Tesla
Overview
Written and directed by Michael Almereyda, this film is a dramedy with a postmodern take on the biographical film as it presents the life of Nikola Tesla (Ethan Hawke) by meshing period film elements with modern-day cultural references. The story revolves around the "war of the currents" that took place in the 19th century between the aloof inventor Tesla and the brash businessman-inventor Thomas Edison (Kyle MacLachlan). Jim Gaffigan plays George Westinghouse and Rebecca Dayan appears as Sarah Bernhardt while Eve Hewson portrays J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne.
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Main Cast & Crew:
Michael Almereyda - Director
Ethan Hawke
Eve Hewson
Eli Smith
Josh Hamilton
Lucy Walters
Kyle MacLachlan
Dan Bittner
David Kallaway
Karl Geary
Jim Gaffigan
Details
- Format: Blu-ray
- Run Time: 101
- UPC: 826663214888
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: PG13
- Release Date: February 2021
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"Almereyda assembles an aptly livewire account of an unknowable outsider whose ideas about a world connected by wireless technology now make him seem like a field-leading visionary." - 01/28/2020 Hollywood Reporter
"Cool kid supreme Hawke brings cerebral ennui to Michael Almereyda’s theatrical biopic TESLA..." - 01/28/2020 Variety
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[B]oth a corrective and a mesmerizing showcase for Ethan Hawke, playing the futurist who harnessed AC to light the eventual spark for our contemporary wireless world." - 08/18/2020 Rolling Stone
"Controlled, alert, and seemingly game for anything, Ethan Hawke has become one of the most reliable presences in movies." - 08/21/2020 RogerEbert.com
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