Opening in theaters and VOD on January 23, Song One centers on Franny (Anne Hathaway), a woman who returns to Brooklyn after her musician brother Henry (Boardwalk Empire’s Ben Rosenfield) slips into a coma after a car accident. Initially judgmental about Henry’s career path, Franny sees her sibling in a truer light after listening to his music and revisiting his old haunts.
Part of Franny’s journey includes meeting Henry’s music idol James Forester (Johnny Flynn, who’s excellent in the role), and their unexpected bond forms the basis of this narrative.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Filmmaker/writer Kate Barker-Froyland, who met Hathaway as the director’s assistant on The Devil Wears Prada paints Brooklyn with a nostalgic and resonant eye, and much of the movie is shot during the dead of night, when the city’s music scene comes alive.
During the Song One interviews, I asked Anne Hathaway if the perception of Los Angeles as an industry town and New York existing as an artistic haven holds true. Hathaway, who has resided in both areas, said comparing the two cities isn’t the way to go, and she also elaborates on why she’s found a home in Los Angeles.
L.A. was an industry town for me until I made friends and that took a really long time to kind of find my group and now that I have it, it’s not an industry town. I have a wonderful and vibrant life out here.
Click on the media bar below to hear Anne Hathaway talk about her thoughts on Los Angeles and New York:
