Black Bear (film)


Black Bear is a 2020 American drama thriller film, written and directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. It stars Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon, and Aubrey Plaza.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020.

Premise

At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously convoluted their lives will soon become in the filmmaker’s pursuit of a work of art, which blurs the boundaries between autobiography and invention.

Cast

In July 2019, it was announced Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon and Aubrey Plaza had joined the cast of the film, with Lawrence Michael Levine directing from a screenplay he wrote.

Filming

took place from July to August 2019 in the Adirondack Mountains in Long Lake, New York.

Release

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020. Shortly after, Momentum Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film.

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 17 reviews, as of 26 March 2020.