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Art Imitates Life

3.4

0h 58m

2009

“Art Imitates Life”

Synopsis

College student Ella is completely focused on her ambiguously romantic relationship with her dorm-mate, Chris. She is so consumed by trying to understand his behavior that she's neglecting the screenplay she is supposed to write in order to graduate. When she does sit down to work on the script, her increasingly awkward social life bleeds onto the page and her work begins to express her true feelings about her own situation.

Director

Lena Dunham

ComedyRomance

woman director

Cast & Crew

Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham

as Ella

David Unger

as Chris

Audrey Gelman

as Edie

Slaine Jenkins

as Carly

Jeffrey Cristiani

as Ty

Richard Brundage

Richard Brundage

as The Man

Sam Lisenco

as The Fisherman

Eléonore Hendricks

Eléonore Hendricks

as The Punk Girl

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