Paper Heart (2009)

Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love.

Director:

Nicholas Jasenovec

Writers:

Nicholas Jasenovec, Charlyne Yi

Stars:

Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera, Jake Johnson

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlyne Yi	...	Herself
Michael Cera	...	Himself
Jake Johnson	...	Nicholas Jasenovec (as Jake M. Johnson)
Gill Summers	...	Himself
Martin Starr	...	Himself
Seth Rogen	...	Himself
Demetri Martin	...	Himself
Luciano Yi	...	Himself
Lydia Yi	...	Herself
Mike Modrak	...	Himself
Bill Hase	...	Himself
Matthew Craig	...	Himself
Donald Skinner-Noble	...	Himself
Derek Waters	...	Himself
Matthew Bass	...	Himself

Storyline

Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love. Michael Cera becomes the object of her affection. Weaving together reality and fantasy, Paper Heart combines elements of documentary and traditional storytelling to get at modern romance.

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Plot Keywords:

love | divorce lawyer | divorce | chemist | married couple | 

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Taglines:

A story about love that's taking on a life of its own.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Overture Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 2009 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

Papierowe serce

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$219,494 (USA) (7 August 2009)

Gross:

$1,269,361 (USA) (23 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Overture Films, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Paper Heart Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Charlyne Yi: What is true love?
Little girl: Love is when you love each other so much, like us girls love Chris Brown

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Crazy Credits

After the credits finish rolling, there is a quick scene of the Elvis preacher pointing to the camera and saying "Thank you very much."

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Road/Ninja Assassin/Old Dogs (2009)

User Reviews

So scripted, dorky and shallow I feel bad for the film-makers.

Awful! However I have to admit that I only watched about 10 minutes of it and it's possible it got better. Maybe it's for children or they figure our society is so ignorant they might just enjoy it. There was something about the scripted-ness of the opening scene that was so tedious I was blushing with embarrassment for the film-makers. I really tried to watch but I was hurting myself by slapping my forehead and cheeks so hard while wincing with disgust. Fortunately I had other films to watch. My girlfriend didn't want to watch it either (thank you)! If you know the story of the Emperor's New Clothes it seems to apply here. Maybe there were too many enthusiastic relatives used as a test audience. I consider it damaging to other mock-umentary films. This brings the whole genre down a notch.