Group
- Director: Freeman; Anne de Marcken; Marilyn Freeman
- Producer: Marilyn Freeman
CGiii Comment
Simply...unwatchable.
From the opening tortuous song, the appalling camera-work, the split screen nonsense...the list is endless...
Desist from film-making...
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Nine women meet every Wednesday afternoon for 21 weeks of group therapy in this entirely original, ultra modern probe into the American psyche. Six unhidden and unexplained cameras capture this fast and funny, deep and bumpy ride into consciousness as these dauntless women simply try to find a little more happiness.
At the center challenging them all is Pipi, the overweight one-legged punk walled up inside her own contradictions. Orbiting closely are Clansey, the Christian confounded by her own condemning judgments, and Grace, the hypochondriac desperate to stay above the emotional fray.
In this microcosm of life wrought with prejudice, pettiness, and trauma, it's compassion that transcends all else with a level of reality rarely seen in fiction. Six simultaneous camera perspectives expand the story on screen with multiple frames and layered narratives. Unforgettably funny at times and riveting to the final moment, Group delivers a fresh, powerful view of cinema and humanity.
Cast & Characters
Carrie Brownstein as Grace;
Kari Fillipi;
S. Ann Hall;
Vicki Hollenberg;
Tracy Kirkpatrick;
Nomy Lamm as Pippi;
Ruby Martin;
Lola Rock'N'Rolla;
Tony Wilkerson