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I am not quite sure what to make of Paper Heart from this trailer.   Here is the overall premise of the movie.

Charlyne Yi does not believe in love.  Actually, she doesn’t believe in fairy-tale love or the Hollywood mythology of love, and her own experiences have turned her into yet another modern-day skeptic.

Paper Heart journeys with Charlyne as she embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn’t fully understand. As she and her good friend (and director) Nicholas search for answers and advice about love, Charlyne talks with friends and strangers, scientists, bikers, romance novelists, and children. They each offer diverse views on modern romance, as well as various answers to the age-old question: does true love really exist?

Then, shortly after filming begins, Charlyne meets a boy after her own heart: Michael Cera. Their relationship develops on camera and her pursuit to discover the nature of love takes on a fresh new urgency.

Charlyne risks losing the person she finds closest to her heart. Combining elements of documentary and traditional storytelling, reality and fantasy, Paper Heart brings a fresh perspective to the modern romance and redefines the classic love story.

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Paper Heart is a delightful tale, starring Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up) and Michael Cera (Juno, Year One). Michael Cera plays these roles with such innocence. The style of filmmaking is unique because it mixes reality with fiction. The story follows Yi as she embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn’t fully understand: Love. 

Cera becomes the object of her affection.  Weaving together reality and fantasy, the film combines elements of documentary and traditional storytelling to bring a fresh perspective to the modern romance. Paper Heart also stars Jake Johnson (Red Belt) who plays the film director documenting Yi’s international journey that includes stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Nashville, New York City, Toronto and Paris. 

Paper Heart debut at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Waldo Salt Award for best screenplay.  The film opens in Los Angeles and New York theaters August 7, 2009 and expanding on August 17, 2009.

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