Suicide is very much a laughing matter in wristcutters. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of wristcutters. See more ideas about love story, wristcutters a love story and shannyn sossamon. A love story on dvd march 25, 2008 starring patrick fugit, shannyn sossamon, shea whigham, tom waits. The first unofficial teaser poster for wristcutters.
Even though some of the scenes drag on and the film could have been 20 minutes shorter, all in all wristcutters. As a warning i talk some about movie content but not really any more than is already available in. A poet falls in love with an art student who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle and his love of heroin. This will not play on most dvd players sold in the u. A love story is surprisingly sweet and funny even as it. With patrick fugit, shea whigham, tom waits, will arnett. Directed by goran dukic and starring patrick fugit, shannyn sossamon, shea whigham and tom waits. In an era in which movie plots often seem like variations on the same theme comes a breath of fresh air called wristcutters. Boy goes on a road trip with friends to find girl and gains a. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a rundown afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse.
A love story soundtrack from 2007, composed by bobby johnston. Apr 16, 2018 explore bethdeaddrops board wristcutters. From the moment zia patrick fugit cuts his wrists he enters a bizarre afterlife where everything is the same, just a little bit worse. Zia patrick fugit cuts his wrists and enters a bizarre afterlife reserved for suicides. I had a list of 4 or 5 films i wanted to see this year, but the only one available when i could attend after work was wristcutters. It is set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide. Discovering that his exgirlfriend has also offed herself, he sets out on a road trip, with his russian rocker friend, to find her. A love story 2007 you dont mess with the zohan 2008 zardoz 1974 available june 2. From the moment zia patrick fugit cuts his wrists and enters a bizarre afterlife reserved for suicides, this film becomes a strangely upli. In this film the main character commits suicide and crosses over into a bizarre underworld for others that have also committed suicide. The rest of the disc is comprised of the score from the film and several.
As a warning i talk some about movie content but not really any more than is already available in the movie blurbs distributed by sundance. Director goran dukics film, adapted from a short story by cowriter etgar keret, is a black. A love story soundtrack are the artie shaw version of gloomy sunday a song purported by legend to drive people to suicide and the joy division magnum opus love will tear us apart. A love story by methodically putting his living space in order, then settling down to commit suicide. A love story is a beautifully told story of love and redemption set in a. This is a world where everyone still bears the scars earned from the manner in which they offed. A love story is a 2006 american black comedy road movie. Released by lakeshore records in 2007 lks 339282 containing music from wristcutters. A love story 2007 cast and crew despondent after breaking up with his girlfriend, zia patrick fugit kills himself and wakes up in a bland purgatory populated by other suicides.
He has been forsaken by his girlfriend, desiree leslie bibb, and has slashed his wrists. Imagine a lessnoxious version of garden states sensibility multiplied by an englishlanguage remake of koreeda hirokazus after life and youll start to get a more suitable equation for this film. A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide. A love story dvd, 2008 at the best online prices at ebay.
The idea of the film wristcutters a love story is intriguing to say the least, a dreary dimension for all suicide victims. A most unusual love story unravels when the objects in a young mans pockets come to life. A love story movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. A love story stars patrick fugit as zia, who has evolved from almost famous to almost dead. A love story is a dark romantic comedy that deals with suicide by taking viewers inside the world of those that have successfully committed suicide.
A love story hd 3d regarder en francais english subtitles wristcutters. Changed his name from joseph crawford to clayne crawford in honor of an ancestor named clan and his hometown of clay. New offerings on the largest streaming services include the new netflix series dark, guardians of. In the first scene viewers see zia in bed, inert, apparently unable to move or perform any activity except listening to tom waits song dead and lovely ad infinitum. A beautiful day in the neighborhood 2019 available june 4. Oct 19, 2007 watch the movie trailer for wristcutters. Veering from witty to occasionally trite, wristcutters. Despondent over his breakup with desiree, zia slashes his wrists and goes to an afterlife peopled by suicides, a highdesert landscape dotted by old tires, burnedout cars, and abandoned sofas. For a movie based on the afterlife of suicide victims, it seems odd at first glance that the saddest songs featured on the wristcutters. A love story 2006 patrick fugit at an event for wristcutters. Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Jan 25, 2006 suicide is very much a laughing matter in wristcutters.
Nov 02, 2007 even though some of the scenes drag on and the film could have been 20 minutes shorter, all in all wristcutters. Whats new on netflix, hulu and amazon prime this week. A love story, a genially warped roadtrip comedy that imagines a special purgatory for those who have willfully departed the land of the. A love story patrick fugit shannyn sossamon shea whigham 2007 in the afterlife, a suicide victim patrick fugit and his friend shea whigham set out on a road trip to find his exgirlfriend, who also killed her. A love story, a quirky movie about young suicides in love in a sort of suicidelimbo. I a few years ago, patrick fugit opens wristcutters. Its premise is set in a strange afterlife waystation that has been reserved for people who have died by suicide it is based on etgar kerets short story knellers happy campers. Apr 20, 1978 1 season when between roles early in his career, he worked in construction. A love story trailer 2007 from the moment zia patrick fugit cuts his wrists and enters a bizarre afterlife reserved for suicides, this film becomes a strangely uplifting, darkly comic tale about a journey through the hereafter. Dukics vision of an afterlife where everything is the same, only a little bit. Staring john hawkes, shannyn sossamon, shea whigham and patrick fugit. A love story has appeared on the films myspace site i was excited to see the film at the 2006 sundance film festival, and came out of the. Well, all three are included on the soundtrack for wristcutters. Life is a trip, but the afterlife is one hell of a ride.
New offerings on the largest streaming services include the new netflix series dark, guardians of the galaxy vol. Its premise is set in a strange afterlife waystation that has been reserved for people who have died by suicide. From garden state comes the unapologetic, romancefixated slacker sensibility. A love story initially depicts the story of a young man named zia, who is profoundly depressed. Unfortunatelyhe discovers there is no real endingonly a rundown. A love story full movie english subtitles wristcutters. Nov 30, 2017 whats new on netflix, hulu and amazon prime this week. Its probably the only movie ive ever seen where someone has a black hole under the passenger seat of their car. Wristcutters is a film bursting with ideas that never quite come to fruition. Much of the music is made up of johnstons musical interludes, which are pretty, mellow and sometimes catchy you can hear all sorts of instruments woven in there, from a bamboo flute. A love story on dvd 0398226987 from lions gate films. A love story sounds like a normal enough indie flick. Boy goes on a road trip with friends to find girl and gains a new perspective on life.
Imagine that after you kill yourself, you dont go to heaven or. A love story is a 2006 film written and directed by goran dukic and starring patrick fugit and shannyn sossamon. From the moment zia in his late 20s cuts his wrists and. Changed his name from joseph crawford to clayne crawford in honor of an. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, selfdestruction, and despair. Mikal shannyn sossamon comes along for the ride in wristcutters.
A love story is a little of both its a sort of musical journey, but its speckled with great individual songs that stand out on their own. Wristcutters a love story dvd 2007 by shannyn sossamon dvd. He has been forsaken by his girlfriend, desiree leslie. If you want about 90minutes of escapism to a world of the dead suicides only then this quirky little gem should fill the bill. The world to where suicides are relegated is almost sartreesque.
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