Alex Ross Perry Retrospective

Overview

With a trio of critically-acclaimed features already under his belt, director Alex Ross Perry is a name that every indie film lover should get to know. Luckily the programmers at ACMI agree, and are giving you the chance to do just that. Timed to coincide with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Fed Square cinema is screening all three of Perry’s features, each one more striking and acerbically funny than the last.

The three-week season is built around Perry’s most recent effort, the misanthropic comedy Listen Up Philip. Described by one critic as both "exceptionally funny and deeply sad," the film stars Jason Schwartzman as a narcissistic novelist whose life slowly collapses under the weight of his own flimsily constructed ego.

If you enjoy Listen Up Philip you can also check out Perry’s low-budget freshman and sophomore films Impolex and The Colour Wheel. For full dates and session times, go here.