Tesla

Fanciful and freeform read on the life of Nikola Tesla stars Ethan Hawke as the eminent and enigmatic electrical engineer of the late 19th century, following as he emigrated to America for his contentious employ by Thomas Edison (Kyle MacLachlan), and pursued his alternating current patents with the backing of George Westinghouse (Jim Gaffigan) and heiress Anne Morgan (Eve Hewson). Donnie Keshawarz, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Josh Hamilton, Rebecca Dayan also star. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.