Cinematic Moment Of The Week: Third Person

Cinematic moment of the week is “Third Person” by Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis. The movie features an ensemble cast including Mila Kunis, Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Maria Bello, James Franco, Kim Basinger and Adrien Brody. As expected Haggis offers the audience a series interconnected stories.

The movie follows three love stories that take place in Paris, New York and Rome:

Paris: Michael (Neeson), a writer who recently left his wife Theresa (Bello), receives a visit from his lover Anna (Wilde). The story explores their very complicated on/off relationship due to her inability to commit because of a terrible secret.

New York: Julia (Kunis) has recently been charged with attempting to kill her son, a charge which she firmly denies. As a result of these charges, her son is now in the custody of his father Rick (Franco) who is trying everything in his power to take the boy away from her. Julia is trying at all costs to regain custody of her son.

Rome: Sean (Brody), an American business man on a trip to Italy, falls in love with an Italian woman, Monica (Atias). Sean is inevitably drawn into a plot where he tries to free Monica’s daughter who has been kidnapped by an Italian gangster and is being held for ransom. Emotions run high as the viewer and Sean question whether this is a set up or not.

Watch the trailer  here

The movie premiered at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival for the first time it will be screen at Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, and will be released in theaters later this year.