Denise Calls Up (1995) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Denise Calls Up
Year
1995
Running time
80 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Comedy | Friendship. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis
A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax. They are all too busy to meet face to face. Gale plays matchmaker, by phone, to Jerry and Barbara who, in turn, hit it off beautifully...via phone and fax. Martin gets a telephone call from someone he's never met. It's Denise, with some extraordinary news. Tapping away at his computer all the while, he develops a sort of friendship with Denise...via phone. And so it goes as the friends, tap, tap, tapping away, share news, hopes, and dreams...via phone and fax. Finally Gale has an unfortunate encounter with a phone, Denise has some more news for Martin, and Frank plans a gala New Year's Eve party, but will he answer the door?
Awards
1995: Cannes: Golden Calm
1995: Valladolid Film Festival: Award of la Juventud
1995: Deauville Film Festival: Jury Special Prize (ex-aequo)
Critics' reviews
- "A minor but quirkily charming comedy about alientaion, love, and folly that reflects the zeitgeist in terms of AIDS and modern technology."
- "Salwen has captured and properly identified a very particular modern American species. His emergence as a filmmaker is a true event."
- "At only 80 minutes, it doesn't overstay its welcome, but slight though it may be, it knows how to create constant smiles."
- "So much is funny, and the central conceit so timely and resonant, that this very modern romantic deserves the most kindly attention."
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