Me and You and Everyone We Know
2005 film directed by Miranda July
Me and You and Everyone We Know is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Miranda July. She also acts in the starring role, opposite John Hawkes. The film was the first major studio production for July, who had been known previously for her self-produced short films and performance art.
Plot
The structure of the film consists of several subplots which all revolve around an intertwined cast of characters.
Richard is a shoe salesman and recently separated father of two. After being thrown out by his wife Pam, he gets an apartment of his own to share with his sons, 14-year-old Peter and six-year-old Robby. He meets Christine, a senior-cab driver and amateur video artist, while she takes her client to shop for shoes, and the two develop a fledgling romantic relationship.
Peter and Robby have a joint online chat, which Robby later depicts in another chat session as "))<>((", an emoticon that means "pooping back and forth, forever." This piques the interest of the woman at the other end and she suggests a face-to-face meeting.
Meanwhile, Christine wants to hand a videotape of her work to Nancy, the curator of a contemporary art museum, who impatiently tells her to submit it by mail; when she does, Nancy watches and accepts it. Nancy turns out to be the woman who was instant messaging with the brothers, and when she and Robby meet at a park, she realizes he is a child, kisses him and walks away.
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