Film follows five-year affair
Photos courtesy of Sahamongkol Film International
Did you know
Jeremy Jordan played Clyde Barrow in the 2011 stage musical, Bonnie & Clyde.
Based on Jason Robert Brown’s musical of same name, The Last Five Years is a new musical comedy-drama directed by Richard LaGravenese. The film, which takes place over a five year period, is about a love affair, marriage and break-up.
Jamie Wellerstein (Jeremy Jordan) is a young and talented up-and-coming novelist who falls in love with Cathy Hiatt (Anna Kendrick), a struggling actress. Their story is told almost entirely through songs, with Cathy’s songs beginning at the end of their marriage and moving backwards in time to the beginning of their love affair, while Jamie’s songs start at the beginning of their affair and move forward to the end of their marriage. They meet in the centre when Jamie proposes.
The film’s beautiful pop music score portrays an honest, heartbreaking and often funny exploration of love and the way it affects individual identity.
Catch the magic, music, romance and heartbreak when The Last Five Years hits local cinemas on May 7.
Vocabulary
- up-and-coming (adj): likely to be successful and popular in the future
portray (v): to describe or show something in a particular way
identity (n): who or what somebody is
