You are invited to a screening Celeste and Jesse Forever this Thursday, August 23 at 7:30pm at the Landmark Esquire. You can win tickets by texting BFF and your zip code to 43549 (Ex: BFF 80202). There is no charge to text 43KIX. Message and data rates from your wireless carrier may apply.
Celeste and Jesse Forever – Sony Pictures Classics – Opening: August 24 @ Landmark Esquire – Rated: R – Running Time: 91 min
Directed By Lee Toland Krieger
Written By Rashida Jones and Will McCormack
Produced By Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd, Lee Nelson
Starring Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Will McCormack, Chris Messina, Ari Graynor, Emma
Roberts, Elijah Wood, Eric Christian Olsen, Rebecca Dayan
Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg) met in high school, married young and are growing apart. Now thirty, Celeste is the driven owner of her own media consulting firm, Jesse is once again unemployed and in no particular rush to do anything with his life.
Celeste is convinced that divorcing Jesse is the right thing to do — she is on her way up, he is on his way nowhere, and if they do it now instead of later, they can remain supportive friends. Jesse passively accepts this transition into friendship, even though he is still in love with her. As the reality of their separation sets in, Celeste slowly and painfully realizes she has been cavalier about their relationship, and her decision, which once seemed mature and progressive, now seems impulsive and selfish. But her timing with Jesse is less than fortuitous. While navigating the turbulent changes in their lives and in their hearts, these two learn that in order to truly love someone, you may have to let them go.