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Storytelling (DVD, 2002)

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Product Information

Sex and celebrity are just two of the subjects covered in this comedy about life; centred in a college and a high school.

Product Identifiers

EAN5017239191688

eBay Product ID (ePID)3950751

Product Key Features

ActorConan O'brien, Selma Blair, Leo Fitzpatrick, Angela Goethals, Maria Thayer, Deborah Rose, Robert Wisdom

Film/TV TitleStorytelling

Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen

DirectorTodd Solondz

FormatDVD

Release Year2002

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesWidescreen, Trailer

GenreGeneral, Comedy

Run Time87 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate18

Number of Discs1

ComposerNathan Larson, Belle And Sebastian

Additional InformationDirector Todd Solondz (WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, HAPPINESS) presents this characteristically bleak and darkly comic drama in two distinct parts. The first story, "Fiction" stars Selma Blair as Vi, a confused university student who engages in an impulsive tryst with her Pulitzer Prize-winning professor (Robert Wisdom) after arguing with her cerebral palsy-afflicted boyfriend (Leo Fitzpatrick). The second (and longer) tale, "Non-Fiction," stars Paul Giamatti as Toby, a down-on-his-luck documentary filmmaker who turns his camera on Scooby (Mark Webber), an unmotivated teenager, and his suburban New Jersey family.<BR>At times even more controversial and confrontational than Solondz's previous films, STORYTELLING bluntly addresses issues such as race, sex, physical impairment, education, censorship, and exploitation, while not-so-subtly referencing and parodying both AMERICAN BEAUTY and AMERICAN MOVIE (whose own Mike Schank appears in the film). Cannily aware of both his admirers and detractors, Solondz has taken the intriguing step of criticizing his own work within the creative confines of the two stories. As with HAPPINESS, the director has assembled an impressive ensemble cast that also includes John Goodman, Julie Hagerty, Franka Potente, and Lupe Ontiveros. As a counterpoint to the often-glum proceedings, a bright, airy soundtrack is provided Scottish popsters Belle & Sebastian and songwriter Nathan Larson.

ScreenwriterTodd Solondz

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1 Surround

Movie/TV TitleStorytelling