Celeste and Jesse Forever

Celeste & Jesse ( Original title: Celeste & Jesse Forever; Alternative title: Celeste & Jesse Relationship Status: It's complicated! ) Is an American romantic comedy from director Lee Toland Krieger, who in 2012 had premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The German theatrical release was on February 14, 2013.

Action

The opportunity graphic designer Jesse and the author and, by virtue of a marketing agency, Celeste have known each other since high school. For 6 years they are married but their marriage begins to disintegrate. Both are now over 30 and noted that from their relationship, the air is out. By mutual consent they decide to separate. Everyone is trying to go his way alone and to cope with everyday life. Jesse pulls in his studio behind his former home. Both try to meet new people and build a new relationship. However, both still keep in touch and meet up quite regularly. They are both best buddy, live almost next door to each other and talk about everything. Each of them is different, however, with the separation order and so their meeting place sometimes proved difficult. So it always comes back to disputes. Among other things, whether their separation was really the right move. While Celest is it really convinces as a successful business woman to have done the right thing, you come often doubt. She would lose her long time partner a lot and releasing her hard. And Jesse secretly hopes that his estranged wife umbesinnt again because he still loves her. As happened a little mishap: he becomes a father! When a date he has impregnated a sweet dancer from Belgium and now wants to stand up to its responsibilities. He asks Celest for a divorce.

Background

The two screenwriters, Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award 2013, for the "best first screenplay ."

Reception

The mirror assessed Celeste & Jesse as " a clever, light-hearted romantic comedy about city euro sufferers that the quirky charm of the idol Woody Allen achieved mainly at the witty dialogue. " The scharm ante comedy also does not shy away, " to let the audience feel the sadness of lovesickness So he ends in a bittersweet happy ending that surprises -. Again and it stands out from other romantic comedies mendacious love singing.

In Moviepilot the rating is mixed. She goes by " humorous and not a bit Kitchig " over " good and interesting " to " predictable from beginning to end."

Also kino.de assessed Celeste & Jesse as " an extremely charming declaration of war against the self-evident " and is it " to the end very entertaining forum for comic and dramatic qualities of Rashida Jones, who has been hiding from Hollywood in supporting roles. "

In the Süddeutsche Zeitung, we read:

"In the romantic comedy " Celeste & Jesse " director Lee Toland Kriegerer brushes the usual clichés so long against the grain until they are no longer clichés. Long told of a love between a woman and a man not a film that has so much deserves to be saved as here. "

2012 in film Film score Film Independent Spirit Awards
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