Writer-director Austin Chick's first feature film is almost two films rolled into one. The dark, grainy first half with its choppy style introduces would-be filmmaker Coles (Mark Ruffalo), mild-mannered Samantha (Maya Stange), and self-destructive Thea (Kathleen Robertson). Coles meets the two friends at a Sarah Lawrence College in the early 1990s, and the three spend a night together that is ultimately awkward. But Coles and Samantha seem to have found true love, and the couple embarks on the kind of tempestuous relationship so common during the college years. The brighter, more conventionally shot second half of the film--which is also imbued with more comic relief--is set ten years later. Coles works in advertising and is in a stable relationship with Clare (Petra Wright), Thea is happily married and a successful restaurateur, and Sam has just returned to New York City from London having broken off her engagement. With their past love affair looming in the background, Sam and Coles are both forced to confront the past and the future, and to make some tough decisions about their lives. Chick's debut is an interesting experiment in style and structure.
Product Identifiers
EAN
5022153185439
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30050367
Product Key Features
Film/TV Title
Xx/Xy
Actor
Mark Ruffalo, Maya Stange, Kathleen Robertson, Zach Shaffer, Kel O'neill
Director
Austin Chick
Format
DVD
Release Year
2004
Language
English
Genre
Drama, General
Run Time
91 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate
15
Number of Discs
1
Reviews
Cosmopolitan - ...If you've ever had your heart broken this is essential viewing..., Total Film - ...Compelling, well written, fascinating...