Life of Riley
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- signature
- intimate
Neutral, kinetic, gentle comedy / drama, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
How every film is hand-scored →In the midst of rehearsals for a new play, amateur dramatics proponents Colin and Kathryn receive the shattering news that their friend George is fatally ill and only has a few months to live.
Our read · Life of Riley (2014) reads as a neutral, kinetic, surreal comedy · drama · theatre entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
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The shape of Life of Riley
What watching it is actually like.
“You want a gentle French chamber comedy about friendship and facing mortality via theater.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if stories of terminal illness will cast a pall over your evening.
The reading.
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