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Lawrence Michael Levine

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Nationality
  
American

Spouse
  
Sophia Takal

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Lawrence Levine

Years active
  
2004-present


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Occupation
  
Actor, director, editor, producer, writer

Nominations
  
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You

Movies
  
Wild Canaries, V/H/S/2, Gabi on the Roof in July, The Zone, Detonator

Similar People
  
Sophia Takal, Gregg Hale, Simon Barrett, Jason Eisener, Timo Tjahjanto

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Lawrence Michael Levine is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker, best known for writing and directing the films Gabi on the Roof in July and Wild Canaries.

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Career

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In 2005, Levine wrote, produced, and directed his debut film Territory, based on his stage play of the same name. Critic Aaron West of eFilmCritic wrote of the film, "The off-Broadway version is undoubtedly the more appropriate medium for this story, and if given a choice, I would rather see it there. Still, I cannot help but applaud Levine for trying something a little different. His characters are extraordinarily ordinary, and his tightly wound screenplay reveals their (and our) brightest and darkest sides at various times."

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In 2009, he wrote and directed the short films The Empress and Fat Friend.

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His next film, 2010's romantic drama/comedy Gabi on the Roof in July, received a positive critical response and was praised by Eric Kohn of Indiewire, who called the film a "lightly amusing comedy". The film is also noteworthy for featuring an early appearance of actress and filmmaker Lena Dunham.

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In 2014, Levine wrote, directed, and starred in the mystery/comedy Wild Canaries. The film received a positive response from critics and was praised by The Village Voice as being "...the closest a contemporary film has come to replicating the unbridled jubilance of a classic screwball comedy".

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Levine is married to fellow filmmaker Sophia Takal, with whom he has collaborated on several films. In 2013, Jordan Zakarin of The Hollywood Reporter named Levine and Takal two of New York's next big independent filmmakers.

In addition to his own films, Levine has also acted in such pictures as Richard's Wedding, Takal's Green, All the Light in the Sky, and V/H/S/2.

References

Lawrence Michael Levine Wikipedia