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Briarcliff Acquires U.S. On Benedict Cumberbatch Sundance Premiere ‘The Thing With Feathers’
Briarcliff Acquires U.S. On Benedict Cumberbatch Sundance Premiere 'The Thing With Feathers'
The Thing With Feathers becomes the latest example that validates Sundance as still a good launch pad for indie fare, though sellers and buyers have to be patient, and the numbers fall as time goes on. An adaptation of the Max Porter novella Grief Is the Thing With Feathers, the drama revolves around a widower (Cumberbatch) who is left to raise two young sons after the unexpected death of his wife. In adapting the critically acclaimed book, Southern sought to preserve its poetic, fragmented, tonally adventurous storytelling, translating it to the screen through a heightened visual style that blends naturalism with the fantastic.
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