A bizarre movie. A young writer's (Philip) second book is about to be published. He is abrupt, ill mannered, impolite, unpredictable from beginning to end. At the beginning of the movie he rebukes his ex girl friend just because she came late to their appointment, saying he was planning to give this copy to her, but now he is not giving it, and he is living. Later he stops planned promotion of his upcoming book like out of blue sky. Then he leaves his girl friend to get mentoring from an old, famous writer. The guy is just super ego centric, behaving jerky, irritating the viewer from beginning to end. And Jason Schwartzman just fits to this role so naturally.
But funny thing is that this character has its charm also; particularly to women. He gets attraction at first, goes into relation. and then he destroys his credits in the relation without caring.
Can one live like that? Why would/should one like to live like that? What does he want? does he hate to be politicly correct? or just does not want to be a hypocrite? These are the questions stroked my mind after the movie.
One other striking thing in the movie was the superb performance of women characters. From Philip's girl friend Ashley (Elisabeth Moss) to Emily (Dree Hemingway - I would love to see Dree Hemingway in main roles).
They were hyper modern day's real, casual, lovely women.
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Listen Up Philip
Schwartzman, Jason
(Actor),
Moss, Elisabeth
(Actor),
Perry, Alex Ross
(Director)
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Genre | Comedy |
Format | Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen |
Contributor | Moss, Elisabeth, Ritter, Krysten, Weixler, Jess, Sheil, Kate Lyn, Hemingway, Dree, Baume, Josephine De La, Bogosian, Eric, Pryce, Jonathan, Schwartzman, Jason, Perry, Alex Ross See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 48 minutes |
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Product description
A complex, intimate, and highly idiosyncratic comedy, Listen Up Philip is a literary look at the triumph of reality over the human spirit. Anger rages in Philip (Jason Schwartzman) as he awaits the publication of his sure-to-succeed second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend Ashley (Elisabeth Moss), and his indifference to promoting his own work. When Philip's idol Ike Zimmerman (Jonathan Pryce) offers his isolated summer home as a refuge, he finally gets the peace and quiet to focus on his favorite subject -- himself.
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product dimensions : 18.42 x 13.34 x 1.27 cm; 68.04 Grams
- Item Model Number : 32975050
- Director : Perry, Alex Ross
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 48 minutes
- Release date : 10 March 2015
- Actors : Schwartzman, Jason, Moss, Elisabeth, Ritter, Krysten, Weixler, Jess, Pryce, Jonathan
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Stereo)
- Studio : Cinedigm - Uni Dist Corp
- ASIN : B00R041F8U
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: 67,340 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- 51,628 in Movies (Movies & TV)
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Adnan Soysal
3.0 out of 5 stars
is he a jerk, or trying to be a NOT hypocrite
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 September 2020Verified Purchase

Loman Hansi
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Don't miss it movie by Alex Ross Perry
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2018Verified Purchase
Bought this on a whim after watching Queen of Earth by Alex Ross Perry with Elisabeth Moss. Impressed by Moss in The Hand Maids Tale I found Queen... It's a pretty dark and twisted humour, well acted. It was so funny and at the same time it's so tragic, but in a hilarious way. Pryce, Schwartzman and Moss shine. So 5 stars as I had no idea it would be this good.
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Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars
awesome
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2019Verified Purchase
thats great thank you so much

Sara Woodhatch
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Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2015Verified Purchase
Brilliant film!!!!

Jsc29
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seriously Underrated Work of Art
Reviewed in the United States on 21 April 2015Verified Purchase
This is a seriously underrated movie. If you expect to sympathize with the title character in every film you watch, you won't find it in Listen Up Philip. What you will find, however, is an extremely unique, expertly acted, minimalist existential comedy that sticks in your mind (in a pleasant way, like a good book) for weeks after viewing it. Part of what makes this movie so compelling is the willful nonchalance with which Philip and his mentor cause emotional damage in their close relationships with others and the repercussions that result.
This movie is a must-watch for writers and readers of literary fiction because of its endearingly satirical portrayal of some of the kind of geniuses who rule the art form. The narration and filmography manage to self-referentially capture the "feeling" of a quality literary piece.
If you are even on the fence about it, just give Listen Up Philip a try. I promise that even if you end up hating it, no film is ever as bad as Gigli.
This movie is a must-watch for writers and readers of literary fiction because of its endearingly satirical portrayal of some of the kind of geniuses who rule the art form. The narration and filmography manage to self-referentially capture the "feeling" of a quality literary piece.
If you are even on the fence about it, just give Listen Up Philip a try. I promise that even if you end up hating it, no film is ever as bad as Gigli.
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