Tommy Lee Jones has been working with HBO films to make a film based on Cormac McCarthy's play, The Sunset Limited: A Novel Told in Dramatic Form. The movie stars just two actors, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tommy Lee Jones.
I have never heard of this before this morning when Tommy Lee Jones was interviewed by Steve Inskeep on NPR's Morning Edition. But since it involes HBO, Tommy and Sammy LJ, and one of the greatest American novelist of all time, I'm going to be sure to watch it.
The Plot: The story involves only two nameless characters, designated "White" and "Black", their respective skin colors. Offstage, just before the play begins, Black saves White from throwing himself in front of a train, the Sunset Limited. All of the action takes place in Black's spare apartment in urban New York, where the characters go (at the behest of Black) after their encounter on the platform. Black is an ex-convict and an evangelical Christian. White is an atheist and a professor. They debate the meaning of human suffering, the existence of God, and the propriety of White's attempted suicide.
To me it sounds like a better novel than a play or movie, but like I said, too much goodness is involved to not give it a chance. I suggest you do the same.
It airs tomorrow night on HBO@8:00P.M. CT. Available OnDemand 2/14 thru 3/13.
I heard the interview with Tommy Lee Jones this morning as well. It was funny when the interviewer asked him if they filmed it in Austin, TX to be closer to McCarthy. Jones deadpanned back "no, we did it for the generous tax incentives."
ReplyDeleteCan I come watch it at someone's house who has HBO?
ReplyDeleteSounds like Texas got more than their tax incentives back with that comment on NPR. I'll be sure to record it either way.
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