Thursday, March 21, 2019
First Reformed (2017)
Released May 18th in the US.
Filmed in New York.
The story : Middle aged Reverend Ernst Toller pastors at the historic First Reformed church in New York.
Not too many people attend the Sunday service at First Reformed but a few do.
A young women named Mary is a regular attendee.
After service one Sunday , Mary asks Toller to speak to her husband.
She explains that he is depressed and she is concerned about him.
Mary also explains that she is with child and that her husband isn't pleased about it.
Toller agrees and meets with Marys' husband Michael.
Toller finds Michael to be a young man who is overly worried and troubled by mans lack of taking care of the planet.
While doing his best to help Michael and Mary , Toller opens his eyes to many things that Michael fascinated him into thinking about.
Stars Ethan Hawke , Bill Hoag , Amanda Seyfried , Philip Ettinger , Kristin Villanueva , Cedric Kyle , Michael Gaston , Ingrid Kullberg Bendz , Ken Forman , Christopher Dylan White
Directed by (& story written) Paul Schrader
Rated R
DRAMA/MYSTERY
"Courage is the solution to despair. Reason provides no answers."
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