“A Real Pain,” which recently bagged nominations at the 97th Academy Awards, will hit Philippine cinemas.
Ayala Malls Cinemas will exclusively bring the comedy-drama film, directed by Jesse Eisenberg, to cinemas on Jan. 29.
“A Real Pain,” directed by Jesse Eisenberg.
The movie stars Eisenberg, Jennifer Grey, Will Sharpe, and Kieran Culkin, who won the Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in the film.
“A Real Pain” was also nominated for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), Screen Actors Guild Awards, Independent Spirit Awards and Critics’ Choice Awards.
At the 97th Academy Awards, the film received nominations for Best Supporting Actor for Culkin and Best Original Screenplay for Eisenberg.
"A Real Pain" (Ayala Malls Cinemas)
“A Real Pain,” co-produced by Emma Stone’s Fruit Tree (“Poor Things,” “I Saw the TV Glow”), is part of Ayala Malls Cinemas’ lineup of critically acclaimed awards-season films, which this year also includes “Anora.”
It was during a trip to Poland with his now-wife that Eisenberg had what he calls a “strange revelation” that began his creative journey for “A Real Pain.”
A two-week trip through the country landed him at the tiny house in the village of Kranystaw, where his aunt Doris had lived before the Holocaust displaced her entire family.
“Had the war not happened, this is where I would be living,” Eisenberg remembers thinking. “What would my life be like? Who would I be?”
Two decades later, Eisenberg found himself back at that house, this time as the director, writer, and co-star of “A Real Pain.”
In the film Eisenberg plays David, a New Yorker and young father who goes on a tour of Polish Holocaust history accompanied by his cousin Benji, played by Kieran Culkin, thanks to money left by their recently deceased grandmother.
Joining a tour group led by the affable James, played by Will Sharpe, David and Benji rekindle their childhood bonds as they grapple with the family tragedies of the past that still, in some ways, define them.
“A Real Pain” currently has a 96 percent Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
“‘A Real Pain’ is a real treat, a tender, funny treatise on family jealousies and our relationship to the past. Simultaneously light and heavy, it soars on the stellar pairing of Eisenberg and Culkin,” said Empire magazine in their review.
With its exclusive offerings of award-winning films, Ayala Malls Cinemas has become a premier destination for quality experience at the movies.
Featuring plush seating and generous legroom, coupled with cutting-edge laser projections for sharper images, and top-notch Dolby Sound and Dolby Atmos technologies to enhance audio depth, moviegoers are in for an exceptional cinematic experience.
Cinema patrons can enjoy a variety of delicious treats from The Movie Snackbar, such as different-flavored popcorn, hotdog sandwiches, yummy burgers and ice-cold beverages.
Tickets can be booked at www.sureseats.com or any of the participating cinemas.
