You Hurt My Feelings
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A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.
A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.
Director Nicole Holofcener Can’t Tell You How You’ll Mess Up Your Kids.I’m now in middle age, and Holofcener’s work continues to be a looking glass into the future. Her latest film , You Hurt My Feelings , is about the little lies we tell the people we love to protect their pride and support their ambitions . It’s also about family life with a son who’s moved out but still comes home a lot — a life I hope to someday have. Another way of saying this is that Holofcener’s films are Brooding canon; they are essential texts and mile-markers.
The themes and meaning of You Hurt My Feelings The things we say to others: lies and white lies The closest thing You Hurt My Feelings has to a major confrontation is when Beth overhears Don talking about her novel. Even though he’s spent years telling her how good it is, he hates it. But won’t tell her because he doesn’t believe she handles criticism well. Overhearing such harsh words ...
