'P.S.' excerpt - the humiliation of age

An excerpt from the film adaptation 'P.S.' (2004) of Helen Schulman's novel. In this scene, Louise (Laura Linney) plays a game of pretend with her young lover (Topher Grace).

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• p.s.
• laura
• linney
• topher
• grace
• dylan
• kidd
• helen
• schulman
• humiliation
• aging

[jsharp1701]

One of the best descriptions of the connection between experience and art that I've ever seen. Which makes it good art, too. Linney is absolutely perfect and Grace actually draw from the differences in their real lives - she's a beautiful, successful actress hitting middle age and he's a young guy with a hit sitcom who's only witnessed it from the outside and they just live it right there in front of the camera.

[reddress000]

that's a really interesting interpretation, and i couldn't agree more about the first sentence. funny thing is the movie is mostly quite vague about its themes and narrative, and here you have this gorgeous, seductive, philosophical scene, out of nowhere. it stands on its own.

[shmuck990]

laura is so hot

[dalzilla]

Wow...that was WELL acted.

[karezza6]

LL is a Goddess.

[Notawesomeatall7]

I saw this years ago as a teenager and this seen really stuck with me.

[karenteacher2008]

"...it's that humiliation that will connect you to the rest of us. It's that feeling that will give your work meaning."

[karenteacher2008]

an underrated movie...great scene

[tideivlife1]

... she had some issues that I completely understand now and the sex was way more intense than guys my age were experiencing. This clip took me back 33 years.

[tideivlife1]

That was me in 1978. I'm not yet 18, she was 32. The sex was awesome she taught me more in six months than I ever imagined. My confidence went through the roof. But I got the feeling that she loved and hated the fact that I was a hardbodied teenager as she would often talk to me as if I was a naive child. She would also tell me how she used

to have a perfect body (damn she still did!) and now it was dropping and somehow she made ME feel guilty for being young. She had some issues that I comple

[highdopaminelevel]

@reddress000 hey, sorry to butt in..love the excerpt..i'm just wondering if you know where i can watch the movie online 'cause God knows i've loved Laura for the longest time and wanted to watch this movie like years ago and i can't find a copy of it in stores and free viewing of it online..so it would really be great if you could help me out..

[50kT]

wow i need to watch this everyday so i don't end up fat, bald, and unaccomplished

[86thislove]

C'est le vie, that's all I can say about this

[branofnamebran]

Every musician and artist should have to watch and understand this clip before putting out anything...