A single mom at war with her son is trying to find a hobby for him. One day, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster.A single mom at war with her son is trying to find a hobby for him. One day, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster.A single mom at war with her son is trying to find a hobby for him. One day, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster.
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- TriviaDuring a Q&A at Sundance Film Festival, John Carney said that this film was a dedication to mothers, similar to how Sing Street (2016) was "for brothers everywhere"
- GoofsWhen Flora is meeting with Ian about taking care of Max for a bit, he rests his beer mug on the table as he irritatingly mentions the name of her guitar teacher. However, in the next cut back to him, he repeats the same action of putting down the beer mug on the table without having picked it up.
- SoundtracksI Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You
Music by Gary Clark
Lyrics by Tom Waits
Performed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Featured review
Sweet drama with humor and music
Irish Writer-Director John Carney specializes in music-based movies (ONCE, SING STREET), so it's no surprise that his latest, FLORA AND SON, has a similar theme.
A foul-mouthed single mom, Flora (a sprightly Eve Hewson), lives in a tiny Dublin flat with her equally malcontent child, the troubled Max (Orén Kinlan). The boys father, Ian (Jack Reynor) is in and out of the family picture. Through happenstance, Flora comes to acquire an acoustic guitar and encourages her son to pick up the instrument, but he's far more interested in electronic music.
Instead of chucking it, Flora begins taking online private lessons from a handsome overseas musician, Jeff (Joseph Gordon-Levitt at his most engaging). A good part of the movie is just Flora and Jeff exchanging online. Carney finds a way to open things up so that it's not all just laptop screen shots, fostering more immediacy, not to mention emphasizing their growing emotional bond.
FLORA AND SON is well-acted and some of the original music plays well on screen. Carney's script is a bit bumpy at times as it tries to work out the various relationships. It has a sweet core to it, and a cheeky wit that makes it an enjoyable little tune.
P. S. Listen carefully to the last line delivered as the movie fades out for one last laugh.
A foul-mouthed single mom, Flora (a sprightly Eve Hewson), lives in a tiny Dublin flat with her equally malcontent child, the troubled Max (Orén Kinlan). The boys father, Ian (Jack Reynor) is in and out of the family picture. Through happenstance, Flora comes to acquire an acoustic guitar and encourages her son to pick up the instrument, but he's far more interested in electronic music.
Instead of chucking it, Flora begins taking online private lessons from a handsome overseas musician, Jeff (Joseph Gordon-Levitt at his most engaging). A good part of the movie is just Flora and Jeff exchanging online. Carney finds a way to open things up so that it's not all just laptop screen shots, fostering more immediacy, not to mention emphasizing their growing emotional bond.
FLORA AND SON is well-acted and some of the original music plays well on screen. Carney's script is a bit bumpy at times as it tries to work out the various relationships. It has a sweet core to it, and a cheeky wit that makes it an enjoyable little tune.
P. S. Listen carefully to the last line delivered as the movie fades out for one last laugh.
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- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $129,959
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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