''Swim Little Fish Swim'' is a 2013 French-American indie comedy-drama written, produced and co-directed by

Lola Bessis Lola Bessis (born 30 November 1992) is a French actress, screenwriter and director. She is known for the movie '' Swim Little Fish Swim'', in which she acted and wrote the script. Career She started her career at the age of 12. In 2013, she pla ...

and Ruben Amar. This film was shot in New York on a shoe-string budget. Once finished, it hit the festival circuit (Rotterdam; São Paulo; Jerusalem; Durban; CPH:PIX) after premiering at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2013. ''Swim Little Fish Swim'' enjoyed a worldwide theatrical release and it has recently been sold to HBO Europe, Netflix, RTBF and OCS among other international networks.

Cast

* Dustin Guy Defa as Leeward * Brooke Bloom as Mary *

as Lilas * Olivia Durling Costello as Maggie *

Anne Consigny Anne Consigny (; born 25 May 1963) is a French actress who has been active since 1981. She received a César Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film '' Not Here to Be Loved'' (2005). She is also known for her role as Claude in ...

as Françoise de Castillon

Critical reception

* "Refreshingly free of cliches." - ''

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's Eric Kohn praised the film, describing it as "a gentle NYC delight" and giving it a B+ grade. * "An elegance of construction scarcely seen in like-minded indie comedies." - MTV * "Featuring gorgeous photography, solid performances and an absolutely killer soundtrack." - CriterionCast * "What comes through strongest is its

Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...

-esque treatment of Brooklyn, complete with golden light, beautiful young women, glamorous locations and plenty of appealingly tortured—or insufferably neurotic, depending on your point of view—artists." - '' Slant Magazine'' * "Inspired by John Cassavettes and the

Nouvelle Vague French New Wave (french: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconocla ...

's observations of human beings and Jacques Demy's charming atmosphere." The Red List

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swim Little Fish Swim 2013 films 2013 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films American independent films 2010s French-language films Films set in New York City Films shot in New York City French comedy-drama films 2013 independent films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films 2010s French films