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Of Lives Stacked Upon Lives

And of Robin Wright Penn Stacked On Top of Keanu Reeves / Dustin Rowles

Trailers | September 24, 2009 | Comments (15)

I appreciate both the cast and the sentiment of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, a Rebecca Miller (The Ballad of Jack and Rose, wife of Daniel Day-Lewis) movie adapted herself from her own novel. It stars Robin Wright Penn, Blake Lively, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Mario Bello, and even Monica Belluci.

It doesn’t look like an amazing film, but I like the idea. Of our lives stacked on top of our past lives. Of becoming different people over time, only to look back on our past selves with disappointment or, vice versa, feeling as though our present selves would be a disappointment to our past selves. It’s something everyone of a certain age struggles with, I suspect. I’d like to think that the high school version of myself would appreciate myself as a Dad, but then again, looking back, I don’t think I’d get along that well with my younger self. Fortunately, it’s not something I’m terribly preoccupied with, but that seems to be the premise of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee: A woman grappling with the realization that she’s not who she was meant to be, and is it too late to become what she’d hoped to be?

Or maybe I’m reading too much into the trailer. Maybe I should look up the logline, which would reveal that that’s not what this movie is about at all. That it’s really just a movie about a woman forced to move into a retirement home with her much older husband (Arkin) and having an affair with a younger man (Reeves). I should really stop over-thinking things:

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee — HD Trailer from 42West Digital on Vimeo.


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Comments

Am I sensing approval from you for a movie featuring Keanu Reeves in a prominent dramatic role?

For shame, Dustin.

Posted by: Jelinas at September 24, 2009 6:47 PM

Hey, perfect comment diversion: Advice you'd give your younger self.

I would have told a 14-year-old Bullet, "Look, you can play DI football and you might even be able to go pro, but only if you work your ass off. Now, hit the weight room, run three miles and force your pathetic ass to ask out at least two girls every week.

. . . And stop playing with yourself."

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at September 24, 2009 6:50 PM

That would be a good comment diversion.

Posted by: myysharona (formerly Sharon) at September 24, 2009 7:04 PM

a) I'm gonna go check this out of the library
b) This looks really good and I will see it.
c) Advice to my younger self:
Don't let anything or anyone tell you that you can't do something.

Yea I know that's cheesy but I truly believe it now. So much for cynicism.

Posted by: grace b at September 24, 2009 8:17 PM

I read and loved this book -- as I love pretty much anything Rebecca Miller turns out. I thought the "Ballad of Jack and Rose" was wonderful. Robin Wright Penn seems the perfect choice as Pippa. I am interested in seeing how Blake Lively pulls it of....... Apparently Rebecca Miller hadn't ever seen "Gossip Girl" when she cast her.

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Posted by: tatto at September 24, 2009 9:46 PM

Coming to ABC next fall: "Cougar Retirement Home"

Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at September 24, 2009 9:58 PM

I saw this at the Melbourne International Film Festival and was very pleasantly surprised. I should point out that most of the actors on the cast list are basically just cameo roles. That being said, it was a really enjoyable film. It's perfectly cast, everyone delivers and has a great balance of drama and dry comedy. Well worth checking out.

Posted by: Steve at September 24, 2009 9:58 PM

I might despise myself for this later, but I think I'll see it for sure. My poor brain has gotten mega-mushed this year and this is exactly the kind of pandering, emotional popcorn I require. Plus, I don't care what you think - Keanu is still pretty good looking. I like them roughed up a bit.

Posted by: replica at September 25, 2009 2:41 AM

Advice to my younger self:

"Did you know you can major in Golf Course Management? No really, there is a Bachelor of Science in Gold Course Management. It's a real degree. Now quit wasting your time in Business Administration and Computer Information Sciences and change your major."

Posted by: BWeaves at September 25, 2009 8:57 AM

Hey: I love Princess Buttercup. And as long as she's kissing anyone except me, I am angry, but if she's not kissing that rat-bastard Sean Penn, I am slightly appeased.

And the advice I'd give my younger self is to lighten up and stop pretending you're immortal: mortality has so much more going for it, and is never boring.

Posted by: hater from siloam springs at September 25, 2009 9:28 AM

Advice to my younger self: "Don't date her. In fact, don't even look at her ever again. She'll break your heart and it'll be a fucking mess. Befriend her sisters, and kick sand in her face whenever you can." - a warning I'd give myself two years ago, before I dated "her". (Hey, two years is a younger me.)

Posted by: Doctor Controversy at September 25, 2009 12:45 PM

Advice to young Wingman:

"Learn the guitar, stop doing drugs, play in a band, get lots of ass and do what you want. If things don't work out, you can always get a state job later."

I did.

Posted by: John Denver's Wingman at September 25, 2009 1:15 PM

Advice to young Phaeolus:

"I know it hurts when people don't like you, but it's always going to happen. Learn to deal with it now, because later people won't be so tolerant of your thin skin."

Posted by: Phaeolus at September 25, 2009 1:35 PM

Advice to young Samantha: Perception is reality. It is not as important to be the prettiest/smartest/most qualified person in the room as to APPEAR to be that person.

Posted by: samantha t at September 25, 2009 2:03 PM





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