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‘Magazine Dreams’ With Jonathan Majors Gets Its Shot In Theaters — Specialty Preview
New indie film openings: Jonathan Majors-starring ‘Magazine Dreams’ gets a theatrical bow along with 'Ash', 'Bob Trevino Likes It' and a Maria Schneider biopic.
But his drive for perfection pushes him towards self-destruction as he battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons The film — co-starring Haley Bennett, Taylour Paige and four-time Mr. Universe Mike O’Hearn — explores the lengths one man will go in his haunting quest for recognition in a world that often overlooks him. Guiraudie’s ( Stranger by the Lake) latest, set in a woodsy village in his native region of Occitanie, follows the meandering exploits of Jérémie (Félix Kysyl), an out-of-work baker who has drifted back to his hometown after the death of his beloved former boss, a bakery owner. Staying long after the funeral, the seemingly benign Jérémie begins to casually insinuate himself into his mentor’s family, including his kind-hearted widow (Catherine Frot) and venomously angry son (Jean-Baptiste Durand), while befriending an oddly cheerful local priest (Jacques Develay).
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