‘Onwards And Sideways’ Team Rhys Ifans, Laura Linney & John Madden On Making A Parkinson’s Story That Finds Laughter & Love In The Unexpected
The film follows two strangers whose Parkinson’s diagnoses lead to a five-year relationship shaped by humor, courage and connection, according to the filmmakers.
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"It shook me deeply," says the American actress in an interview with the AFP at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). "I was a different person when I came out of the film. The experience is still present," she adds. Directed by John Madden ("Shakespeare in Love"), "Onwards and Sideways" (translatable by "Front and Fron") follows the crossed paths of Emma (Laura Linney) and Tony (Rhys Ifans) who learn the same day from a neurologist th…
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‘Onwards And Sideways’ Team Rhys Ifans, Laura Linney & John Madden On Making A Parkinson’s Story That Finds Laughter & Love In The Unexpected
When Rhys Ifans and Laura Linney boarded Onwards and Sideways, John Madden’s latest feature about two characters whose lives are turned upside down when they are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the burden of responsibility was heavy. “I’ve never been so nervous in my life,” Linney tells Deadline in advance of the film’s premiere at the Toronto […]
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