A record store owner revisits past heartbreaks, finding witty, dry humor in his melancholy romantic history.
Intimate and nostalgic, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and no real violence.
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After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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