Lethargy
An early high-school short by Josh Safdie and David Gelb, Lethargy follows a drifting New York teenager—shot in black-and-white with color dream bursts—whose path crosses a park-bench “animal therapist” (a cameo by Robert Downey Jr.) and other fleeting figures, including Edward Burns, in a wry, post-modern sketch of youthful inertia.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2002 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Director | David Gelb |
| Runtime | 7 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.0/10 (1 votes) |
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The film constructs its mood through the stark contrast of monochrome reality and sudden bursts of color, which serve as visual metaphors for the protagonist's inner life. It relies entirely on atmosphere over narrative, feeling like an observed daydream.
What lingers after viewing is not a plot, but a sensation—a wry, postmodern sketch of how time dilates in a state of apathy. It captures a specific, fleeting feeling of youthful drift. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: David Gelb
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Alone, late at night, when your own thoughts move at the film's deliberate, drowsy pace.
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