Colin Firth stars as a man attempting to start over and Emily Blunt co-stars as the woman who proves to be more than just a bump in the road on his way to a new life in Arthur Newman, a romantic dramedy from first time feature film director Dante Ariola and writer Becky Johnston (The Prince of Tides, Seven Years in Tibet). Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, a new clip has just come online featuring Firth and Blunt.
The Plot:
Wallace Avery (Firth) is tired of his life. Divorced, disconnected from his son, dissatisfied with his love life, he decides the time has come for a radical solution. He literally walks away from his life, buys himself a new identity as Arthur Newman, and sets out toward his own private Oz — Terre Haute, Indiana — where he believes he has a chance to work as a golf pro. Wallace’s idea of a second chance is to become a second person. His road trip is derailed by the entrance of Michaela Fitzgerald (Blunt), whom Arthur discovers passed out poolside at a motel. It takes her all of a couple hours to bust Arthur’s identity scam. It takes Arthur a lot longer to bust hers.