Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Ashville, NC): “The charms and wonders of the film lie in the performances of the leads, all of whom are better than perfect -- they feel real.”
Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile: “Beautifully cast and superbly performed, The Visitor never steps off the mark either emotionally or in character development. Richard Jenkins, usually in support roles, rises to the lead occasion with grace and a marvellously restrained performance”
Official web site for video clip: http://www.thevisitorfilm.com/
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0857191/
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From the Archives...
The Visitor
Date: Sept. 28th
Time: 7:00 pm
Year: 2007
Country: USA
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Leads: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman,
Danai Gurira, Mouna Khalil
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 108 min.
Rating: PG-13
Language: English, Arabic
Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) stars as a lonely, widowed, disillusioned, economics professor in Connecticut whose life is transformed by a chance encounter. Reluctantly attending a conference in New York City, the professor finds a young couple, who turn out to be illegal immigrants, living in his long-vacant Manhattan apartment. It’s through the connections made with these virtual strangers that Walter is awakened to a new world and a new life. This heartfelt, humanistic drama by Thomas McCarthy (The Station Agent) is a tale about identity, immigration and the hardships thousands face while trying to obtain legal status in the United States.
