Kepler's Dream (film)

Kepler's Dream is a 2016 British-American mystery drama film directed by Amy Glazer, starring Isabella Blake-Thomas, Holland Taylor, Kelly Lynch, Sean Patrick Flanery, David Hunt, Kelly Hu, Steven Michael Quezada, Esperanza Fermin and Stafford Douglas. It is an adaptation of Sylvia Brownrigg's novel, Kepler's Dream.

Kepler's Dream
Directed byAmy Glazer
Written bySylvia Brownrigg
Sedge Thomson
Ann Cummin
Amy Glazer
Vijay Rajan
Produced bySedge Thomson
Starring
CinematographyNancy Schreiber
Edited byMags Arnold
Music byPatrick Neil Doyle
Production
company
Boltrope
Distributed byLeomark Studios
Release dates
21 April 2016 (Julien Dubuque International Film Festival)
1 December 2017 (limited)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Release

The film was released in theatres on 1 December 2017.[1]

Reception

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the "depiction of the slowly developing friendship and mutual respect between Violet and her granddaughter and the revelation of a tragic event from the past that sheds light on the motivations of several characters" is "far more rewarding" than the main plot, and that Blake-Thomas is "appealing and sympathetic" while Taylor "thankfully infuses subtle shadings into a character who in lesser hands could easily have come across as a stereotype."[1]

Tatiana Craine of The Village Voice wrote that with "charming" source material, Glazer "brings a feel-good puzzler for young audiences from page to screen."[2] Joyce Slaton of Common Sense Media rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that while the film "may be a little pat and predictable", it is "sweet all the same".[3]

Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that while the film was "adequately produced", it "lacks any real atmosphere or mystery" and the plot mechanics "feel predictable from the get-go".[4] Kimber Nyers of the Los Angeles Times wrote that while the cast is "largely talented", the film "never comes together around them with its lackluster script and muddled perspective."[5]

References
  1. Scheck, Frank (1 December 2017). "'Kepler's Dream': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. Craine, Tatiana (28 November 2017). "The Coming-of-Age Mystery "Kepler's Dream" Is Sweet Without Being Too Saccharine". The Village Voice. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. Slaton, Joyce. "Kepler's Dream". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. Harvey, Dennis (1 December 2017). "Film Review: 'Kepler's Dream'". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. Nyers, Kimber (30 November 2017). "Review: Family drama 'Kepler's Dream' is strangely earthbound". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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