‘Never Let me Go,’ an early awards contender (very early)

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It’s way soon to start talking about awards movies (though that never seems to stop anyone). But it’s impossible to watch the trailer for the dystopian relationship drama “Never Let Me Go” and not think about this fall’s Oscar season. The piece of marketing material, which Fox Searchlight has just released, is a haunting and moving collection of scenes from the movie in which Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield form a love triangle in an England not quite like the one we know.

Kazuo Ishiguro’s book was a modern classic, and early word on the film is of a strong mood piece, nuanced character drama and heady movie of ideas all rolled into one. Look for a Venice/Toronto premiere, a slow but effective rollout in October and then, maybe, Academy and Golden Globes buzz not long after. We’ve been here before with Searchlight, haven’t we....

-- Steven Zeitchik

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