As Good as It Gets
1997
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3 days ago · For a too-brief swatch of the 90s, independent cinema in America flourished. Among the gaggle of buzzy new auteurs were Wes Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Todd Haynes – and Todd Solondz, a mousy, seemingly mild-mannered guy whose work revealed a caustic wit and a keen eye for the bland kitschiness of the suburbs.
4 days ago · The master of dark comic misery, Todd Solondz casts his ironic-compassionate gaze on a panoply of suburban New Jersey sadsacks and societal rejects—including a phone sex fiend, a pedophile father, and an elderly couple going through a divorce—in this audacious exploration of the universal search for fulfillment.
3 days ago · - Director: Todd Solondz - Stacker score: 85.41 - Metascore: 81 - IMDb user rating: 7.7 - Runtime: 134 minutes. The indie film world embraced "Happiness" despite its less-than-wholesome content.
5 days ago · You can’t help but think of Todd Solondz’s Happiness, in which a suburban dad destroys his family by indulging the pedophiliac desires he’s kept concealed under a guise of buttoned-up normalcy.
3 days ago · My DOP, Samuel Hermand, was very inspired by Roy Anderson’s films. I was more inspired by Todd Solondz films, such as Wiener dog. I think the final product is a mix of both of our inspirations. Can you talk us through how Serge and Inès’ characters develop, and how their relationship with each other changes?
3 days ago · Circle, The (2000) This Venice Golden Lion winner is a powerful treatise on the plight of women in Iran, told through a refreshing bead-like narrative and shot in neorealist style. ⭐⭐⭐⭐. Dir. Jafar Panahi2000 | Iran | Drama | 91 min | 1.85:1 | PersianPG (passed clean) for some mature themes.
2 days ago · The kid was perplexed. “I don’t get why they’re so freaked out by Uncle Monty,” he said. “I mean, Withnail and I – they’re a gay couple, aren’t they?” Next week, I’ve decided, we’re watching Todd Solondz’s Happiness. ‘He said he was too scared even to describe it’ Libby Brooks
