Ryan Goslings directorial debut Lost River gets a trailer
Early reviews out of Cannes for Lost River, Ryan Gosling’s first attempt at stepping behind the camera, were pretty mixed, ranging from hate to admiration for Gosling’s ambition. That said, a full-length trailer previewing what’s to come has finally made its way online. I’m intrigued, to say the least. As a funny aside, I actually had the teaser trailer for Lost River (which debuted way back in May 2014) on my YouTube channel, but it was pulled for copyright reasons only a couple weeks ago. Interesting, right? I thought so.
Anyway, check out the strange first full-length trailer for Lost River, and take a look at the poster for the film, after the jump.
For a movie that’s being coined as a dark fairy tale, the trailer seems pretty tame up until those last few seconds. There’s definitely a fun, almost funky aesthetic going on that has me curious. Given that it’s also Gosling’s directorial debut, the movie is most likely worth the watch for curiosity’s sake alone.
Here’s a plot synopsis for Lost River to fill us in on the details left out of the trailer:
Lost River is a dark fairy tale about love, family and the fight for survival in the face of danger. In the virtually abandoned city of Lost River, Billy, a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld in her quest to save her childhood home and hold her family together. Her teenage son Bones discovers a mystery about the origins of Lost River that triggers his curiosity and sets into motion an unexpected journey that will test his limits and the limits of those he loves.
Lost River stars Matt Smith, Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Iain De Caestecker, Eva Mendez, and Ben Mendelsohn. The film looks like it’ll see a limited release on April 10th.
