American Pastoral

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Ewan McGregor makes his directorial debut and stars in American Pastoral, an adaptation of the novel by Philip Roth. The film premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and co-stars Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker, and David Strathairn.

AMERICAN PASTORAL follows an all American family across several decades, as their idyllic existence is shattered by social and political turmoil that will change the fabric of American culture forever. Ewan McGregor stars as Seymour “Swede” Levov, a once legendary high school athlete who is now a successful businessman married to Dawn, a former beauty queen. But turmoil brews beneath the polished veneer of Swede’s life. When his beloved daughter, Merry, disappears after being accused of committing a violent act, Swede dedicates himself to finding her and reuniting his family. What he discovers shakes him to the core, forcing him to look beneath the surface and confront the chaos that is shaping the modern world around him: no American family will ever be the same.

“I’ve always wanted to direct, but I didn’t want to just direct for the sake of it,” explains McGregor. “I wanted to have a story that I was compelled to tell. I was very moved by the script and I was completely taken by the Swede and the study of father daughter relationships. He’s a man who believes very much in living his life the right way. He’s a product of the post- war era and he absolutely embodies the idea that there was once a seemingly attainable American Dream.”

American Pastoral is rated 14A.