Storytelling
2001 · Movie · R · 87 min · ★ 6.5 · 52% critics
Two linked stories unfold in classrooms and suburbia, following people who turn real experiences into “fiction” and “non-fiction” for an audience. As a writing workshop and a documentary project spiral into uncomfortable territory, the film probes ambition, exploitation, and the uneasy line between truth and performance.
Also known as Untitled Todd Solondz Project
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-11-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (205 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like bleak, provocative dark comedies that poke at hypocrisy and the ethics of telling “true” stories, in the vein of Welcome to the Dollhouse; Not for you if you want warm characters or easy, uplifting laughs.
Pros: biting dark humor; sharp social satire; thought-provoking structure | Cons: very uncomfortable themes; uneven two-part pacing; can feel mean-spirited
Themes
- high school
- new jersey
- exploitation
- college
- dysfunctional family
- celebrity
- interracial relationship
- teacher student relationship
Cast & crew
Selma Blair
as Vi
Leo Fitzpatrick
as Marcus
Robert Wisdom
as Mr. Scott
Aleksa Palladino
as Catherine
Mark Webber
as Scooby Livingston
Paul Giamatti
as Toby Oxman
John Goodman
as Marty Livingston
- JO
Jonathan Osser
as Mikey Livingston
Lupe Ontiveros
as Consuelo
Julie Hagerty
as Fern Livingston
Directed by Todd Solondz