A new trailer for director Lone Scherfigâs (An Education) adaptation of One Day has been released. The film stars Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, and centers on two friends who continue to meet on July 15thâthe anniversary of the day they met at their college graduationâover the course of twenty years. While the first trailer wasnât great, the international trailer and this new trailer show some promise. Iâm intrigued by the story, and Scherfigâs proven her talent behind the camera.Hit the jump to watch the trailer. One Day hits theaters August 19th.Hereâs the trailer: Hereâs the official synopsis:
Twenty yearsâ¦two people. Directed by Lone Scherfig (director of âAn Education,â Academy Award-nominated for Best Picture), the motion picture âOne Dayâ is adapted for the screen by David Nicholls from his beloved bestselling novel One Day. After one day together â July 15th, 1988, their college graduation â Emma Morley (Academy Award nominee Anne Hathaway) and Dexter Mayhew (Jim Sturgess of âAcross the Universeâ) begin a friendship that will last a lifetime. She is a working-class girl of principle and ambition who dreams of making the world a better place. He is a wealthy charmer who dreams that the world will be his playground. For the next two decades, key moments of their relationship are experienced over several July 15ths in their lives. Together and apart, we see Dex and Em through their friendship and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. Somewhere along their journey, these two people realize that what they are searching and hoping for has been there for them all along. As the true meaning of that one day back in 1988 is revealed, they come to terms with the nature of love and life itself.