The first 25 minutes of the film on their own are nothing short of masterful and amongst Solondz's best in terms of relevance as well as his writing/directing craft. Honest, raw, unflinching. Haunting. Selma Blair's performance helps it all out. Goddammit - who knew she was capable of this?!
the opening scene is just fantastic.
Solondz never ceases to find new ways to abuse my moral campus.
Once you start writing, it all becomes fiction.
People see Storytelling as mainly a self-critique on just Solandz. This is very true, but I see it as partly. Solandz self-critique is a critique on everybody involved, him as a filmmaker and us, as an audience. Though I almost feel "Fiction" is stronger than "Non-Fiction", both seem equal. Much like Solandz's other films, this one doesn't let you walk away without clawing its way into your brain. Excellent.
The fiction segment was much more interesting than the nonfiction segment. The ending kind of pissed me off.
"Fiction" is way better than "Non-Fiction", which is OK bu unfortunately takes 2/3 of the film. "Fiction" also helps to officialize my crush on Selma Blair, even in a "against the wall" scene like that.
much better this time around having seen it when it came out in the theater...DEF. full of cliches but that was the point. From the sitcom style scene intros to the over characterization of every role, it was sad and hard to watch at times...
Just like the professor says to the class in the "Fiction" segment... too pretentious and full of cliches.
Loved the "Fiction" segment despite it being almost unwatchable.
I love this film. I also think I enjoy the first, shorter segment the most. This is what the literary world should really be like.