The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

Name: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Genre: Drama
Released: October 10, 2014
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 67

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The Weinstein Company | Release Date: October 10, 2014 | R

Summary: Once happily married, Conor (James McAvoy) and Eleanor (Jessica Chastain) suddenly find themselves to be strangers longing to understand each other in the wake of a tragedy. Their story is told from the perspective of Eleanor.

Director: Ned Benson

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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The Playlist Nikola Grozdanovic

Aug 6, 2014

It’s a finely tuned and tenderly detailed love story of two people told on a cosmic scale. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Oct 8, 2014

For the most part, thanks in great part to Benson’s rich screenplay and Chastain’s nomination-worthy work, I was immersed in this story no matter who was telling the tale. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Oct 9, 2014

In viewing the same tale retold from two mutually exclusive vantage points, we become aware of how “Him” and “Her” deepen and enrich certain aspects of the story, adding contrast and, at times, contradiction, to the whole. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Aug 6, 2014

Even at its most purplish and highfalutin (mostly in the “Her” section), “Eleanor Rigby” always aims for something sincere, and when Benson pulls back a bit — and stops trying to show us how much Freud he’s read and how many Bergman films he’s seen — the movie becomes vastly more engaging. Read full review

Noel Murray

Oct 7, 2014

Her is such a well-drawn character sketch—with such a fantastic Chastain performance—that it practically justifies the whole experiment. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Oct 9, 2014

"Him" and "Her" are hardly groundbreaking cinema, but they are more rewarding than "Them." Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Oct 9, 2014

They're thematically richer and more tonally cohesive than their hybrid. But because the two films are so similar to one another, they fail to deliver on the promise of their unique structure, rendering the “he said, she said” complementary design of the two films a dull, self-indulgent gimmick. Read full review

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beingryanjude

Feb 17, 2015

In his directorial and writing debut, Ned Benson has crafted two separate films--two visions of a relationship's end following tragedy. There's more than enough life and relationship--and with each conversation, we see growth in Eleanor. Solely seeing Eleanor's point-of-view is a trueIn his directorial and writing debut, Ned Benson has crafted two separate films--two visions of a relationship's end following tragedy. There's more than enough life and relationship--and with each conversation, we see growth in Eleanor. Solely seeing Eleanor's point-of-view is a true treat, and one not to be regretted with Jessica Chastain's effortless performance.… Expand