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Movie Review: John Carney’s Latest Sentimental Musical Comedy-Drama Flora and Son Features Breakout Performance From Eve Hewson

The ability to romanticize music – especially its ability to empower and transform people’s lives in realistic ways – on screen in auditory and visual movie masterpieces isn’t an easy task for many filmmakers. But Oscar-winning filmmaker and lyricist, John Carney has expertly done just that over the past decade-and-a-half with his best musical features,…

“Flora and Son” : Q&A with Writer/Director John Carney, Songwriter Gary Clark and Producer Anthony Bregman

Synopsis : Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max…