My effortless brilliance here is all the information you need about my effortless brilliance on netflix in the uk. I met lynn in 2012 at the theatrical premiere of her film we go way back. But very soon we move from this cloistered world to the great outdoorshardly. We go way back premiered at the slamdance film festival in 2006. But as his ego grows, it forces his friend dylan out of his life. Farewell, my lovely doesnt linger in the mind like chinatown does, but it shares a cinematographer, john a. Dga quarterly magazine winter 20 independent voice. May 19, 2020 in my effortless brilliance, shelton proved no sophomore slump could slow down her inspired creative process. Nov 16, 2009 the primary reason not to saddle my effortless brilliance with such classification is that to do so would constrict a film that goes much deeper than any narrow contemporary trend in its quality. On this episode i pay tribute to the talented filmmaker who tragically died this past weekend from a blood disorder. My effortless interview with director lynn shelton film. My effortless interview with director lynn shelton film threat. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. After two years apart, eric looks to reconnect, dropping in on dylan at his cabin in the wilderness of eastern washington.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. My effortless brilliance virtual screening at online in seattle, wa. My effortless brilliance 2008 directed by lynn shelton. Most improvised films dont know where they are going and, most often, dont know how to end. My effortless brilliance involves two men who are estranged friends at the beginning of the film and their attempt to find something in the tattered remains of their relationship. Nov 10, 2008 video archive for the film my effortless brilliance, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2008. Its there in the okanogan county setting for my effortless brilliance. My effortless brilliance virtual screening,online, seattle. Sep 18, 2017 madamji, apni film ka box office reports pe dhyan di ji ye. Released march 3rd, 2008, my effortless brilliance stars sean nelson, basil harris, calvin reeder, jeanette maus the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min, and received a score of out of 100.
My effortless brilliance is a 2008 independent dark comedy film directed by lynn shelton and starring basil harris, sean nelson, jeanette maus, and calvin reeder. Jun 19, 2017 eastwood clearly had his former role in mind when he made high plains drifter, but that doesnt save him from alternately overemphasizing his demonic heros supernatural origins and almost completely losing sight of them as he begins to focus more and more on his blackly humorous exposure of the town of lagos communal sins and deceits. She followed it up with my effortless brilliance, a dark. International distribution rights have been purchased by magnolia pictures for a midsix figure sum. Jan 14, 2009 in an effort to attain a higher level of naturalism in my second feature, my effortless brilliance, i decided to experiment with an upsidedown model of filmmaking, reducing the crew. The three spend an awkward weekend exploring the jealousies, egos, and oftenhilarious truths about. Film independent spirit awards home film independent.
Lynn shelton was born on august 27, 1965 in oberlin, ohio, usa. Eric lambert jones is an outofshape author who strikes it big with his first novel. Writerdirectoractor lynn sheltons 2008 win came for her second feature, my effortless brilliance her first, 2006s we go way back, is available on amazon prime, as is this one. Lynn shelton had the audacity to tell her own stories on film. Details include the date it was added to uk netflix, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. The film was shot by cinematographer benjamin kasulke. Is my effortless brilliance 2008 available to watch on.
She then came out with humpday, which premiered at the sundance film festival in 2009 and was picked up for distribution by magnolia pictures. She followed it up with my effortless brilliance, a dark comedy that premiered at. Lynn sheltons humpday filmmaker magazine summer 2009. Lynn sheltons seemingly effortless brilliance slog. Lynn sheltons feature film my effortless brilliance explores such a fractured friendship when writer eric lambert jones sean nelson is unexpectedly dumped by his best friend dylan basil harris. She started with a themean unsustainable, codependent yet platonic relationship between two menand built the characters from there. Critically acclaimed lynn shelton is the filmmaker behind local gems we go way back, my effortless brilliance, humpday and touchy feely.
The film ends with them being just as estranged after not much of anything happens. So her second feature, my effortless brilliance, was an experiment to see if i could make a completely actorcentered set, and make it as easy as possible. Eat, for this is my body 7 pm at northwest film forum, an experimental film about colonialism in haiti, looks totally crazy. Our free, membersonly nominee screening series will once again view full events calendar. What follows is an awkward series of mumbling accusations, prolonged silences and minor.
The film begins as a minor, rather voyeuristic, character study of the main charactera zeitgeisty fiction writer who became a literary sensation with his first work my effortless brilliance and is nowyears laterin the throes of another actually third book. At film independent, we know theatrical screenings are the ideal way to experience spirit awardnominated films. My effortless brilliance is a 2008 mumblecore comedy directed by lynn shelton and starring basil harris, sean nelson, jeanette maus, and calvin reeder. And for the late evening slot, you should obviously come to my effortless brilliance 9. Farewell, my lovely looks more like an edward hopper painting than any edward hopper painting. At first, it appeared that we were treading dangerously similar terrain to many recent films kelly reichardts old joy and sheltons own my effortless brilliance spring to mind. The result is a plotdriven film composed of what feel. Humpday is a 2009 american comedydrama film directed, produced, and written by lynn shelton and starring mark duplass, joshua leonard, and alycia delmore. The film screened at such film festivals as south by southwest and maryland film festival, and was released on dvd by ifc films in november 2009.
