TAKE SHELTER was one of the very first films that I watched at this year’s London Film Festival, and I was completely knocked out by it. The film follows Curtis (played wonderfully by Michael Shannon), who suffers from dramatic, disturbing dreams of a fierce storm, disturbances that begin to take hold of his personal life, both at home and at work. It’s superb stuff, particularly from its superb cast, especially Shannon.
Here’s the full synopsis.
Curtis and Samantha are very much in love and their family is a happy one. Then Curtis begins having terrifying dreams about an encroaching, apocalyptic storm. He chooses to keep the disturbance to himself, channelling his anxiety into the obsessive building of a storm shelter in their backyard. His seemingly inexplicable behaviour concerns and confounds Samantha, and provokes intolerance among co-workers, friends and neighbours. But the resulting strain on his marriage and tension within the community doesn’t compare to Curtis’ private fear of what his dreams may truly signify. Faced with the proposition that his disturbing visions signal disaster of one kind or another, Curtis confides in Samantha, testing the power of their bond against the highest possible stakes.
The Works UK Distribution have provided The Hollywood News with an exclusive poster for the film (see above), and a new UK trailer, which you can check out below. The film opens in the UK on 25th November 2011.
