Celeste and Jesse Forever
- Director: Lee Toland Krieger
- Writer: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack
- Cast: Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor, Chris Messina, Elijah Wood, Emma Roberts
- Language: English
- Theatrical Release Date: August 3, 2012
- Festivals: Sundance Film Festival
- On The Web homepage
Tagline: A Loved Story
Synopsis: Celeste and Jesse met in high school, married young, and at 30, decide to get divorced but remain best friends while pursuing other relationships. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance]
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I’m a scriptwriter who writes scripts that tell stories about women. Scriptwriting’s a solitary activity most of the time and it’s arduous, but the voices of other scriptwriters talking about writing nourishes me and my work. Often it doesn’t make a lot of difference if I hea...
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Review: Rashida Jones Stars in 'Celeste and Jesse Forever' (in Theaters Today)
It’s an adorably hipster account of a couple’s divorce, told from the wife’s point of view. From the artful opening credit sequence laying out their friendship-turned-courtship, we watch the unraveling of what seems like the perfect couple.
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Celeste and Jesse Forever—movie review
Since Hollywood studios seem incapable of crafting a credible—let alone charming—romantic comedy, it remains for someone in the indie world to portray a believable couple an audience can care about. 'Celeste and Jesse Forever' comes tantalizingly close to pulling it off…close enough to recommend it,...
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