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Bookmark this pageAlexander the Last (2009)
Director: Joe Swanberg
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From Time Out Online
With indie demigod Noah Baumbach in the producer’s chair and a recognisable face among the cast (Adams from ‘Happiness’), is the crown prince of mumblecore going mainstream? Frankly, no: this is Swanberg on form, and perhaps even on autopilot, with another semi-improvised, sexually explicit tale of romance among the Big Apple’s hip, indie-haircut twentysomethings. This time our heroine is Alex (Weixler), a budding actress torn between her love for shambling troubadour husband Elliott (Rice) and her fascination with stoic Thurston Moore lookalike Jamie (Jacobs). The film displays Swanberg’s customary integrity, but it never really gets anywhere, and at times just resembles arty DIY porn.Author: Tom Huddleston
Time Out Online London Film Festival 2009
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- borderdog said...
- Posted on May 09 2010 14:39 This was a VERY boring movie. Obviously, it was made for intellectuals. We stopped watching after the first 20 minutes.
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Cast & crew
Director: Joe Swanberg
Producer: Joe Swanberg, Noah Baumbach, Anish Savjani
Cast: Jess Weixler, Justin Rice, Barlow Jacobs, Amy Seimetz, Jane Adams, Josh Hamilton, Jo Prestia, Christopher Denham, Kent Osborne full cast
Duration: 72 mins
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