A couple of weeks ago I posted a list of films I wanted to see this summer if I could. A few hours after posting that list I was pretty sure I was missing something off of that list but it wasn’t until a few days later when I saw a link to a Michael Caine interview that I realised I had missed one out – Is Anybody There? The film stars Caine himself, a child actor called Bill Milner (who also appeared in the much acclaimed Son Of Rambow) and David Morrissey. Here’s a summary of the plot courtesy of IMDB:
Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual ten year old boy growing up in an old people’s home run by his parents. Whilst his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat, and his father copes with the onset of mid-life crisis, Edward is busy tape-recording the elderly residents to try and discover what happens when they die. Increasingly obsessed with ghosts and the afterlife, Edward’s is a rather lonely existence until he meets Clarence, the latest recruit to the home, a retired magician with a liberating streak of anarchy. Is There Anybody There? tells the surprising, touching story of this odd couple – a boy and an old man – facing life together, with Edward learning to live in the moment and Clarence coming to terms with the past.
I have grown to love Michael Caine as an actor and in the trailers I’ve seen it looks like his performance is a brilliant one. If I have a chance to go to the cinema, I will definitely try to catch this.
