The Interestings

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The Interestings
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Written by Lynnie Greene
Richard Levine
Meg Wolitzer (novel)
Directed by Mike Newell
Starring Lauren Ambrose
Theme music composer Mark Mothersbaugh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers Peter Chomsky
Lynnie Greene
Tony Lara
Richard Levine
Lindsay Sloane
Robin Sweet
Cinematography Terry Stacey
Editor Kelley Dixon
Running time60 minutes
Production companies Amazon Studios
TriStar Television
Distributor Amazon Studios
Release
Original releaseJune 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) (TV)

The Interestings is a 2016 American television pilot directed by Mike Newell based on the novel of the same name by Meg Wolitzer. The narrative of the film jumps back and forth between the time Jules Jacobson spent at an arts camp meeting new friends and her current life in middle age with relationships that have transformed in the meantime.

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Synopsis

A group of teenagers meet at an arts camp and become lifelong friends.

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Reception

Brian Moylan of The Guardian wrote that it is "not an entirely original premise, but what makes the pilot especially moving is that we see these characters making huge decisions and then immediately see the consequences – intentional or otherwise." [1]
Margaret Lyons of the New York Times noted that "adapting a novel for television means losing some of the precision of the characters’ interior life" but found that the pilot "effectively conveys the various textures of the relationships among the old friends, which are sometimes fraught and sometimes the only source of peace in their lives." [2]
Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly called it an "all-over-the-place pilot" and stated that Newell and the writers "fail to find a distinct point of view on Wolitzer's story or translate the author's gracious, insightful understanding of her characters into dramatic or visual language." [3]

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References

  1. "Amazon streams two new TV pilots – one that's great and one that's terrible". TheGuardian.com . 17 June 2016.
  2. Lyons, Margaret; Hale, Mike; Genzlinger, Neil (17 June 2016). "Amazon's Literary Forays for TV: 'The Interestings' and 'The Last Tycoon'". The New York Times.
  3. "Amazon's 'The Interestings' and 'The Last Tycoon': EW Reviews". Entertainment Weekly .