Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

Director:

Miranda July

Writer (WGA):

Miranda July (written by)

Release Date:

19 August 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A lonely shoe salesman and an eccentric performance artist struggle to connect in this unique take on contemporary life.

Plot Keywords:

Chat Session | Hope Chest | Shoe Store | Blow Job | Female Artist

Awards:

16 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

John Hawkes	...	Richard Swersey
Miranda July	...	Christine Jesperson
Miles Thompson	...	Peter Swersey
Brandon Ratcliff	...	Robby Swersey
Carlie Westerman	...	Sylvie
Hector Elias	...	Michael
Brad William Henke	...	Andrew
Natasha Slayton	...	Heather
Najarra Townsend	...	Rebecca
Tracy Wright	...	Nancy Herrington
JoNell Kennedy	...	Pam
Ellen Geer	...	Ellen
Colette Kilroy	...	Sylvie's Mom
James Kayten	...	Sylvie's Dad
Amy French	...	Museum Assistant

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing sexual content involving children, and for language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:R | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:MG6 | Sweden:11 | Germany:6 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Italy:T | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #41449) | UK:15 | Ireland:18

Filming Locations:

Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

IFC Films

Trivia:

The performance piece that Christine Jesperson submits to the museum, in which she admits her failings to a cheering crowd, was also one of several vignettes in a sound-based art project by Miranda July. This project was played on a loop in the elevators of the Whitney Museum of American Art, as part of the museum's 2000 biennial exhibition.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Michael rolls down his window and tells the father and daughter in the car in the next lane that he and Christine will pull up in front of the car with the goldfish on the trunk to keep them driving steadily, the shot returns to inside Christine's car and Michael's window is rolled up.

Quotes:

Michael: Ellen broke up with me.
Christine Jesperson: What? Why?
Michael: She thinks she's gonna die this week.
Christine Jesperson: No. Out of everyone at Saint Tod, she is the least likely person to die.
Michael: Well, she's usually right. She's been right about everyone else. I lived a whole life with a woman I didn't even really like. We traveled all over the world together. And Ellen and I never even left the grounds.
Christine Jesperson: Well, actually I took you to the IMAX that one time.
Michael: Yeah, but I wanted to take her to the Mayan ruins in Guatemala. She really wanted to see those.
Christine Jesperson: Yeah, that just seems weird that she wouldn't want to be with you- you know, if - her time was coming.
Michael: I've long since stopped trying to make people - do things they don't want to do.
Christine Jesperson: But she's the love of your life. You're just gonna let her go?
[...]

Movie Connections:

References 8½ (1963)

Soundtrack:

A Summer Long Since Passed

Surprising and unique

Much lighter and brighter than Todd Solondz chilling yet profoundly human film 'Happiness.' I felt they were similar in that they explored the strange things people do and say and the believable motivation behind them. Christine (reminiscent of Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a detached yet thoughtful artist who longs for romance and love. Richard is a lonely single father struggling to understand where his life is going after a recent separation.

The kids (who are each some of the best parts of this film) are caught up in an adult world figuring out who they are and where they fit in. This is an enjoyable dark comedy that had the crowd laughing at some parts and gasping at others. I left the theater satisfied and smiling.