Tiny Furniture
| Tiny Furniture | |
|---|---|
 Promotional film poster | |
| Directed by | Lena Dunham |
| Written by | Lena Dunham |
| Produced by | Kylie Martin Alicia Van Couvering Alice Wang |
| Starring | Lena Dunham Laurie Simmons Grace Dunham Jemima Kirke Alex Karpovsky David Call Merritt Wever Amy Seimetz |
| Cinematography | Jody Lee Lipes |
| Edited by | Lance Edmands |
| Music by | Teddy Blanks |
Production company | Tiny Ponies |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50,000 |
| Box office | $391,674 |
Tiny Furniture is a 2010 American independent comedy-drama written by, directed by, and starring Lena Dunham.[1]
It premiered at South by Southwest, where it won best narrative feature,[2] and was released theatrically in the United States on November 12, 2010. Dunham’s own mother, the artist Laurie Simmons, plays Aura’s mother, while her real sister, Grace, plays Aura’s on-screen sibling. The actors Jemima Kirke and Alex Karpovsky would also appear in Dunham's television series Girls.
Plot
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Aura returns home from her Midwest liberal arts college to her artist family’s TriBeCa loft with nothing but a film studies degree, a failed relationship, and a lack of direction. She takes a job as a hostess at a restaurant and falls into relationships with two self-centered men while struggling to define herself.
Cast
- Lena Dunham as Aura
- Laurie Simmons as Siri
- Grace Dunham as Nadine
- Jemima Kirke as Charlotte
- Alex Karpovsky as Jed
- David Call as Keith
- Merritt Wever as Frankie
- Amy Seimetz as Ashlynn
- Garland Hunter as Noelle
- Isen Ritchie as Jacob
- Mike S. Ryan as Homeless Man
Production
Filming
The film was shot on the Canon EOS 7D. Filming took place in TriBeCa and Lower Manhattan. The film was shot in November of 2009.[3] Tiny Furniture shares many aspects of the mumblecore movement—loosely defined as an indie, low-budget, mostly digital video movement of dialogue-heavy films about the personal experiences of young adult characters using amateur actors and improvised dialogue. But Dunham does not consider the film mumblecore, because she wrote a "tight script" to which the actors were faithful.[4]
Music
The soundtrack includes music by Teddy Blanks of The Gaskets, Domino (Domino Kirke, and Jordan Galland), Rebecca Schiffman and Sonia's Party! & The Everyone's Invited Band.[5] The Soundtrack is downloadable for free on the movie website.[6]
Home media
Tiny Furniture was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in 2012 as part of the Criterion Collection.[7]
Awards
Lena Dunham won Best First Screenplay at the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards.[8]
References
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (November 11, 2010). "Girl Undefined: Post-College but Pre-Real World". The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Renninger, Bryce J. (March 17, 2010). "SXSWdaily: "Tiny Furniture," "Marwencol," and More Winners on the Web". IndieWIRE. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Carr, David (March 19, 2010). "Young Filmmaker's Search for Her Worth Is Rewarded". The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Piotrowski, Angeline (July 29, 2010). "Traverse City Film Festival: Tiny Furniture Sweet Talks Traverse City". MyNorth. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Official website soundtrack and credits
- ^ http://www.tinyfurniture.com/
- ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (April 5, 2011). "Lena Dunham's 'Tiny Furniture' Headed To The Criterion Collection In 2012". IndieWIRE: The Playlist. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "IMDb Awards". Retrieved June 29, 2011.