![]() He’s clearly still in love with his ex, Kathryn Hahn’s Dessa, but he’s in the middle of an unsatisfying romance with another woman, Imogen Poots’s Joy. Their mother, played by Melissa Leo, dies refusing to tell her sons who their father is, leaving Dominick more agitated than ever. Dominick is an unhappy house painter with anger problems, and he also carries the burden of caring for the schizophrenic Thomas, who, early in the story, enters a public library and cuts his hand off as a sacrifice to God. Starring Mark Ruffalo as troubled twins Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, the miniseries, which premieres Sunday at 9 p.m., is certainly ambitious, as it digs deep on a number of profound issues, including unhealthy familial bonds, cross-generational trauma, schizophrenia, toxic masculinity, and PTSD. “I Know This Much Is True” is like a Hardy story, as the rigor of social acceptability leaves a trail of damaged souls in its wake, but with cool special effects, a pet monkey, and Kalinda (that’s Archie Panjabi from “The Good Wife”). ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve been pondering comparisons to HBO’s new six-parter, and Thomas Hardy jumped to mind first - you know, the author of novels such as “Jude the Obscure,” whose long string of misfortunes includes one little child murdering his two half-siblings and killing himself. ![]() And then there’s “I Know This Much Is True,” which is ceaselessly, back-breakingly heavy enough to throw you out of alignment for a good long time. ![]()
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