Causeway (film)

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Causeway (film)
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Official release poster
Directed by Lila Neugebauer
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Music by Alex Somers
Cinematography Diego García
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Distributed by A24
Apple Studios
Release dates
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  • September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) (TIFF)
  • October 28, 2022 (2022-10-28) (United States)
  • November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04) (Apple TV+)
Running time
 92 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

Causeway is a 2022 American psychological drama film directed by Lila Neugebauer from a screenplay by Ottessa Moshfegh, Luke Goebel, and Elizabeth Sanders. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry,[2] Linda Emond, Jayne Houdyshell, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Russell Harvard.

Causeway had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022,[3] and was released in select cinemas on October 28, 2022, before its streaming release on November 4, 2022, by Apple TV+. The film has received positive reviews, with Lawrence and Henry's performances garnering acclaim from critics.

Plot

Lynsey, a U.S. soldier, experiences a traumatic brain injury after an IED explosion during her tour in Afghanistan which forces her to return home in New Orleans.[4] She struggles to return to her daily life with her mother as she waits for her wish to return for redeployment. Her doctor is reluctant to sign her waiver to return as he feels that trauma is a strong link to her depression. As she improves with rehabilitation, she becomes unlikely friends with James, an auto mechanic, who also has physical and mental trauma after a car accident in which his nephew was killed on the 24 mile long Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Causeway, the title of the movie, is a metaphor for the journeys in the film as it may be "terrifying to drive across when you're on it, you can't see". [5]

Cast

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Lawrence at the film's premiere in Toronto

Other cast

  • Sean Carvajal as Santiago, mechanic
  • Fred Weller as Rick, pool cleaner boss
  • Will Pullen as Bro, bar patron
  • Neal Huff as Neuropsychologist
  • Joshua Hull as Security Contractor (uncredited)

Production

In April 2019, it was announced Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry had joined the cast of an untitled drama film, with Lila Neugebauer directing from a screenplay by Elizabeth Sanders. Lawrence, Justine Polsky, Eli Bush and Scott Rudin would serve as producers under their Excellent Cadaver and IAC Films banners, respectively, while A24 would distribute.[6][7]

Production began in the summer of 2019 in New Orleans, but was delayed due to Hurricane Barry. Production restarted in March 2020, but was once again delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was completed in the summer of 2021.[8]

In April 2021, following allegations of abuse, Scott Rudin stepped back as a producer from the project.[9] On December 30, 2021, the WGA awarded final screenplay credit for the film to both Sanders and the team of Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel.[10]

Release

In July 2022, it was announced Apple TV+ would distribute the film.[11][12] The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022.[13] The European premiere was held on October 8, 2022, at the BFI London Film Festival. [14] It had a limited theatrical release on October 28, 2022,[15] and was released on Apple TV+ on November 4, 2022.[16]

Reception

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Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry’s (left and right, respectively) performances were acclaimed by critics. It was seen as a return to form for Lawrence and one of her best performances.

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 85% based on 152 reviews reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Causeway takes a powerfully subdued look at the lingering effects of trauma, led by gripping performances from Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry."[17] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the film has a score of 66 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[18]

Wendy Ide of The Observer awarded 4 stars out of 5, praised the film and said " this is a subdued, sensitive drama and Lawrence is phenomenal, giving the kind of wary, reined-in performance that made such a compelling impression in her breakthrough film, Winter’s Bone."[19] In a B+ review for Consequence, Mary Siroky wrote: "while one of the few downsides of Causeway is the lingering desire to spend more time with these characters, the film holds an excellent return to form for Jennifer Lawrence and makes a stellar case for many more leading man roles for Brian Tyree Henry." [20] Anna Smith for Time Out in a 4 out of 5 stars review wrote: "both actors are terrific: Lawrence is understated and compelling while Henry is by turns sympathetic, amusing and heartbreaking [...] Causeway will offer plenty for fans of thoughtful, quality dramas that touch on humanity, trauma, connection and the kindness of strangers."[21]

Accolades

<templatestyles src="Screen reader-only/styles.css" />Accolades received by Causeway
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 5, 2023 Best Supporting Actor Brian Tyree Henry Nominated [22]
Austin Film Critics Association January 10, 2023 Best Supporting Actor Pending [23]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 14, 2022 Best Supporting Actor Nominated [24]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 15, 2023 Best Supporting Actor Pending [25]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 19, 2022 Best Supporting Actor 4th Place [26]
Georgia Film Critics Association January 13, 2023 Best Supporting Actor Pending [27]
Gotham Independent Film Awards November 28, 2022 Outstanding Supporting Performance Nominated [28]
Florida Film Critics Circle December 22, 2022 Best First Film Lila Neugebauer Nominated [29]
Hollywood Critics Association February 24, 2023 Best First Feature Pending [30]
Best Supporting Actor Brian Tyree Henry Pending
Independent Spirit Awards March 4, 2023 Best Supporting Performance Pending [31]
Las Vegas Film Critics Society December 12, 2022 Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence Nominated [32]
Best Supporting Actor Brian Tyree Henry Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle February 5, 2023 Supporting Actor of the Year Pending [33]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 11, 2022 Best Supporting Performance Runner-up [34]
National Society of Film Critics January 7, 2023 Best Supporting Actor Runner-up [35]
San Diego Film Critics Society January 6, 2023 Best Supporting Actor Runner-up [36]
Seattle Film Critics Society January 17, 2023 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Pending [37]
Rome Film Festival October 22, 2022 Best First Feature Award Lila Neugebauer Won [38]

References

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External links

  • Causeway at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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