American Pastoral

2016
5.0
American Pastoral
Poster American Pastoral

Title: American Pastoral

Original Title: American Pastoral

Year: 2016

Info

Release Dates

  • UK: November 11 2016
  • United States: October 28 2016

Plot

Based on the novel by Philip Roth, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, 'Pastoral Americana (American Pastoral)' traces the history of an American family over several decade, in which his idyllic existence fades when her daughter commits an offense and disappears.

Ewan McGregor debut in direction and plays Seymour Levov, 'Swedish', a legendary athlete in high school who is now a successful businessman married to Dawn (Jennifer Connelly), who was Miss New Jersey Young. "The Swedish" embarks on the search for her daughter, trying to reunite his family and regain their idyllic existence. What he discovers remove its foundations, forcing him to look beyond the surface and face the chaos that is shaping the world around him: no American family will be the same.

Cast

Director:

Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Seymour 'Swede' Levov

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Merry Levov

Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba

Vicky

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Dr. Sheila Smith

Hannah Nordberg

Hannah Nordberg

Merry Levov (age 12)

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Nathan Zuckerman

Videos

'American Pastoral' Trailer 2:19

'American Pastoral' Trailer

September 14 2016

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Trivia

Abandonment

Phillip Noyce was set to direct but drop out.

Script

The script has been written as early as 2006.

Changing roles

Paul Bettany was cast as Swedee, Jennifer Connelly as his wife and Evan Rachel Wood as their daughter. All dropped out in 2004, after the movie spend many years in development. After 10 years, Connelly returned in the lead role, alongside Ewan McGregor.

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