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A sculptor preparing to open a new show tries to work amidst the daily dramas of family and friends.A sculptor preparing to open a new show tries to work amidst the daily dramas of family and friends.A sculptor preparing to open a new show tries to work amidst the daily dramas of family and friends.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations
André 3000
- Eric
- (as André Benjamin)
- Director
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe art pieces that Lizzy created in the movie have been made by artist Cynthia Lahti, who lives in Portland, and whose work writer-director Kelly Reichardt has followed for a long time. She also happened to be a longtime friend of Jonathan Raymond, who is the co-writer of this movie. Her work was on Reichardt's mind as she was writing the movie, but when Reichardt first contacted her, she was on the verge of giving up her career. She trained Michelle Williams in sculpting before filming, and while working on the movie, she found a renewed urge to create. By the end of the shoot, she had created so many new pieces that it became difficult to walk inside her workshop.
- GoofsIn the first scene Eric uses the kiln, he lays Lizzie's freshly glazed pieces directly on the shelves. This would actually ruin the kiln shelves and the pieces while firing as glaze melts when it's hot and transforms into a glass-like matter which would stick to the shelves.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits roll over a shot of an art student weaving on a loom.
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In college, I had friends who were art students. The work they did had a very different way of expressing meaning than I was used to as an English major, always dealing with text and narrative. This film really brought back to me what it was like to be around them, to see what they were working on, with the usual material challenges in the background.
Ursula LeGuin, among other writers, has pointed out that there's a commonly expressed idea that stories are about conflict and that narrative structures such as the three act structure follow from it, but, many cultures have different forms of story. I'd been dubious about that, but it struck me that this film is a good illustration of a different sort of story. We're watching artists, one in particular, doing their work and living their lives, and we're often asked to simply watch closely what they're actually doing. Much as the sculptors I knew asked me to do.
Ursula LeGuin, among other writers, has pointed out that there's a commonly expressed idea that stories are about conflict and that narrative structures such as the three act structure follow from it, but, many cultures have different forms of story. I'd been dubious about that, but it struck me that this film is a good illustration of a different sort of story. We're watching artists, one in particular, doing their work and living their lives, and we're often asked to simply watch closely what they're actually doing. Much as the sculptors I knew asked me to do.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- 現身
- Filming locations
- Portland, Oregon, USA(3032 SE 25th Avenue)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $754,483
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $63,418
- Apr 9, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $1,222,428
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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