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1996, Movie, NC-17, 93 mins

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Star-crossed lovers in kiwi land, with some contemporary twists. Reckless Croatian beauty Nina (Aleksandra Vujcic), whose insouciant surface hides the wounds of a war-torn childhood, is adapting well to life in multiethnic Auckland. Her embittered father Ivan (Rade Serbedzija), by contrast, hates his new country and tries to force his extended family to hold fast to their old ways. Nina works at a Chinese restaurant, where she falls for the handsome Eddie (Julian Arahanga) a... read more leave a comment
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In a startling mature and nuanced performance, Parker Posey plays Nora Wilder, a thirty-something Manhattanite who is cynical about love and relationships, in this astute collaboration with first-time writer/director Zoe Cassavetes. Nora plugs away at her job in a posh downtown hotel and can't help but wonder what it is she has to do to find a relationship as ideal as her friend Audrey's (Drea De Matteo) "perfect marriage." It doesn't help that her overbearing mother (Gena Rowlands) takes every opportunity to remind Nora that she's still unattached. After a series of disastrous first dates, she meets Julien (Melvil Poupaud), a seemingly devil-may-care Frenchman with a passion for living. Expecting another disastrous ending, Nora tries to avoid making the same mistakes. She finds herself in Paris looking to break old patterns. Inevitably, Nora has to look inward before she can find a new outlook on life and most importantly, love.
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In a startling mature and nuanced performance, Parker Posey plays Nora Wilder, a thirty-something Manhattanite who is cynical about love and relationships, in this astute collaboration with first-time writer/director Zoe Cassavetes. Nora plugs away at her job in a posh downtown hotel and can t help but wonder what it is she has to do to find a relationship as ideal as her friend Audrey s (Drea De Matteo) perfect marriage. It doesn t help that her overbearing mother (Gena Rowlands) takes every opportunity to remind Nora that she s still unattached. After a series of disastrous first dates, she meets Julien (Melvin Poupaud), a seemingly devil-may-care Frenchman with a passion for living. Expecting another disastrous ending, Nora tries to avoid making the same mistakes. She finds herself in Paris looking to break old patterns. Inevitably, Nora has to look inward before she can find a new outlook on life and most importantly, love.
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A single thirtysomething whose friends all seem to be romantically involved, happily married, or with child meets an eccentric Frenchman who shows her just what an amazing place the world can truly be in director Zoe Cassavetes' entry into the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. As if it wasn't depressing enough to be 35 and still single, Nora (Parker Posey) is constantly reminded by her loving but tactless mother (Gena Rowlands) just how unlucky she has been in love. Though Nora longs to enter into a blissful union like the one of her best friend, Audrey (Drea de Matteo), she finds that the dating pool just isn't what it used to be. Things soon begin to look up, however, when Nora makes the acquaintance of handsome Frenchman Julian (Melvil Poupaud). While the two share an instant chemistry that is undeniable, Nora is saddened to learn that Julian will soon be departing for his native soil. When Julian does depart, Nora laments the fact that she wasn't able to express her feelings more effect
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Length: 01:38:00
Posted: 6/7/2008
Year: 1996
Rated NC-17

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Cast
Aleksandra Vujcic: Nina
Rade Sherbedgia: Ivan
Julian Arahanga: Eddie
Marton Csokas: Darko
Madeline McNamara: Mira
Elizabeth Mavric: Vanya

 

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