My Life As Abraham Lincoln (2012)
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In this dark, surreal comedy, Cindy Rossberg (Caroline Luft) has apparently killed her fiancé (Trevor Nelson) on her wedding day. Her psychiatrist encourages her to move forward with her life. However, as she attempts to do so, she finds reality too difficult to contend with as she is bound to the… More In this dark, surreal comedy, Cindy Rossberg (Caroline Luft) has apparently killed her fiancé (Trevor Nelson) on her wedding day. Her psychiatrist encourages her to move forward with her life. However, as she attempts to do so, she finds reality too difficult to contend with as she is bound to the events of the past. As she tries to sort things out for herself, Cindy spirals into a wacky world of bizarre situations that become increasingly influenced by a murder mystery she is writing. In the end, Cindy discovers that she must act as her own emancipator in order to free herself from the role she thinks she is expected to play.
- Directed By
- Shari Berman
- Written By
- Shari Berman
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 28, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Independent Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Andy Webster, New York Times
The accessible and appealing Ms. Luft is a strong anchor. And Ms. Berman can be funny (especially with a black-and-white Ingmar Bergman send-up). It's intriguing to imagine what she could do with a tighter, more linear script.
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Rob Humanick, Projection Booth
Caught somewhere between an overwrought and interminable student film and an affectionately incompetent Ed Wood production. After two viewings, I don't know entirely how to feel about the experience, and that, to me, says it's an essential one.
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Eric Monder, Film Journal International
Quirky, disarming movie about a woman looking for answers to her troubled life has much to recommend.
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Cast
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Caroline Luft
as Cindy
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Gerry Birnbach
as Calvin/Psychiatrist
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Jennifer Malloy
as Holly
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Trevor Nelson
as Fiance/Man #275
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Leisha Shorey
as Sophie
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Wendy E. Taylor
as Michele
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Jason Steffan
as George
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Brandon Despain
as Larry
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Jerry Rago
as Paulie
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Takumi Mitobe
as John
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Erzen Krivca
as Detective, Photographer, Seth
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Colleen Cosgrove
as Mother, Receptionist
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Stewart Schneck
as Albert
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Peter von Zerneck
as Barry
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Corinne Callahan
as Young Cindy
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Kimberly Ann Maguire
as Young Holly
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Catherine Melillo
as Young Michele
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Lindsey Wales
as Young Sophie
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Ryan Cody Connor
as Young Barry
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Russell Kahn
as Young Michael
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John Kovaleski
as Waiter
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Brian Guillaudeu
as Friend, Man in Mask
- Jennifer Lynn Malloy
