The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch is a 2019 American drama film directed by John Crowley, written by Peter Straughan, and adapted from the 2013 novel of the same name by Donna Tartt. It stars Ansel Elgort as Theodore Decker, whose life changes after his mother dies in a terrorist bombing at a museum and a dying man convinces him to take a famous painting called The Goldfinch from the museum. Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Finn Wolfhard, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, and Nicole Kidman appear in supporting roles.
Plot
Thirteen-year-old Theodore Decker's mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In the aftermath of the explosion, a dying man urges him to take a painting—The Goldfinch—and his engraved ring. Theo hides the painting at his apartment, and later is placed into foster care with the Barbours, the family of his best friend Andy. Theo reconnects with Andy and becomes close to Mrs. Barbour, who encourages his interest in antiques and art.
Cast
- Aimee Laurence
- Alma Cuervo
- Alton Fitzgerald White
- Aneurin Barnard
- Angela Cove
- Ansel Elgort
- Ashleigh Cummings
- Austin Weyant
- Bill Barberis
- Boyd Gaines
- Brandon Chen
- Carly Connors
- Caroline Day
- Collin Shea Schirrmacher
- David Makman
- Denis O'Hare
- Don Castro
- Dylan Boyd
- Finn Wolfhard
- Gerson Oratmangoen
- Gordon Winarick
- Hailey Wist
- Hank Rogerson
- Harry Smith
- Jack DiFalco
- James Donahower
- Jeffrey Wright
- Joey Slotnick
- Karl Jacob
- Kevin Owen McDonald
- Luke Kleintank
- Luke Wilson
- Mark Kingsford
- Matteo van der Grijn
- Milan Sekeris
- Misha Osherovich
- Nicky Torchia
- Nicole Kidman
- Oakes Fegley
- Peter Jacobson
- Puja Desai Mehta
- Raphael Corkhill
- Robert Joy
- Robert Turano
- Ryan Foust
- Ryan Katherine Stearns
- Sandy Lopez
- Sarah Paulson
- Tiana Youtzy
- Willa Fitzgerald
More details
author | Peter Straughan |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | John Crowley |
editor | Kelley Dixon |
genre | drama |
keywords | ambush amsterdam antiques shop art dealer bank best friend bipolar disorder bipolar episodes boating accident bomb cheat childhood trauma claim drug habit dying man engage engagement party estranged father forced to kill foster care gambling debt goldfinch hotel room injured kill las vegas london lsd lysergic acid diethylamide metropolitan museum of art older brother paint rembrandt rescue run school principal secret love smoke social security texas |
musicBy | Trevor Gureckis |
producer | Brad Simpson Nina Jacobson |
productionCompany | Amazon Studios Color Force |
publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |