Denise Calls Up (1996)

Synopsis: Director/writer Hal Selwen has fashioned an ingenious film from the use of one simple device: all the dialogue takes place on the phone. This little trick not only forces a great deal of... Director/writer Hal Selwen has fashioned an ingenious film from the use of one simple device: all the dialogue takes place on the phone. This little trick not only forces a great deal of free-wheeling conversation and witty asides, but it also serves as an overarching metaphor for romance in the modern age. The film focuses on six friends who are all too busy to actually see each other; instead, they apologize over the phone for missing this or that event. The comic mayhem percolates as they conduct their romantic entanglements with the help of the phone, fax, and modem. [More]

Starring: Alanna Ubach, Tim Daly, Dana Wheeler, Aida Turturro

Starring: Alanna Ubach, Tim Daly, Dana Wheeler, Aida Turturro, Liev Schreiber, Caroleen Feeney, Dan Gunther, Sylvia Miles

Director: Hal Salwen

Director: Hal Salwen

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