Despite its unfortunate title, The Puffy Chair makes for an excellent introduction to the (also unfortunately named) “mumblecore” film movement that’s getting some long deserved attention now due to a recent article in the New York Times and an upcoming series of screenings at the IFC Center in New York. It’s got all of the usual conceits: shaky hand-held camera, nonprofessional actors, a focus on aimless twenty-somethings and their love lives. But it also has a fairly traditional road-trip romance story arc, an impressive collection of weird old Southern folk as a supporting cast, and three damn good performances by its principals. All of which should make it appeal to people who aren’t, well – lets face it, hipsters like me.
by Teddy Blanks | Source: DVD
22 Aug 2007 12:16 AM | Comments (1)
It completely restored my faith in US indie cinema. It has a perfect ending.
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1 September 2007
1:33 AM
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