The film updates the classic "clash of values" for the digital age, pitting old-school social justice against modern internet celebrity culture.
Eisenberg explores how even "good" work (like Evelyn’s shelter) and creative expression (Ziggy’s music) can be fueled by a self-serving desire for recognition. CГўnd termini de salvat lumea
It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was released by A24 in early 2023. The film updates the classic "clash of values"
Reviewers from The New York Times and Time Magazine highlight the "nightmare of estrangement" at the center of the film, where both characters are too self-involved to see each other's inherent goodness. Production Context Reviewers from The New York Times and Time
The film is based on Eisenberg's 2020 Audible Original audio drama , which originally spanned three different time periods. The movie focuses strictly on the modern-day relationship.
The film received generally positive reviews, with particular praise for Julianne Moore’s "uncomfortably real" performance and the naturalistic, sometimes cringeworthy humor.
As they fail to connect with each other, both seek out "replacements." Evelyn becomes obsessed with mentoring Kyle , a teenager staying at her shelter whose practical kindness she wishes Ziggy possessed. Meanwhile, Ziggy tries to impress Lila , a politically active classmate, by attempting to make his music more "socially conscious" to match her values. Themes and Analysis
The film updates the classic "clash of values" for the digital age, pitting old-school social justice against modern internet celebrity culture.
Eisenberg explores how even "good" work (like Evelyn’s shelter) and creative expression (Ziggy’s music) can be fueled by a self-serving desire for recognition.
It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was released by A24 in early 2023.
Reviewers from The New York Times and Time Magazine highlight the "nightmare of estrangement" at the center of the film, where both characters are too self-involved to see each other's inherent goodness. Production Context
The film is based on Eisenberg's 2020 Audible Original audio drama , which originally spanned three different time periods. The movie focuses strictly on the modern-day relationship.
The film received generally positive reviews, with particular praise for Julianne Moore’s "uncomfortably real" performance and the naturalistic, sometimes cringeworthy humor.
As they fail to connect with each other, both seek out "replacements." Evelyn becomes obsessed with mentoring Kyle , a teenager staying at her shelter whose practical kindness she wishes Ziggy possessed. Meanwhile, Ziggy tries to impress Lila , a politically active classmate, by attempting to make his music more "socially conscious" to match her values. Themes and Analysis
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