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- 2002
- 1 h 46 m
- 2002
- 1 h 46 m
Summary Nine women meet every Wednesday afternoon for 21 weeks of group therapy in this entirely original, ultra modern probe into the American psyche. (Artistic License Films)
Directed By: Anne de Marcken, Marilyn Freeman
Written By: Marilyn Freeman, Anne de Marcken
- 2002
- 1 h 46 m
- 2002
- 1 h 46 m
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53
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Summary Nine women meet every Wednesday afternoon for 21 weeks of group therapy in this entirely original, ultra modern probe into the American psyche. (Artistic License Films)
Directed By: Anne de Marcken, Marilyn Freeman
Written By: Marilyn Freeman, Anne de Marcken
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
53
50% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
53
50% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Some psychobabble ("We're all trying to be who we are") is inevitable, but somehow or other the thing works, largely because the acting, though primarily reactive, invests the movie with enough immediacy and specificity to turn the most excruciating banality into an original thought.
Though the characters are in fact sustained improvisations, the roles feel inhabited rather than acted -- a quality acutely present in scenes of excruciating awkwardness.
Is it one of Oprah's book club meetings?
De Marken and Freeman preserve the group dynamic by dividing the screen into six parts, each mini-frame capturing actions and reactions from a different camera angle, and while the film drags in spots, the performances are unusually powerful.
The movie teeters on a slippery dividing line between realism and fiction. It gains power from the mercurial nature of its improvised acting and split-screen camera work, though.
The film was shot with six cameras simultaneously and the images are projected on six split screens, à la Mike Figgis' "Time Code." While the subject's appeal is limited and the film's 106-minute running time excessive, viewers who do respond to the pic will find it raw, real and cathartic.
It is all a contrivance; the cast and filmmakers were under the delusion that putting unhappy women in a room would lead to drama.
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Production Company
Wovie
Release Date Jul 5, 2002
Duration 1 h 46 m
Tagline Psychological Adventure Film
Website
http://www.groupthemovie.com/
Awards
Seattle Queer Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
