With Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams leading the cast, delivering a great central performance against the supporting cast of Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman, Polley creates a perfect portrait of a woman's state of mind, likely to earn her a second Oscar nomination.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011 and continued to be shown at film festivals throughout 2011 before its cinematic release in 2012, where it landed number one in the Canadian box office.
After a chance encounter on a flight, Margot (Michelle Williams) finds herself attracted to a young artist called Daniel. Upon returning home to her devoted husband Lou (Seth Rogen), she discovers that Daniel lives right across the street. Initially she goes out of her way to avoid him and suppress her attraction, but eventually she begins to wonder if he is what is missing from her life and begins to question her seemingly perfect marriage to her husband.
Not your usual romantic comedy, this is a film about attachments, desire and the self, a quiet but evocative portrait of a young woman in a state of uncertainty and denial. It's also a deftly drawn depiction of domesticity, of the cocoon of familiarity and the sensuous distraction of the seemingly unattainable. Illuminated by a rich performance from Michelle Williams, this is a surprisingly resonant tale about what can be recovered and discovered in the course of a life.
*Flush with beauty and truth, and is unerringly unnervingly accurate on love, desire and friendship*
Robbie Collin - Daily Telegraph
*A masterfully painted portrait of an ordinary marriage under threat, dominated by a central performance of exquisite subtlety and observation.*
David Hughes - Empire Magazine
Watch the trailer for Take This Waltz here:
Take This Waltz is showing at Gloucester Guildhall on Monday 17th September at 7.45pm, Tuesday 18th September at 2pm, Wednesday 19th September at 7.45pm and Thursday 20th September at 7.45pm.
Sarah Polley is a major talent. Having learnt the trade from Isabel Coixet, who directed Polley in the ludicrously brilliant 'My Life Without Me' (a drama of almost unmatched quality), Polley now steps behind the camera with this her directorial debut. You've got to love the quality and diversity of films the Guildhall is showing.
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