Liberal Arts (2012)
Directed by Josh Radnor
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance.
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In 2004, the lead actor from a silly sitcom (Zach Braff of "Scrubs"), with no other notable credits to his name, wrote and directed an independent movie, "Garden State."
It's not easy to be the alternative dream girl in an American film but, like Natalie Portman in Zach Braff's Garden State, Olsen invests her character with both a charm and a sense of uncluttered perception that makes difficult scenes take flight.
If this sounds a lot like Garden State, well, it is, only with one person mourning a career instead of several people mourning a person, and a classical mixtape (how high-minded Zibby is!) taking the place of The Shins.
Like Vincent Gallo ("Buffalo '66," "The Brown Bunny"), Radnor writes, directs and stars in his films.
Like Vincent Gallo ("Buffalo '66," "The Brown Bunny"), Radnor writes, directs and stars in his films.