I Smile Back (2015)

Slo naslov: -

Država: ZDA

Leto: 2015

Dolžina: 85',  Imdb

Žanri: Drama 

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Adam Salky

Scenarij: Paige Dylan, Amy Koppelman

Igrajo: Sarah Silverman, Josh Charles, Thomas Sadoski, Skylar Gaertner, Mia Barron

[ENG]

Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband who plays basketball with the kids in the driveway, a pristine house, and a shiny SUV for carting the children to their next activity. However, just beneath the façade lie severe depression and disillusionment that send her reeling into a secret world of reckless compulsion. Only very real danger will force her to face the painful roots of her destructiveness and its crumbling effect on those she loves.

At the core of I Smile Back’s power is an indelible performance. Sarah Silverman reinvents herself as a dramatic actress in the career-defining, intensely layered, and heartbreaking role of Laney. Deftly directed by Adam Salky, I Smile Back is at times darkly humorous but also harrowing and unflinching as an authentic, humanizing portrait that offers no easy resolution for a damaged woman struggling to come to terms with herself.

(source: www.jff.org.il)

[About director]

ADAM SALKY’s second directorial effort, I Smile Back, premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Dramatic Competition.  Adam’s feature film directorial debut, Dare, is a Grand Jury Prize Nominee of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, also in the Dramatic Competition Category.

Adam is one of 16 directors in the history of the Sundance Film Festival who have had their first two feature films premier in dramatic competition.

Pursuing a deep interest in new media content creation, Adam has directed viral videos with millions of hits on YouTube, and recently directed Uncabaret, an unscripted pilot produced for Amazon.com.

Adam served as an advisor at the Sundance Labs, and has guest lectured on directing at Columbia University and various high schools.  When between projects, he is an adjunct professor at USC’s Graduate School of Cinematic Arts, teaching directing.  

Ocena