Film at CAT - Tesla

“Tesla,” is an American biographical drama about a visionary inventor who grapples with a mix of a brilliant brain and a tortured soul. Nikola Tesla (played by Ethan Hawke) fights an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition. Increasingly displeased by the greed of fellow inventor Thomas Edison (played by Kyle MacLachlan), Tesla forges his own virtuous but arduous path toward creating the innovative alternate-current motor. His European nature is at odds with budding American industrialism, the landscape of intellectual property is treacherous--and Tesla slowly becomes jailed in his overactive mind. His associate Anne Morgan (played by Eve Hewson) analyzes and presents his story as it unfolds, offering a distinctly modern voice in this scientific period drama. [2020, US, 102 min, Rated: PG-13]. Venue: Cinema Art Theater. Presenter: Rehoboth Beach Film Society.