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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012)

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty poster
Directed by
Terence Nance
Genre
comedy drama, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A quixotic artist gets stood up by a woman he likes. He makes a film about this experience and later shows it to her.

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What happens

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is a 2012 American animated romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Terence Nance in his feature directorial debut. The film follows a quixotic artist who, when stood up by an attractive woman, makes a film about it and shows it to her. The film was adapted from Nance's 2006 short film, How Would You Feel?. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and has received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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