Shit Year
Shit Year is a 2010 American experimental drama film written and directed by Cam Archer and starring Ellen Barkin.[1] The film was screened at the Directors' Fortnight event of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
| Shit Year | |
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| Directed by | Cam Archer |
| Produced by | Lars Knudsen Jay Van Hoy |
| Written by | Cam Archer |
| Starring | Ellen Barkin |
| Music by | Mick Turner |
| Cinematography | Aaron Platt |
| Edited by | Madeleine Riley |
Production company | Parts and Labor Wild Invention |
| Distributed by | Cinemad Presents |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Ellen Barkin as Colleen West
- Luke Grimes as Harvey West
- Bob Einstein as Rick
- Theresa Randle as Marion
- Melora Walters as Shelly
- Rickie Lee Jones[3] as Narrator
Production
According to Archer, the film was shot in Los Angeles, with additional reshoots in Santa Cruz, California.[4][5]
Reception
The film has a 38% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[6] Glenn Heath Jr. of Slant Magazine awarded the film three stars out of four.[7]
Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave the film a mixed review but praised Barkin's performance.[8] Jay Weissberg of Variety gave a positive review and wrote that the film "stays engrossing thanks not only to Barkin’s strengths but also Archer’s compositional eye."[3]
References
- Bennett, Ray (14 October 2010). "Shit Year -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "Quinzaine 2010". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- Weissberg, Jay (15 May 2010). "Shit Year: A just-retired actress faces the void left by a life emptied of all roles save herself in Cam Archer's imagefest". Variety. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- Macaulay, Scott (2 June 2010). "Shit Year Director Cam Archer at Cannes". Filmmaker. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ""Shit Year," Says Director Cam Archer, "is a thinly veiled portrait of me."". IndieWire. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "Shit Year". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- Heath Jr., Glenn (27 September 2011). "Shit Year". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- Kohn, Eric (21 September 2011). "REVIEW; A Non-Linear Labyrinth: Cam Archer's "Shit Year"". IndieWire. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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