Obvious child [videorecording].
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FilmPublisher number: 11143366Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inGenre/Form: Cast: Gaby Hoffman, David Cross, Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, Jake Lacy.Summary: Donna Stern is a Brooklyn comedian who gets heartlessly dumped by her two-timing boyfriend. While trying to drown her troubles at the stand-up comedy club, she has a drunken one night stand with a cute young professional named Max (who's not even remotely her type) to end up pregnant. Donna has to do what is expected of a 'responsible adult' just in time for the best/worst Valentine's Day of her life.Review: "A movie that feels risky and forgiving and, despite its traditional rom-com contours, refreshingly new."--Washington Post.Review: "It's both funny and serious without trying too hard to be either, and by trying above all to be honest."--A.O. Scott.Review: "Robespierre and company deserve high praise for tackling a story with such a difficult subject at its heart, with a combination of grace, humour and courage."--Toronto Star.Review: "Slate is terrific."--Hollywood Reporter.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | COMEDY Obvious | Available | 33111008264406 | ||||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Adapted from Gillian Robespierre's own short film of the same name, Obvious Child stars Jenny Slate as Donna Stern, an aspiring standup comic in her late twenties who regularly performs at a Brooklyn bar on open-mic nights when there's no cover charge. As the story opens, Donna gets dumped by her boyfriend (supposedly for talking about their relationship too much in her act) and loses her day job at a bookstore that's being evicted by the owner of the building. Not long after, during a night of epic drinking, she meets Max (Jake Lacy). The two hit it off and enjoy a drunken one-night stand, which Donna slinks away from in the morning. eeks later, Donna discovers she's pregnant. Knowing she's in no way ready to be a mother, she decides to have an abortion. She tries repeatedly to tell Max what is happening, but keeps chickening out -- in part because he's such a nice guy. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Gaby Hoffman, David Cross, Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, Jake Lacy.
Donna Stern is a Brooklyn comedian who gets heartlessly dumped by her two-timing boyfriend. While trying to drown her troubles at the stand-up comedy club, she has a drunken one night stand with a cute young professional named Max (who's not even remotely her type) to end up pregnant. Donna has to do what is expected of a 'responsible adult' just in time for the best/worst Valentine's Day of her life.
"A movie that feels risky and forgiving and, despite its traditional rom-com contours, refreshingly new."--Washington Post.
"It's both funny and serious without trying too hard to be either, and by trying above all to be honest."--A.O. Scott.
"Robespierre and company deserve high praise for tackling a story with such a difficult subject at its heart, with a combination of grace, humour and courage."--Toronto Star.
"Slate is terrific."--Hollywood Reporter.
MPAA rating: R.
DVD.
Closed-captioned.
English audio; English, Spanish subtitles.