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Lovely And Amazing (DVD, 2007)

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Wealthy Los Angelino Jane Marks (Brenda Blethyn) has three daughters who seem to have nothing in common with each other or even Jane: married thirtysomething Michelle (Catherine Keener); Elizabeth (Emily Mortimer), an aspiring actress in her twenties; and adopted African-American eight-year-old Annie (Raven Goodwin). When Michelle's husband complains about her not working, she first tries her hand at selling her art and then gets a job at a photography shop, where she begins an affair with her 17-year-old boss Jordan (Jake Gyllenhaal). Meanwhile, Elizabeth worries about her love-life and her career, looks after some stray dogs, and goes out on a date with popular actor Kevin McCabe (Dermot Mulroney). For her part, Annie starts faking her death in the swimming pool, and as for Jane, she suffers complications after a liposuction operation.

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With a handful of dry one-liners that pepper the script with much-needed comic relief, LOVELY & AMAZING takes a glimpse at the everyday lives of three sisters and their middle-aged mom. Michelle (Catherine Keener) is the eldest sister. She is an artist that makes tiny chairs out of twigs and moss, but cannot seem to find a market for them. Her husband, who grows more distant daily, nags her to get a real job. The light of her life is her 8-year-old daughter, but even there, she seems to cling to an ideal vision of motherhood that she has not yet achieved. Her sister Elizabeth (Emily Mortimer), an actress, struggles to overcome insecurities about her looks and has a bad habit of collecting stray dogs. Annie (Raven Goodwin), is their adopted African American sister who is 8 years old, overweight, and feels out of place. Jane (Brenda Blethlyn), their mother, is loving but self-centred, and she is hospitalised throughout the film because of a botched liposuction surgery. Writer/Director Nicole Holofcener (WALKING AND TALKING) imbues the film with an unflinching frankness, banking hard situations and discouraging pitfalls against the stability of this closely-knit middle-class family. No matter how horrible life seems, the family is there as an indestructible safety net.

Product Identifiers

ProducerAnthony Bregman, Ted Hope, Eric D'arbeloff

EAN5055002530333

eBay Product ID (ePID)59527782

Product Key Features

ActorAunjanue Ellis, Clark Gregg, Raven Goodwin, Brenda Blethyn, Catherine Keener, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emily Mortimer

Film/TV TitleLovely and Amazing

DirectorNicole Holofcener

FormatDVD

Release Year2007

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesInteractive Menu

GenreDrama, Comedy

Run Time91 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

ComposerCraig Richey

ReviewsRolling Stone - ...Painfully funny and touching....Catherine Keener sparks the film....Its true to life..., New York Times - ...Smart and observant....Ms. Holofcener's sharp, witty dialogue shows an ear acutely tuned to the edgy competitive nuances of contemporary banter..., Premiere - ...Its terrific writing and assured pace make it remarkably engaging, and the cast is fantastic..., Movieline - ...Dermot Mulroney gives a witty performance....You'll find yourself laughing and sometimes cringing in recognition during many of the uncontrollably truthful encounters..., Film Comment - ...The film succeeds in finding bittersweet human poetry amidst all the failed striving, misgivings, and resignation..., Daily Mirror - ...Beautifully acted and rather touching...

Executive ProducerJoana Vicente, Michael Kafka, Jason Kliot

ScreenwriterNicole Holofcener

Movie/TV TitleLovely And Amazing

Director of PhotographyHarlan Bosmajian

Consumer AdviceContains nudity, sex references and strong language