First Footage Revealed For Casey Affleck's Venice Drama
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Key Points:
- Casey Affleck's new drama "Company," featuring actors Nick Nolte, Ben Mendelsohn, and Adelaide Clemens, debuts footage from its Venice Film Festival competition entry.
- The film introduces Affleck's son Atticus on screen for the first time and marks the second feature for his other son, Indiana.
- Set during a single winter night in 1975, the gothic drama explores themes of grief, vengeance, forgiveness, and compassion through a mysterious woman's tale that intertwines multiple stories from the past.
- Affleck co-wrote the script with Ron Hansen, and the film is produced by a team including Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, and Affleck himself, among others.
- "Company" is Affleck's first directorial project in seven years, following his 2017 film "Light Of My Life."
