As the muse of Hal Hartley's indie classics and as writer/director of the critically acclaimed Waitress, Adrienne Shelly was a shining star in the indie film firmament.As the muse of Hal Hartley's indie classics and as writer/director of the critically acclaimed Waitress, Adrienne Shelly was a shining star in the indie film firmament.As the muse of Hal Hartley's indie classics and as writer/director of the critically acclaimed Waitress, Adrienne Shelly was a shining star in the indie film firmament.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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Andy Griffith
- Old Joe
- (archive footage)
Adrienne Shelly
- Self
- (archive footage)
Martin Donovan
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Adrienne Shelly Foundation, which is briefly mentioned in this documentary, was founded in 2007 by Shelly's widower, Andy Ostroy. A memorial to her work, it is a nonprofit organization that awards grants to female actors, writers and/or directors of short films, feature films and documentaries. Among the films supported by a Shelly Foundation grant are the features The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020), Night Comes On (2018) and Pariah (2011), and the documentaries Roll Red Roll (2018), Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017), The Wolfpack (2015) and Freeheld (2007), which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subject. The foundation also gave an early short film grant to Chloé Zhao, who under a decade later became the second woman in history to win the Academy Award for Best Director.
- SoundtracksMany the Miles
Written and Performed by Sara Bareilles
Featured review
Touching tribute and labor of love
As "Adrienne" (2021 release; 98 min.) opens, we see home video footage of a Halloween party in 2006, featuring actress-director Adrienne Shelly and her 2 yr old daughter Sophie. The voice over informs us that shockingly Adrienne would be found dead the very next day, November 1, 2006. We then go to "New York City, May, 2019", where the musical "Waitress", adapted from Adrienne Shelly's last movie released just months after her death, is doing great business on Broadway. At this point we are 10 min into the film.
Couple of comments: this documentary is directed by Andy Ostroy, husband of Adrienne Shelly. The movie is two things into one: first and foremost, Ostroy wants to pay tribute to Adrienne and at the same time preserve Adrienne's legacy and memory for Sophie (now 17 years old), as a mother, a wife, an actress, a director. Second, Ostroy wants to fully understand what exactly happened that fateful November 1, 2006. I must admit I vaguely recall this happening, but I didn't know much of Adrienne Shelly's body of work. What I wasn't prepared for is the emotional toll of watching this, considering the senseless death of Adrienne. Bottom line: this movie is clearly a labor of love from Ostroy.
"Adrienne" premiered recently on HBO and is now available on HBO On Demand and HBO Max, where I caught it the other day. Whether you are a fan who is familiar with Adrienne Shelly or you know know next to nothing about her, as was the case for me, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.
Couple of comments: this documentary is directed by Andy Ostroy, husband of Adrienne Shelly. The movie is two things into one: first and foremost, Ostroy wants to pay tribute to Adrienne and at the same time preserve Adrienne's legacy and memory for Sophie (now 17 years old), as a mother, a wife, an actress, a director. Second, Ostroy wants to fully understand what exactly happened that fateful November 1, 2006. I must admit I vaguely recall this happening, but I didn't know much of Adrienne Shelly's body of work. What I wasn't prepared for is the emotional toll of watching this, considering the senseless death of Adrienne. Bottom line: this movie is clearly a labor of love from Ostroy.
"Adrienne" premiered recently on HBO and is now available on HBO On Demand and HBO Max, where I caught it the other day. Whether you are a fan who is familiar with Adrienne Shelly or you know know next to nothing about her, as was the case for me, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.
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- paul-allaer
- Dec 14, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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