie starring robert redford and jane fonda feels like a perfect addition to director ritesh batras antigrief trilogy of sorts. The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when addie tries to make a connection with her neighbor. Netflix is putting the film in a few theaters but its online now to. Based on the last novel that kent haruf wrote before he died in 2014, and adapted to the screen by 500 days of summer scribes scott neustadter and michael h. Sep 26, 2017 our souls at night has all the narrative momentum of a semicolon, and the only thing that keeps it lumbering forward is the belief that getting into bed together every night gives louis and. Longtime nextdoor neighbors addie moore and louis waters robert redford are both widowed. Cast and crew credits for our souls at night, 2017, directed by ritesh batra, with constance freeman, judy greer, iain armitage, at turner classic movies.
Ritesh batras our souls at night, which premiered at the venice film festival, sees the actors reunited on camera for the first time since 1979. Our souls at night, his final work, was published posthumously in 2015 and received wide praise. But from beyond the grave he died last november haruf reaches out with our souls at night. Our souls at night by kent haruf the saddest part of reading kent harufs latest book our souls at night is knowing it is his last. It could have been made as a very different film for. Sep 02, 2017 ritesh batras our souls at night, which premiered at the venice film festival, sees the actors reunited on camera for the first time since 1979. Fonda and redford star as addie moore and louis waters, a widow and widower whove lived next to each other for years. Despite knowing his life was coming to a sooner end than it should, or perhaps because of this, he created a story about finding love in the final chapter. Aug 24, 2017 our souls at night book club discussion yesterday our book club met at my house to discuss kent harufs last book, our souls at night. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our souls at night near you.
The premise of our souls at night grabbed my attention. After widowed neighbors addie and louis begin sleeping in bed together platonically to alleviate their loneliness, a real romance begins to blossom. Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they naturally have known of each other for decades. Robert redford and jane fonda in our souls at night. Our souls at night is a best book club book for discussion set in holt, colorado, a beautiful story of second chances between two people who have lost their spouses. Sep 01, 2017 so begins, without further preamble, the romantic comedy our souls as night, adapted from kent harufs quiet, deeply thoughtful final novel. The two have almost no relationship, but that all changes when. As with his earlier novels, our souls at night is set on the plains of eastern colorado, in the town of holt. Netflix is putting the film in a few theaters but its. Addie moore and louis waters, a widow and widower, have lived next door to each other for years. This valedictory novel is on the same elevated plane as plainsong and eventide. Our souls at night 2017 tv14 1h 43m critically acclaimed films after widowed neighbors addie and louis begin sleeping in bed together platonically to alleviate their loneliness, a. In holt, colorado, widower louis waters is initially thrown when the widowed addie moore suggests that they spend time together, in bed, to stave off.
It had its world premiere at the venice film festival on september 1, 2017. If you liked the netflix movie of our souls at night, try. How would you describe the ending as heartbreaking, hopeful, or something else. Ron charles of the washington post called it a tender, carefully polished work that it seems like a blessing we had no right to expect. Our souls at night is a beautiful tribute to the power of second chances. Parents need to know that our souls at night is based on the book by kent haruf. Together, they could form an antigrief trilogy of sorts. Our souls at night is an enjoyable fondaredford reunion. Our souls at nightbook club discussion my head is full.
Our souls at night 2017 tv14 1h 43m critically acclaimed films after widowed neighbors addie and louis begin sleeping in bed together platonically to alleviate their loneliness, a real romance begins to blossom. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. I take these books as a glimpse of a slice of life sprinkled with landmarks and characterizations of the area. The last act of our souls at night is rushed and the ending truncated. Our souls at night 2017 tv14 1h 43m dramas after widowed neighbors addie and louis begin sleeping in bed together platonically to alleviate their loneliness, a real romance begins to blossom. Get our souls at night dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats.