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A deliciously twisted comedy set in a demented, timeless suburbia where every adult wears braces on their straight teeth, couples coordinate meticulously pressed outfits, and coveted family members are swapped in more ways than one in this competition for acceptance.
Variously labeled as a deadbeat by his ex, a failure by his mother, and a shell of himself by his best friend, Lousy Carter is falling apart, debt-ridden and cast adrift. As he interprets The Great Gatsby for an antipathetic graduate class, one of the students offers Lousy Carter one last chance at living the dream.
The life of an emotionally unstable cop begins to unravel when his mum dies.
'It's the story of my family and their coming here' Arshile Egoyan on drawing on his mum's childhood for Before They Joined Us
Marriage of creativity Husband and wife Deepak Rauniyar and Asha Magrati on their latest collaboration Pooja, Sir
A stylised world Alessandro Nivola on Pedro Almodóvar’s adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s The Room Next Door
Body electric Daria Kashcheeva on developing and animating Electra
Concrete ideas Alessandro Nivola on Costantino Nivola, Le Corbusier, and The Brutalist
Almodóvar wins Golden Lion Top prize in Venice goes to The Room Next Door
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