Jesse Eisenberg's comedy set in the high-stakes world of community theater finds a shy housewife (Julianne Moore) under the spell of an enigmatic director (Paul Giamatti). Jesse Eisenberg's sharp, slightly insane take brings us a memorable story of self-actualization through creative destruction. Julianne Moore runs through wild, wonderful extremes as a woman who, having spent her life as a shrinking violet, is determined to make her mark on the world. Paul Giamatti matches her beat for beat as the big-fish-small-pond director who tries to introduce this hapless novice to the liberating potential of the stage—and then both marvels and shudders at what he's created. As the characters change, so too does the world around them, and Eisenberg's deft direction balances both the film's expertly timed comedy and a gorgeous drift into surrealism. Get more info here. Part of Telluride at Dartmouth