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Train Dreams: Actors Discuss Film’s Nature Connection and Release

10/12/2025

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Joel Edgerton (Australian actor), Felicity Jones (English actress), and Kerry Condon (Irish actress) discussed Train Dreams at a Contenders London panel.
Clint Bentley directs the Denis Johnson’s novella adaptation about Robert Grainier, a Pacific Northwest railroad worker.
The film opens in theaters on November 7 and debuts on Netflix on November 21.
Kerry Condon emphasized the film's spiritual connection to nature.
Joel Edgerton expressed his long-standing passion for the source material.

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Joel Edgerton (Australian actor), Felicity Jones (English actress), and Kerry Condon (Irish actress) discussed Train Dreams at a Contenders London panel.
Clint Bentley directs the Denis Johnson’s novella adaptation about Robert Grainier, a Pacific Northwest railroad worker.
The film opens in theaters on November 7 and debuts on Netflix on November 21.
Kerry Condon emphasized the film's spiritual connection to nature.
Joel Edgerton expressed his long-standing passion for the source material.