Charlotte Sometimes

Four twentysomethings living in the hip L.A. suburb of Silverlake struggle with love, lust, and ennui in this independently produced feature, nominated for two 2003 Independent Spirit Awards. Taking its title from the Cure song of the same name, Charlotte Sometimes concerns the shadowy existence of ...more

When a first-time filmmaker manages to achieve a distinctive vision, it's tempting to attribute all of his film's idiosyncrasies to the director's game plan. But Charlotte Sometimes is as much the product of rookie writer/director Eric Byler's inexperience as it is of his considerable talent. Told in a loose-limbed, elliptical style, the film allows its central relationships to come into focus slowly, through the accumulation of minute observations. But, in his quest to allow the story to tell ...more