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NEW. When prissy city-boy Eric (Sean Nelson) has a falling out with his brooding best friend, Dylan (Basil Harris), the two stop speaking to each other for several years. Then, out of the blue ...
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- Comedy, Drama
- Lynn Shelton
Lynn Shelton's "My Effortless Brilliance" is a study in the relationship between cocky, fussy, thoroughly-city-mouse author Eric (Sean Nelson) and his ex-best-friend, the tersely powerful journalist and wood-chopper Dylan (Basil Harris).
Director Lynn Shelton's first stab at mumblecore is the repartee-filled comedy My Effortless Brilliance. A bearded lumbersexual named Dylan (Basil Harris) is chillin' at his remote log cabin home when he gets an unexpected visit from Eric (Sean Nelson, of Harvey Danger fame), an estranged friend.
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- IFC Films, Seashel Pictures
- Lynn Shelton
new girlfriend harshly, and the parallel is amusing. It’s a thin line, though, because one step too far and suddenly there’s a weird subtext that might perhaps make for a good movie on its own but isn’t what this one is about. Eric and Dylan and Dylan and Jim are friends, nothing more, even if they do occasionally do the same things ...
(My Effortless Brilliance is now available for download at Amazon and iTunes, as well as for purchase and rental on DVD. Visit the film’s official website to watch the trailer and learn more.) Let’s get this out of the way from the start. It is impossible to watch Lynn Shelton’s My Effortless Bri
Overview. Lynn Shelton's "My Effortless Brilliance" is a study in the relationship between cocky, fussy, thoroughly-city-mouse author Eric (Sean Nelson) and his ex-best-friend, the tersely powerful journalist and wood-chopper Dylan (Basil Harris).
Mar 17, 2008 · “My Effortless Brilliance” is the tale of Eric Lambert Jones (Sean Nelson), an author who has achieved a modicum of literary success that has allowed his ego to expand beyond his apartment’s ability to contain it.
