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The Quick Explanation
The Fabelmans isn’t necessarily autobiographical of Steven Spielberg’s coming-of-age years. Many of the details and names are changed. But the film does capture the famed director’s burgeoning fascination with the art of film during his youth. This strikes a curious balance: What in this movie merely reflects Spielberg’s memory of what actually happened? And what in this movie is an artful, symbolic representation of what actually happened? Ultimately, this dynamic becomes the thematic core of the film. The events of Sammy Fabelman’s life become representations of Spielberg as artist. When an artist creates art, what do they see? How do they represent moments from their lives? And how do they symbolically capture ideologies built from those experiences?
Cast
- Gabriel LaBelle – Sammy Fabelman
- Michelle Williams – Mitzi Schildkraut-Fabelman
- Paul Dano – Burt Fabelman
- Seth Rogen – Bennie Loewy
- Julia Butters – Regina “Reggie” Fabelman
- Judd Hirsch – Boris Podgorny
- Jeannie Berlin – Hadassah Fabelman
- Robin Bartlett – Tina Schildkraut
- Keeley Karsten – Natalie Fabelman
- Sophia Kopera – Lisa Fabelman
- Sam Rechner – Logan Hall
- Oakes Fegley – Chad Thomas
- Chloe East – Monica Sherwood
- Isabelle Kusman – Claudia Denning
- Tony Kushner – Writer
- Steven Spielberg – Writer and director
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