2018
Factory 25
1 h 11 m

2018
Factory 25
1 h 11 m

Summary Trying to exorcise her past, lovesick French director Mona comes to America to mount a play based on her last relationship: a tumultuous affair with hard living street photographer Nick. For the on-stage rendition of her real-life story, Mona casts seemingly naïve French actress Thérèse to play herself and bumbling Brooklynite Chris to p...

Directed By: Nathan Silver

Written By: Jack Dunphy, Nathan Silver

2018
Factory 25
1 h 11 m

2018
Factory 25
1 h 11 m

The Great Pretender

Name: The Great Pretender
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2018-12-06
Duration: 1 min 11 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Esther Garrel, Maëlle Poesy-Guichard, Keith Poulson, Linas Phillips, Craig muMs Grant

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Directed By: Nathan Silver

Written By: Jack Dunphy, Nathan Silver

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Mar 28, 2019

A magnificent, tight exploration of romance and what it means to walk that path wearing blinders. Most people have done this at one point or another, and Silver’s triumph is that he’s crafted a film that puts his audience both inside of this, but also at a distance where it can be appreciated.

By Warren Cantrell FULL REVIEW

The A.V. Club

Dec 4, 2018

The Great Pretender has its share of dark punchlines, but its central concern is a sympathetic one: what we see in other people and how we would like to see ourselves.

By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Dec 6, 2018

Some of the details about female characters that Silver and the screenwriter Jack Dunphy choose to foreground...indicate that the filmmakers share with their male characters a strain of artsy-bro misogyny. The movie is nevertheless striking and stimulating in some respects.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

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Production Company BRIC TV, Factory 25 Productions

Release Date Dec 6, 2018

Duration 1 h 11 m

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• 1 Nomination

American Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Top Cast

Esther Garrel

Thérèse

Maëlle Poesy-Guichard

Mona

Keith Poulson

Chris

Linas Phillips

Nick

Craig muMs Grant

Barry

Julian Grady

Henry

Danelle Eliav

Hannah

C. Mason Wells

David

Emilie McDonald

Loretta

Bruce Smolanoff

Jerri

Tashiana Washington

Joyce

Isabella Jackson

Liz

Brigitte Sy

Thérèse's Mom

Sean Gorski

Fratboy

Michael Argentieri

Catcaller

Peter Vack

Adrian

Carl Kranz

Carl

Diane Lanyi

Barbara

Raye Levine

College Girl

Drew Tobia

Bongo Man

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