#1026: JULY, Miranda: Me And You And Everyone We Know (2005)

JULY, Miranda (United States)
Me And You And Everyone We Know [2005]
Spine #1026
Blu-ray


With this compassionate, startling comedy that could have come from no other artistic sensibility, the brilliant Miranda July reveals a world both familiar and strange — an original vision of creativity, sexuality, childhood, and loneliness that emerges from a series of braided vignettes around a pair of potential lovers: Richard, a newly single shoe salesman and father of two (John Hawkes), and Christine, a lonely video artist and "Eldercab" driver (July). While they take hesitant steps toward romance, Richard's sons follow their own curiosity toward their first sexual experiences, online and in real life, venturing into uncharted territories in their attempts to connect with others. Playful and profoundly transgressive, Me and You and Everyone We Know is a poetic look at the tortuous routes we take to intimacy in an isolating world, and the moments of magic and redemption that unite us.

91 minutes
Color
5.1 Surround
1:78:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2020
Director/Writer


Miranda July was 31 when she wrote and directed Me and You and Everyone We Know.

The Film

A

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Forty-four page booklet featuring essays by artist Sara Magenheimer and novelist Lauren Groff.

Commentary

None.

Documentary

Featuring a conversation between July and filmmaker Lena Dunham about July’s artistic beginnings and the development of her debut feature.

Open to the World

A documentary about the 2017 interfaith charity shop and participatory artwork July created in collaboration with Artangel.

July Interviews July:Deauville, 2005

A discovery from July’s archives, newly edited.

Footage

From the 2003 Sundance Directors Lab, where July workshopped the film, with commentary by July.

Short films

From July: The Amateurist (1988) and Nest of Tens (2000).

Four films

From July’s Joanie 4 Jackie video chain letter, and a documentary about the project.

Deleted scenes

Trailer

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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