| NZFF 2011: 'THE FUTURE' - Miranda July |
| Written by COUP DE MAIN |
| Monday, 27 June 2011 23:04 |
 'THE FUTURE' 2011 l 91 mins DIRECTOR: Miranda July. CAST: Hamish Linklater (Jason), Miranda July (Sophie), David Warshofsky (Marshall), Isabella Acres (Gabriella), Joe Putterlik (Joe, The Moon). "Stranger, bolder and more concentrated than her Me and You and Everyone We Know, Miranda July’s second feature has a delicate, cracked demeanour all of its own. It’s not exactly a romantic comedy, but it’s all about love and it’s often funny. It’s not exactly satire, but it gently mocks its hopelessly self-conscious protagonists – and it is narrated by an invalid cat. Fretting about underachievement and impending decrepitude – ‘We’re 35 now… and 40 might as well be 50.’ – Sophie (July) and Jason (Hamish Linklater) decide to commit: they are going to adopt that cat. In the 30 days before Paw Paw is released from quarantine they will explore what’s left of their freedom. Quitting their jobs as dance instructor and IT-support desk staffer, the two drift in disconcertingly different directions. Sliding from perilously cute whimsy into bewitching suburban magic realism, July creates an unsettling, surreal comedy about immobility, the narrowing of options, and the small crucial differences between being alone together and alone apart. Comparisons with husband Mike Mills’ Beginners, elsewhere on the programme, are irresistible. — BG" Watch the trailer for 'The Future' below...    The 2011 NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL runs from July 14th to July 31st in AUCKLAND, July 29th to August 14th in WELLINGTON, August 4th to August 21st in DUNEDIN, August 11th to August 28th in CHRISTCHURCH, August 18th to September 4th in PALMERSTON NORTH, August 25th to September 11th in HAMILTON, September 1st to September 18th in NELSON, September 8th to September 24th in TAURANGA, September 15th to September 28th in NEW PLYMOUTH, September 21st to October 9th in HAWKE'S BAY, October 13th to October 19th in GREYMOUTH, October 27th to November 9th in MASTERTON, November 3rd to November 16th in GISBORNE, and from November 10th to November 20th in KERIKERI. Click HERE for the official NZ Film Festival website and to sign up for their mailing list. |
