Look Again. Jan 19 – 29, 2012 Park City, Utah

Marion and Mingus live cozily—perhaps too cozily—with their cat and two young children from previous relationships. However, when Marion’s jolly father (played by director Delpy’s real-life dad), her oversexed sister, and her sister’s outrageous boyfriend unceremoniously descend upon them for a visit, it initiates two unforgettable days that will test Marion and Mingus’s relationship. With their unwitting racism and sexual frankness, the French triumvirate hilariously has no boundaries or filters . . . and no person is left unscathed in its wake.

Directed and cowritten by Delpy, 2 Days in New York is a deliciously witty romp. One of the pleasures of this follow-up film to 2 Days in Paris is the addition of Chris Rock, who—amid the Gallic mayhem—convincingly plays the straight man as Marion’s hipster American boyfriend. With great skill and energy, Delpy heightens cultural differences to comedic extremes but also manages to show that sometimes change is the best solution to a relationship that’s been pushed to its limit. - K.Y.

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Julie Delpy has made a name for herself as an actress, writer, and director in Europe and the United States. She was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 as cowriter on Richard Linklater’s Before Sunset. She also starred in the film, as well as its successful predecessor, Before Sunrise. As an actress, Delpy has worked with esteemed directors like Jean-Luc Godard, Krzysztof Kieslowski, and Jim Jarmusch. Her films as director include 2 Days in Paris (2007), The Countess (2008), and Le Skylab (2011), which won a Special Jury Prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.