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Brandon Jones
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Justin Wilkes
Frank Scherma
Marco Londoner
Jon Kamen
Jake Abraham
Mike Hilliard
Kirt Gunn
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A truly unique and visually stunning take on meta-fiction, Lovely By Surprise follows the journey of novelist Marian Walker as she attempts to finish her first novel.
Facing the age-old problem of writer's block, Marian seeks advice from a mentor and ex-lover. His seemingly innocent advice to kill the book's protagonist unleashes chaos in her life as a willful protagonist escapes from her novel and appears in the unresolved corners of her past.
Featuring Carrie Preston (Transamerica, Nothing is Private, Lost, Arrested Development), Dallas Roberts (Walk The Line, A Home At The End Of The World, The Notorious Bette Page, The L Word), Austin Pendleton (Catch 22, What's Up Doc, A Beautiful Mind, Amistad, My Cousin Vinny, The Muppet Movie), Kate Burton (Grey's Anatomy, The West Wing, Woody Allen's Celebrity, The Ice Storm), Reg Rogers (Igby Goes Down, I Shot Andy Warhol, Analyze That, Primal Fear), Richard Masur (Risky Business, Heaven's Gate, Palindromes, Wonder Years, Picket Fences).
At turns funny, lyrical, dark and mysterious, this enigmatic film explores past and present, art and reality, life and death, ultimately revealing the strength and beauty of the human heart.
Cast
Marian: Carrie PrestonJackson: Austin Pendleton
Bob: Reg Rogers
Mopekey: Dallas Roberts
Humkin: Michael Chernus
Helen: Kate Burton
Dave: Richard Masur
St. Louis International Film Festival -- New Filmmaker's Forum Award (Nominated)
Edinburgh International Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Florida Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Philadelphia Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
USA Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Newport Beach Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Jackson Hole Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
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