FLORA AND SON for Oscar glory?

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Irish director John Carney’s musical-comedy FLORA AND SON, is set for two submissions for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars. Out of the 18 song tracklist, Apple has chosen to submit ‘High Life,’ and ‘Meet in the Middle’ songs composed by Carney, Gary Clark and Flora and Son lead actor Eve Hewson. Shot on location in Dublin’s city centre, FLORA AND SON stars Hewson (daughter of U2’s Bono) as a struggling single mother living in The Liberties, attempting to rekindle her relationship with her estranged son, through the connective power of music.

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FLORA AND SON now streaming

Eve Hewson

BAD SISTERS star, Eve Hewson’s latest film, FLORA AND SON, is now available for streaming on Apple TV. Single mum Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max discover the transformative power of music. 

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FLORA AND SON review

Eve Hewson

The reviews are in for ONCE director, John Carney’s FLORA AND SON. Single mom, Flora (Eve Hewson), struggles to keep her son Max (Orén Kinlan) out of trouble in Dublin. She gets the idea to give her teenager a guitar, but he quickly refuses it in all his teenage angst. Hewson does an impeccable job as Flora, the movie’s heart and soul. The film will be available in theaters on September 22nd and on Apple TV+ on September 29th. 

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FLORA AND SON trailer

Eve Hewson

BAD SISTERS star Eve Hewson teams up with SING STREET‘S Jack Raynor in FLORA AND SON. Written and directed by John Carney, who helmed the crowd-pleasing musical films ONCE and SING STREET, the Irish filmmaker’s latest tells the story of Flora (Hewson), a scrappy single mother who spends her nights shagging losers at the club and her days nannying and raising her teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan), who appears to despise her, and dodging her crummy ex (Reynor).

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Happy Birthday Eve Hewson!

Eve Hewson

Happy birthday to Eve Hewson. The Dublin actress’ first major role was in the 2011 drama film THIS MUST BE THE PLACE, and she made her television debut as Nurse Lucy Elkins in the 2014 Steven Soderbergh series THE KNICK. Hewson’s got a ton of work on her plate these days. She’s been spending time in Cape Cod shooting a limited series for Netflix, THE PERFECT COUPLE, based on Elin Hilderbrand’s bestseller alongside Nicole Kidman, Dakota Fanning, and Liev Schreiber.

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Eve Hewson in HEDDA

Eve Hewson

BAD SISTERS star Eva Hewson will appear in Mia DaCosta’s film HEDDA, a reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s famous play “Hedda Gabler.” The 31-year-old Irish actress is set to join Tessa Thompson in the new film, which is directed and written by Mia Da Costa (THE MARVELS, CANDYMAN). According to Deadline, the upcoming film is billed as “an epic and visceral reimagination of Henrik Ibsen’s famed 1891 stage play Hedda Gabler.” The original work centers around the daughter of a general trapped in an unwanted marriage.

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Eve Hewson in HEDDA

Eve Hewson

Eve Hewson (BAD SISTERS) is set to join Tessa Thompson in HEDDA. Hewson is a rising star who drew rave reviews out of Sundance for her starring turn opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt in John Carney’s Dublin-set musical dramedy FLORA AND SON, which was swooped on at the festival by Apple at a price just under $20M, and is slated for release this fall. The Irish actress is currently in production opposite Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Dakota Fanning and more on Netflix’s limited series THE PERFECT COUPLE.

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Eve Hewson in THE PERFECT COUPLE

Eve Hewson

Eve Hewson is in talks to star in the upcoming Netflix Limited Series THE PERFECT COUPLE. The rising star has also thus far been seen in features including TESLA, ROBIN HOOD, BRIDGE OF SPIES and THIS MUST BE THE PLACE. She starred in the Emmy-winning Cinemax series THE KNICK and has also been seen on such series as BBC One/Starz’s THE LUMINARIES, Netflix’s BEHIND HER EYES and Apple TV+’s BAD SISTERS.

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FLORA AND SON review

Flora and Son

The latest movie from Irish writer-director John Carney (ONCE, SING STREET) is picking up some very good reviews following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Discovering an old guitar in a skip, she believes that music may be the answer and winds up seeking the services of an LA-based online guitar teacher (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, INCEPTION).

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Eve Hewson of BAD SISTERS honoured

Bad Sisters

Eve Hewson, the Irish actress now starring alongside Sharon Horgan on the dark Apple TV+ comedy BAD SISTERS, will be saluted at the 17th annual Oscar Wilde Awards in March, it was announced Monday. Hewson will receive the Wilde Card Award, which event organizer Trina Vargo, president of the US-Ireland Alliance, notes is used “to bring attention to rising talent who may not yet be a household name, but who we expect will be.”

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Hewson heads to Sundance

Eve Hewson

Irish director John Carney’s FLORA AND SON, is a US-Ireland co-production from Dublin-based Treasure Entertainment. BAD SISTERS star Eve Hewson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star in the film about a woman inspired by a guitar she finds in a bin for her teenage son. Carney is the filmmaker behind ONCE and SING STREET, both of which garnered critical acclaim upon release.

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Hewson shoots in Dublin

Eve Hewson may be an international star who has made her name on the global stage – but once again she is filming in her hometown of Dublin. Fresh from shooting last November in the capital Sharon Horgan’s new Irish based TV series EMERALD, which also Sarah Greene and Eva Birthistle, Bono’s daughter is back filming. She is taking part in the John Carney directed flick FLORA and SON, in which she stars alongside American actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

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