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Storytelling (2002)

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Director: Todd Solondz
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Selma Blair, Mark Webber

Plot: Director Todd Solondz (WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, HAPPINESS) presents this characteristically bleak and darkly comic drama in two distinct parts. The first story, "Fiction" stars Selma Blair as Vi, a confused university student who engages in an impulsive tryst with her Pulitzer Prize-winning professor (Robert Wisdom) after arguing with her cerebral palsy-afflicted boyfriend (Leo Fitzpatrick). The second (and longer) tale, "Non-Fiction," stars Paul Giamatti as Toby, a down-on-his-luck documentary filmmaker who turns his camera on Scooby (Mark Webber), an unmotivated teenager, and his suburban New Jersey family.

At times even more controversial and confrontational than Solondz's previous films, STORYTELLING bluntly addresses issues such as race, sex, physical impairment, education, censorship, and exploitation, while not-so-subtly referencing and parodying both AMERICAN BEAUTY and AMERICAN MOVIE (whose own Mike Schank appears in the film). Cannily aware of both his admirers and detractors, Solondz has taken the intriguing step of criticizing his own work within the creative confines of the two stories. As with HAPPINESS, the director has assembled an impressive ensemble cast that also includes John Goodman, Julie Hagerty, Franka Potente, and Lupe Ontiveros. As a counterpoint to the often-glum proceedings, a bright, airy soundtrack is provided Belle and Sebastian and songwriter Nathan Larson.

Selected Filmography from IMDB:

DeMarco Affairs (2004) (TV) .... Kate DeMarco
Dirty Shame, A (2004) .... Caprice Stickles
Coast to Coast (2004) (TV) .... Stacey Pierce
Hellboy (2004) .... Liz Sherman
... aka Super Sapiens (2004) (Malaysia: English title)
Dallas 362 (2003) .... Peg
Guy Thing, A (2003) .... Karen
Sweetest Thing, The (2002) .... Jane Burns
Highway (2002/I) .... Cassie
Legally Blonde (2001) .... Vivian Kensington
Storytelling (2001) .... Vi ('Fiction')
Kill Me Later (2001) .... Shawn Holloway
Down to You (2000) .... Cyrus

Amazon High (1999) .... Cyane
Cruel Intentions (1999) .... Cecile Caldwell
"Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane" (1999) TV Series .... Zoe Bean
... aka "Zoe" (1999) (Australia) (USA: new title)
... aka "Zoe..." (1999) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Brown's Requiem (1998) .... Jane
Debutante (1998) .... Nan
... aka Modern Girl (1998) (USA)
Can't Hardly Wait (1998) .... Girl Mike Hits On #1
Girl (1998) .... Darcy
No Laughing Matter (1998) (TV) .... Lauren Winslow
Arresting Gena (1997) .... Drugged Woman
Gone Again (1997) .... Ayla
Strong Island Boys (1997) .... Tara
Two in the Morning (1997) .... Shea
Scream 2 (1997) (voice) (uncredited) .... Cici's Friend on Phone
In & Out (1997) .... Cousin Linda
Broccoli Theory, The (1996) .... Pretzel Cart Lesbian

Skinography courtesy of Mr Skin:

A Dirty Shame 2004

Highway 2001
Storytelling 2001

Strong Island Boys 1997

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