9/1/2023 0 Comments Coda 2019It’s refreshing to watch a film where characters feel complex, living far beyond the film’s scope. Esposito (best known for his role as Gus in Breaking Bad) is a bit colder on the surface but no less embodied. Her warmth is effusive, and her talents as an actor have rarely been better utilized. Holmes comes into her own as a failed pianist turned journalist who has a passion for music and the people who make it. Stewart’s performance is complemented by a solid supporting cast, including Katie Holmes and Giancarlo Esposito. While Stewart continues to impress in franchise roles in Star Trek and X-Men, it’s humbling to see him tackle such a deeply felt performance he can create from scratch. His suffering becomes a source of pain and transcendence, an opportunity to come to terms with his finite life. The filmmaking flatters his restraint through well-constructed images that underline anxiety and awe of his insignificance, such as a man overwhelmed by a large concert hall and engulfed by the majesty of nature. Patrick Stewart’s performance as Cole is quiet, choosing small gestures over grand dramatics to translate his growing sense of fear. He develops a new friendship with a music journalist, Helen (Katie Holmes), and as they grow closer, his mental health deteriorates, and his music career suffers. With his comeback tour hanging in the balance, he attempts to find his grounding, but a lot has changed in the years since he was last performing regularly his wife died, and he has grown older. However, rather than enjoy the experience, he’s overcome with anxiety and stage fright. Led by a subtle performance by Patrick Stewart, the movie explores a man going through a huge life change and how music and friendship keep him grounded.Īfter a long absence, pianist Henry Cole (Stewart) returns to the stage. That’s why Coda - a sensitive drama based on an original screenplay about a pianist’s mental decline - stands out as exceptional in the current media landscape. Thanks to the success of the Out of the Shadows CODA Walk, and the support of the Westchester County Youth Bureau, Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative, the Valhalla High School Peer Leadership Club, and so many individual donations the CODA Weeks Celebration Boxes included #CODAConnects wallet cards, the 2 star CODA sports decals and stickers, the Story Behind the Stars postcards, and the What’s Important To Me strength-based advocacy tool.In the age of spectacle and streaming, one of the most neglected categories of films is the intimate drama. The 3rd Annual CODA Weeks saw unprecedented expansion and growth of the CODA movement – now celebrated in almost every public high school across Westchester County, and Solomon Schechter High School, Carmel High School and Greenwich High School. Bringing CODA to places where the community gathers, and creating positive and proactive messaging around a topic that many don’t know about is the essence of CODA. CODA Homecomings/Games include: student-athletes wearing the CODA 2-star logo on helmets, cleats, sticks, and tee shirts materials and information distributed to spectators tabling and field announcements made throughout the games. This provides an opportunity for student-athletes at the high school and collegiate level, together with student volunteers to bring CODA messaging directly to spectators. One of the more exciting next steps came from the “Power of Sports” workshop at the March 2019 CODA Youth As Voices of Change Summit with CODA themed Homecomings and athletic games.
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