Listen Up Philip
After refusing to promote his eagerly awaited second novel, Philip, a self-absorbed writer, takes up residence at the home of his literary idol. When Philip';s idol Ike Zimmerman offers his isolated summer home as a refuge, he finally gets the peace and quiet to focus on his favorite subject: himself.
4 December 1987, Sun Valley, Idaho, USA
5 February 1983, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère, France
16 December 1981, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
24 April 1953, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
1 June 1947, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, UK
August 19, 2016
A clever and entertaining look to the intellectual and pretentious world of Manhattan. [Full review in Spanish]
December 12, 2015
With Listen Up Philip [Alex Ross Perry is] certainly speaking a truth, and doing so with a rare, unflinching honesty, even if it's sometimes hard to watch Philip's tragically miserable existence unfold.
November 13, 2014
If Philip showed a bit of personality beyond being a boor and a bore, he might be worth almost two hours of attention.
August 01, 2015
If the point of Listen Up Philip is that talented people can also be colossal jerks - well, that's about as eye-opening as saying that pizza is a hugely popular menu item.
October 30, 2014
Why would anyone want to spend time with these people? Because they're fools with great gifts, and Perry almost lovingly explores the gulf between the beauty with which they create and the smallness with which they live.
December 31, 2015
Well-written, strongly acted, and often very funny ...
October 24, 2014
Written and directed by Alex Ross Perry, Listen Up Philip looks like the kind of movie film classes would study in the 1970s.
November 06, 2014
Perry's acerbic sense of the literary/academic lifestyle - which, oddly enough, involves less actual writing and teaching than drinking and "thinking" - is both exceptionally funny and deeply sad.
June 21, 2016
Alex Ross Perry certainly offers a nod to a handful of directors, but has crafted something wholly his own with Listen Up Philip.
August 16, 2016
Like its central character, Listen Up Philip exudes a kind of highbrow affectation that charms more than it alienates.
December 12, 2015
Listen Up Philip is an astute, quietly complex and richly absorbing study of creative success, with note-perfect performances from a superb ensemble.
