Forgetting the Girl Page #4

Synopsis: Haunted by a traumatic history, photographer Kevin Wolfe (Christopher Denham) struggles to systematically forget all his bad memories, but erasing his past threatens to consume his future. Kevin is obsessed with finding a girl who can help him forget his unpleasant past. However, all his encounters with the opposite sex inevitably go afoul, creating more awkward experiences than he can cope with. As the rejections mount, Kevin's futile search for happiness and love becomes overwhelmingly turbulent, forcing him to take desperate measures. Shot in a variety of NYC locales, from Hell's Kitchen to Greenpoint, Forgetting the Girl is a gritty vision of the city and its denizens. The tightly-woven drama blends recollections with reality to craft an intense character study of the psychologically-scarred protagonist. As beautiful as it is dark, the tense narrative slowly boils under the surface until it unleashes an unsettling climax that will not be easily forgotten.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Nate Taylor
Production: Film Movement
  2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.2
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
85 min
Website
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- Hello?

- Hi, honey.

Hi, Mom.

I didn't interrupt anything?

No. I can call you

back if you want.

No.

What are you doing?

I was just on the other line

with the suicide hotline, so...

Really? Yeah.

They said I should do it.

Oh, my God, Jamie.

Are you okay? I'm kidding.

I'm kidding, Mom.

Why would you scare me like that?

Can you please

hold on for a second?

The swan started crying,

you know?

The dancing was one thing,

and then... and then, yeah.

Hi.

Hey.

So, I still need you to get

me a key for the downstairs,

and then you wouldn't have to buzz

me in every time I come to work.

I don't mind it,

but since I already have the upstairs key,

and I know it bothers you...

I keep forgetting about that.

Would you mind making some coffee, please?

Yes.

So... you know how I was

telling you Derek is gay?

I know you knew he was gay,

but all of my best friends are always gay.

"Fag hag." That's what they

used to call me in high school.

Because my best friend

was gay... Tony.

Oh, my God.

You would like Tony.

The weird thing is is that I

have never known any lesbians.

I mean, I don't think

I'd get along with one.

Although, who's to judge?

I don't know.

Maybe I've known a lot of

lesbians and didn't know. God.

If I was friends with lesbians in high school,

they couldn't have called me "fag hag."

They'd have to call me something else like

"lesbi-friend."

Oh, sh*t.

You didn't think, a minute ago,

that I was saying

I thought you were gay,

'cause that is not

what I was saying.

I would not want you

to think... That's not...

Wow.

So, yeah, Derek

is not my boyfriend,

and I wouldn't even want Derek to be

my boyfriend even if he wasn't gay.

- I mean...

- You know what I'm saying? Kevin?

Sorry.

Jesus Christ, Tanner.

It's dark as hell in here.

Sorry.

I need to borrow your...

your car this weekend. Is that all right?

What have you got in your hand?

Just pictures.

Photographs.

Let's see.

I don't think so.

If you want to borrow the Impala,

show me the pictures.

That's a good boy.

Mmm. Mmm.

I saw this one on the poster.

Wait a minute.

You mean you actually left your apartment?

Hilarious.

Did you f*** her?

Let's look at yours.

Mine are better.

Yeah, I'm sure.

Hmm, hmm, hmm.

Aw! God.

Look at this one.

What is... What is that?

That's a fish.

Why would she...

Look at this one.

Yeah. Oh.

Where do you get this sh*t?

Come on, Kevin.

This is beautiful.

You're so f***ed up.

Yeah.

Can I keep this?

Yeah, it's yours.

Thanks.

Don't you want this?

No.

Why?

What'd you do to her?

I guess I scared her.

Yeah, apparently.

Apparently,

I do that sometimes.

Anyway, Adrienne's memory

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Peter Moore Smith

Peter Moore Smith (born 1965) is an American writer and was the recipient of the 2000 Pushcart Prize for his short story "Oblivion, Nebraska." He has written two novels, Raveling and Los Angeles, both published by Little, Brown.His short story Oblivion, Nebraska was adapted into a 2006 film by director Charlis Haine. His short story Forgetting the Girl was selected for the Best American Mystery Stories anthology in 2000. A film adaptation was directed by Nate Taylor. Smith is the brother of actress Julianne Moore. He currently resides with his wife, Brigette, and their son, Wolfgang aka "Wolfie", in New York City. more…

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