One of the best dramas you’ll see on screen this summer is undoubtedly Harry Macqueen’s superb Supernova. We caught this at a festival late last year but the film finally arrives in cinemas from this week, 23rd July through Studiocanal. To coincide with that release, we can now present a brief, six-minute behind the scenes of the film featuring its two stars, Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth.
The feature follows Sam and Tusker (Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci), partners of twenty years, who are on holiday in the UK.
They are travelling across England in their old campervan visiting friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with young-onset dementia two years ago their lives have had to change. Jobs have been given up and plans put on hold. Their time together is now the most important thing they have.
As the trip progresses however, their individual ideas for their future begin to collide. Secrets are uncovered, private plans unravel and their love for each other is tested like never before. Ultimately, they must confront the question of what it means to love one another in the face of Tusker’s irreparable illness.
This is a brilliant film and we urge all to see it. You can check out the new making-of below. Our review of the film from last year’s LFF is here.
