[lbo-talk] offlist re: "Happiness"

Luke Weiger lweiger at umich.edu
Sun Feb 22 13:00:16 PST 2004


Loved that movie, and liked "Welcome to the Dollhouse." Haven't seen "Storytelling" yet. I've heard it wasn't as good as the other two--what do you think?

Best, Luke


> Part of the plotline in Todd Solondz's recent film "Storytelling" deals
with
> the above. Worth a rental, if not a purchase. Solondz is one of the better
> comic filmmakers currently working. His dialogue is subtle but hilarious,
> though you usually have to watch his stuff at least twice to appreciate it
> amid the issues he explores, like the pedophilia in his masterwork (to
> date), "Happiness." Solondz pulls this off without turning his characters
> into freaks, like Harmony Korine did in the gruesome "Gummo."
>
> DP
>
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