Darling Darling

Darling Darling is a thirteen minute roller coaster of life with a little insanity thrown into the mix. Michael Cera's popular acting style coincides wonderfully with the script written by Matthew Lessner. The film is an explosion of well pieced nuances of adolescent life! The film creates all the tension of a real life situation between a boyfriend (Michael Cera) and his date's father, combined with Director/producer Matthew Lessner's quirky sense of humor.

thanks for sharing this with the world. It leaves me to believe creativity still exists in a plastic world.

Best of luck to you Matthew Lessner. A job well done!

I look forward to seeing this film played at the NW film festival

Best use of taxidermy ever. Darling Darling is a hilarious piece of candy that tastes like original film-making at it's best. Michael Cera of Arrested Development mastered his portrayal of the awkward teenager once again. Even the old people attending the Palm Springs Film Festival couldn't help but enjoy this "twisted tale." Director Matthew Lessner has a style that I can say is truly unique. Keep up the good work Matt. This is such a cheesy post but I need to fill up 10 lines. Everything is true though, it really is great. If you get the chance to see this film and you don't go see it then you should feel bad and cry a lot knowing it was probably your only chance.

A: Because he is a brilliant young actor with impeccable comedic timing.

Once you get over the fact that you have crapped your pants from laughing so hard, you will come to realize that Darling Darling may have been the best short comedy you have ever seen. Nothing should be said about what happens during the short time that Harold waits for his prom date to finish getting ready because it probably won't sound funny and it would spoil the viewing experience.

Any fan of Arrested Development and Michael Cera would truly enjoy this original comedy that drags you off the beaten path and sprinkles you with happiness.

like a modern day equus, we can feel the internal struggles and deep hurting of the main character through his eloquently displayed subtle performance. the movie is about power. the power of love. and the power of music. you can tell, through the sincerity of the stunning lensing of this celluloidal triumph, how close the director is to his subject. is it art imitating life, or life imitating art? this is a question we may never know the answer to. all I know is that life is short, but not as short as this film (unless you only live to be 13 minutes old, which at that point, you would never have enough time to learn how to read or surf the web to find this review). BRAVO!!!!

I had the extreme pleasure of seeing Darling Darling for the second time at the 2005 Palm Springs Film Festival, and let me tell you, the absolute absurdity of Darling Darling had me nearly on the floor from laughing so hard. I haven't seen absurdity this funny since Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life", although that description won't prepare you for what happens in this film. It also contains one of the most original and hilarious guitar solos ever put to celluloid. Period. Michael Cera's straight performance had me sold the whole time, and Mr. Darling is priceless. I certainly hope to see more from Matthew in the future. A great and truly unique short all around!