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Before/During/After

  • 20202020
  • 1h 22m
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Susan Blackwell, John Ellison Conlee, Jeremy Davidson, Stephen Kunken, Richard Masur, John Pankow, Kristine Sutherland, Finnerty Steeves, and Jack Lewars in Before/During/After (2020)
This sharp-witted dramedy studies a middle-aged NYC theatre actress suddenly forced to figure out the kind of person she wants to portray in real life when her marriage comes to an end after she catches her husband cheating.
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This sharp-witted dramedy studies a middle-aged NYC theatre actress suddenly forced to figure out the kind of person she wants to portray in real life when her marriage comes to an end after... Read allThis sharp-witted dramedy studies a middle-aged NYC theatre actress suddenly forced to figure out the kind of person she wants to portray in real life when her marriage comes to an end after she catches her husband cheating.This sharp-witted dramedy studies a middle-aged NYC theatre actress suddenly forced to figure out the kind of person she wants to portray in real life when her marriage comes to an end after she catches her husband cheating.
IMDb RATING
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405
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  • Directors
    • Stephen Kunken
    • Jack Lewars
  • Writer
    • Finnerty Steeves(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Finnerty Steeves
    • Jeff Talbott
    • John Pankow
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  • Directors
    • Stephen Kunken
    • Jack Lewars
  • Writer
    • Finnerty Steeves(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Finnerty Steeves
    • Jeff Talbott
    • John Pankow
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    • 44User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination

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    Finnerty Steeves in Before/During/After (2020)
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    Jeremy Davidson, Richard Masur, and Finnerty Steeves in Before/During/After (2020)
    Jeremy Davidson and Finnerty Steeves in Before/During/After (2020)
    Jeremy Davidson and Finnerty Steeves in Before/During/After (2020)
    Jeremy Davidson and Finnerty Steeves in Before/During/After (2020)
    Jeremy Davidson and Finnerty Steeves in Before/During/After (2020)
    Jeremy Davidson and Finnerty Steeves in Before/During/After (2020)
    Susan Blackwell, Kristine Sutherland, and Finnerty Steeves in Before/During/After (2020)
    Jeremy Davidson and Finnerty Steeves in Before/During/After (2020)
    Jeremy Davidson, Richard Masur, and Finnerty Steeves in Before/During/After (2020)
    Jeremy Davidson and Finnerty Steeves in Before/During/After (2020)

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    Finnerty Steeves
    Finnerty Steeves
    • Jennieas Jennie
    Jeff Talbott
    • Stage Manageras Stage Manager
    John Pankow
    John Pankow
    • Jim Lonerganas Jim Lonergan
    Jeremy Davidson
    Jeremy Davidson
    • Davidas David
    Kristine Sutherland
    Kristine Sutherland
    • Pat Lonerganas Pat Lonergan
    Susan Blackwell
    Susan Blackwell
    • Erinas Erin
    Miriam Shor
    Miriam Shor
    • Insecure Ireneas Insecure Irene
    Meghan Rafferty
    Meghan Rafferty
    • Mae the Casting Directoras Mae the Casting Director
    Miles G. Jackson
    Miles G. Jackson
    • Toby the Readeras Toby the Reader
    Kate Burton
    Kate Burton
    • Therapist #1as Therapist #1
    Vivian Mar Mignone
    • Little Dancing Girlas Little Dancing Girl
    Alexis McGuiness
    • Little Dancing Girl's Momas Little Dancing Girl's Mom
    J. Alphonse Nicholson
    J. Alphonse Nicholson
    • Prospect Park Drummeras Prospect Park Drummer
    Kate Hampton
    Kate Hampton
    • Therapy Wifeas Therapy Wife
    Brian Russell
    • Therapy Husbandas Therapy Husband
    Richard Masur
    Richard Masur
    • Stanas Stan
    Artisha Mann Cooper
    Artisha Mann Cooper
    • Genetic Counseloras Genetic Counselor
    • (voice)
    • (as Artisha Mann)
    Brenda Pressley
    Brenda Pressley
    • Nurse Lydiaas Nurse Lydia
    • Directors
      • Stephen Kunken
      • Jack Lewars
    • Writer
      • Finnerty Steeves(screenplay by)
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      Test Yourself
      Written by Sea Of Bees (as Julie Anna Baenziger)

      Performed by Sea Of Bees

      Licensing courtesy of Domino Publishing Company of America Inc.

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    7/10
    excellent Finnerty project
    Greetings again from the darkness. There is no "normal" process for the break-up of a marriage or any relationship. Sometimes it's even be a relief to both participants. But that's not what happened to Finnerty Steeves, and she's written an insightful and grounded script that could hit home (or maybe too close to home) for many. Co-directors Stephen Kunken (who also appears briefly on screen) and Jack Lewars bring the story to life, accentuated by a terrific performance from Ms. Steeves herself.

    Jennie (Finnerty Steeves) is a New York stage actress, and one particular audition is used as somewhat of a structural device for the story. The play is (ironically) entitled "To Have and To Hold", and the scene she is reading cuts right to the core of what Jennie has gone through in her life. Her husband David (Jeremy Davidson) has had an affair. After 15 years of marriage, a lack of communication and differing goals, the couple finds their relationship crumbling. Flashbacks are used to show us different points in the relationship - from their wedding reception, to the arguments about his affair, and to the painful ordeal with her pregnancy. The flashbacks are the 'replay' in the mind that anyone would go through in her situation.

    We tag along as Jennie and David work their way through a steady stream of frustrating couples therapists, played in order by familiar faces Kate Burton, Richard Masur, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Deborah Rush, and Stephen Kunken (the film's co-director). We are also in the chair with Jennie as she's "drilled" on the relationship by her dentist (the always entertaining Austin Pendleton) and his assistant (Kathleen Chalfant); and then again at Ladies Night Out with her friends - as they provide support for each other and exchange horror stories on past relationships.

    There is an authentic feel to the situations and the characters, right down to Jennie's supportive parents played by John Pankow and Kristine Sutherland. On Jennie's first post-divorce date with Clark (John Ellison Conlee), she provides an example of how adults should act in a scenario that doesn't go as planned. It really shouldn't be that difficult to do the right thing, but real life tells us that it evidently is. Divorce often leads one through multiple phases: anger/sadness - acceptance - grief - rebuilding of a life. Noah Baumbach's Best Picture nominee MARRIAGE STORY (2019) showed us a split that shook the Richter scale, and this film conveys something different.

    Ms. Steeves has written a terrific script, and her distinctive hangdog facial expressions are perfectly suited to emotional turmoil, yet some of her best acting here is done in the scenes when she's not necessarily sad. The number of familiar faces in the cast is quite impressive, and the gentle infusion of humor helps offset some of the pain Jennie feels. The film deserves bonus points for creating 'hein-hole', a label you'll appreciate once you hear the root explained. On an unrelated, trivial side note that might be of interest to fans of the Harlem Globetrotters, Jeremy Davidson's father, Mickey, played for the Washington Generals. Available On Demand beginning February 9, 2021
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    • Release date
      • August 7, 2020 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • film's official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Navigating Love
    • Production companies
      • Indie City Films
      • Marsha's Daughter Productions
      • Cutters Studios
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      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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