He also meets bonnie sevigny, a jockey who works with del and seems a more friendly face of the horseracing business. Responsible for two of the most notable british films of the past decade in weekend and 45 years, andrew haigh treads that well worn path across the atlantic for his latest work, lean on pete. Not a special one, just your average american quarter horse a doomed beast stuck racing for smallstakes bets at secondtier. To kill time, charley begins working with del buscemi, who owns and races a few horses, including one called lean on pete. With charlie plummer, amy seimetz, travis fimmel, steve buscemi. Coming to an end with some form of peace, charleys story is bookended by the formative mentioned running. Hoping for a new start they move to portland where charley takes a summer job, and becomes best friends with a failing racehorse named lean on pete. The other is pete otherwise known as lean on pete, a quarter horse charley meets at the local race track. Charlie plummer is a true find of an actor, and hes surrounded by veterans that elevate the picture itself but never undermine his authentic performance. And theyre off as the story begins, were first introduced to the boy in this boy and his horse tale. While the plot of this film suggests a major departure, the trailer.
Its so hard to describe, theres just something so quietly tender and beautiful about it, the way i felt when reading this is the same way i felt when i read brooklyn by colm toibin, it filled my entire being with equal parts happiness and sadness. Get ready for a bumpy ride when film fans saddle up lean on pete. From acclaimed filmmaker andrew haigh weekend, 45 years, and based on the beloved novel by willy vlautin, comes lean on petea deeply moving story about love, loneliness, family, and friendship, told through the unique prism of one boys connection to a very special racehorse. Although charley doesnt have any prior experience, he is drawn to the wold of horses. Though lean on pete is a melancholic immersive experience, comparable to the macabre atmosphere of haighs previous features, his fourth feature lacks the profound threads that made 45 years 2015 so stirring.
He wants a home, food on the table and a high school he can attend for more than part of a year. Willy vlautins awardwinning novel lean on pete, a moving and compassionate story about a fifteenyear oldboys unlikely connection to a failing racehorse as he struggles to find a place to call homenow a major motion picture from a24, the studio behind moonlight and lady bird, starring charlie plummer, chloe sevigny, with travis fimmel and steve buscemi, and directed by andrew haigh. Absolutely gorgeous so far this year ive read quite a few books that ive loved, but none more than lean on pete by willy vlautin. Andrew haigh 45 years directed this moving drama about a boy adrift and a stallion headed for slaughter. After intimate films about relationships, weekend and 45 years, andrew haigh takes a selfassured step to a larger canvas with this touching coming of age film.
Not a special one, just your average american quarter horse a doomed beast stuck racing for smallstakes bets at. Fifteenyearold charley lives with his alcoholic father travis fimmel in a rundown house on the outskirts of portland, oregon. Lean on pete full movie watch online, stream or download chili. Charley ends up working for a guy named del, a sleazy, twobit trainer whos usually too drunk to remember how much or even if he paid the kid and too mean to pay him the rest of the time. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. So, charley steals pete and dels truck and horse trailer to take pete to wyoming, to search for his aunt. Lean on pete, though emotional, is never sentimental. Featuring an awardwinning performance by plummer, lean on pete is a compassionate and heartrending look at the. Lean on pete is a 2017 british drama film written and directed by andrew haigh, based on the. Together, they embark on a gorgeously shot crosscountry journey in search of charleys loving aunt and a possible home.
Feb 19, 2010 lean on pete is the story of a boy and his horse, but it is never heartwarming it ranges in tone from desperate to merely painful and, while fascinating, it is never entertaining or. Charley wants to buy him, but he has no money and nowhere to keep pete. Although charley doesnt have any prior experience, he. There is intensity in vlautins narration, and also beauty and power. Although its solitude might call to mind haighs earlier studies of emotional distancewhether a chamber piece exploring sexual intimacy weekend, 2011 or a characters shattering estrangement from her own life 45 years, 2015lean on pete is far heavier with incident. Ultimately, lean on pete is a story about searching for love, acceptance and. In lean on pete, willy vlautin reveals the lives and choices of american youth like charley thompson who were failed by those meant to protect them and who were never allowed the chance to just be a kid. Apr 19, 2018 well, hold on to the reins, because this tales got a curve more surprising than the twistiest of running tracks. Fifteenyearold charley thompson charlie plummer arrives in portland, oregon with his single father ray travis fimmel, both of them eager for a fresh start. In lean on pete, the lingering connection that exerts a strong hold over 15yearold charley plummer is his childhood memory of an estranged aunt, the closest thing to a loving maternal figure.
