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Julia Louis-Dreyfus reunites once more with Nicole Holofcener in the filmmaker’s recent Sundance feature “You Hurt My Feelings.”
“White lies” is on full display in the final trailer for A24’s upcoming dramedy You Hurt My Feelings. Julia Louis-Dreyfus leads the film as Beth, a successful novelist fearful that her next book won’t live up to the expectations of her previous work. Her peaceful marriage then takes a nosedive when she overhears what her husband Don (Tobias Menzies) really thinks about her book.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe trailer shows the everyday occurrences in the lives of Beth, Don, their friends, their clients, and their son while measuring how such small, seemingly insignificant actions like a white lie can send someone into a spiral.
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The first half of the footage shows Beth’s insecurities and how encouraging her husband can be to her. In between working on her new book, she lives a seemingly perfect life with Don who is eager to pump her up and celebrate their anniversary. She still battles insecurity as she wonders what could be done to make her next book sell better after her last one tanked.
Although others tell her the previous book deserved better and only flagged in sales due to the oversaturated book market, it’s only Don that’s able to calm her and tell her that she’s not some old, tired voice and that her new book is phenomenal.
The film made its premiere at the recent Sundance film festival and has received favourable reviews, with Variety‘s Owen Gleiberman praising Holofcener and her “humane snarky effervescence.” A24 will release the film in theatres on May 26.
Watch “You Hurt My Feelings” trailer.
