Love and Mercy (film)
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| Directed by | Bill Pohlad |
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Heroes and Villains by Michael Alan Lerner |
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| Music by | Atticus Ross |
| Cinematography | Robert Yeoman |
| Edited by | Dino Jonsäter |
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Lionsgate Roadside Attractions |
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122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $28.6 million |
Love & Mercy (stylized as love&mercy) is a 2014 American biographical drama film directed and co-produced by Bill Pohlad, co-produced by Claire Rudnick-Polstein and John Wells and written by Michael Alan Lerner and Oren Moverman. The film, deriving its title from the 1988 song by Wilson, focuses on musician-songwriter Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, during the 1960s and 1980s, presenting the film in a nonlinear narrative. Paul Dano and John Cusack star as the young and middle-aged Wilson, respectively, with Elizabeth Banks as Wilson's second wife Melinda Ledbetter, and Paul Giamatti as Wilson's psychotherapist Dr. Eugene Landy.
The film premiered in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2014 and was released by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions on June 5, 2015. It grossed $28.6 million over a $10 million budget, a moderate commercial success, and received critical acclaim from reviewers, lauded for its unorthodox style, original score by Atticus Ross, Dano's performance as Wilson in the 1960s, and scenes that closely recreated Wilson's advanced studio recording methods during the making of Pet Sounds (1966). Wilson – who had little involvement during development – praised the film for being "very factual." It was nominated for two Golden Globes: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Paul Dano) and Best Original Song ("One Kind of Love").
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