Knight of Cups

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Knight of Cups is an experimental drama from director Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life, The Thin Red Line). The seventh film from the legendary director premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival last year and stars an ensemble cast featuring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Antonio Banderas, Brian Dennehy, Freida Pinto, Imogen Poots, Isabel Lucas, Teresa Palmer, and Wes Bentley.

Knight of Cups follows writer Rick (Christian Bale, The Fighter, American Hustle) on an odyssey through the playgrounds of Los Angeles and Las Vegas as he undertakes a search for love and self. Even as he moves through a desire-laden landscape of mansions, resorts, beaches and clubs, Rick grapples over complicated relationships with his brother (Wes Bentley) and father (Brian Dennehy). His quest to break the spell of his disenchantment takes him on a series of adventures with six alluring women: rebellious Della (Imogen Poots); his physician ex-wife, Nancy (Cate Blanchett); a serene model Helen (Freida Pinto); a woman he wronged in the past Elizabeth (Natalie Portman); a spirited, playful stripper Karen (Teresa Palmer); and an innocent Isabel (Isabel Lucas), who helps him see a way forward.

“Terry initially gave me a lot of his thoughts on the character and his relationship to the different people in his life,” recalls Bale. “Especially his family and the various women who influence him, so that I would have all that background in my head. But after that, he invited me to just see what happened.”

Knight of Cups is rated 14A.