A Reason to be Larry
2023 · 10m · USA
Directed by Oszkar Nosek
Genres: comedy, coming-of-age, experimental
Tones: surreal, tender, whimsical
A suburban high-schooler named Larry tries to come to terms with the fact that he might never be one of the Great Larrys, drifting past local musicians, an artist, and a fortune teller. Mini DV, wholesome voiceover, occasional 3D dream sequences.
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The scouts
Mini DV plus a kid named Larry plus 3D dream sequences plus a fortune teller — Nosek isn't trying to be cool and it works on him. Stays sweet, doesn't go cloying.
Oszkar Nosek shoots a suburban identity crisis on mini-DV with 3D dream interludes and wholesome voiceover — Napoleon Dynamite's framing rerouted through Jane Schoenbrun's MV-era sensibility. The conceit is small; the execution is patient.
Mini DV plus interspersed 3D dream imagery and a wholesome internal monologue, all hung on an identity crisis over the protagonist's own name — Nosek's format-collision matches the surreal coming-of-age register.
Reviews
A surreal character study featuring absurd visual sequences, with a wholesome voiceover belonging to the protagonist paired with experimental cinematography to examine identity and belonging.