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Released 14 years ago.
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"Sometimes you have to break a heart to be true to your own."
2012 1h 38m EN
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★5.8TMDB · 112
ComedyRomance
Synopsis
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After breaking up with her boyfriend, a bookstore manager resists a seemingly perfect guy's attempts to woo her.
“Sometimes you have to break a heart to be true to your own.”
Cast
Lizzy Caplan
Sarah
Alison Brie
Beth
Martin Starr
Andrew
Mark Webber
Jonathan
Geoffrey Arend
Kevin
Melonie Díaz
Isabelle
Timothy Busfield
Benjie
Gigi Bermingham
Mom
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michael Mohan
- Writers
- Michael Mohan, Jeffrey Brown
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Michael Mohan, shot by Elisha Christian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Hrishikesh Hirway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Christian Masini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Lizzy Caplan and Alison Brie and Martin Starr carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you have to break a heart to be true to your own.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1965065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Michael Mohan directs. Elisha Christian behind the camera. Hrishikesh Hirway scores. Christian Masini cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 14 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Michael Mohan, shot by Elisha Christian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Hrishikesh Hirway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Christian Masini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Lizzy Caplan and Alison Brie and Martin Starr carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you have to break a heart to be true to your own.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1965065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Elisha Christian
- Original score
- Hrishikesh Hirway
- Editing
- Christian Masini
- Production design
- Michele Yu
- Costume design
- Mirren Gordon-Crozier
- Runtime
- 98 min · 1h 38m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $5,719
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Michael Mohan
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Instinctive Film
DE
- EN
Enumerated Pictures
- GI
Gilbert Films
US
XYZ Films
US
Key crew
- ProducerJordan Horowitz
- Music SupervisorLaura Webb
- EditorChristian Masini
- Costume DesignMirren Gordon-Crozier
- Production DesignMichele Yu
- Production DesignCindy Chao
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- ex-boyfriend
- ex-girlfriend
- girlfriend
- sister
- wedding
- break-up
- boyfriend
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2012-01-22· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2012-12-14R
Also known as
International titles
- Grandes MomentosBR
