The Remnants of Civilization and the Dawn of Anxiety2012

Maybe best described as Pynchon/Resnais mashup, hyper-fictional comedy about academics and time? I'm totally sure what this movie is, but if you are into mind bending non-traditional narratives, amazing dry humor, romantic triangles, doppelgangers, memory, utopianism, space-time, shady academic politics, you HAVE to watch RoC & DoA.

Still wrapping my head around this film. The director manages to brilliantly pull off a strange yet rewarding journey filled with laughs & quirky characters that suck you right in. Must Watch!

This film was strange in all the right ways, filled with unexpected turns and surprising humor. What a great find!

A fascinating use of time loops, cultural norms, and our own expectations. I liked it very much. A good fit for lovers of philosophy, dystopia, and the erudite.

One of the best American Indie films I have seen in a very long time. The director/writer not only provides a film that is humorous but one that is very intelligent both in it's humor and story. It's refreshing to see such care and dedication to a story with everything in the beginning, middle, and end coming together. Watch this film if you want to see a story that has a terrific payoff. The most original film I have seen since Being John Malkovich. The Remnants of Civilization & the Dawn of Anxiety is that good!

Holy shit! An American indie made within the last five years that has a strong directorial vision and a fresh sense of narrative structure. And I thought it no longer existed. Glad to be proven wrong -- a breath of fresh fucking air. Love the gems you can find on this site.

Wry, melancholy, and wistful at once--my favorite kind of movie. This film definitely rewards multiple viewings--it has many subtle layers and details. I only wish it were feature length!

What a romp! Off-beat, hilarious, and always engaging. A fun ride from start to end. Highly recommended.

This was like a song in the round, a cyclical poem, a gyroscope spinning with the characters barely hanging on and always returning to the same theme; "Happiness Does Not Exist So Just Get As Close As You can."

Really enjoyed watching this film. It was great!

A melodic, folded diptych that captivates the viewer with wry and soulful...yea, yea. OK this film seriously made me feel less lonely. Watch it.

Topics like the explanation for the origins of anxiety aligned with a quest for utopia are overlapped on characters attending a symposium, its lectures and exchanges therein. The characters and their preoccupations in a ubiquitous hotel setting for the conference, keep the conversations, direction, and message of the film unrooted, superficial. Any statement about happiness seems vague and lost in the execution.

A two-part (or, three, really, with the denouement) movie with each story intersecting at crucial points. I enjoyed the first segment best, perhaps because I'm a sucker for a thoughtful time-travel narrative. The second segment, though, disappointed. After a promising premise, the storyline seemed to fizzle out, problems were resolved too soon, and the film doesn't seem to know where to go afterwards. The denouement third part felt tacked on, like a Hollywood happy ending. Nice narrative idea, good editing, good acting, but ultimately disappointing.

I needed 29 more minutes to better understand the 2 main characters and their particular motivations. But I thoroughly enjoyed the story I was presented with.

boring

Really enjoyed watching this. Very interesting and well made.

Interesting characters and storylines. Was curious to see where they all ended up- satisfying ending!

NOT OPTIONAL

The film left me thinking about it afterwards. Really enjoyed it!