The film updates the classic "clash of values" for the digital age, pitting old-school social justice against modern internet celebrity culture.
Eisenberg explores how even "good" work (like Evelyn’s shelter) and creative expression (Ziggy’s music) can be fueled by a self-serving desire for recognition.
It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was released by A24 in early 2023.
Reviewers from The New York Times and Time Magazine highlight the "nightmare of estrangement" at the center of the film, where both characters are too self-involved to see each other's inherent goodness. Production Context
"Când termini de salvat lumea" is the Romanian title for (2022) , a comedy-drama that serves as the directorial debut of actor Jesse Eisenberg . The film explores the friction between a mother and her teenage son who are both driven by a need for validation, albeit in vastly different worlds. Core Summary
The film received generally positive reviews, with particular praise for Julianne Moore’s "uncomfortably real" performance and the naturalistic, sometimes cringeworthy humor.
Evelyn finds Ziggy’s online pursuit shallow and narcissistic, while Ziggy feels his mother is formal, uptight, and emotionally distant.
The film updates the classic "clash of values" for the digital age, pitting old-school social justice against modern internet celebrity culture.
Eisenberg explores how even "good" work (like Evelyn’s shelter) and creative expression (Ziggy’s music) can be fueled by a self-serving desire for recognition. CГўnd termini de salvat lumea
It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was released by A24 in early 2023. The film updates the classic "clash of values"
Reviewers from The New York Times and Time Magazine highlight the "nightmare of estrangement" at the center of the film, where both characters are too self-involved to see each other's inherent goodness. Production Context Reviewers from The New York Times and Time
"Când termini de salvat lumea" is the Romanian title for (2022) , a comedy-drama that serves as the directorial debut of actor Jesse Eisenberg . The film explores the friction between a mother and her teenage son who are both driven by a need for validation, albeit in vastly different worlds. Core Summary
The film received generally positive reviews, with particular praise for Julianne Moore’s "uncomfortably real" performance and the naturalistic, sometimes cringeworthy humor.
Evelyn finds Ziggy’s online pursuit shallow and narcissistic, while Ziggy feels his mother is formal, uptight, and emotionally distant.