2001 · drama · comedy
Storytelling (2001)
Directed by Todd Solondz1h 27m2001
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
Our read: Storytelling (2001) (2001) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive drama · comedy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / comedy, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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