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My Friends Told Me About You (2008)

My Friends Told Me About You poster
Directed by
Daniel Ryan
Genre
drama
Country
United States
Runtime
26 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes obsessed after hearing stories about a woman from her friends. The film uses a non-linear and surreal style to tell this story.

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What happens

My Friends Told Me About You is a short film written, produced, and scored by lead actor Carlos Dengler who is the former bassist of the band Interpol. It is co-written and directed by Daniel Ryan and co-produced by Todd Eckert of award-winning Joy Division biopic, Control. The cast also includes Risa Sarachan as Belle and Fredric Stone as Stanley. The film was shot on digital video tape, in and around the Chicago area during 2007 and 2008. Its narrative employs non-linear, surrealistic techniques influenced by Mulholland Drive, Buffalo 66, and The Limey. The film is included on the DVD magazine Wholphin No. 8. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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