The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
After the tragic death of Cody their infant son, El married Conor Ludlow, a New Yorker. Eleanor Rigby was a struggling restaurateur, and Eleanor Ludlow, an academic who had just finished her Ph.D. In Anthropology. This caused a rocky spot in their marriage. While El still loves Conor, she is unsure if her ability to bear Conor’s grief and carry the pain even though Conor has left her. After an unfortunate incident, El decided to leave Conor behind and flees to the home of Julian Rigby and Mary Rigby. Mary Rigby is an academic and musician, while El stays at her suburban house. Julian offers El to go back to school to distract her from thoughts of Cody or Conor. He also pulls strings to allow El to join Professor Lilian Friedman’s class. He tries to convince El, even though he is a psychotherapist, to seek help for her grief. Conor, who is currently facing professional and emotional problems of his own, believes his life was clearer when he was together with El. Conor believes he was following in the footsteps of Spencer Ludlow, his father’s professional path. However, Conor doesn’t like to think he has any similar temperament as his father. He is currently on his third marriage which ended in failure. Conor is trying to find El but he has to also deal with the downfall of his restaurant. He opened it in part through a cooperative agreement with Stuart, who was a friend and classically-trained chef, although he doesn’t take cooking seriously. Conor must also deal with logistics, including what to do about Cody’s possessions. Conor could fall for other women in his solitude, even though he still loves El. These two tracks are parallel and it is unclear if Conor will find El again physically or emotionally. –Huggo
Genre: Drama
Director: Ned Benson
Actors: Bill Hader, Ciarán Hinds, Isabelle Huppert, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Nina Arianda, Viola Davis
Country: United States
