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Caitlin Plays Herself
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Wikipedia article
'Caitlin Plays Herself' is a 2011 American drama film directed and produced by Joe Swanberg, written by Caitlin Stainken and Swanberg, and starring Stainken and Swanberg. Swanberg and Stainken, a performance artist with the Neo-Futurists, play fictionalized versions of themselves.
Plot
Caitlin, a socially-conscious performance artist, encounters difficulties when her boyfriend, Joe, objects to the nudity in her art.
Cast
* Caitlin Stainken as Caitlin
* Joe Swanberg as Joe
* Frank V. Ross as Frank
* Spencer Parsons as Spencer
* Megan Mercier as Megan
* Kurt Chiang as Kurt
* Tim Reid as Tim
* Adam Wingard
Release
'Caitlin Plays Herself' premiered at the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocaw, Poland, on July 18, 2011. Its North American premiere was in Brooklyn, New York, on December 2, 2011.
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes has cataloged three negative reviews and one positive. Ronnie Scheib of 'Variety' called it "an American 'Vivre sa vie' without the passion, drama or gorgeous imagery". Paul Brunick of 'The New York Times' wrote that Swanberg's biggest talent is his ability to get actresses to strip naked. Nick Pinkerton of 'The Village Voice' wrote, "It is possible that one of Swanbergs movies is not a complete waste of time, but 'Caitlin Plays Herself', written in collaboration with its starlet, Caitlin Stainkin, is not the one." Jaime N. Christley of 'Slant Magazine' rated it 3/4 stars and compared it to Tsai Ming-liang's 'What Time Is It There?'.
References
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