Film

Chasing Amy 1997

Directed by Kevin Smith

  • Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • 114 min
  • R

It's not who you love. It's how.

Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.

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Contemporary, classical in form, intimate and spare.

  • contemporarynostalgic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • intimateepic
  • sparerichly built
  • rawmeticulous

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