Happy Christmas is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Joe Swanberg. It stars Swanberg, Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Lena Dunham and Mark Webber. Like most of Swanberg’s previous features, the film’s dialogue was entirely improvised.
The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival (where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic Competition)on January 19, 2014.
It was released on June 26, 2014, through video on demand prior to being released in a limited release July 25, 2014 in the United States by Magnolia Pictures.
Plot
Irresponsible 20-something Jenny (Anna Kendrick) arrives in Chicago to live with her older brother Jeff (Joe Swanberg), a young filmmaker living a happy existence with his novelist wife Kelly (Melanie Lynskey) and their two-year-old son. Jenny’s arrival shakes up their quiet domesticity as she and Jenny’s friend from high school Carson (Lena Dunham) instigate an evolution in Kelly’s life and career.
Cast
Anna Kendrick as Jenny
Melanie Lynskey as Kelly
Joe Swanberg as Jeff
Mark Webber as Kevin
Lena Dunham as Carson
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