The King

United States, United Kingdom

2005

105 Min

Color

2.35:1

English

Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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EXEC John Schmidt, Sofia Sondervan, Edward R. Pressman

PROD Milo Addica, James Wilson

CAST Gael García Bernal, William Hurt, Pell James, Laura Harring, Paul Dano, Veronica Bernal, Derek Alvarado, Mohammad Ahmed, Milo Addica, Laura Clifton, Khadija Forte, Monica Peña

SOUND Tom Paul, Rachel Chancey

Cannes (Un Certain Regard), London (Film on the Square), SXSW (Spotlight Premiere)

Synopsis

A motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father, whom he’s never met, the pastor at a Christian community church. Pastor Dave tells Elvis to stay away and, without telling his family that Elvis is his son from a pre-conversion liaison, tells them to have nothing to do with him. But Elvis has already connected with Malerie, the pastor’s 16-year old daughter. Elvis embarks on the seduction of Malerie, while Dave examines his conscience and comes to a new conclusion. Can anyone get right with the Lord? Does the Lord hear ? —IMDb

Director

James Marsh

James Marsh is a director of both documentary and narrative feature films. His most recent dramatic film, Red Riding: 1980, was released by the IFC in 2010. Marsh’s documentary Man on Wire premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Documentary Jury Prize and the Audience Award, and garnered the Academy Award for best documentary the following year. Marsh’s earlier work includes the feature film The King (Un Certain Regard, 2005 Cannes International Film Festival) and the documentary hybrid Wisconsin Death Trip. –Sundance