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At fifty, Pippa lee realizes her life has been turning around the life of other people, like a satellite. Since her early youth living with an outrageous mother as well as her lesbian aunt. Once her life makes an internal clash, she decides to live according her own rules, without any moral hindrance. So we witness the seventies till she meets the man of her life, a brilliant publisher who is progressively falling into an accelerated decrepitude. On the other hand, her two sons ignore her.
So we have a mature woman who has been incapable to shine by her own. Orphan of love and affection, she will find at last an exit door: her last vacations, or the light at the end of the tunnel.
Let's say it at once: the plot suffers of certain lethargic moments; the memories and the rhythmic pulse drives us into a sort of placebo that paralyzes the narrative dynamic. On the other hand the secondary personages are slightly depicted. Blurry and elusive; the crucial sequences (like the unexpected suicide) are not enough enlightened.
There's one superb highlight: the terrific performance of Alan Arkin by itself supports in good measure the interest of the film. But the initial promising plot deserved a major development.
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Overview
Synopsis: After nearly two decades under the wing of an aging, avuncular husband (Alan Arkin), dutiful mother and housewife Pippa Lee (Robin Wright Penn) undergoes a midlife breakthrough. Unearthing the sexually curious wild child of teens (as portrayed by Blake Lively), middle age Pippa sparks a relationship with a divorcee loner (Keanu Reeves). The Private Lives of Pippa Lee features Wright Penn in a revelatory performance as a resilient woman, refusing to let life pass her by.
Written by award-winning screenwriter and director Rebecca Miller, daughter of renowned playwright Arthur Miller.
Critics are saying it is Robin Wright Penn s tour de force performance and award buzz has already begun! the difference between growing old and growing up.
Produced by Plan B Entertainment, Brad Pitt s Production Company!
Strong Cast, Weak Delivery - Kari Murphy - The Horizon
My sister and i watched this film, she is married, i am single...and she enjoyed it immensely, while i found it dull and lacking. The movie navigates the liberation of Pippa (confused and frustrated Robin Wright Penn) and has it's moments, though it was depressing and predictable to me.
So, as most adults can relate in some manner to being trapped in a relationship....then find ourselves wondering how we got to this place? The movie draws on this commonality with a dual presentation of young Pippa and present day Pippa....(what a strange name?) Blake Lively does a fair job of playing the youthful Pippa, but there were moments when i was confused with what contribution, and meaning some of the characters had to the overall story...my sister confessed she was also finding it difficult to attach significance and relationship status to some of the actors.
So...Pippa's self reflection through herky jerky glimpses of her past---are a cinematic thrill of finding the puzzle pieces to Penn's character's present day existence. I do believe (IMHO) it is simply a modern day visualization of the imprisoned life of an unactualized woman. In the big picture, women, whose roles have been dynamically changing for decades...we have this passenger of life, Pippa who is stumbling along seeing the light in still frames of her memories. One bummer in the film is that men are not portrayed as very appealing in this movie. Nope, its not going to be a guy movie fave. Alan Arkin is a cad and after seeing all the eddies and currents that Pippa's lifeboat sailed through, i got the distinct impression of cardboard cutouts dreaming of becoming animated, infused with life. Something akin to "The Stepford Wife" seeking to be a "Desperate Housewife" with their joyous abandon and central life characters.
My sister loved this movie, going on about Keanua Reeves as the fantasy, fairy tale ending for a stale, invalid marriage. Pippa finds redemption through a much younger, hunkier, sensitive guy...ahem, is that all there is to life? Cinematography was good, acting was spot on, but the story has been told too many times. Sorry....just not going to make it as a recommendation.
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