Cillian Murphy’s Small Things Like These trailer was released today, September 17, and it’s already stirring up emotions. The short movie is based on the novel of the same name written by Claire Keegan and has Emily Watson, Michelle Fairley, and Eileen Walsh alongside Cillian as cast members.
As for the production team, popularly known for directing Peaky Blinders Season Three, Tim Mielants has taken charge of direction here too. Cinematically, the trailer feels like it has his touch in shots and the music selection. Everything is contributing to setting up the movie for great Critics’ reviews once it’s released.
What We Know From the Small Things Like These Trailer
If you haven’t read the book already, the story is of a father (Cillian as Bill, a coal merchant) unraveling the dark secrets of a local convent. There’s so much pain, guilt, and dark secrets lurking around set up in a small cold Irish town called New Ross, Circa 1985.
According to a Vanity Fair report, the inspiration for the incidents in the plot is taken from the real-life Magdalene Laundries. The heinous series of events happened with women who were unmarried but pregnant. Catholic Nuns of the convent used to isolate them until 1996 when the ritual finally came to a halt.
These incidents are impacting Bill deeply not only for the future of his daughters but also because of the memories of his mother.
“It’s so seemingly simple, but it’s incredibly complex, actually, when you look at it. It’s massively intertwined with Irish people, our history and our culture and trauma and all of that stuff. I feel that sometimes art is a gentler way of addressing or confronting that than, perhaps, government reports or academic papers.”
– Murphy says
Cillian Murphy’s Small Things Like These Trailer Shows Bill’s Emotional Fight
What makes Cillian Murphy’s Small Things Like These Trailer even more impactful is the vulnerability Murphy portrays. Bill’s struggle to express his emotions is as much a battle as the secrets he uncovers, and director Tim Mielants, who also helmed Peaky Blinders Season 3, brings out this beautifully raw emotion in every shot. According to Vanity Fair, Mielants captures the “beautiful volcano of emotions” Murphy brings to the screen.
“Ireland at the time, men were not allowed to express their feelings or cope with their feelings…and having a character who’s extremely vulnerable and can’t express his feelings at the same time, hidden behind a concrete wall, was for me like a beautiful volcano of emotions that I could play with,” the director, Mielants, tells me. “It’s ridiculous what Cillian does in front of the lens. You can adjust it in very tiny ways, but as far as I’m concerned, he’s the best actor on the planet.”
After Oppenheimer, Small Things Like These is Cillian’s Cinematic Entry
Notably, Cillian took almost a six-month-long break after he got done with the shooting of Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Once he was done, Mielants and him started working on this project. While Mielants and Murphy have been known to each other for a long time, they have a profound respect for each others’ work.
Murphy reflects
“Your psyche is trying to understand why you’re feeling what you’re making yourself feel. He’s pushing for this real, raw emotion.”
Lastly, with the involvement of Affleck and Matt Damon in the production team, there’s much to look forward to beyond Cillian Murphy’s Small Things Like These Trailer.
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