- Storytelling (film)
Infobox_Film
name = Storytelling
caption = DVD cover for "Storytelling"
director =Todd Solondz
producer =Christine Vachon ,Ted Hope
writer =Todd Solondz
starring =Selma Blair Leo Fitzpatrick Robert Wisdom Paul Giamatti
Mark WebberJohn Goodman Julie Hagerty Franka Potente James Van Der Beek (cut)Emmanuelle Chriqui (cut)Heather Matarazzo (cut)
released =January 27 ,2002
runtime = 87 min.
language = English
imdb_id = 0250081
|"Storytelling" is a 2001 film, directed by
Todd Solondz . It features original music byBelle & Sebastian , later compiled on an album of the same name.Plot
The film consists of two stories that are unrelated and have different actors, titled "Fiction" and "Non-Fiction". "Fiction", starring
Selma Blair , is about a group of college students in a creative writing class taught by a professor who has affairs with his students. "Non-Fiction", starringPaul Giamatti andJohn Goodman , is about the filming of a high school student and his family through the college application process.Third story
The original version of the film featured a third story, concerning, among other things, a closeted football player played by actor
James van der Beek . Fact|date=February 2007 After being shown in several film festivals, for unknown reasons the entire story was cut from the final version. Fact|date=February 2007 Many fans aware of this plot point hope for a release of the material, however to date it has not occurred. Fact|date=February 2007Red box controversy
During the sex scene in the "Fiction" part of the film, a red box was added for the American version of the film. This was used to bend the rules of the MPAA's rating system, allowing the film to obtain the R rating instead of NC-17. Initially the red box was to have had the word "Censored" on it, but the MPAA also deemed this unacceptable because they do not consider themselves censors.Fact|date=April 2008 Solondz described the addition of the box as a political statement: "I was prepared to make that political statement. This is something I've always been prepared to do, as long as the audience is aware of what it's not allowed to see. That's how I feel "politically" about that. (...)" [http://www.indiewire.com/people/int_Solondz_Todd_020125.html] The box is not present in the international version of the film, although in the american DVD release, both options are available, reflecting the popularity of the censored version.
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