September 8

Writer-director Ned Benson depicts the complexities of a relationship in the aftermath of tragic loss in his epic and enigmatic romance The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them. Previously split into two features (The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her and Him), this film boldly plumbs the inner lives of its protagonists, Eleanor (Jessica Chastain) and Conor (James McAvoy). The latest version, which screened at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, creatively synthesizes the two halves into a seamless whole, heightening the interplay of the lovers’ dueling perspectives. Boasting a first-rate supporting cast (including William Hurt, Viola Davis, Isabelle Huppert, Ciarán Hinds, Bill Hader, Jess Weixler, and Nina Arianda), Them presents Benson’s ambitious vision as an affecting account of how lovers experience their love in radically different ways.