(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Thursday, November 19 - 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 21 - 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 22 - 3:00 pm
Lecture Room, Midland Center for the Arts
A clever, offbeat romantic comedy, "500 Days of Summer" is refreshingly honest and utterly charming. As a lighthearted tale of troubled love between two twenty-something urban professionals, this little film that could and does is smart, funny, real, surprising, and hits the bull's-eye on all production counts. Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn’t.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (BRICK) stars as Tom, a greeting-card writer who dreams of becoming an architect and finding his true love. Zooey Deschanel (THE HAPPENING) plays Summer, a vintage-looking beauty whose ideas about love are entirely modern. As Tom remembers his 500 days with Summer, his mind jumps from moment to moment, largely thinking of the good times in their trouble-filled relationship.
Music-video director Marc Webb makes his feature debut with (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, and it’s easy to see influences of his past work. The soundtrack boasts songs from Regina Spektor, Doves, Feist, Wolfmother, and, of course, The Smiths, the band that brings the couple together. Webb also adds an innovative style to the dramedy, combining a naturalistic look at love with a non-linear plot, animated vignettes, and a triumphant musical sequence.
2009, USA, Rated PG-13, 95 minutes
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Tickets: $6.00 - on sale starting October 7, 2009
Thursday, November 19 - 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 21 - 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 22 - 3:00 pm
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