SummaryWhile working on a writing project on the island of Ischia, a married woman (Kate Bosworth) enters into an affair with a younger man (Jamie Blackley).
SummaryWhile working on a writing project on the island of Ischia, a married woman (Kate Bosworth) enters into an affair with a younger man (Jamie Blackley).
As an affecting romance between a woman caught between two worlds, it very nearly sticks the landing. As a showcase for Ms. Bosworth, never better, it's often sublime.
Subject matter that seemed mildly shocking, even radical, a half-century ago may be impossible to refresh, though the screenplay, by Ms. Coiro, has a firm grasp of its characters.
Though the film plays like late-era Woody Allen — not necessarily a good thing — and Goldberg’s rambunctiousness is more annoying than liberating, there’s a serious depth of feeling here. Bosworth, thankfully, is attuned to that, and makes the most of it.