Is Anybody There? (2009)
Directed by John Crowley
A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.
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But under the sensitive direction of stage-trained director John Crowley (Intermission, Is Anybody There?), and the emotional influence of Ronan’s resonant leading performance, Brooklyn delicately turns the basic into the elemental, prompting us to examine our strong attachments, how we form them, and why we might consider breaking them.
Crowley, who directed the powerful “Boy A” and the exuberant “intermission” before stumbling with the mawkish “Is Anybody There?” and the staid thriller “Closed Circuit,” segues into this film’s sentimental nostalgia quite successfully.