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Tape

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Original title
Tape
Year
Running time
86 min.
Country
United States United States
Director
Screenwriter
Stephen Belber
Cinematography
Maryse Alberti
Cast
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Producer
Lionsgate
Genre
Drama | Friendship. Jealousy. Psychological Drama. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis
Based on a three-character, one-act play, Tape is set entirely in Room 19 of a seedy motel in Lansing, Michigan rented by Vince, an ill-tempered, outgoing party animal/drug dealer who's visited by his old high school friend Jon, a documentary filmmaker, where they pass the time reminiscing about the good old times which take a turn when Vince records their conversation with Jon admitting to a possible date-rape of Vince's old girlfriend Amy, who later shows up and opens up a new wave of talk and arguments about whose story is fact or fabricated.
Awards
2001: Venice Film Festival: Laterna Magica Prize - Special Mention
2001: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominatec for Best Supporting Female (Uma Thurman)
Critics' reviews
  • inklater must have recognized a kindred spirit when he read Belber's play. He's given us a reality-fantasy game, a psychodrama, a harangue, and a detective story all rolled into one"
  • "This is what great dialogue -- and by extension great movies -- is made of."
  • "Tape may not be a great movie, but it's a great demonstration of creativity within severe limitations."
  • "The writing, acting and direction are so convincing that at some point I stopped thinking about the constraints and started thinking about the movie's freedoms"
  • "In portraying this threesome, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard and Uma Thurman give the most psychologically acute performances of their film careers" 
  • "For all of Linklater's acrobatic camera moves, you never quite escape the feeling you're watching a barely adapted TV version of a somewhat gimmicky stage play."
  • "Smart, unpredictable, and alive"
  • "A typical student film with its arty angles, bad lighting and pretentious observations"
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