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Overview

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Director:
Rebecca Miller
Writers:
Rebecca Miller (book)
Rebecca Miller (written by)
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Release Date:
28 March 2003 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Three women's escapes from their afflicted lives. Each struggles to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
A Triumph ... for Multi-Part Films ... more (66 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kyra Sedgwick ... Delia Shunt

Parker Posey ... Greta Herskowitz

Fairuza Balk ... Paula
John Ventimiglia ... Narrator (voice)
Ron Leibman ... Avram Herskowitz

Wallace Shawn ... Mr. Gelb

David Warshofsky ... Kurt Wurtzle
Leo Fitzpatrick ... Mylert

Tim Guinee ... Lee

Patti D'Arbanville ... Celia

Ben Shenkman ... Max

Joel de la Fuente ... Thavi Matola (as Joel De La Fuente)
Marceline Hugot ... Pam

Brian Tarantina ... Pete Shunt
Seth Gilliam ... Vincent
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Enter Fleeing (USA) (working title)
Personal Velocity (USA) (short title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for brief violence, some strong sexuality and language.
Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Ellenville, New York, USA more

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Quotes:
Paula: I used to write. Then I used to paint. I think I'm going to be one of those people with a lot of potential who never really takes off.
Norwegian Man Who Dies with Paula: Those are always the best kind of people
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Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more

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A Triumph ... for Multi-Part Films ..., 6 June 2003
Author: postmanwhoalwaysringstwice from usa

The main thing about multi-part films, which in this case means a three-part film, is that they often lack a sense of cohesiveness. This is certainly the case with "Personal Velocity". There was a forced connectedness brought on by a specific television event and a talkative narrator, but there also remained a disconnectedness which brought on a yearning for more film. So that was it? That was our film? On the visual and emotional levels the film had an impact, but it just didn't satisfy fully. I was very thrown by the excessive use of the voice over, which was obviously necessary due to be fully committed to the adaptation from the original book (by the screenwriter). Being a visual medium, an audience being essentially read to is a squirming audience. The writing was beautiful, but often required some intense editing (perhaps by the Parker Posey character?). Visually, the stylized editing and near snapshot form of storytelling did work. The acting was first-rate and moving. "Personal Velocity" just feels like a partially completed jigsaw puzzle, but maybe that was the point.

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