We are in 1981 at the Empire, the cinema of a very monotonous seaside town on the south coast of England.
Middle-aged manager Hilary Small (Olivia Colman) struggles with severe depression.
She will befriend Stephen (Micheal Ward), a much younger employee, son of West Indian immigrants victim of racist attacks.
When they one day discover a pigeon with a broken wing, they both recognize themselves in this solitary and vulnerable creature.
An unexpected romance then forms between these two beings on the margins while they take care of the bird, which will upset the sad daily life of Hilary, but also of her selfish boss and lover (Colin Firth).
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Highly anticipated, this intimate film by Sam Mendes (
Skyfall
,
American Beauty
) depicts a love story that is based first on the shared grief of its protagonists.
Sam Mendes' screenplay, his first written solo (he co -wrote
1917
, with Krysty Wilson-Cairns), exposes the suffering of his characters, through the eyes of the other and thus deals with empathy and the feeling of injustice. .
It is also the promise of
a
beautiful declaration of love for cinema with an arena that invites you to escape.
Empire of Light
hits theaters on March 1.
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