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"Train Dreams" Adaptation Explores Man's Fading Connection to Nature
14 Oct
Summary
- Director Clint Bentley adapts Denis Johnson's novella "Train Dreams" into a film
- Joel Edgerton stars as Robert Grainier, an itinerant lumber worker in the early 20th century
- Film explores humanity's growing disconnect from nature due to technological advancements
In October 2025, director Clint Bentley's film adaptation of Denis Johnson's novella "Train Dreams" made its debut at the BFI London Film Festival. The movie, which stars Joel Edgerton as the lead character Robert Grainier, follows the story of an itinerant lumber worker in the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century.
Bentley, who previously directed the film "Jockey," was drawn to the timeless themes of Johnson's work, describing the story as "an elegy for a lost world and a lost time." The film explores Grainier's life and the changing landscape of America as it industrialized, with the director noting the universality of the story that resonated with the film's international crew.
