The Visitor

Tom McCarthy had a breakout hit as writer / director with his debut feature The Station Agent. He has followed up with another acclaimed film which is also garnering talk about a possible Oscar nomination for the wonderful character actor, Richard Jenkins, in his first leading role in over 50 films.

The Visitor, was a big hit with our audience of 470. The film thoughtfully deals with a variety of themes including how people from different cultures can positively impact one another, how music transcends boundaries and cultural divides, how one's judgement of others can be easily be clouded by political constraints, and how small arbitrary decisions can completely redirect one's life. McCarthy, an acclaimed character actor himself, obtains wonderful naturalistic performances from both of the experienced actors (Richard Jenkins and Hiam Abbass) as well as the two younger actors.

Here is an informative interview with the writer/director.

http://theeveningclass.blogspot.com/2008/04/visitor-evening-class-interview-with_18.html

Let us know your thoughts on the film.

Julian D.