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Liberal Arts

Name: Liberal Arts
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: September 14, 2012
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Elizabeth Reaser, Josh Radnor, Zac Efron

2012

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LIBERAL ARTS

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IFC Films | Release Date: September 14, 2012 | Not Rated

Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Elizabeth Reaser, Josh Radnor, Zac Efron

Summary: Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance. He is prepared for the nostalgia ofNewly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance. He is prepared for the nostalgia of the dining halls and dorm rooms, the parties and poetry seminars; what he doesn’t see coming is Zibby—a beautiful, precocious, classical-music-loving sophomore. Zibby awakens scary, exciting, long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection that Jesse thought he had buried forever. (IFC Films)… Expand

Director: Josh Radnor

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Sep 7, 2012

Olsen, moody and apple-cheeked and intellectually avid, proves a true star: She turns being wiser than her years into an authentic generational state. Read full review

Empire Ian Freer

Sep 30, 2012

It lacks filmmaking fireworks but Liberal Arts is a B+ for Josh Radnor: strong writing, great performances (Olsen is the real deal) and a touching, upbeat tale for the big-brained and big-hearted. Read full review

Loren King

Sep 20, 2012

Radnor's script is more bittersweet than laugh-out-loud funny. Read full review

Time Out Joshua Rothkopf

Sep 11, 2012

There's too much going on here - of a winning, thoughtful nature - to dismiss Josh Radnor's back-to-college romance as the nostalgia bath it mainly is. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Sep 13, 2012

The harder Mr. Radnor strains to make you love his alter ego, the more resistant you become. Read full review

Variety Robert Koehler

Sep 7, 2012

This makes the film feel perilously close to widescreen sitcom, as do montages of New York set to Beethoven's Sixth Symphony. Read full review

NPR Mark Jenkins

Sep 14, 2012

Jesse's nobility is one of the primary reasons Liberal Arts is so hard to take. Read full review

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Rsaunders

Sep 18, 2012

Absolutely loved this movie. It was smart, funny, and heartwarming: not a combination I find that much in movies these days. For sure this is one I'll watch again at least a few times.