Flora and Son (2023)
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- Synopsis:
- Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max discover the transformative power of music. From the musical mind of John Carney, "Flora and Son" explores the bond between a mother and son on a journey toward a new harmony.
- Actors:
- Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Orén Kinlan, Jack Reynor, Amy Huberman, Keith McErlean, Aislín McGuckin, Margarita Murphy, Marcella Plunkett, Paul Reid, Kelly Thornton, Sophie Vavasseur, Don Wycherley
- Directors:
- John Carney
- Producers:
- Anthony Bregman, John Carney, Peter Cron, Rebecca O'Flanagan, Robert Walpole
- Writers:
- John Carney
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
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Reviews (1) of Flora and Son
Charming Comedy/Drama - Flora and Son review by GI
A charming comedy drama from writer/director John Carney that follows a theme he's pursued in other films namely that music can be a transformative power. With Eve Hewson giving a magnificent and quite nuanced performance as Flora, a Dublin based single mum, who had a baby as a teenager and has regretted it since. Her son, Max (Orén Kinlan) is repeatedly in trouble with the law for shoplifting and they have a confrontational relationship. Flora rescues a damaged guitar from a skip and has it repaired for Max's birthday but he rejects it so she decides to learn herself. This decision brings her into an online flirtation with Los Angeles based guitar tutor, Jeff (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who teaches her about the power of music. Soon she and Max begin to bond over his passion to for electronic music and their lives begin to take on a new beginning. Jack Reynor costars as Flora's ex husband and Max's father. This is a simple, straightforward story with a soft centre and whilst it has it's flaws it's an entertaining film with an undeniably star lead actor in Hewson and it's well worth your time.