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      And Everything Is Going Fine

      Released Dec 10, 2010 1h 29m Documentary List
      91% 35 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score The late Spalding Gray was a master of the intelligent monologue, as evidenced by the acclaimed 1987 film version of his one-man show "Swimming to Cambodia." Director Steven Soderbergh examines the work of this witty and articulate but nonetheless troubled performer through segments from his stories and interview footage. This is the story of Spalding Gray told through the words of Spalding Gray, in roughly chronological order and with no outside commentary. Read More Read Less
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      Even if And Everything Is Going Fine isn't one of Soderbergh's more commercial efforts, this collection of judiciously edited performance footage of the late monologist Spalding Gray gave the director a chance to show a rarely-seen side of his artistry.

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      Audience Member Makes you realise how weird his '90s burst of celebrity was, watching him being interviewed on fucking E! and MTV by nimrods with no idea what he's talking about. I wasn't super into this at first (the way it's stitched together makes it more obvious how closely he skirts the line between incisive self-analysis and being a total drama queen) but I was close to tears by the end so that's something. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Despite knowing next to nothing about Spalding Grey, I was immensely compelled and touched by Soderbergh's brilliant tribute. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review camille l Documentaire retraçant la vie de Spalding Gray (auteur de monologues qui s'est suicidé en 2004), And Everything is Going Fine est un nouveau grand film de Steven Soderbergh, un documentaire-collage qui retrace la vie de Gray sans jamais lui trouver des circonstances atténuantes. C'est une plongée dans la vie d'un homme qui ne s'est jamais réellement trouvé à sa place et c'est ce qui rend And Everything is Going Fine absolument passionnant. A travers des extraits de monologues et d'interviews, c'est une vie américaine qui se trace devant les yeux du spectateur. Cela colle parfaitement à la vie de Gray et rend le film aussi tragique qu'hilarant. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Fascinating and funny. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member You have to really like Spalding Gray (and to have seen some of his previous monologues) to appreciate Soderbergh's masterly knitting together of excerpts from an array of Gray's public appearances (monologues and otherwise). And I do. Watching this film was like revisiting a long lost but fondly remembered friend. And he is telling all of his old stories and some new ones. In fact, I was surprised at all the things that happened to Spalding Gray since I last checked in with him. Despite having a family (and opening himself up to some dad humor), things took a turn for the sombre after a rough automobile accident in Ireland in 2001 and culminated in Gray's (presumed) suicide in 2004 (from the Staten Island ferry). He talks about death a lot over the years - or perhaps Soderbergh and his editor Susan Littenberg purposely chose death obsessed clips. Nevertheless (and as always), the thing about Gray's monologues is that they are so life affirming (and funny and neurotic and naked). Listening to him talk about his life makes you want to pay more attention to your own - after all, we've all got plenty of fodder for monologues. But, honestly, Gray created a poetic art-form that we are fortunate he shared with us even if the constant sharing itself (along with underlying mental illness) seems to have encouraged a desire for (what he may have sadly perceived to be) the perfect narrative closure. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Spalding is an interesting guy but this movie didn't make we want to run out and see him (if i could). I does impress me when someone can just stand in front of a crowd thats not necessarily a comic and hold there attention with a story. He has a calm voice and presence that draws you in and makes him sympathetic. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Rick Groen Globe and Mail Soderbergh's editing neatly duplicates Gray's methods, showing us how memory treats the same material at different stages in a life, applying those different coats and shades of lacquer. Rated: 3/4 Mar 11, 2011 Full Review Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle This was obviously a labor of love for Soderbergh, and a fitting memorial to the artist. Rated: 3/4 Feb 17, 2011 Full Review Dan Kois Washington Post A brilliantly conceived documentary, one with uncommon respect for -- and understanding of -- its subject's life and art. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 28, 2011 Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine A devastating film about depression hidden and expressed, it’s almost as hypnotized by the juxtaposition of different digital sources indelibly of their time as it is by Gray’s eloquent words. Jan 24, 2023 Full Review Jordan M. Smith IONCINEMA.com Letting Gray tell his own story seems a little loosy goosy, but [Soderbergh] strikes a beautiful balance of raucous hilarity and heartfelt reflection that make for quite a raw, honest revelation of a troubled, but brilliant performer. Nov 19, 2020 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row Gray remains an incisive presence even after a car accident left him crippled in 2001. It is clear, however, that the fire just isn't in him anymore, and it's tragic watching his steady decline. Rated: 3/4 Aug 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis The late Spalding Gray was a master of the intelligent monologue, as evidenced by the acclaimed 1987 film version of his one-man show "Swimming to Cambodia." Director Steven Soderbergh examines the work of this witty and articulate but nonetheless troubled performer through segments from his stories and interview footage. This is the story of Spalding Gray told through the words of Spalding Gray, in roughly chronological order and with no outside commentary.
      Director
      Steven Soderbergh
      Distributor
      IFC Films
      Production Co
      Extension 765
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 10, 2010, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 30, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $21.1K
      Runtime
      1h 29m