13 conversations about one thing full movie12/28/2023 Jill and Stephen do most of the talking and have a lot to say. The only significant introduction is a commentary track by director Jill, screen writer Karen and editor Stephen Mirrone. For the most part the film is dialogue driven and every line can be heard clearly. The audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and sounds great. There seems to be a conscious use of color in many of the scene and it looks very sharp and clean. Much of the film has a good use of locations and colors. The DVD looks very good and presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic. There is also an overlapping time formation that reveals a fascinating idea about characters being connected to one another not only in space but in time. There is also an unhurried mood to the film, which makes it quite involving. The reason the film rises about this somewhat simple premise is that the screenplay and direction are both excellent and the structure is anything but simple. No one would deny the fact that if you treat people with respect they will do the same for you. The only problem is this message is a bit obvious. The general message is that in order to attain happiness we need to look out for one another and that when we short circuit our obligation to one another then we are lost. The women characters include Clea Duvall as an optimistic cleaning lady who is the victim of the hit-and-run and Amy Irving who plays the wife of Tutturo's character. Most especially from Alan Arkin as an embittered Insurance salesman who seems intent on making people suffer with him, Matthew McConaughey as a cocky lawyer who gets in trouble with a hit-and-run accident and John Tutturro as a physics professor who can no longer make a real connection with his wife. The film features great performances from the entire cast. Similar to the great Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski the film deals with the fate and destiny of characters who have no idea how much the dramas of their lives intersect. Set in New York City the film deals with a group of related and unrelated characters whose lives cross in the most ironic ways. But after watching the film it's clear that Jill - and her sister Karen who co-wrote the film - have something to say about human behavior. The title '13 Conversations about One Thing' may lead one to believe that the 'one thing' in question is sex or love. This fascinating morality tale film by Jill Sprecher is one of the few films made in 2002 that has the ability to make you think.
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