Diversity seems to be James Franco's middle name, from renknowned openly gay beatnik poets to ethical doctors in a Apes revolt and now in a a young actor who retire early in MALADIES. Ill be honest never heard of this indie drama but it doesn't surprise me with Franco who certainly picks the films he likes with no care if there Hollywood mainstream or indie films if the script is good go with it I like that and after last summers big hit you would be expecting after The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes it would be upwards and onwards, it is but not the way we expect him to go.
MALADIES stars Catherine Keener, David Strathairn, Alan Cumming, Fallon Goodson, Franco plays a young man who was a successful actor who retire to deal with having a mental illness and living in a house with his deranged cross dressing sister. Set in the 1960's a long trailer even in independent films (3minutes) however with a stellar cast behind this one looks like a film to watch out for in the coming 12 months. No exact release date however this one looks like its about to do a stint in the festival circuit with Berlin, Cannes looking the only confirmed possibly next weeks Sundance Festival too.
Maladies follows three people struggling to coexist together in a little house in a beach town, separated and bonded by their mental illnesses from the rest of the world. Franco plays a former actor whose schizophrenia forces him to leave his craft and remain only a shell of his former self. Keener supports his the cross-dressing best friend whose struggle with her own gender identity precludes her from keeping the group together, and Goodson rounds out the trio as Franco’s sister whose mental detachment exacerbates the tensions already prevalent in the house.
sourceQuietearth
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