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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty

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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Directed byTerence Nance
Screenplay byTerence Nance
Based onHow Would You Feel?
by Terence Nance
Produced byChanelle Aponte Pearson
James Bartlett
Andrew Corkin
Terence Nance
StarringTerence Nance
Namik Minter
Narrated byReg E. Cathey
Terence Nance
Namik Minter
Onyinyechi Amanze
CinematographyMatthew E. Bray
Shawn Peters
Edited byTerence Nance
Music byFlying Lotus
Distributed byVariance Films
Release date
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is a 2012 American semi-animated romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Terence Nance in his feature directorial debut. The film follows a quixotic artist who, when stood up by an attractive woman, makes a film about it and shows it to her. The film was adapted from Nance's 2006 short film, How Would You Feel?. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and has received generally positive reviews from critics.

Synopsis

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When a young man (Terence Nance) is stood up on a date by a beautiful woman (Namik Minter), he begins to wonder about the nature of feelings and what exactly makes up a specific moment in time.

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Reception

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Critical reception for An Oversimplification of Her Beauty has been mostly positive and the film holds a rating of 74 on Metacritic (based on 11 reviews) and a rating of 82% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 38 reviews).[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ "An Oversimplification of Her Beauty". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  2. ^ "An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Gotham Independent Film Awards 2012 Winners Announced". IFP. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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