Mr. Holmes: Leaving the Athena Thursday, September 10th

In 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement, and searches for answers to the mysteries of life and love – before it’s too late.

“Even those who’ve read the book can be startled by what happens in Mr. Holmes, while they’re being moved by McKellen in a role he’s come to late, but with his customary elegance.” -Bob Mondello, NPR

“Mr. Holmes is about how the past defines us. It is also very much about regret and trying to put things right.” -Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

“McKellen is masterful, in a multilayered tale that navigates the no man’s land between memory and fiction.” -John Anderson, Newsday

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104 MIN