MUTUAL APPRECIATION
2005/ 108 Minutes/ Black & White/ USA
Directed by Andrew Bujalski
Cast: Justin Rice, Rachel Clift, Andrew Bujalski, Seung-Min geLee, Kevin Micka, Bill Morrison, Pamela Corkey, Mary Varn, Tamara Luzechyj, Ralph Tyler, Kate Dollenmayer, Keith Gessen, Peter Pentz, Salvatore Botti
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2005/ 108 Minutes/ Black & White/ USA
Directed by Andrew Bujalski
Cast: Justin Rice, Rachel Clift, Andrew Bujalski, Seung-Min geLee, Kevin Micka, Bill Morrison, Pamela Corkey, Mary Varn, Tamara Luzechyj, Ralph Tyler, Kate Dollenmayer, Keith Gessen, Peter Pentz, Salvatore Botti
Official Website
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“His characters may be contemporary, but his narrative style owes everything to the old-fashioned avant-garde. There's a rawness and immediacy to his work that cuts straight to the experience, a starkness that's startling in an age of bloated spectacle.” – Carina Chocano, Las Angeles Times
SYNOPSIS:
Alan (Justin Rice), a musician whose band has just broken up, shows up in New York to support his burgeoning rock and roll career. He starts by searching for a drummer for a show he’s already lined up and otherwise goes about the mechanics of self-promotion. He finds a newfound champion in Sara (Seung-Min Lee), an aggressive DJ who sets her sights on the submissively uninterested Alan (but finds a drummer for him).
In down time, Alan drinks and strategizes with his old friend Lawrence (Andrew Bujalski), a grad student, and Lawrence’s girlfriend Ellie (Rachel Clift), a journalist. Alan endeavors to keep his shoulder to the wheel while Ellie meanwhile finds herself compelled by Alan. The attraction is mutual, but both parties are reluctant to take a next step.
Director Bio: Andrew Bujalski
Andrew Bujalski’s first feature film, Funny Ha Ha, was released theatrically in the summer of 2005 by Goodbye Cruel Releasing and is available on DVD. A.O. Scott of The New York Times was kind enough to include it in his Top 10 Films of 2005 list and Dennis Lim of The New York Times followed up with a feature on Andrew and both his films. Funny Ha Ha's long road towards distribution actually landed it the unique honor of making a Top 10 Film list in 3 years: in 2005, 2004 by Film Comment and Cinemaspeak, and 2003 by The Boston Phoenix.
At the 2004 Independent Spirit Awards, Bujalski won the “Someone to Watch” award. The Boston Globe describes him as “unerringly polite and somewhat disheveled.” He types 89 wpm.
“His characters may be contemporary, but his narrative style owes everything to the old-fashioned avant-garde. There's a rawness and immediacy to his work that cuts straight to the experience, a starkness that's startling in an age of bloated spectacle.” – Carina Chocano, Las Angeles Times
SYNOPSIS:
Alan (Justin Rice), a musician whose band has just broken up, shows up in New York to support his burgeoning rock and roll career. He starts by searching for a drummer for a show he’s already lined up and otherwise goes about the mechanics of self-promotion. He finds a newfound champion in Sara (Seung-Min Lee), an aggressive DJ who sets her sights on the submissively uninterested Alan (but finds a drummer for him).
In down time, Alan drinks and strategizes with his old friend Lawrence (Andrew Bujalski), a grad student, and Lawrence’s girlfriend Ellie (Rachel Clift), a journalist. Alan endeavors to keep his shoulder to the wheel while Ellie meanwhile finds herself compelled by Alan. The attraction is mutual, but both parties are reluctant to take a next step.
Director Bio: Andrew Bujalski
At the 2004 Independent Spirit Awards, Bujalski won the “Someone to Watch” award. The Boston Globe describes him as “unerringly polite and somewhat disheveled.” He types 89 wpm.
