The 40-Year-Old Version
The 40-Year-Old Version
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| Directed by | Radha Blank |
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| Written by | Radha Blank |
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| Music by | Guy C. Routte |
| Cinematography | Eric Branco |
| Edited by | Robert Grigsby Wilson |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The 40-Year-Old Version is a 2020 American comedy film written, directed, and produced by Radha Blank, in her feature directorial debut. It stars Blank, Peter Kim, Oswin Benjamin, and Reed Birney.[1]
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020, where Blank won the U.S Dramatic Competition Directing Award, and was released on October 9, 2020, by Netflix.
Plot[edit]
The film follows a fictionalized version of Radha Blank's struggle to achieve artistic fulfillment as a playwright and as a rapper in New York City as she approaches her 40th birthday.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Radha Blank as Radha
- Peter Kim as Archie
- Oswin Benjamin as D
- Imani Lewis as Elaine
- Haskiri Velazquez as Rosa
- Antonio Ortiz as Waldo
- TJ Atoms as Kamal
- Jacob Ming-Trent as Lamont
- Stacey Sargeant as Stacey
- William Oliver Watkins as Marcus
- Meghan O'Neill as Jaime
- André Ward as Forrest
- Welker White as Julie
- Reed Birney as J. Whitman
Production[edit]
In August 2019, it was announced Radha Blank, Peter Kim, and Oswin Benjamin had joined the cast of the film, with Blank directing from a screenplay she wrote and Lena Waithe producing.[3] The title is a play on the 2005 comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
Release[edit]
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020.[4][5] Shortly after, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film.[6] It was released on October 9, 2020.[7]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 102 reviews, with an average rating of 8.10/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Forty-Year-Old Version opens a compelling window into the ebbs and flows of the artist's life—and announces writer-director-star Radha Blank as a major filmmaking talent with her feature debut."[8] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]
Accolades[edit]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Sundance Film Festival | February 1, 2020 | U.S. Dramatic Competition Directing Award | Radha Blank | Won | [10] |
| U.S. Dramatic Competition Grand Jury Prize | Nominated |
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