SummaryA 30-something Jewish woman in New York practises the art of submission in the bedroom, and also navigates power dynamics in other facets of her life from work to family.
Directed By:Joanna Arnow
Written By:Joanna Arnow
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Metascore
Generally Favorable
77
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Mixed or Average
4.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
94% Positive
15 Reviews
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6% Mixed
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Apr 29, 2024
100
Arnow’s poignant and original performance—refined in its awkwardness, exalted in its degradation, touched with grace in its rude self-presentation—is a double masterwork of acting and directing.
May 22, 2023
90
It’s the unique rhythm of the way that this film is written and cut that elevates it beyond a standard millennial malaise movie.
May 22, 2023
83
It’s a wonderfully distinctive debut by Arnow, who lays it all out in both her script and performance.
May 22, 2023
80
The do’s, don’t’s and don’t-even-go-there’s of contemporary dating have long been standard fodder for US indie cinema, but they rarely get dissected quite so tartly, or with such weirdly impassive wit, as in The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed.
Apr 24, 2024
75
Much is just out of reach in Arnow’s shrewdly perceptive and very funny new film.
May 22, 2023
70
Arnow’s film won’t be for everyone — there’s a specificity and an insider energy to some of the jokes, which don’t always land — but there’s enough to fuel curiosity about what Arnow is trying to do. Even the title, with its sense of drifting and silent ellipses, makes you think.
Apr 26, 2024
50
Arnow’s sophisticated point — the one referenced in the film’s unwieldy title — is what drives interest until our own spirits snap.
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22% Positive
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Aug 2, 2024
5
Joanna Arnow escreve, dirige e protagoniza sseu conto sobre uma mulher que, na cama, curte ser submissa. Muito interessante como o filme consegue dosar essa submissão sem cair no clichê e no anti-feminismo, inclusive um de seus amantes ( o rapaz negro, convenhamos, o mais gostoso), vaiquestioná-la sobre o que suas amigas feministas diriam. Fica claro que aqui ele joga ao espectador, mas ela conseguiu passar a natureza de desejo mesmo. Ainda assim, é um filme que parece ter medo de se mostrar. Abusa do corpo feminino e esconde os masculinos, filma com certa timidez o que poderia ser mais aproveitado, abusa de câmera lenta naquilo que poderia dar um capricho maior. Faltou tesão. Talvez essa dualidade entre desejo e vazio seja isso mesmo, mas ao mirar no tom reflexivo pretendido, ficou mais chato do que a encomenda.
Production Company:
- Magnetic Labs
- Ravenser Odd
- Nice Dissolve
Release Date:Apr 26, 2024
Duration:1 h 27 m
Awards
Thessaloniki Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Indie Memphis Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Hamptons International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations




























