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film by Horam Kim. It stars Kim, Lori Anne Smithey, Stefan Griswold, and Victoria Blake, and follows a lonely young woman who has to deal with a budding romance and the talking food in her life. The film combines live action with stop motion animation and is considered part of the mumblecore movement. The film premiered in New York and screened at various film festivals in the United States. In 2014 it became available on DVD via

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and for instant streaming on Indieflix. In 2015 it was made available for streaming on Amazon.com.

Synopsis

Maggie (Smithey) lives alone and spends her days writing lists and talking to fruits and vegetables that have come to life. The arrival of Martin (Kim), via a blind date set up by Maggie's mother (Blake), sparks a romantic relationship that threatens the routine and quiet order of Maggie's daily life as she labors to keep Martin from discovering her inner world.

Cast

*Lori Anne Smithey as Maggie *Horam Kim as Martin *Stefan Griswold as Orange *Victoria Blake as Maggie's mother

Production

The film took eight years to complete. With no budget to speak of, Kim relied on a DIY approach. His no-frills attitude toward production was shaped in part by the Dogme 95 movement. Kim worked on the film while managing a full-time job. Inspiration for ''I Love You, Apple, I Love You, Orange'' was drawn from a variety of sources including, Mark Haddon's novel ''

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'', ''Alice'', '' The Sweet Hereafter'', '' Punch-Drunk Love'', and '' Brief Encounter''. Real foods were used as stop-animated characters. A single ham, playing a major role, was used during the entire year and a half of production. After six months, it became increasingly difficult to physically maneuver and handle the ham for animating purposes due to its awful smell.

Critical reception

The film has received praise from critics. David Schmader of '' The Stranger'' called the movie, "a slow, scary, and surprising romance, anchored by a tough, vanity-free performance by Lori Anne Smithey." And critic Sean Kilpatrick lauded it in ''

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'', calling the film, "a little poem."Kilpatrick, Sean (February 7, 2015)
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''. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. ''I Love You, Apple, I Love You, Orange'' won the Bullet Award at the 2013 Columbia Gorge International Film Festival.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:I Love You, Apple, I Love You, Orange 2013 films 2013 independent films 2013 romantic comedy-drama films American romantic comedy-drama films American independent films Mumblecore films 2013 comedy films 2013 drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films