IS ANYBODY THERE ?
The Story:
Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward (Bill Milner), an unusual ten year old boy growing up in an old people's home run by his parents. Whilst his mother (Anne-Marie Duff) struggles to keep the family business afloat, and his father (David Morrissey) 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 (Michael Caine), the latest recruit to the home, a retired magician with a liberating streak of anarchy.
Their relationship begins at odds until Clarence notices that the boy is growing up even more fitfully than he is growing old. As they begin to face life together, Clarence comes to terms with his past, Edward tames his obsession with the unknown and they are both reminded of what magic is possible when life is lived to its fullest.
Starring:
Michael Caine, Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff, David Morrissey, Rosemary Harris, Leslie Phillips, Sylvia Syms
Directed By:
John Crowley
Release:
2008
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