Swim Little Fish Swim is a 2013 French-American indie comedy-drama written, produced and co-directed by Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar.

Swim Little Fish Swim
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrett Jutkiewicz
Edited byThomas Marchand
Music byToys and Tiny Instruments, Penn Sultan & Candace Lee Camacho
Production
company
  • PaperMoon Films
Distributed byUnder The Milky Way
Release dates
  • March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11) (SXSW)
  • June 4, 2014 (2014-06-04) (France)
  • September 19, 2014 (2014-09-19) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesUnited States
France
LanguagesEnglish
French
Budget€0.3 million[1]
Box officeUS$203,877[1]

This film was shot in New York on a shoe-string budget. Once finished, it hit the festival circuit (Rotterdam;[2] São Paulo;[3] Jerusalem;[4] Durban; CPH:PIX[5]) after premiering at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2013.[6] Swim Little Fish Swim enjoyed a worldwide theatrical release and it has recently been sold to HBO Europe, Netflix, RTBF[7] and OCS[8] among other international networks.

Cast

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Critical reception

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  • "Refreshingly free of cliches."[9] - The Hollywood Reporter
  • Indiewire's Eric Kohn praised the film, describing it as "a gentle NYC delight" and giving it a B+ grade.[10]
  • "An elegance of construction scarcely seen in like-minded indie comedies." - MTV[11]
  • "Featuring gorgeous photography, solid performances and an absolutely killer soundtrack."[12] - CriterionCast
  • "What comes through strongest is its Woody Allen-esque treatment of Brooklyn, complete with golden light, beautiful young women, glamorous locations and plenty of appealingly tortured—or insufferably neurotic, depending on your point of view—artists."[13] - Slant Magazine
  • "Inspired by John Cassavettes and the Nouvelle Vague's observations of human beings and Jacques Demy's charming atmosphere."[14] The Red List

References

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  1. ^ a b JP. "Swim Little Fish Swim (2014)- JPBox-Office". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Swim Little Fish Swim | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "39ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema - Filme - Swim Little Fish Swim". 39.mostra.org. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cinefile: Great movies and exciting master-classes - Arts & Culture - Jerusalem Post". jpost.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "CPH PIX 2016: Swim Little Fish Swim". cphpix.dk. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "Swim Little Fish Swim | Schedule | sxsw.com". schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. ^ "La Trois fait la part belle au cinéma et au théâtre tout au long de la saison 2016-2017". rtbf.be. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  8. ^ "Swim little fish swim sur OCS". ocs.fr. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "'Swim Little Fish Swim': Film Review | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  10. ^ Kohn, Eric. "Sundance Review: 'Swim Little Fish Swim' is a Gentle NYC Delight". Indiewire.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  11. ^ "Review: 'Swim Little Fish Swim' - MTV". mtv.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  12. ^ "Joshua Reviews Ruben Amar And Lola Bessis' Swim Little Fish Swim [SXSW 2013 Review]". Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  13. ^ "SXSW 2013: Computer Chess, Swim Little Fish Swim, & Loves Her Gun | The House Next Door | Slant Magazine". slantmagazine.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  14. ^ "Lola Bessis: Muses, Cinematic Women | The Red List". theredlist.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
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