#54. Savage Grace
Director: Tom Kalin
Writers: Howard A. Rodman (Joe Gould’s Secret)
Producers: Pamela Koffler, Iker Monfort, Katie Roumel, Christine Vachon
Distributor: IFC First Take
The Gist: Based on the winning Mystery Writers of America in award for Best Fact Crimebook written by Natalie Robins and Steven M. L. Aronson, this tells the incredible true story of Barbara Daly, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland (Moore), the dashing heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Beautiful, red-headed, charismatic, Barbara is still not a match for her well-born husband. The birth of the couple’s only child, Tony, rocks the uneasy balance in this marriage of extremes…
Fact: Kalin had not directed a feature length film since 1992’s Swoon.
See It: Delicious euro-flavored drama will get under the skin of many thanks to disturbing themes and chilling acting performances. Read my review here.
Release Date/Status?: After preeming at the Director’s Fortnight section at Cannes, IFC First Take will release this on the 28th of May.
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