We go way back was the first lynn shelton film i ever saw, in october 2005. Jun 06, 2010 known nationally as that guy from harvey danger and in my home town of seattle as an indie actor, writer and man about town, he easily carried lynn sheltons 2008 film my effortless brilliance. Her first film, we go way back, premiered at the slamdance film festival in 2006 and won the grand jury prize. May 06, 2012 lynn shelton, the director of your sisters sister, talks about her claire denis epiphany, when she realized, at the age of 37, that the door to directing a feature film had not shut for. Then, out of the blue, eric appears outside dylans remote log cabin in eastern washington, sporting loafers and looking to work things out. Indeed, the indie dark comedy proved to be a critical darling on the 2008 film festival circuit. By the time my effortless brilliance began production over two weekends in early 2007, shelton had stripped her crew down to five people, including a sound man, production designer, and an acp2 card wranglerpagrip. My effortless brilliance virtual screening at online in. Ranking all of lynn sheltons movies, according to imdb. Trailer for lynn sheltons latest feature film, my effortless brilliance, starring sean nelson, basil harris and calvin reeder, with a special guest appearance by jeaneatte maus. View the nominees 35th annual film independent spirit awards. How mumblecore films are changing the hollywood landscape. My effortless brilliance succeeds by having the simplest of framework to hang the performances on, and not deviating from that framework. Thus was born the idea for my effortless brilliance, a film where, instead of writing a script and finding people to play the roles, she went about the filmmaking process in an upsidedown way.
Humpday, sheltons third feature, is in many ways a companion piece to my effortless brilliance, as it revisits the idea of two college buddies who attempt to reignite. This interview was originally published on greencine on may 24, 2008. Mar 07, 2008 lynn sheltons feature film my effortless brilliance explores such a fractured friendship when writer eric lambert jones sean nelson is unexpectedly dumped by his best friend dylan basil harris. Lynn shelton, a leading voice of the new american independent cinema movement who directed the intimate darlings humpday, your sisters sister and my effortless brilliance. Remembering lynn shelton, filmmaker and friend crosscut. Allison anders and mary harron on lifetime television. Lynn shelton on laggies, the diversity of seattle, and. At its core, the film is about the attempt to repair a deeply frayed friendship. In films with a feminist focus on female aspirations and insecurities but that also.
This film has a threeact structure, a discernible beginning, middle and end and its refreshing. His brief moments in the freebie are some of the best in the film and also provide a welcome bit of comic relief. Shelton was inspired to apply her own ideas about collaborative chemistry, pareddown production and improvised dialogue to her next project, 2008s sharp, lucent my effortless brilliance. And given the consistent quality and success of sheltons output in the years since, this is a clear example of the spirit awards getting it right. Rent my effortless brilliance 2008 on dvd and bluray. French actordirector michel piccoli december 27, 1925may 12, 2020 was a familiar face in international cinema, having worked with such directors as jean renoir, luis bunuel, jacques remy. My effortless brilliance 2008 stream and watch online. But when eric arrives at dylans tiny cabin in an attempt to reconnect, he finds dylan has an enigmatic new friend, jim. Lynn shelton, director of humpday, had the audacity to tell her own. He calls dylan, a long estranged friend, to celebrate with indian food. As an actor nights and weekends, moving, humpday, the off hours, safety not guaranteed, lucky them, and sword of trust. Writerdirector lynn shelton, director of my effortless brilliance and recipient of the someone to watch award at the 2009 independent spirit awards, expertly mines the biggest ironies of the male ego to hilarious effect. On the shelton scale, where the last three of her movies my effortless brilliance 2008, humpday 2009 and your sisters sister 2011revolve around three characters, take place at one location, were shot with two handheld cameras and transpire over the course of a long weekend, touchy feely, which premieres at sundance, could be. Mourning lynn shelton the current the criterion collection.
Jan 02, 2018 there are a lot of supertalented hot club ensembles out there, but nobody can compare to effortless brilliance of reinhardts playing. With basil harris, jeanette maus, sean nelson, calvin reeder. Award at the 2009 spirit awards for her early film my effortless brilliance. But it wasnt easy for her, not in her 20s, as revealed in we go way back. Benjamin kasulke was the camera operator and shelton, along with directing, produced and shot second unit. And i completely fell in love with working with other people, with.
