Alexander the Last is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Joe Swanberg and starring Jess Weixler, Justin Rice, Barlow Jacobs, and Amy Seimetz. The film is about a married actress and her sister. The film premiered in 2009 and was released on DVD in 2010.
Alex is an actress who is attracted to her co-star Jamie, who stars alongside her in a local theater play. Alex is also married to an independent musician named Elliott. When Elliott goes on tour with his music, Alex lets Jamie sleep on her couch and flirts with him. Alex continues to fall in love with Jamie while Jamie has a relationship with her sister. The film concludes with Alex being remorseful for her actions.
Productionedit
Swanberg stated that he worked "more collaboratively" with other people than he did on his earlier films. The producers were Anish Savhani and Noah Baumbach. Baumbach was Swanberg's main off-set creative consultant and he helped with the film after viewing the director's previous film Hannah Takes the Stairs. Working with Baumbach made Swanberg become a more self-confident director. Swanberg said that his films need to provide what does not exist, while also competing with the moments that are on YouTube and Facebook. He also said: "Alexander The Last is when I’ve reached my conclusions about certain things".[1] The film was shot with a HD Handycam.[2] The leads in the film are also the screenwriters.[3]
Releaseedit
Alexander the Last debuted at the South by Southwest film festival and as a part of IFC Films Festival Direct video on demand service on March 14, 2009.[4] The film was released on DVD in 2010 with some deleted scenes that are hosted by Swanberg.[5]
Receptionedit
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 12 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 5.9/10.[6]
Richard Brody of The New Yorker wrote: "Alexander the Last is a significant advance over Swanberg's other films; his camera work—and he does indeed do the camera work—is more careful and more controlled, and his images are by and large more expressive, not merely revelatory of performance (as they were, for the most part, in his earlier films).[4]Entertainment Weekly reviewer Owen Glieberman compared the film to other mumblecore films, saying, "But Alexander the Last is better than that – fresher, deeper, and more mysterious".[7]
Referencesedit
^Hernandez, Eugene (February 27, 2009). "Privacy & Intimacy Explored in Swanberg's "Alexander" (Interview + Trailer)". IndieWire. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^Keleman, Adam (March 12, 2009). "Review: Alexander the Last". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^Dargis, Manohla (March 13, 2009). "Line Between Real Life and Acting, Fuzzily Drawn". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^ abBrody, Richard (March 12, 2009). "Alexander the Last". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^Phipps, Keith (March 24, 2010). "Alexander The Last". AV Club. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
alexander, last, 2009, american, drama, film, written, directed, swanberg, starring, jess, weixler, justin, rice, barlow, jacobs, seimetz, film, about, married, actress, sister, film, premiered, 2009, released, 2010, directed, byjoe, swanbergwritten, byjoe, sw. Alexander the Last is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Joe Swanberg and starring Jess Weixler Justin Rice Barlow Jacobs and Amy Seimetz The film is about a married actress and her sister The film premiered in 2009 and was released on DVD in 2010 Alexander the LastDirected byJoe SwanbergWritten byJoe SwanbergProduced byNoah BaumbachJoe SwanbergAnish SavjaniStarringJess WeixlerJustin RiceBarlow JacobsAmy SeimetzCinematographyJoe SwanbergEdited byJoe SwanbergMusic byJustin RiceJo SchornikowDistributed byIFC FilmsRelease dateMarch 14 2009 2009 03 14 Running time72 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Production 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot summary editAlex is an actress who is attracted to her co star Jamie who stars alongside her in a local theater play Alex is also married to an independent musician named Elliott When Elliott goes on tour with his music Alex lets Jamie sleep on her couch and flirts with him Alex continues to fall in love with Jamie while Jamie has a relationship with her sister The film concludes with Alex being remorseful for her actions Production editSwanberg stated that he worked more collaboratively with other people than he did on his earlier films The producers were Anish Savhani and Noah Baumbach Baumbach was Swanberg s main off set creative consultant and he helped with the film after viewing the director s previous film Hannah Takes the Stairs Working with Baumbach made Swanberg become a more self confident director Swanberg said that his films need to provide what does not exist while also competing with the moments that are on YouTube and Facebook He also said Alexander The Last is when I ve reached my conclusions about certain things 1 The film was shot with a HD Handycam 2 The leads in the film are also the screenwriters 3 Release editAlexander the Last debuted at the South by Southwest film festival and as a part of IFC Films Festival Direct video on demand service on March 14 2009 4 The film was released on DVD in 2010 with some deleted scenes that are hosted by Swanberg 5 Reception editOn review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes 67 of 12 critics gave the film a positive review with an average rating of 5 9 10 6 Richard Brody of The New Yorker wrote Alexander the Last is a significant advance over Swanberg s other films his camera work and he does indeed do the camera work is more careful and more controlled and his images are by and large more expressive not merely revelatory of performance as they were for the most part in his earlier films 4 Entertainment Weekly reviewer Owen Glieberman compared the film to other mumblecore films saying But Alexander the Last is better than that fresher deeper and more mysterious 7 References edit Hernandez Eugene February 27 2009 Privacy amp Intimacy Explored in Swanberg s Alexander Interview Trailer IndieWire Retrieved July 18 2020 Keleman Adam March 12 2009 Review Alexander the Last Slant Magazine Retrieved July 18 2020 Dargis Manohla March 13 2009 Line Between Real Life and Acting Fuzzily Drawn The New York Times Retrieved July 18 2020 a b Brody Richard March 12 2009 Alexander the Last The New Yorker Retrieved July 18 2020 Phipps Keith March 24 2010 Alexander The Last AV Club Retrieved July 18 2020 Alexander the Last Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved August 7 2023 Glieberman Owen March 11 2009 Alexander the Last Entertainment Weekly Retrieved July 18 2020 External links editOfficial website Alexander the Last at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander the Last amp oldid 1192750831, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
