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Paper Heart is a 2009 American romantic comedy film starring Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera as fictionalized versions of themselves based on their rumored relationship, though Yi has said they never dated.
The plot for the film is based on Charlyne Yi s original idea of a documentary, which Nick Jasenovec suggested would be accentuated with a fictional storyline.
Plot
Will I ever find love is her question, and Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to answer, what is love. She and her good friend (and director) Nick search for answers and advice about love.
Charlyne asks people on the street, regular folks, her famous (and not) friends like Seth Rogen, Demetri Martin, bikers, romance novelists, kids and even scientists or other experts of love. They each offer diverse views on modern romance, as well as various answers to the age-old question: does true love really exist?
Shortly after filming begins, Charlyn has a chance meeting with Michael Cera at a party (a fictionalised verson of himself, a part of the script). He begins to take an interest in her, and they get more comfortable with each other as the camera and director follow them around. As they go across the country, she connects with Michael and they start dating.
A docufiction, there are three actors in this film, Jake M. Johnson is the only one who plays a role (Nicholas Jasenovec, the director of this film). Yi and Cera are fictionalised versions of themselves, and all the rest are himself or herself . Real couples talk about their own definitions of what love is. Here and there, there are also some stop-motion animation segments, to accompany people’s anectdotes about love.
There are flat-out documentary segments, exploring love in a wide spectrum. Interviews from around America range from innocent children, to complete theories from scientists. It s like Love 101 for Dummies, with personal interpretations from sharing their most memorable anecdotes.
In the end credits, there is a touching yet comedic love song performed by Charlyne Yi, and a little stinger to finalize.
Cast
- Charlyne Yi as herself
- Michael Cera as himself
- Jake Johnson as Nicholas Jasenovec
- Seth Rogen
- Demetri Martin
- Martin Starr
- Derek Waters
- Paul Rust
- Paul Scheer
Release
Paper Heart received a limited release on August 7, 2009, in the United States and Canada, making $1,286,744. It has been released on home media.
Reception
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Paper Heart received mixed reviews by critics and currently holds a 60% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars. The film won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
Soundtrack
Paper Heart: Original Soundtrack | |
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Soundtrack album by
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Released | August 4, 2009 |
Length | 41:00 |
Label | Lakeshore |
Producer | Alden Penner |
The soundtrack of Paper Heart was released on August 4, 2009 by Lakeshore Records and contains music composed primarily by Michael Cera and Charlyne Yi. Alden Penner was the producer.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | The Beginning | Michael Cera, Michael Cassady, Alden Penner, Adam Etinson | 2:56 |
2. | Hope | Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Alden Penner | 1:29 |
3. | Mike Modrak | Michael Cera | 1:51 |
4. | Now They re Really Getting to Know Each Other | Michael Cera, Alden Penner | 1:29 |
5. | Children Are Ridiculous | Michael Cera, Alden Penner | 1:50 |
6. | Symphony | Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Alden Penner | 1:16 |
7. | Don & Sally | Michael Cera, Mary Forrest, Jamie Wheeler, Alden Penner | 1:44 |
8. | New York City Theme | Michael Cera, Alden Penner | 0:41 |
9. | Magic Perfume | Charlyne Yi, Matt Davis | 2:18 |
10. | Charlyne vs Charlyne | Michael Cera, Jeremy Konner | 1:18 |
11. | The 11th Arrondissement | Zach Condon, Perrin Cloutier | 2:07 |
12. | Sid & Mary Beth | Michael Cera, Michael Cassady, Alden Penner | 2:23 |
13. | Moon Waltz | Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Alden Penner | 1:06 |
14. | Chivalrous Galloping For Thy Love | Michael Cera, Alden Penner | 1:23 |
15. | Psychic? | Michael Cera, Alden Penner | 0:51 |
16. | Lois & Sully | Michael Cera, Alden Penner, Dan Ring, Charlyne Yi | 1:51 |
17. | Learning | Michael Cera, Alden Penner | 2:35 |
18. | Flying Away | Michael Cera | 2:00 |
19. | Creepy Town | Michael Cera | 0:34 |
20. | Sprinkling | Charlyne Yi | 2:00 |
21. | Twin Dream Phoenix | Alden Penner, Aiden Jeffery, Michael Speleit, Nathan Gage, Marie-Claire Saindon, Nicholas Scribner, Ben Borden | 3:10 |
22. | Girl With The Microphone | Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Mary Forrest, Alden Penner | 2:05 |
Year | 2009 |
ReleaseDate | 2009-08-28 |
RuntimeMins | 88 |
RuntimeStr | 1h 28min |
Plot | Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn’t fully understand: Love. |
Awards | Awards, 1 win & 3 nominations |
Directors | Nicholas Jasenovec |
Writers | Nicholas Jasenovec, Charlyne Yi |
Stars | Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera, Jake Johnson |
Produced by | Katie Eastridge, Nicholas Jasenovec, Sandra Murillo, Elise Salomon, Charlyne Yi |
Music by | Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi |
Cinematography by | Jay Hunter |
Film Editing by | Ryan Brown |
Casting By | Eileen Kennedy |
Art Department | Stacy Fuegen |
Sound Department | Richard Branca, Anita Cannella, Devendra Cleary, Alan Decker, Amy Kane, Mike Marino, Tobias Poppe, Eryne Prine, Jacob Riehle, Brian Smith, Jon Wakeham |
Camera and Electrical Department | Danny Durr, Ben Gamble, Jeff Hall, Robby Hart, Jay Hunter, Clint Kasparian, Justina Mintz, John Orphan, Melvina Rapozo, J. Aaron Stinde |
Animation Department | Narbeh Nazarian |
Editorial Department | Rose Calabrese, Joe Cook, Christopher Currall, Dave Massey, Ray Miller, Jyrki Rantasuo, Michael Sohcot |
Music Department | Kyle Biane, Marc Cantone, Michael Daniel Cassady, Zach Condon, Mary Forrest, Jeremy Konner, Alden Penner, Dan Ring, Marie-Claire Saindon, Greg Townley, Jamie Vega Wheeler, Charlyne Yi |
Transportation Department | Lance Cherniet, Arlene Halpenny-Heeley, Ken Kaplan, J.R. Mallon, Michael Pacheco, Robert Renfro, Shawnee Spittal, Laurence Tozzi, Matthew R. Zboyovski |
Additional Crew | Steve Berman, Giovanni Cuarez, Don Gallant, Kevin King, Kris King, Jeremy Milota, Casey O Connor, Gisele Perez, Russell Smith, Adam Stone, Adam M. Stone, Cat Stone, Charlyne Yi, Luciano Yi, Meagan Zimbeck, Daniel Villagomez |
Thanks | Matthew Patrick Davis, Joel Geist |
Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Companies | Overture Films, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Paper Heart Productions |
Countries | USA |
Languages | English |
ContentRating | PG-13 |
ImDbRating | 6 |
ImDbRatingVotes | 8412 |
MetacriticRating | 54 |
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