Film looking for eric en streaming vf gratuit complet hd. Director ken loach and writer paul lavertys ninth feature together is a curious hybrid. The film s argument that sports heroes are role models to grown men as much as to kids is also a rather touching observation. Everything you need to know about looking for eric movie. Ken loachs romantic comedy looking for eric is hard to resist. However, looking for eric begins to defy many of the expectations that you might have for a ken loach film when eric cantona, the frenchborn england football player who plays himself in the film, mysteriously begins appearing to give the other eric advice on how to sort out his life. Steve evets, left, and eric cantona in ken loachs looking for eric. Eric a football fanatic postman whose life is descending in to crisis receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical eric cantona. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing looking for eric near you. Having lost all his bearings, eric bishop soliloquizes face to the poster of his idol, another eric, french footballer eric cantona, when the latter appears just like the. If only the clubs millions of supporters around the world go to see it, and they will all want to, the movie will be a hit. Eric andres bad trip with tiffany haddish is available now.
Their last film, its a free world, mourned a more moral approach to employment. Looking for eric is the story of a lonely postman, eric, who has made decades worth of bad decisions. Credit must go to evets for his little eric, who is never outshone by big eric. Looking for eric is the heartwarming and hilarious tale of downtrodden eric, a postman whos life is slipping through his fingers. Ever since his wife stephanie bishop left him, eric bishops steve evets life has fallen apart. Looking for eric 2010 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. His two teen sons gerard kearns, stefan gumbs have little regard for him, his job at the post office is increasingly unfulfilling and he ends up in the hospital after a car crash. Eric bishop steve evets is a postman living in manchester whose life has been slowly going off the rails ever since his wife, lily stephanie. Looking for eric is a film that touches on one of the great tragedies of life. A selfhelp book from his friends, coupled with eric finding his stepsons hidden stash of pot, leads him to having visions of eric. Looking for eric movie trailer and videos tv guide. Looking for eric 2009 eric a football fanatic postman whose life is descending in to crisis receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical eric. Even when he plays the trumpet a great surreal moment of selfawareness. When he delivered his famous line at the press conference about the trawler and the sardines nostalgically reprised over the final credits he.
Eric bishop is a manchester postman who is going through. Its loachs masterful social realism meeting classic working class british comedy and a dash of magical realism, coming together to make a surprisingly uplifting story of the power of selfimprovement and hero worship. That is until, with a little help from his family, his mates and his hero football legend eric cantona, he gets his life back on track. Fan, but this film still has a lot to recommend it and i must say, that eric cantona grows on you more and more as the movie goes along this film s message is not really about football its more about the value of friends and people you can rely on when all seems lost and as cantona states trust your teammates always or your. It is a film about male comradeship and not for the first time in a loach film the women are peripheral, lacking in the sense of purpose the men share eric s failure at the beginning of the film is that he lacks this sense of purpose. A look at the looking for eric behindthescenes crew and production team. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Cannes crowdpleaser looking for eric is a tender, lifeaffirming, and hilarious nod to the possibility of second chances. Now comes ken loachs looking for eric, about a manchester postmans imaginary relationship with the maverick manchester united centre forward, who retired in 1997 and who has since turned to painting, playing the trumpet, philosophy, acting and film producing. Looking for eric is a film directed by ken loach with steve evets, eric cantona, stephanie bishop, gerard kearns, year. Looking for eric 2009 letterboxd your life in film.
A naive plotpoint, but looking for eric has enough feelgood charm to get away with it. The film tells the story of eric, a depressed, middleaged postman, who is also a manchester united fan. Lookingforeric, what is this movie all about, and is looking for eric an allround movie. But looking for eric should connect with moviegoers who enjoy clever. Its as though loach is gauging how much of the idealism with which hes always endowed his. Marketing a film is all about maximising the cinema audience. The film ends at bishops daughters graduation day, where the family reunites in peace. An imaginary friend comes to the rescue in looking for eric, a comedy about a manchester united fan searching for meaning in the face of a midlife crisis. A ghostly buddy movie costarring a global football. Looking for eric 119 min comedy, drama 27 may 2009 a man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor the ex football player eric cantona in this comedydrama from acclaimed british director ken loach. The film is about marijuana smoking postman eric bishop steve evets whose hero is the international footballer eric cantona. Ken loachs feelgood movie whod have thought that phrase would ever be written. Watch looking for eric streaming online hulu free trial.
If only our chaotic and unsatisfactory lives could. This afternoon i went to see looking for eric, the new film by ken loach, which was well received by critics at the cannes film festival though it didnt win any prizes. It was written by screenwriter paul laverty and directed by the english director ken loach. One night, he smokes marijuana and has a vision of his favorite manchester united soccer player. Roger ebert october 10, 2009 looking for eric is the last film i would have expected from ken loach, the great british director of films about working class lives. The film s writer paul laverty last wrote jimmys hall and the angels share. However, looking for eric is clearly being marketed as a comedy. Lookingforeric, what is this movie all about, and is. They are always so gritty, so realistic and brilliantly portray normal everyday people and the problems in which they experience looking for eric is no exception.
Eric bishop, postier a manchester, traverse une mauvaise passe. Looking for eric was an official selection at the 2009 cannes film festival. In the case of looking for eric, the comedy aspects of the film have been emphasised over other aspects, such as the director. Being an armchair manchester united fan now for almost 20 years i had a lot of interest in seeing ken loachs film when i first got wind of it. Watch looking for eric online stream full movie directv. Watch looking for eric movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. That is until, with a little help from his family, his mates and, believe it or not, his hero eric cantona, he gets his life back on track. His strength is social realism and a critique of the limited options within a class system. However, the film contains other strands that are quite obviously not comic. Its not that loachlovers dont know of his affection for football, but noone could have predicted this pairing nor how funny and affecting the. Eyebrows were raised when the premise behind looking for eric was first announced to the film trade press. Ken loach, one of britains mostrespected directors, is best known for gritty social realism, but this charming fantasy shows he has a great sense of humour too. The protagonist of looking for eric, eric bishop steve evets, is a familiar face in the loach canon despite the actors freshness, but his trajectory represents a unique and resolute act of experimental generosity on the directors part.
Steve evets and eric cantona in ken loachs film the new. Start your free trial to watch looking for eric and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Directed by ken loach, written by paul laverty coming to theaters in nyc may 14th. Looking for eric, the wonderfully wry new film from british director ken loach, is a melancholy comedy about wins and losses in soccer, life and love, and the power of a few pals, a few. Looking for eric 2009 looking for eric is a heartwarming and hilarious tale of troubled eric, a postman from manchester whose life is slipping through his fingers. Its a surprise, in fact a dryly absurdist comedy with a dollop of magic realism. Looking for eric is a 2009 britishfrench film about the escape from the trials of modern life that football and its heroes can bring for its fans. One night, when eric s talking to a poster of his hero, exfootballing legend eric cantona, the poster not only responds, but comes to life. Spread the love a depressed mailman from manchester who receives life lessons from football god eric cantona. Beginning in grim kitchensink territory, the movie gets. Looking for eric is not necessarily a search for mr cantona, the talismanic player for manchester united in the mid 90s, although mr cantona assists in the search, but more the voyage of postman eric to come to terms with his own life, the loss of his first love, and the regret he feels for his actions, and the struggles of trying to bring up his 2. In looking for eric, cantona is not just actor but coproducer and partfinancier. Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical eric cantona.