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May 26, 2023 · If anything, “You Hurt My Feelings” might be a little too short; it’s so well-paced and engrossing it just zips by. The moral of the story seems to be: Honesty is better in the long term, even if it’s unpleasant immediately. But in Holofcener’s films, as in real life, that’s not so simple. In theaters now. Drama.
Sylvia:Of course it was. And you wrote about it beautifully. 'It's like the whole planet is melting, and I'm just out shopping for cashmere walls.'. - Sarah (You Hurt My Feelings) Share on X. Beth:She said I wasn’t a new voice. Don:You’re the best voice. Beth:An old voice. I’m not that old. Don:I look tired.
- You Hurt My Feelings
- Nicole Holofcener's Small Masterpiece
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus Leads A Stunning Cast
Beth wrote a somewhat successful memoir (though she can't help but think it should've done better), and now she's writing a work of fiction. After practically dozens of drafts, her publisher still won't go forward with the book, though her husband, Don, loves it and supports her. She stares at the pile of papers, thinking, 'Is this any good, and ho...
All of this happens organically and with a natural flow largely absent from most comedies. Comedy films often feel like squalls, but You Hurt My Feelingscomes in flurries. It's never heavy-handed, dumb, loud, or melodramatic. There's a smallness to it that's extremely lived-in, but in that smallness lies buried universes. Related: Best Comedy Movie...
Louis-Dreyfus is of course one of the best comedic actors alive, but she has an emotional depth that is often overlooked by people who are too busy laughing at what she's able to do with a character. She is, in many ways, a comedic Meryl Streep. It's mind-boggling to consider that the same person who played Selina Meyer in Veep also played Elaine B...
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May 25, 2023 · You Hurt My Feelings is a masterpiece and doesn't need any changes; that being said, Keener is dearly missed. A Good Lie An interview is a kind of fiction itself, often a polished fib.
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You Hurt My Feelings: Directed by Nicole Holofcener. With Amber Tamblyn, David Cross, Tobias Menzies, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.
In You Hurt My Feelings, Nicole Holofcener digs into that paradox and delivers a film that is honest and funny in equal measure. Here, the writer-director doesn't just use a hilarious situation to make relatable observations and clever witticisms; she also extracts the nuances of it. She is aware, for instance, that her well-to-do characters ...
May 26, 2023 · You Hurt My Feelings played at this year’s Sundance film festival, where it gained attention of critics ahead of its May opening (the film is playing in limited release right now). In it, Julia ...
