Dim the Fluorescents

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Dim the Fluorescents

2017

2h 8m

Comedy

Drama

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14 Reviews

64%

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The only places a struggling actress and an aspiring playwright can find paying work by using their talents are in role-playing demonstrations for corporate seminars.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

As in Wes Anderson's Rushmore, there's something funny and charming about amateur artists investing a modest theatrical exercise with immodest creative ambitions.

Apr 17, 2020

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Tatiana Craine

Village Voice

Skwarna and Armstrong's quirky chemistry keeps the lights on in this overlong debut.

Jan 16, 2018

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

AV Club

Fluorescents' showy camera moves and full-jazz-hands theater-kid dorkiness are a tonic against the excessively muted naturalism that has come to define indie style.

Rated: B

Jan 13, 2018

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Pat Padua

Spectrum Culture

When the final set piece kicks in, everything that preceded it locks into place for a scene that’s everything you want from drama. And it has fewer than 250 views on Letterboxd. Don’t let its light go out.

Sep 20, 2022

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Phil Guie

Film-Forward.com

Overall, Dim the Fluorescents is a thoughtful film with relatable characters.

Rated: 5/5

Mar 21, 2019

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Harvey S. Karten

Big Apple Reviews

A playwright and an actress living together should complement each other, and these two women have remarkable chemistry throughout; in a movie with empathy for individuals who choose theater as a profession regardless of limited job openings.

Rated: B-

Jan 13, 2018

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brilliant last scene. Loved it !!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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Audience Member

This is a terrific film. Really.ï»¿ Happy to watch on boxxy software

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

This move had no point and was terrible, the critics who rated this movie so high must be high themselves.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/10/18

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Audience Member

So glad I could stream this after reading reviews over the winter. Loved seeing Toronto on the big screen and the acting was terrific. Great work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Horrible!! Nothing interesting gong on here!! Those critics must have been drunk!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Saw it yesterday. Fantastic film! Can't believe it's a debut. It hardly discussed in any of the reviews I've been seeing here, but the music/soundtrack of this film is perfect. Disappointed to not find more music from the composer (Miles Barstead) online. I want it on CD! Bravo!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Synopsis

The only places a struggling actress and an aspiring playwright can find paying work by using their talents are in role-playing demonstrations for corporate seminars.

Director: Daniel Warth
Producer: Josh Clavir, Daniel Warth
Screenwriter: Miles Barstead, Daniel Warth
Production Co: Clumsy Ophelia Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 4, 2018
Runtime: 2h 8m

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