Adrienne

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Adrienne

2021,

1h 38m,

Documentary

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Through candid conversations with family, friends and colleagues, Andy Ostroy celebrates the life and work of his late wife -- actress and filmmaker Adrienne Shelly.

John Doyle

Globe and Mail

Mar 18, 2022

The doc is made by her husband, Andy Ostroy, and it is a glowing tribute, an act of grieving.

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Kristen Lopez

IndieWire

Feb 7, 2022

B+

Adrienne is a beautiful testament to the power of Adrienne Shelly and will hopefully inspire fans, new and old, to revisit her work. Bring tissues.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Dec 2, 2021

Andy Ostroy, the film's producer and director, is also a widower walking a tightrope, and he does so successfully most of the time.

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Joe Flockhart

Loud and Clear Reviews

Mar 2, 2026

4/5

Andy Ostroy’s documentary on the life and career of his wife, filmmaker and actor Adrienne Shelly is a simultaneously somber and heartbreaking yet life-affirming and inspiring collage.

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Michael Clark

Epoch Times

Jun 1, 2022

4/5

A semi-Southern gothic hybrid of “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Fried Green Tomatoes,” “Waitress” finds Shelly delicately balancing the sweet and the tart (both literally and figuratively) and it is an amazing examination of the human condition.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Mar 26, 2022

FOUR STARS

Devastating. NYC is dangerous town.

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Synopsis

Through candid conversations with family, friends and colleagues, Andy Ostroy celebrates the life and work of his late wife -- actress and filmmaker Adrienne Shelly.

Director: Andy Ostroy
Producer: Andy Ostroy
Distributor: HBO Documentary Films
Production Co: HBO Documentary Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 1, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2021
Runtime: 1h 38m

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