Mutual Appreciation in 35mm

Name: Mutual Appreciation in 35mm
Start: 2025-03-31T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-31T21:30:00-05:00
Location: 470 E Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, MO, United States, Missouri 63119

Schedule

Mon Mar 31 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

470 E Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, MO, United States, Missouri 63119 | Webster Groves, MO

(Andrew Bujalski, 2005, USA, 118 minutes)
Screening in 35mm!
An instant critic’s darling upon its release in 2006, Mutual Appreciation is at once an utterly timeless and distinctly mid-aughts portrait of the ebb and flow of twenty-something life in New York City. Richly observed and deeply humanist, the film follows Alan (Justin Rice, formerly of the band Bishop Allen), an aspiring musician, who crash-lands in town following the breakup of his band in Boston, immediately taking up with his old friends Ellie (Rachel Clift) and Lawrence (writer-director-editor Andrew Bujalski) while negotiating the affections of a local radio DJ (Seung-Min Lee). In the tradition of Éric Rohmer, John Cassavetes and Jacques Rivette, Bujalski crafts a deft yet unassuming generational statement that finds its inspiration less in plot than in sharply drawn relationships and captivating conversations. Lovingly lensed in intimate 16mm black & white film, Mutual Appreciation is a generous and witty ode to the friendships that hallmark our awkward and enthralling post-collegiate years.
Be sure to return for April 22’s screening of Bujalski’s debut film, 2002’s Funny Ha Ha, with Bujalski in person for a post-film Q&A!