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10 July 2009 (UK) See more »
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The life you love may be your own. See more »
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After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Vehicle for Alan Arkin and eye candy for film students See more (18 total) »
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Rated R for sexual content, brief nudity, some drug material and language.
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98 min | Germany:93 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
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USA:R (certificate #45320) | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:16 | Japan:PG12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13
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Julianne Moore only spent 2 days filming her role. See more »
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Continuity: Pippa gets kicked out of a pottery class with Dot, after which she walks in on Herb with Sandra. When Pippa goes to tell Chris about Herb's affair, Dot walks in on them, but she's dressed as though she just woke up, with curlers in her hair. See more »
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I attended the North American Premiere of "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. Written and directed by Rebecca Miller from her own book, this is the complex, multi-layered life story of a woman trying to survive her checkered past. Its stellar cast makes this film a joy -- Robin Wright Penn is extraordinary as the titular character, while Keanu Reeves, Blake Lively, and Winona Ryder truly shine in supporting roles. But "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" is, most of all, a vehicle for the legendary Alan Arkin as Pippa's husband Herb Lee. He's at his best yet.
The script is about 5/50 drama and comedy so it's hard to pin it down either way. But that's what real life is, isn't it? The art and costume direction are superb with great care taken to ensure that each of Pippa Lee's "lives" has its own unique color palette and sets to match. Keeping it all together is a wonderful recurring musical theme and sweet score. There are a number of clever transitions between sets and time periods which were not done with computers but "in-camera." As an aficionado of the craft of film-making, these set tricks blew me away.