In “Nyad,” there are two feats of perseverance on display. First, there is the ceaseless determination of Diane Nyad, played by Annette Bening, to accomplish a marathon swim from Cuba to Florida across 110 miles of open, shark-infested waters.
This image released by Netflix shows Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in a scene from the film “Nyad.” This image released by Netflix shows Annette Bening as Diana Nyad, left, and Jodie Foster as Bonnie Stoll, in a scene from the film “Nyad.” This image released by Netflix shows Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in a scene from the film “Nyad.” This image released by Netflix shows Jodie Foster as Bonnie Stoll, left, and Annette Bening as Diana Nyad, in a scene from the film “Nyad.
First and foremost there’s the fact that this is a sports drama led by two actresses in their 60s: Bening and Jodie Foster, who plays Diana’s best friend and personal trainer Bonnie Stoll. When “Nyad” gets underway, the setting isn’t the 1970s, when Nyad’s record swims made her a headline-grabbing sensation. It’s Diana’s 60th birthday, which for her only marks her long distance from a real challenge. “Where’s the excellence?” she says.
Diana soon thereafter gets back in the pool, resolving to complete the Cuba-to-Florida swim, a route some moviegoers may associate more withthan athletic pursuit. For Diana, the 50-hour endeavor is a matter of completing a long-ago abandoned dream and a way to prove to herself that age is no match for her will.Q&A: Errol Morris on his John le Carré documentary ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’It’s the rare role that could be said to be both shark and Oscar bait.
Vasarhelyi and Chin, in their narrative debut, mix in documentary footage throughout the film, smoothly transitioning from the non-fiction world they come from. They’re the filmmaking team behind documentary standouts likeThose films were excellent not just due to Vasarhelyi and Chin’s own filmmaking adventurousness but because of their firm grasp of the psychology of those who push themselves to physical extremes.
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