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Henry Poole Is Here

2008 · dir. Mark Pellington

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Theyboth carry the cozy, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Henry Poole Is Here, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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A dilapidated video store, worn VHS tapes, a humming microwave. Two friends, a destroyed collection, hastily remade films. Gondry revisits the analog era with affectionate humor.

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