Eric is a semisuccessful city novelist whose selfish behavior drove his best friend dylan to move to the backwoods of eastern washington. Jul 21, 2007 trailer for lynn sheltons latest feature film, my effortless brilliance, starring sean nelson, basil harris and calvin reeder, with a special guest appearance by jeaneatte maus. Seattle filmmaker lynn shelton prepares for siff homecoming. My effortless brilliance virtual screening,online, seattle, wa, ongoing dear readers, we need your help. My effortless brilliance, which will be shown this weekend at the seattle international film festival, is the second feature film by local director lynn shelton. Mar 11, 2016 in the end, though, it is field and field alone who makes hello, my name is doris what it is, my affinity for the motion picture growing in leaps and bounds the more i think about her almost effortless brilliance which brings both the character, and the movie itself, to vivacious life. Hoping to repair some of the damage, eric pays dylan a surprise visit at his rural washington home. The film style in which brilliance was filmed plays perfectly with the subject matter and acting. My effortless brilliance tells the story of eric sean nelson, a cityloving writer who wishes to rekindle the tattered bond of his former friendship with dylan basil harris, who is also an author.
Lynn shelton on my effortless brilliance parallax view. As film editor outpatient, 8 minutes to love, afternoon delight, hedda gabler, hello, we go way back, diggers and my effortless brilliance. Since this interview, shelton made humpday, which was chosen to play in the exclusive competition at sundance 2009 and was quickly scooped up as the festivals first film sale, and won the acura someone to watch award for my effortless brilliance at the 2009 spirit awards. Alonzo, whose lighting is so convincing that we never want for the black and white photography that most people associate film noir with. A perplexing, absurdist, and depressing study of contemporary, postglasnost russia. As a producer my effortless brilliance and humpday. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. My effortless brilliance 2008 when prissy cityboy eric sean nelson has a falling out with his brooding best friend, dylan basil harris, the two stop speaking to each other for several years. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my effortless brilliance near you. Dylan, fed up with erics selfinvolved antics, dumps him and disappears to live in a log cabin in the woods of eastern washington. Farewell, my lovely a regrettable moment of sincerity. Michel piccoli notable deaths in 2020 pictures cbs news.
Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. She followed it up with my effortless brilliance, a dark comedy that premiered at sxsw in 2008. Sheltons film humpday premiered at sundance, was acquired by magnolia pictures, and has been shown at cannes, siff, south by southwest and other film festivals. As for andrew, the arc of leonards character completely sideswiped me. My effortless brilliance my effortless brilliance 2008. Additionally, she has worked for tv series such as mad men and new girl, and her film your sisters sister was the feature film of the siff 2012. Her second film, my effortless brilliance premiered at sxsw in 2008 and. But a chink in andrews armor is first spotted when he reveals a level of sexual. When prissy cityboy eric sean nelson has a falling out with his brooding best friend, dylan basil harris, the two stop speaking to each other for several years. My effortless brilliance is a 2008 independent dark comedy film directed by lynn shelton and starring basil harris, sean nelson, jeanette maus, and calvin. Lynn sheltons my effortless brilliance is a study in the relationship between cocky, fussy, thoroughlycitymouse author eric sean nelson and his exbestfriend, the tersely powerful journalist and woodchopper dylan basil harris. She has worked in film variously as a director, writer, producer, editor, actress and more. Lynn shelton wiki, age, boyfriend, husband, family, net. Two estranged friends and an enigmatic third wheel navigate their way through an awkward weekend with alcohol and sarcasm.
Originally adjacent to the thenbooming mumblecore indie film wave. Rent my effortless brilliance 2008 starring basil harris and jeanette maus on dvd and bluray. Humpday, my effortless brilliance i think its innate, but i think it can be honed. May 17, 2020 how mumblecore films changed hollywood for the better the core of what filmmaking is that it has always been there to entertain people with different audio and visual sources along with some cinematic techniques and professionals. The making of my effortless brilliance 2008, which premiered at sxsw. Shortly after that in the summer of 2012 i screened her second feature, my effortless brilliance. On the shelton scale, where the last three of her moviesmy effortless brilliance 2008, humpday 2009 and your sisters sister 2011revolve around three characters, take place at one location, were shot with two handheld cameras and transpire over the course of a long weekend, touchy feely, which premieres at sundance, could be. Jan 17, 2009 she followed this up with the fantastically funny my effortless brilliance, about two old friends whose paths in life have diverged, which was released last year by ifc. Eric is an outofshape writer whos just found his first real success. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. May 17, 2009 so her second feature, my effortless brilliance, was an experiment to see if i could make a completely actorcentered set, and make it as easy as possible. Russian director ilya khrzhanovskiys debut feature film chetyre 4 2004, based on a script by postmodern authordramatist vladimir sorokin.
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