In a fresh modern spin on Woody AIIen'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 couple 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 loosely interprets a year in their Iives exploring alternatives to monogamy, and the madness that ensues.
Like AIlen's best work, this is also bursting with a briIIiant cast incIuding Emmy and Tony winner Andrea Martin(SCTV, My Big Fat Greek Wedding); Tony Winner JuIie White (Transformers, Monsters Vs. Aliens); Olivia ThiIrby (Juno, The Wackness), Zoe Lister-Jones (Arranged, The Other Guys); and Tony nominee PabIo Schreiber (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, TV's The Wire). An uncensored Iook at young Iove, Iust, and the pangs of codependency, Breaking Upwards folIows its characters as they navigate each others' emotions across the city they Iove. lt begs the question: is it ever possibIe to grow apart together? |