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- Transposing the Pygmalion myth to a modern twenty-something romance, writer Zoe Kazan and directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine) use their magic realist premise to depict a recognisable relationship with a central dysfunction: whatever Calvin writes, Ruby is.
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Ruby Sparks is a 2012 American romantic fantasy comedy-drama film written by Zoe Kazan and directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. It stars Paul Dano as an anxious novelist whose fictional character, Ruby Sparks, played by Kazan, comes to life, and his struggles to reconcile his idealized vision of her with her increasing independence. [ 2 ]
Ruby Sparks: Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris. With Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina, Annette Bening. A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.
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- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
- 2012-09-06
Jul 24, 2012 · “Ruby Sparks,” written by and starring Zoe Kazan, is a variation of the Pygmalion myth, featuring Paul Dano as a struggling novelist.
- Stephen Holden
- Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Jul 23, 2012 · Ruby Sparks is a fantasy-romance about a lonely writer named Calvin (Paul Dano) who spins a story about his dream girl — she listens to Phil Collins, roots for the underdog, loves motorcycles,...
- Patti Greco
- Contributor
Jul 24, 2022 · Written specifically for her partner Paul Dano, “Ruby Sparks” follows Calvin Weir-Fields, a 29-year-old writer who is struggling to finish a second book after the breakout success of his first novel ten years earlier.
Jul 24, 2012 · The magical event that happens in the life of a young novelist named Calvin Weir-Fields is first a dream come true, but then becomes a nightmare. Calvin (Paul Dano) had the misfortune to write, in his late teens, a book that was loved and treasured by just about everyone. He’s been blocked ever since.
Jul 27, 2012 · Culture. 'Ruby Sparks': A Charming Tale of Boy-Makes-Girl. By Christopher Orr. July 27, 2012. The Little Miss Sunshine directors deliver a high-concept love story that only occasionally...
