Q&A with Lake Bell: 'You can't change if you're never looking at yourself'
"For life. No one wants anything 'for life.' It just reminds us of our impending death."
So begins writer, actor and director Lake Bell's "I Do ... Until I Don't," an ensemble comedy about the meaning of matrimony.
Delivered by jaded filmmaker (and recent divorcee) Vivian Prudeck (Dolly Wells), the film's opening lines summarize the thesis of Prudeck's upcoming documentary, which seeks to prove that traditional notions of marriage are outdated.
"Our problem is we live too long," she continues in a clipped British accent. "I mean, if we were all dying at 45, then fine, yes, of course, go get yourself betrothed. But now we insist on doing Pilates colonic retreats and vitamin drips, convicting ourselves to a dreadfully long
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