Me Without You
2001, R, 108 min.
Directed by Sandra Goldbacher, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Anna Friel, Michelle Williams, Kyle MacLachlan, Oliver Milburn, Trudie Styler.
Growing up from grade-school confidantes into half-ass punks in Thatcher-era London and then finally into semi-lost twentysomethings, best friends Holly (Williams) and Marina (Friel) survive two decades of codependency, but just barely. With an ethereal palette and lyrical score cut from the same cloth as Sofia Coppola’s Virgin Suicides, Goldbacher’s BAFTA-nominated film is a melancholy, yet humorous look at what happens when best friends break up. Friel and Williams (of Dawson’s Creek) are exceptional as the two girls struggling to nail down an identity independent of the other.
This article appears in October 4 • 2002.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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