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Me and You and Everyone We Know

Actor(s): John Hawkes, Miranda July, Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff, Carlie Westerman
Director(s): Miranda July
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Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity
Movie Release: 2004
DVD Release: 10/11/2005
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins
Studio: MGM
Total Copies: 4
Genres: Comedy Drama, Romantic Comedy, Comedy of Manners

Synopsis

A handful of disparate characters, both adults and children, find themselves navigating the tricky waters of intimacy in this award-winning independent comedy drama. Richard (John Hawkes) is a recent divorcé who is alternately exhilarated and terrified with his life and the world around him. While he believes great things are in store for him, he's also become so despondent about his wife's departure that he attempts to set his hand on fire. Richard meets Christine (Miranda July) at the shoe store where he works; Christine likes to paint a picture of herself as a stylish and confident video artist, but in truth she supports herself as a driver with a car service for the elderly, and she'd very much like to meet someone special. As Richard and Christine fumble their way into a relationship, Richard's two sons have issues of their own. Seven-year-old Robby (Brandon Ratcliff) has met someone in an Internet chat room who responds to his naïve and scatological perceptions of sex, while 14-year-old Peter (Miles Thompson) finds himself on the receiving end of unusual and unexpected attention from two girls in his class. Me and You and Everyone We Know was the first feature film written and directed by noted performance artist Miranda July; the picture won prizes in 2005 at the Cannes Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

John Hawkes - Richard
Miranda July - Christine
Miles Thompson - Peter
Brandon Ratcliff - Robby
Carlie Westerman - Sylvie

Awards

2004	Producers Award (winner)	Independent Spirit Awards	Gina Kwon
2005	Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision (winner)	Sundance Film Festival	Miranda July
2005	Best First Feature (nominee)	Independent Spirit Awards	Miranda July
2005	Best First Screenplay (nominee)	Independent Spirit Awards	Miranda July
2005	Most Promising Performer (winner)	Chicago Film Critics Association	Miranda July
2005	Most Promising Director (nominee)	Chicago Film Critics Association	Miranda July

Member Reviews

Kate K. - SAN LEANDRO, CA wrote on 11/27/2007...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really like Miranda July but this film left me wanting more. She's an interesting person, and she dealt with great real life issues, but I guess I just don't like to see real life stuff portrayed in such a real way. It made me depressed. I'm the type of person who really likes to see a movie to be entertained and forget about real life being so weird/depressing/normal, and this movie was about weird/depressing/normal things.

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