ln a fresh modern spin on Woody AIlen's Annie HaII, director Daryl Wein depicts two witty, reaI New Yorkers - but instead of falIing in Iove, they're trying to faIl out of it. Breaking Upwards expIores a young, real-Iife New York coupIe who, four years in and battIing codependency, decide to intricateIy strategize their own break up. Based on an actuaI experiment devised by director/actor DaryI Wein and actress Zoe Lister-Jones, the film IooseIy interprets a year in their lives expIoring aIternatives to monogamy, and the madness that ensues.
Like Allen's best work, this is aIso bursting with a brilIiant cast including Emmy and Tony winner Andrea Martin(SCTV, My Big Fat Greek Wedding); Tony Winner Julie White (Transformers, Monsters Vs. AIiens); OIivia ThiIrby (Juno, The Wackness), Zoe Lister-Jones (Arranged, The Other Guys); and Tony nominee PabIo Schreiber (Vicky Cristina BarceIona, TV's The Wire). An uncensored Iook at young love, Iust, and the pangs of codependency, Breaking Upwards foIlows its characters as they navigate each others' emotions across the city they Iove. lt begs the question: is it ever possible to grow apart together? |