42 Seconds of Happiness

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Audience Member Exceptionally honest dialogue with a real emotional impact. The characters deliver and the audience is left with a true understanding of the intricacies of their intertwined relationships, both good and bad. In the end, one is left with a satisfaction of feeling a complex situation has played itself as well as once can hope. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Uncomfortable at times due to its heightened understanding of human interaction and the energies it generates, this film puts us in a place which at first looks very familiar and then leads us into deep waters, charged with all the uniqueness of storytelling one might expect from our most elite relational dynamics films. A truly existential take on romantic love. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member "42 Seconds Of Happiness" is an exquisite piece of emotional filmmaking, and one which reminds us that we don't all need a deserted island or a prison cell to find ourselves trapped with others in unusually cramped quarters. In this case, the inescapable setting is a family wedding in which Cybil (Becca Ayers) and Maria (Margaret Kent Murphy) are celebrating their special day. Unfortunately for Tomas (Robert Z Grant), his ex-wife Alis (Lauren Sowa) has also received an invite, and she's bringing Marc (John Concado), whom she started seeing while still married to the suffering Tomas. As viewers, we're dropped right into the middle of that burgeoning war zone, with wedding guests taking sides along the fault lines. Yet the real pain awaits unmasking the next morning, as that's when "42 Seconds Of Happiness" realizes its true psychological launch point. This is a terrific movie borne of fully realized filmmaking; it's uncomfortable at times due to its deeply heightened understanding of human interaction, and the energies it generates to display those truths show remarkable skill in their conjuring. "42 Seconds Of Happiness" puts us in a place which at first looks very familiar, yet it's charged with all the uniqueness of storytelling we expect from our most elite relational dynamics films. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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