From acclaimed filmmaker Nicole Holofcener comes a sharply observed comedy about a novelist whose long standing marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband give his honest reaction to her latest book. A film about trust, lies, and the things we say to the people we love most.
New York novelist Beth (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) has been working for years on the follow-up to her somewhat successful memoir, sharing countless drafts with her approving, supportive husband Don (Tobias Menzies). Beth’s world quickly unravels when she overhears Don admit to her brother-in-law, Mark, that actually, he doesn’t like the new book. She vents to her sister Sara that decades of a loving, committed marriage pale in comparison to this immense betrayal. Meanwhile, therapist Don faces his own professional problems as he finds himself unable to care about or even recall his unhappy patients’ issues anymore… and they’ve begun to notice.
NY Times: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Director Nicole Holofcener Discuss ‘You Hurt My Feelings’
“The resulting film is warm-hearted and rueful and hilarious in all the best ways.” – VOX
“Smart and entertaining” – TIME MAGAZINE
“It achieves a level of total stylistic commitment more common in European art cinema than American indies, but with a voice all its own.” – FINANCIAL TIMES
