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My Effortless Brilliance

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My Effortless Brilliance

5.0

1h 19m

2008

Synopsis

Lynn Shelton's "My Effortless Brilliance" is a study in the relationship between cocky, fussy, thoroughly-city-mouse author Eric (Sean Nelson) and his ex-best-friend, the tersely powerful journalist and wood-chopper Dylan (Basil Harris). Dylan, fed up with Eric's self-involved antics, dumps him and disappears to live in a log cabin in the woods of Eastern Washington; two years later, Eric arrives (sporting a Prius, white sneakers, and a fear of spiders) to mend the friendship.

Director

Lynn Shelton

Drama

woman director

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Cast & Crew

Sean Nelson

as Eric

Basil Harris

Basil Harris

as Dylan

Calvin Lee Reeder

Calvin Lee Reeder

as Jim

Jeanette Maus

Jeanette Maus

as Jayme

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