Swim Little Fish Swim
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| Cinematography | Brett Jutkiewicz |
| Edited by | Thomas Marchand |
| Music by | Toys and Tiny Instruments, Penn Sultan & Candace Lee Camacho |
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| Distributed by | Under The Milky Way |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | United States France |
| Languages | English French |
| Budget | €0.3 million[1] |
| Box office | US$203,877[1] |
Swim Little Fish Swim is a 2013 French-American indie comedy-drama written, produced and co-directed by Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar.
This film was shot in New York on a shoe-string budget. Once finished, it hit the festival circuit (Rotterdam;[2] São Paulo;[3] Jerusalem;[4] Durban; CPH:PIX[5]) after premiering at South By South West (SXSW) in 2013.[6] Swim Little Fish Swim enjoyed a worldwide theatrical release and it has recently been sold to HBO Europe, Netflix,[7] RTBF[8] and OCS[9] among other international networks.
Cast
- Dustin Guy Defa as Leeward
- Brooke Bloom as Mary
- Lola Bessis as Lilas
- Olivia Durling Costello as Maggie
- Anne Consigny as Françoise de Castillon
Critical reception
- "Refreshingly free of cliches."[10] - The Hollywood Reporter
- Indiewire's Eric Kohn praised the film, describing it as "a gentle NYC delight" and giving it a B+ grade.[11]
- “An elegance of construction scarcely seen in like-minded indie comedies." - MTV[12]
- "Featuring gorgeous photography, solid performances and an absolutely killer soundtrack."[13] - CriterionCast
- "What comes through strongest is its Woody Allen-esque treatment of Brooklyn, complete with golden light, beautiful young women, glamorous locations and plenty of appealingly tortured—or insufferably neurotic, depending on your point of view—artists."[14] - Slant Magazine
- "Inspired by John Cassavettes and the Nouvelle Vague’s observations of human beings and Jacques Demy’s charming atmosphere."[15] The Red List
References
- ^ a b JP. "Swim Little Fish Swim (2014)- JPBox-Office". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Swim Little Fish Swim | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "39ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema - Filme - Swim Little Fish Swim". 39.mostra.org. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Cinefile: Great movies and exciting master-classes - Arts & Culture - Jerusalem Post". jpost.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "CPH PIX 2016: Swim Little Fish Swim". cphpix.dk. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Swim Little Fish Swim | Schedule | sxsw.com". schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "'Swim Little Fish Swim' on Netflix USA - NewOnNetflixUSA". usa.newonnetflix.info. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "La Trois fait la part belle au cinéma et au théâtre tout au long de la saison 2016-2017". rtbf.be. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Swim little fish swim sur OCS". ocs.fr. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "'Swim Little Fish Swim': Film Review | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ Kohn, Eric. "Sundance Review: 'Swim Little Fish Swim' is a Gentle NYC Delight". Indiewire.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ "Review: 'Swim Little Fish Swim' - MTV". mtv.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Joshua Reviews Ruben Amar And Lola Bessis' Swim Little Fish Swim [SXSW 2013 Review]". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "SXSW 2013: Computer Chess, Swim Little Fish Swim, & Loves Her Gun | The House Next Door | Slant Magazine". slantmagazine.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Lola Bessis: Muses, Cinematic Women | The Red List". theredlist.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.