Knight of Cups

KNIGHT OF CUPS Writer/Director: Terrence Malick Starring: Christian Bale, Wes Bentley, Brian Dennehy, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, Imogen Poots, Teresa Palmer, Cherry Jones, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Isabel Lucas The first line of dialogue from Christian Bale’s Rick has him pontificating on the idea that he was “living the life of someone I didn’t know.” Now, I doubt that director Terrence Malick cast Bale solely based on his name but it does seem coincidental that Christian is also the name of the main character in The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. In it, Christian leaves his hometown, the “City of Destruction”, in an attempt toRead More →