Storytelling (film)
| Storytelling | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Todd Solondz |
| Produced by |
Christine Vachon Ted Hope |
| Written by | Todd Solondz |
| Starring |
Selma Blair Leo Fitzpatrick Paul Giamatti John Goodman |
| Music by |
Nathan Larson Belle & Sebastian |
| Cinematography | Frederick Elmes |
| Edited by | Alan Oxman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
English Spanish |
| Box office | $921,445[2] |
Storytelling is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Todd Solondz. It features original music by Belle & Sebastian, later compiled on an album of the same name. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Plot
The film consists of two stories that are unrelated and have different actors, titled "Fiction" and "Non-Fiction".
"Fiction," starring Selma Blair, is about a group of college students in a creative writing class taught by a professor who has affairs with his students.
"Non-Fiction," starring Paul Giamatti and John Goodman, is about the filming of a high school student and his family through the college application process.
Autobiography
The original version of the film featured a third story entitled "Autobiography", concerning, among other things, a closeted football player played by actor James van der Beek. The main character has an explicit sex scene with a male partner (Steven Rosen); the entire story was cut from the final version.[4]
Cast
- Fiction
- Selma Blair as Vi
- Leo Fitzpatrick as Marcus
- Robert Wisdom as Mr. Scott
- Maria Thayer as Amy
- Angela Goethals as Elli
- Devorah Rose as Lucy
- Nancy Anne Ridder as Joyce
- Steven Rosen as Ethan
- Aleksa Palladino as Catherine
- Mary Lynn Rajskub as Melinda
- Tina Holmes as Sue
- Non-fiction
- Paul Giamatti as Toby Oxman
- Mike Schank as Mike the cameraman
- Xander Berkeley as Mr. DeMarco
- Mark Webber as Scooby Livingston
- John Goodman as Marty Livingston
- Julie Hagerty as Fern Livingston
- Noah Fleiss as Brady Livingston
- Jonathan Osser as Mikey Livingston
- Lupe Ontiveros as Consuela
- Steve Railsback as Mr. Kirk
- Franka Potente as Toby's editor
- Conan O'Brien as himself
Red box controversy
During the sex scene in the "Fiction" part of the film, a red box was added for the American version of the film, blocking the audience's view of a rough sex scene between Selma Blair and Robert Wisdom. This was used to bend the rules of the MPAA's rating system, allowing the film to obtain the R rating instead of NC-17.[5] The box is not present in the international version of the film, although in the American DVD release, both options are available.
References
- ↑ "STORYTELLING (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 2001-10-03. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ↑ Storytelling at Box Office Mojo Retrieved May 29, 2013
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Storytelling". Festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ↑ Fierman, Daniel (Feb 6, 2002). "Kindest Cuts". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ Hubbell, Anne (January 11, 2002). "'Storytelling' at Sundance with Todd Solondz". CNN.
External links
- Storytelling at the Internet Movie Database
- Storytelling at Box Office Mojo
- Storytelling at Rotten Tomatoes
- Storytelling at Metacritic
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