LOVE & MERCY

Conversations

Los Angeles

LOVE & MERCY

Elizabeth Banks, Paul Dano

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Begins at 2:00 PM PDT
Check-in begins at: 1:30 PM PDT

Friday, October 09, 2015

This program is FULL

Screening followed by a Q&A with Elizabeth Banks and Paul Dano.

Moderated by Tim Grierson, Backstage.


SYNOPSIS

LOVE & MERCY is a portrait of Brian Wilson, the enigmatic singer, songwriter and co-founder of the Beach Boys.   Set against Wilson’s ground breaking, era-defining music, the film examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of a cultural icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.  With two different actors portraying Wilson – Paul Dano in the ’60s and John Cusack in the ’80s– LOVE & MERCY spans more than three decades of his life, and reveals a darker and more complex story, including Wilson’s battle with mental illness and drug abuse, his years under the influence of therapist Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti) and his redemptive relationship with Melinda Ledbetter (Elizabeth Banks), all in the context of his unparalleled musicianship.