"The Goldfinch" is a drama directed by
John Crowley (
"Brooklyn") from a script by
Peter Straughan (
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy") based on the 2013 Pulitzer prize-winning novel of the same name by
Donna Tartt.
The film tells the story of Theodore "Theo" Decker (
Ansel Elgort), who was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. The cast also includes
Nicole Kidman, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Ashleigh Cummings, Aneurin Barnard, Denis O'Hare, Willa Fitzgerald and
Finn Wolfhard.
"The Goldfinch" premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and opened in theaters on September 13, 2019. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics, and tanked at the box-office with a $2.6 million debut from 2,542 locations, which is the sixth worst ever for a wide release.
Find out more about the movie after the jump.