The Hollywood Reporter. The book then tracks two stories: the story in the novel, titled Nocturnal Animals. Bookmark and follow our exclusive coverage of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. At a dinner party in the first act of Nocturnal Animals, Susan (Amy Adams. Release date:November 18, 2016 (limited; expands: Nov. 9) Studio:Focus Features. MPAA Rating: R (for violence, menace, graphic. Nocturnal Animals. Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal and Armie Hammer headline the second feature from director Tom Ford (A Single Man), about a woman who is forced to confront the demons of her past as she is drawn into the world of a thriller novel written by her ex- husband. Tom Ford has turned to Austin Wright's novel Tony and Susan as the source for his second feature, a brilliantly assembled, unsettling work that signals a major step forward for the fashion designer/film director after his well- received debut, A Single Man (TIFF 0. If skeptics wondered about Ford's commitment to cinema, Nocturnal Animals will lay all such doubts to rest. The film is stylish and gorgeous to look at — as sleek as a panther — but it's far more than an exercise in aesthetics as it turns its gaze on the complex inner life of a middle- aged woman whose world is about to be turned upside down. Susan (Amy Adams, also appearing at the Festival in Arrival) is a successful Los Angeles art- gallery owner who wants for very little, yet she finds her paradise troubled by the frequent absences of her second husband (Armie Hammer, also at the Festival in The Birth of a Nation and Free Fire), a handsome young doctor, due to his incessant travelling. Susan is rattled further when a manuscript arrives on her desk, written by her long- estranged first husband, Tony (Jake Gyllenhaal). Alone, with her current husband away in New York, Susan opens the manuscript and is propelled into the fictional life of a teacher (also Gyllenhaal) whose drive to his summer house with his family is about to turn into a nightmare. As Susan gets deeper into the book, she is forced to examine her own past. Oscillating effortlessly between Susan's reality and the story within a story, Ford slowly and meticulously turns the screws, delving into suspense while keeping a firm hand on the disturbing drama. Nocturnal Animals is both an effective thriller and a psychological study of a woman in crisis. Ably supported by his superb cast, Ford never puts a foot wrong as he deftly navigates these two sides; his crisp direction is totally suited to the material. The result is a sheer delight from beginning to end. Nocturnal Animals ListWww.communication4all.co.uk Nocturnal animals are animals that prefer to come out during the night time. Some nocturnal animals can be seen during the day. Read Matt Goldberg's Nocturnal Animals review; Tom Ford's film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer and Laura Linney. Nocturnal Animals Venice 2016 Review . Written by Rory O'Connor on September 3, 2016.
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