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Best Friends

2013 · 4 min

A brief, wry voice-over musing on friendship that plays like a quirky, low-key sketch.

Directed by
Lena Dunham
Starring
Cyrus Dunham, Alice Gregory, Isabel Halley
Overview
In this short, a voice-over by Adam Driver explains how best-friendship works.

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Directed by
Lena Dunham
Starring
Cyrus Dunham, Alice Gregory, Isabel Halley
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension1
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Directed by
    Lena Dunham
    Written by
    Lena Dunham, Rachel Antonoff
    Starring
    Cyrus Dunham, Alice Gregory, Isabel Halley, Adam Driver
    Music
    Jack Antonoff
    Cinematography
    Ben Richardson
    Runtime
    4 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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