Landline is a 2017 American comedy film written and directed by Gillian Robespierre and written by Elisabeth Holm. The film stars Jenny Slate, Edie Falco, Abby Quinn, John Turturro, Jay Duplass, and Finn Wittrock, and follows the Sisters in the 1990s New York City who think their fathers are having an affair.
This is the world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017, and released by Amazon Studios on July 21, 2017.
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Plot
In 1995, the Jacobs family was a tight Jewish-Italian family. Pat's parents and Alan had a marriage that seemed to be struggling because of Pat's disinterest in her husband. Elder daughter Dana is having a long-term relationship with Ben's fiancé who has achieved a habit. Ali's younger son is still in high school and more interested in going to school and being taller than applying to college.
Returning from a rave one night and trying to do his homework, Ali opens a file containing his father's love note to a mysterious woman named "C".
Around the same time Dana met the former, Nate, at a party. Sometime later he decided to blow up his social obligations and take a day for himself. She runs to Nate and they both have sex.
After being confronted by his parents about his behavior, Ali runs away to their family home to have sex with his girlfriend. He was confronted by Dana who went there to get away from Ben. The two ended with the weekend of a girl in which Ali told Dana about their father's business and Dana told Ali that he betrayed Ben.
Dana decides to move back home to "support" Ali and help him find C but he continues his affair with Nate and acts irresponsibly, blowing his obligations. The sisters meet a dead end, but at the reading of their father's drama, they meet with Carla, an actress, and believe that she is the C of the letters. Dana is annoyed but when he mentions it to Nate, he keeps her from laughing because the monogamy is not there and causes her to end her affair. After a conversation with his father where he told him that he was not sure about the direction of his life, Dana started reaching Ben once more.
On Halloween Dana goes to meet with Ben but reveals to him that she is having an affair with Nate causing him to leave her. Ali then took Dana to a drug deal where Dana convinced him not to buy drugs, but both were picked up by the police. That night, Pat comes out to the bar and teases a man, but goes back home and has sex with Alan. He then reveals that he knows about Alan's affair with Carla. Pat and Alan's battle was distracted by a phone call from the prison where Alan went to fetch his daughters. Upon returning home, the sisters found Pat smoking and crying. He revealed an affair to them and they both hugged him comfortably.
Dana chases after Ben and convinces her to take it back. Alan moved from the family home but vowed to remain part of the family. At Ali's birthday party, the family reunited to celebrate.
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Cast
- Jenny Slate as Dana Jacobs, Alan and Pat's older daughter and Ali's brother
- Edie Falco as Pat Jacobs, Alan's wife and Dana and Ali's mother
- Abby Quinn as Ali Jacobs, Dana's sister, and Alan and Pat's younger daughter
- John Turturro as Alan Jacobs, Pat and Dana's husband and Ali's father
- Jay Duplass as Ben, Fund fiance  ©
- Finn Wittrock as Nate, Dana's former lover
Production
On May 15, 2016, it was reported that Jenny Slate will be starring in Landline, reunited with Obvious Child director Gillian Robespierre and producer Elisabeth Holm, along with Edie Falco, John Turturro, Jay Duplass, and newcomer, Abby Quinn. On May 19, 2016, Finn Wittrock joined the cast. On June 9, 2016, Landline has started filming in New York City.
Release
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017. Shortly after, Amazon Studios acquired the distribution rights of the film. Magnolia Pictures also distributes this film with Amazon. It was released on July 21, 2017.
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 74% approval rating based on 103 reviews, and an average rating of 6.4/10. The important consensus of the site reads, " talented Players ' - and quick approach from director/co-author Gillian Robespierre - helps this charming multi-generation dramedy overcome the familiar storyline. "At Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 33 critics, showing" generally favorable reviews ".
References
External links
- Landline on IMDb
- Landline in Rotten Tomatoes
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