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Lyrical, dark, exceptionally interesting animated film. Occasionally charmingly inarticulate but some very special images here. Inspiring work from an early woman director. Saw it last night as part of the Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1893-1941 series playing here in Austin. See it if you get a chance.

Original, fresh take on a unique story for PTAnderson. Loved his epics, nice to see him focus tighter. Almost too tight. Kind of like the tension you see in Barry is struggling with the walls on the storyline. Good metaphor, broad strokes. Not clear why the girl (you never do get her name pronounced clearly enough to get it) is so into him, tho...Still, quite remarkable, once again.

I am disappointed at the tone of so many of the comments I read--are people just trying to be nasty or cool or what?

I thought this was a sweet and poignant movie. Emily Mortimer was charming as can be, Raven Goodwin was a marvel--possessed of the wisdom of Methuselah though too young to articulate it--and Holofcener's direction was gentle, intelligent, lilting and magical. The "chemistry" between the three sisters was palpable when it came together--their eddies of lonely confusion prevented their tender understanding of each other and themselves until very late in the film. The final scene of Annie and the pillows--truly lovely. The fact that the daughters and the mother do not actually reunite at the end (textually they do but they in fact do not in the script) is a quite thoughtful touch.

Thanks for the opportunity to throw in my 2 cents.