Listen Up Philip (NR)

Quicklook Rating★★★★½
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synopsis

Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his sure-to-succeed second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend Ashley, and his indifference to promoting his own work. When Philip's idol Ike Zimmerman offers his isolated summer home as a refuge, he finally gets the peace and quiet to focus on his favorite subject - himself. A complex, intimate, and highly idiosyncratic comedy, Listen Up Philip is a literary look at the triumph of reality over the human spirit.

MovieGoer Review

When the frequently braved "writer's block" genre produces a winner - evading the call of mediocrity that beckoned Secret Window, Deconstructing Harry, Ruby Sparks, Finding Neverland, and the like - it really produces a winner. By nature of... MORE

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synopsis

Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his sure-to-succeed second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend Ashley, and his indifference to promoting his own work. When Philip's idol Ike Zimmerman offers his isolated summer home as a refuge, he finally gets the peace and quiet to focus on his favorite subject - himself. A complex, intimate, and highly idiosyncratic comedy, Listen Up Philip is a literary look at the triumph of reality over the human spirit.

MovieGoer Review

When the frequently braved "writer's block" genre produces a winner - evading the call of mediocrity that beckoned Secret Window, Deconstructing Harry, Ruby Sparks, Finding Neverland, and the like - it really produces a winner. By nature of... MORE