Ben Mendelsohn is Looking For Happiness in First Trailer For Netflix's New Film THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS
Netflix has released the first trailer for a new film they are releasing called The Land of Steady Habits. The film stars Ben Mendelsohn and Edie Falco as husband and wife and Mendelsohn's character, Anders Hill, ends up leaving his wife and quitting his job in an attempt to find happiness. As you might imagine, things just get more miserable for him. So he set off on "a clumsy, heartbreaking quest to reassemble the pieces of his fractured life."
This film looks like it tells a heavy story that is filled with some brutally honest wisdom. Here's the full synopsis:
Feeling trapped in the stifling, wealthy enclave of Westport, Connecticut, Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn) retires from his job in finance and leaves his wife (Edie Falco) in the hopes that it will renew his lust for life. However, he's quickly faced with the startling reality of his choices; he spends his days looking for things to decorate his empty shelves, sleeping with strangers and feeling terribly lost. Missing his ex-wife and on the outs with his troubled 27-year-old son (Thomas Mann), Anders befriends a drug-addicted teen (Charlie Tahan), sending him down a path of reckless and of deeply regrettable behavior. His shameful actions cause him to question who he is as a father and, ultimately, who he is as a person.
The movie was directed by Nicole Holofcener (Walking and Talking, Friends with Money, Please Give, Enough Said) and the rest of the cast includes Natalie Gold, Connie Britton, Charlie Tahan, Thomas Mann, Elizabeth Marvel, Josh Pais, and Michael Gaston.
The Land of Steady Habits will be released on September 14th.