The Zone (2011 film)

The Zone is a 2011 American drama film written, produced, and edited by Joe Swanberg. It stars Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Kate Lyn Sheil, Kentucker Audley, Swanberg, Adam Wingard, Kris Swanberg, and Dustin Guy Defa. Swanberg and several of his regulars play themselves in a film within a film.

The Zone
Film poster
Directed byJoe Swanberg
Produced byJoe Swanberg
Written byJoe Swanberg
Starring
Cinematography
  • Joe Swanberg
  • Adam Wingard
Edited byJoe Swanberg
Production
company
Swanberry Productions
Release date
  • November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03) (AFI Fest)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Joe Swanberg directs Kentucker, Sophia, Larry, and Kate in a film within a film about a mysterious man who seduces a trio of residents of an apartment. The sexually explicit scenes put a strain on his relationships with the actors, and Swanberg expresses doubt in his ability to fulfill his artistic vision.

Cast

Release

The Zone premiered at the 2011 AFI Fest.[1]

Reception

Andrew Barker of Variety wrote, "But though this film mostly finds the helmer exploring ever-deeper recesses of his own navel, its moments of genuine insight and knack for pulling out the rug upend some of its faults."[2] Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Less is less in another middling mumblecore outing."[3] Richard Brody of The New Yorker called it "a movie of terrible elegiac power".[4]

References
  1. Olsen, Mark (2011-10-30). "Indie Focus: Joe Swanberg makes a lot of Joe Swanberg mumblecore movies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  2. Barker, Andrew (2011-11-15). "Review: 'The Zone'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  3. Lowe, Justin (2011-11-14). "The Zone: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  4. Brody, Richard (2012-06-18). "Go See Tonight: Joe Swanberg's The Zone". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
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