![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The city in which the story unfolds goes unidentified, the reason for the family’s move is never stated and neither parent’s profession is established beyond the general indication that they’re reasonably well-heeled businesspeople. One of the reliably great things about having Soderbergh behind the wheel is that he strips away all superfluous information and hits you with just the fundamentals, an approach that finds the ideal collaborator in Koepp. Hers was the second recent death of someone in Chloe’s circle in similar circumstances and Chris worries his daughter could end up being a third. We learn that their teenage son Tyler (Eddy Maday) is a keen competitive swimmer and their daughter Chloe (Callina Liang) is a sensitive, somewhat withdrawn young woman whose best friend recently died - revealed soon after from what’s assumed to be an accidental drug overdose. The precisely sketched family dynamic is established with Soderbergh’s usual no-fuss economy. Rebekah ( Lucy Liu) is certain she wants it even before seeing upstairs and while her pensive husband Chris ( Chris Sullivan) prefers not to rush into a commitment, he’s used to letting her make the decisions. In what’s basically an extended cameo that signals the tart sense of humor subtly in play throughout, Julia Fox steps briskly through the door as a realtor just moments before the family interested in the house arrives. Venue: Sundance Film Festival (Premieres)Ĭast: Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland, Julia Fox The gentle piano score doesn’t exactly hint at menace, but we know something is a little off in this desirable property, which stands empty and is about to be shown to prospective buyers. Shooting under his usual DP pseudonym of Peter Andrews, the director guides his subjective camera into every corner of a handsome old two-story house in a leafy suburb, darting through some spaces and sneaking in close for a longer look at others. It’s an invigorating feeling to know early on in a movie that you’re in confident hands, and Steven Soderbergh conveys that assurance instantaneously in the opening moments of Presence. ![]()
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