Although it was scheduled for a January release earlier this year, the latest film from Gus Van Sant got pushed at the last minute to premiere at Cannes and will hit theaters in the fall. Restless stars Mia Wasikowska (Jane Eyre, The Kids Are All Right, Alice in Wonderland) and Henry Hopper, and we now have a new trailer, after the first debuted way back in October.
We quite liked the film at Cannes, saying, “peppered with old classic pop songs, shot in a vintage and romantic style and edited with careful attention to subtle details, Restless is a fantastic portrait of unrequited youth that proves true love can last forever.” Check out the new trailer below via Yahoo.
Synopsis:
Annabel Cotton is a beautiful and charming terminal cancer patient with a deep felt love of life and the natural world. Enoch Brae is a young man who has dropped out of the business of living, after an accident claimed the life of his parents. When these two outsiders chance to meet at a funeral, they find an unexpected common ground in their unique experiences of the world. For Enoch, it includes his best friend Hiroshi who happens to be the ghost of a Kamikaze fighter pilot. For Annabel, it involves an admiration of Charles Darwin and an interest in how other creatures live. Upon learning of Annabel’s imminent early passing, Enoch offers to help her face her last days with an irreverent abandon, tempting fate, tradition and even death itself.
As their unique love for each other grows, so do the realities of the world that they have felt closing in on them. Daring, childlike, and distinctly rare – these two bravely face what life has in store for them. Fighting pain, anger and loss with youth, playfulness and originality, these two misfits turn the tables on life and play by their own rules. Their journey begins to collide with the unstoppable march of time, as the natural cycle of life comes to claim Annabel.
Restless hits theaters September 16th, 2011.
What do you think of the new trailer? Are you a fan of Gus Van Sant’s work?