Breathe In is a 2013 American romantic drama film cowritten with Ben York Jones and directed by Drake Doremus and starring Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, and Amy Ryan. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2013the directors third film to play at the festival.
Keith Reynolds is a high school music teacher married to Megan and living in a small town an hour and half from New York City. He has given up a career as a musician following the arrival of their daughter. Lauren is very nearlyand is a champion swimmer. In his spare time, he substitutes for a cello player in an orchestra and is applying for a permanent role. Keith finds his life frustrating, resents his job as a teacher, and his wifes dismissal of his music playing. He wants to move back to the city and work as a musician but his wife Megan refuses to consider this as she disliked the uncertainty of the income and the lifestyle.The family is to host a foreign exchange student, Sophie, for one semester. When Sophie arrives she is disappointed by the distance from Manhattan which she wanted to visit. Sophies mother died when she was very young and she was raised by her Uncle and Aunt. Her Uncle introduced her to the piano but has recently died, affecting Sophie badly. Sophie tells her aunt that she is not practising her music saying that she doesnt know who she is playing for any more. ........
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