This Is How It Goes

Descriere

Belinda and Cody Phipps appear a typical Midwestern couple: teenage sweethearts, children, luxurious home. Typical except that Cody is black--"rich, black, and different," in the words of Belinda, who finds herself attracted to a former (white) classmate. As the battle for her affections is waged, Belinda and Cody frankly doubt the foundation of their initial attraction, opening the door wide to a swath of bigotry and betrayal. Staged on continually shifting moral ground that challenges our received notions about gender, ethnicity, and even love itself, This Is How It Goes unblinkingly explores the myriad ways in which the wild card of race is played by both black and white in America.

Despre autor

Neil LaBute

scriitor și regizor american · n. 1963

Neil N. LaBute este un dramaturg, regizor de film și scenarist american. Este cel mai bine cunoscut pentru o piesă pe care a scris-o și pe care a adaptat-o ulterior pentru ecran, În compania bărbaților (1997), câștigând premii de la Festivalul de Film de la Sundance, Premiile Spirit Independente și Cercul Criticilor de Film din New York.