Marie and Bruce

Marie and Bruce
Marie and Bruce
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tom Cairns
Screenplay by	Wallace Shawn; Tom Cairns
Produced by	George Van Buskirk
Starring	Julianne Moore; Matthew Broderick
Cinematography	Patrick Cody
Edited by	Andy Keir
Music by	Mark Degli Antoni
Production; company	Holedigger
Distributed by	New Films
Release date	January 19, 2004 (Sundance Film Festival);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Marie and Bruce is a 2004 American comedy drama film directed by Tom Cairns and starring Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick. It was based on the 1978 play of the same name by Wallace Shawn, who also wrote the screenplay with Cairns, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2004. Although the film was well received and starred major motion picture stars, it failed to receive distribution.^[1]

It remained obscure until it was released on DVD in March 2009. The music was composed by Mark Degli Antoni, of the band Soul Coughing.^[1]

Synopsis[]

The story focuses on the somewhat whimsical and comical relationship between a fairly unlikely couple involved in a complex and emotionally tortured cohabitation. The real scandal begins when Marie decides to leave Bruce. Her lack of measured decisiveness in leaving, however, leads to the heaping on of verbal invective and a stream of sarcastic and pejorative language, assumed to have accumulated over the years. At the climactic dinner scene at a restaurant, Marie finally expresses her verbal contempt for Bruce but without much effect. The two discuss their future together when Bruce surprises Marie with a gift he bought for the house.^[2]

Cast[]

Julianne Moore as Marie
Matthew Broderick as Bruce
Bob Balaban as Roger
Julie Hagerty as Party Guest at Frank's
Campbell Scott as Tommy
Griffin Dunne as Restaurant Guest

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Andrea LeVasseur (2008). "Marie and Bruce (2004) – Overview". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ Marie and Bruce. Scene from a Dinner Party with Robert Lehrer. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.

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[NYT-1] Andrea LeVasseur (2008). "Marie and Bruce (2004) – Overview". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[2] Marie and Bruce. Scene from a Dinner Party with Robert Lehrer. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.

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