Bereave

2015

Action / Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Romance

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 96%
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 219 219

los angeles, california tragic romance

Plot summary

Fatally ill, Garvey thinks he has figured out how to die alone. But when his beloved wife Evelyn goes missing on their anniversary, he must live to save her.

Director

Evangelos Giovanis Photo
Evangelos Giovanis

Top cast

Zarah Mahler Photo
Zarah Mahler as Rosa
Keith Carradine Photo
Keith Carradine as Victor
Malcolm McDowell Photo
Malcolm McDowell as Garvey
Jane Seymour Photo
Jane Seymour as Evelyn
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911.07 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
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1.65 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by TxMike

Charming story, and some funny stuff, that takes a loooonnnnngggg time to get there.

I watched this movie on Amazon streaming, which lists it as a 2019 movie even though it is a 2015 release. There are only a couple of user reviews and very few votes so it seems not many people actually saw it. Which isn't good news for the producers who also star in the movie.It is mainly about Malcolm McDowell's character, Garvey, and he is very good in it. We don't know his backstory but living in an expensive Hollywood high rise he must have been successful. He is dying but doesn't want his family to know. Much of the story is his figuring out what to do and what to say.His wife is played by co-producer Jane Seymour, as Evelyn. They are celebrating their 40th anniversary but while she is enthusiastic Garvey seems distant. He won't talk to her, he won't explain why, she doesn't deal with it well.Old reliable Keith Carradine is Garvey's younger brother Victor, whose driver is always with him, again showing he must be successful and wealthy.I probably enjoyed Mike Starr most as Victor's driver George. Who could ever forget his role in "Dumb and Dumber"?Anyway I found the movie hard to watch in many respects, so many angry and rude characters, especially the daughter who was abrasive with both her father and her young daughter. But it was a L-O-L moment when the "tooth fairy" came into the kid's room and night and she used her martial arts training and baton to deal with the intruder.I most enjoyed the last 30 minutes, after everything was set up. But it was trying, to get to that point.
Reviewed by jbeiro 9 / 10

Aging & family dynamics

We saw Bereave at the 2015 Sarasota Film Festival & were impressed with the quality of the film. There was an intensity of purpose that came though in this film that is supported by the spirit of an independent project. The directors, the Giovanis brothers, together with acting leads, Malcolm McDowell and Jane Seymour, spent years bringing this project to fruition and the effort has paid off with a moving film they can and should be proud of.Well and evenly cast, this is the sort of humanistic story that one hopes we will see more often, as the industry seems more & more inclined to lean on FX & CGI & less on story lines & superior acting, which this film has in spades. Jane Seymour & director Giovanis appeared at the festival for a post film discussion, which highlighted the difficulties of producing a small, quality project such as this. Her acting performance was strong & nuanced, a credit to her career, plus kudos to her for executive producing. Malcolm McDowell, also an executive producer, was astonishing in his role as Garvey, Seymour's husband. Fleshed out as an intense, bewildered man at the end of a privileged life, this is the sort of performance that deserves award recognition.The remainder of the cast were believable, & professional, sometimes quixotic, such as Keith Carradine as Garvey's brother & Rachel Eggleston as Cleo, gives one of the best child acting performances to be seen in recent films.Let's hope Bereave gets picked up & distributed so it can receive the recognition it deserves.
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