The Seven Faces of Jane

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The Seven Faces of Jane

2023

1h 32m

Drama

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Jane (Gillian Jacobs) drops her daughter off at sleepaway camp and drives away from her mundane life into an exciting odyssey on the road. Jane's obstacles, connections and moments were created playing a game of exquisite corpse--a method of creating art by collectively assembling random parts to create a whole.

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Noah Berlatsky

Chicago Reader

Despite its adventurous structure, The Seven Faces of Jane shows us features we’ve seen before.

Jan 27, 2023

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

Most of these [segments] aren't compelling on their own, but it's nice as an exercise.

Jan 18, 2023

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

I love the idea of it, I love that it exists, and I'm not sure how much I can ultimately say for or against it, considering that everything good and bad is baked into the methods that the performers and filmmakers committed to.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 16, 2023

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

I didn’t love any particular episode, and a couple I flat-out disliked. Still, Seven Faces is the kind of gamble one would like to see more of, in which the artistic dice are rolled within certain limits, the results diverse enough to hold attention...

Jan 23, 2023

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The film is gorgeously shot in a range of visual styles that create an involving kaleidoscopic journey. It may sometimes feel a bit meandering, but the approach is riveting and fresh.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 19, 2023

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

As you might expect, mixing the work of eight directors and 11 writers makes for a somewhat discombobulated story.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 18, 2023

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@thatsawrap

Such an interesting concept that takes the viewer on a wild ride. Each segment is daring and brave with each director exploring a very person vision. Gillian is breathtaking, an accomplished actor with so much emotional truth and range. She brings us along her journey as this road trip film explores her seven faces.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Kirk A

I was excited to see this film based on my love of Gillian and Joel and Ken from Community and I was lucky enough to get a ticket to opening night. The trailer was super-intriguing with a kind of Twilight Zone / David Lynch vibe to it. What I wasn't expecting was the range of emotions I would feel watching Gillian go on this journey as Jane. Since it's multiple short stories within one larger film, it's all over the map in terms of tone. It's really heartbreaking at times. And beautiful at others. And it's just astounding how much weight Gillian is able to carry as Jane. There are still elements of this film that I haven't fully processed yet. Lastly the filmmakers gave a Q&A after the movie and it was really touching how much respect and love they have for Gillian, and how each of their stories really came from a personal place. This is not an easy popcorn movie. Some segments/stories definitely resonated more with me than others. But as a completely unique and intriguing piece of film, I can't think of anything else quite like it. If you like indy films and exposing yourself to new and different points of view, it's worth a shot.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Slurpee P

This movie destroyed the consistency of the Lyle Lyle crocodile franchise

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/29/23

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Jeffrey P

This is truly awful. I hate it for existing. When passing judgement on this film, there's only one thing needed to consider - Jane might be fun but this is stupid and increasingly uninteresting.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/26/23

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Jane (Gillian Jacobs) drops her daughter off at sleepaway camp and drives away from her mundane life into an exciting odyssey on the road. Jane's obstacles, connections and moments were created playing a game of exquisite corpse--a method of creating art by collectively assembling random parts to create a whole.

Director: Julian Acosta, Xan Cassavetes, Gia Coppola, Ryan Heffington, Boma Iluma, Gillian Jacobs, Ken Jeong, Alex Takacs
Producer: Allison Amon
Screenwriter: Julian Acosta, Xan Cassavetes, Ben Del Vecchio, Ryan Heffington, Tran Ho, Boma Iluma, Nick Iwataki, Gillian Jacobs, Antonio Macia, Alex Takacs, Kaydee Volpi
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Superconductor
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 13, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2023
Runtime: 1h 32m

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