The Telluride Film Festival has kicked off. Cue in the overreactions. The combination of altitude, dryness, abundant sun, and the natural surroundings of the Colorado rockies brings out the very best of hyperbole.
The first buzzy title screened was Scott Cooper’s “Deliver Me From Nowhere,” a Springsteen biopic tackling the making of his “Nebraska” album. Reviews are fine. It helps that Springsteen was in attendance, which surely helped with the jovial atmosphere.
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It’s not only Jeremy Allen White, stepping into the role of Springsteen, who’s drawing attention, but also, much like he did in “The Apprentice,” Jeremy Strong, who yet again steals scenes, this time as Springsteen manager Jon Landau. And really, when is Strong ever not strong?
The film doesn’t appear to be a straightforward biopic, either. Instead, it seems more like a portrait of a single, turbulent year in the life of a musician grappling with severe depression while recording his bleakest album. It heavily deals with depression and creating art out of it.
‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ stars White, Strong, Paul Walter Hauser and Stephen Graham. It’s being positioned by 20th Century as an awards contender, having set up an October 24, 2025 release date.
Cooper, a decent filmmaker, is coming off 2022’s Edgar Allen Poe Film, “The Pale Blue Eye,” which earned mixed reviews. His other directing credits include “Crazy Heart,” “Black Mass,” “Hostiles,” and “Out of the Furnace”