They experience adventure and heartbreak in equal measure, but never lose their irrepressible hope and resiliency as they pursue their dream of finding a place they can call home. But as the son of a single father, working in warehouses, finding some stability is hard. Lean on pete is a meditative and transformational journey through a. Lean on pete is a 2017 british drama film written and directed by andrew haigh, based on the novel of the same name by willy vlautin. Sep 01, 2017 in lean on pete, the lingering connection that exerts a strong hold over 15yearold charley plummer is his childhood memory of an estranged aunt, the closest thing to a loving maternal figure. Lean on pete introduces viewers to the third class citizens of an impoverished, modern america, although there are very few details letting us know that this is a. When del decides to retire pete after losing one too many races, charley takes the reins to spare his new friends life. It stars charlie plummer, chloe sevigny, travis fimmel and steve buscemi, and follows a 15yearold boy who begins to work at a stable and befriends an ailing racehorse. Proving himself to be one of the most gifted, insightful and versatile directors working today, andrew haighs 45 years, weekend lean on pete is a powerfully moving story about a young boys search for belonging on the fringes of american society. Lean on pete is the story of a boy and his horse, but it is never heartwarming it ranges in tone from desperate to merely painful and, while fascinating, it is never entertaining or.
Charley thompson trailer ufficiale italiano youtube. Lean on pete tells the story of a horse and a teenager who feels like one. Starring steve buscemi, chloe sevigny, and charlie plummer opening nyla april 6. From acclaimed filmmaker andrew haigh weekend, 45 years, and based on the beloved novel by willy vlautin, comes lean on petea deeply moving story about love, loneliness, family, and. From acclaimed filmmaker andrew haigh weekend, 45 years, and based on the beloved novel by willy vlautin, comes lean on pete a deeply moving story about love, loneliness, family, and. In lean on pete, charley charlie plummer is a 15yearold living on the edge of abject poverty with his loving but neerdowell dad, ray travis fimmel, in oregon charley is often on his own. The lowkey, muted but scrupulously honest lean on pete comes to the slightly brokenhearted conclusion that to grow up is to find that there are things you cant fix and cant undo you cannot unhit a man, unleave a child or unsteal a racehorse and that the best you can hope for from anyone, as bill withers might croon, is. Lean on pete is both extremely cruel and unforgiving and kind and beautiful all at the same time. Vlautins novel has been described by critics as a distant descendant of walter farleys the black stallion, with shades of salinger and steinbeck. Andrew haigh is not one to shy from painful emotion in his films and lean on pete is no exception. Both beings are lonely in their way, charley motherless and jobless, pete incarcerated and enslaved. A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and. Watch lean on pete charley thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer del montgomery.
Well, hold on to the reins, because this tales got a curve more surprising than the twistiest of running tracks. A film as tenderly acted and remarkably natural as lean on pete cant be forced, and haigh encases an emotionally honest story in a film unafraid to be both beautiful and horrifically ugly. In lean on pete, the character of charley is seen running in multiple scenes and while on one hand, we know that his ultimate goal is to make it to his beloved aunt in wyoming, on the other hand, we know that he is running away from the life that he has found himself in. Written and directed by andrew haigh, lean on pete is a modernday western about a lost boy and a downandout racehorse but this is not your typical uplifting tale. Pete is a sentient being for charlie, not a piece of property to be owned, raced, bet upon and sold.
But charley gets attached to one of dels racehorses, lean on pete, so he sticks around even when del treats him and pete badly. The performances are firstrate, and the ending is poignant and uplifting. A dispiriting detour on the way to the glue factory writerdirector andrew haigh weekend adapts willy vlautins novel about a lonely teen and the horse he loves. Charley and pete head out into the great unknown, embarking on an odyssey across the new american frontier in search of a loving aunt charley hasnt seen in years.
Pete is a winner at first, but when he starts to lose, del decides to sell him. From acclaimed filmmaker andrew haigh weekend, 45 years, and based on the beloved novel by willy vlautin, comes lean on pete a deeply moving story about love, loneliness, family, and friendship, told through the unique prism of one boys connection to a very special racehorse. A series of portraits and illustrations inspired by a film by andrew haigh and a book by willy vlautin lean on pete. Lean on pete is the latest film from andrew haigh, the director of movies like weekend and 45 years, as well as hbos looking. Sep 01, 2017 in case you were wondering, lean on pete is the name of a horse. A dispiriting detour on the way to the glue factory writerdirector andrew haigh weekend adapts willy vlautins novel about a.
Determined to save pete, who would end up going for slaughter, charley loads pete onto a trailer and heads out aross america to search for his aunt, whom he hasnt seen for years. May 16, 2018 lean on pete introduces viewers to the third class citizens of an impoverished, modern america, although there are very few details letting us know that this is a contemporary story. Charley thompson e disponibile a noleggio e in digital download. Del is brusque but willing to pay charley, and the boy begins forming a bond with lean on pete. From andrew haigh and starring steve buscemi, chloe sevigny, and charlie plummer. Apr 05, 2018 from acclaimed filmmaker andrew haigh weekend, 45 years, and based on the beloved novel by willy vlautin, comes lean on petea deeply moving story about love, loneliness, family, and. Il film e stato premiato al festival di venezia, in italia al box office charley thompson ha. In case you were wondering, lean on pete is the name of a horse. Proving himself to be one of the most gifted, insightful and versatile directors working today, andrew haigh 45 years, weekend returns with lean on pete. Fifteenyearold charley thompson charlie plummer arrives in portland, oregon with his single father ray travis fimmel, both eager for a.