Jay Kelly
Drama Comedy English
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.
| Cast: | George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Eve Hewson, Greta Gerwig |
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| Director: | Noah Baumbach |
| Writer: | Emily Mortimer, Noah Baumbach |
| Editor: | Valerio Bonelli, Rachel Durance |
| Camera: | Linus Sandgren |
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A Magnetic George Clooney Shakes Off the Stardust
Noah Baumbach’s new Netflix film, ‘Jay Kelly’, suggests that the cost of stardom is rarely paid by the star alone
Director Noah Baumbach joins forces with George Clooney to deliver a sharply observed, melancholic study of celebrity, memory and regret. Clooney plays Kelly, a Hollywood icon forced to shake off the stardust and confront the impact of his choices. As he drifts between denial and self-awareness, he confronts the fallout of decades lived at the centre of his own universe. What Baumbach attempts, and often pulls off (but not throughout) with considerable elegance, is a meta-fictional story of an ambitious man’s hubris. This is a film about Jay watching his own mythology crumble, only to realise and awaken to a truer, humbler version of himself.
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