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Lovely & Amazing (2001) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Aug 31, 2001
• UK: 2 Aug 2002
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 9, 2003
Budget $250,000
Official Website:
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MPAA Rating
Rated R for language and nudity.
Running Time
1 hour, 29 minutes
Country USA
Studio Good Machine, Roadside Attractions
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Lovely & Amazing
• Untitled Nicole Holofcener (2001)
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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Infidelity, Doctor
Tagline: If you're hoping for the perfect family don't hold your breath.
Plot: Academy-Award nominated actresses Catherine Keener ("Being John Malkovich") and Brenda Blethyn ("Secrets & Lies") star in Nicole Holofcener's follow-up feature to her critically acclaimed debut "Walking and Talking." A finely observed comedy, LOVELY & AMAZING is an intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their individual neuroses. Jane Marks (Blethyn) is the matriarch of a confused trio of daughters that seems to have nothing in common, except for a peculiar sort of idealism -- a heady brew of vanity, insecurity and humor. Former homecoming queen Michelle (Keener), the eldest daughter, is in a loveless marriage with a spouse who does not appreciate her decidedly obscure artistic endeavors. Younger sister Elizabeth (Emily Mortimer), an insecure actress whose career is beginning to take off, compulsively takes home stray dogs, saving them whether or not they need to be saved. Only the youngest sister, Annie, an adopted African American eight-year old, seems to stand a chance at rising above the family's legacy. But on the threshold of what promises to be a confusing adolescence, Annie has developed a preoccupation with her appearance -- natural enough for a pre-teen-- but given
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Nicole Holofcener
Friends with Money, Walking and Talking, The Making of 'Friends with Money' |
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Nicole Holofcener
Friends with Money, Walking and Talking, The Making of 'Friends with Money' |
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Pride & Prejudice, Secrets & Lies, A River Runs Through It |
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