Key Highlights
- The film debuted at Sundance where it was scooped up by Netflix and, as if carried on the railroads built by its protagonist, has gained steam ever since for its tale of Robert Grainier (played by Edgerton), a laborer in the early 20th century Pacific Northwest who we watch experience love, loss and the rapidly changing world around him.
- Related Stories Reviews ‘Train Dreams’ Review: Clint Bentley’s Moving Tale Of Love And Loss Is One From The Heart News Breaking Baz: Brazilian Cinematographer Adolpho Veloso On The Visual Poetry He Created For Awards-Season Contender ‘Train Dreams’ Train Dreams this week picked up a Best Picture PGA Award nomination after landing four Independent Spirit Award and five Critics Choice nominations, the latter including for Best Picture, Best Actor for Edgerton and Best Adapted Screenplay.
- The script from Bentley and Kwedar, who scored an Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination for their prison-set Sing Sing, repeated as this year’s National Board of Review screenplay winner and scored noms at the Gotham Awards and at the USC Scripters, the latter of which honors the screenwriters and the author of the book from which the film had been adapted.
- Edgerton also landed a Golden Globes nom, as did the film’s title song by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner.
- The song was also of three mentions on the Oscar shortlists, which also included spots for Adolpho Veloso’s cinematography and Dessner’s score.
