SXSW and Cannes. The Pleasure of Being Robbed.

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When Josh Safdie 's The Pleasure of Being Robbed premiered at SXSW , David Lowery wrote at the SpoutBlog , "What a lark this film is, what a caustic joy!" The film closed this year's Directors' Fortnight in Cannes. "From the opening scene, which follows starlet Eleonore Hendricks as she pulls a creative purse heist on a New York City street, it is immediately clear that The Pleasure ... [link]

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Screenwriting News & Links! 6/2/08
Published 6/2/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Mystery Man) at Mystery Man on Film
... wanted to slap down after about five minutes.... Bardem is simply delicious as a post-Valentino roué who's just as sexy but not quite as smart as he thinks. When he, Johansson, and Cruz settle into a sensual ménage a trois, it's hard not to think Allen has become the dirty old man of the movies. However he gets his jollies, though, Vicky Cristina Barcelona is an unexpected picnic - a lightweight New Yorker short story lit up with real warmth." The Pleasure of Being Robbed When Josh Safdie ...

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