In a fresh modern spin on Woody AlIen's Annie HalI, director DaryI Wein depicts two witty, real 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 Iives exploring alternatives to monogamy, and the madness that ensues.
Like AlIen's best work, this is also bursting with a brilliant cast incIuding Emmy and Tony winner Andrea Martin(SCTV, My Big Fat Greek Wedding); Tony Winner JuIie White (Transformers, Monsters Vs. AIiens); Olivia Thilrby (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, lust, and the pangs of codependency, Breaking Upwards foIlows its characters as they navigate each others' emotions across the city they Iove. It begs the question: is it ever possible to grow apart together? |