Citizen Ruth
Film Forum, West Houston Street 209, Manhattan
$12.00 Member / $18.00 General
About
A screening of CITIZEN RUTH followed by a conversation with screenwriter Jim Taylor at Film Forum. Taylor, best known as the long-time collaborator of writer/director Alexander Payne, co-authored screenplays including CITIZEN RUTH, ELECTION, ABOUT SCHMIDT, SIDEWAYS, and DOWNSIZING, work honored with two Golden Globes, two Writers Guild Awards and one Academy Award. He has also produced films such as CEDAR RAPIDS, THE SAVAGES, and THE DESCENDANTS. The conversation is moderated by Sandra Schulberg, founder of IndieCollect.
Written by a model, sources: filmforum.org
Critics
7.0Good
Critics praise the sharp, even-handed satire and Laura Dern's fearless comic performance, as well as Payne's confident debut direction. They fault a thinning story with no sympathetic character and a self-conscious cleverness that occasionally overstretches the joke.
Reviews: The Goods, Film International, TMDb
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Showtimes
Mon 2 Nov
Film ForumWest Houston Street 209
Venue
Film Forum is in New York City’s Manhattan.
West Houston Street 209
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