Appropriate Behavior, einfach ungezogen (2014)

Appropriate Behavior, einfach ungezogen: Directed by Desiree Akhavan. With Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Halley Feiffer, Ryan Fitzsimmons. Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities. Being without a cliché to hold onto can be a lonely experience.

“Appropriate Behavior (2014) is a self-serving film writing by, directed by, and starring Desiree Akhaven. The movie follows Shirin, a twenty-something woman, who is tall, beautiful, bisexual, and of Iranian heritage. Sounds interesting, right? Wrong.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eShirin doesnu0026#39;t appear to have any connection to anything other than herself and her love life. We never see her display any interest in art, music, or theater. She isnu0026#39;t interested in politics or human rights. Sheu0026#39;s not particularly interested in her Iranian cultural heritage, except to decry it. She scorns her brotheru0026#39;s perfect traditional fiancée, without realizing that this beautiful young woman is a pediatric plastic surgeon, specializing in burns.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOK–What is it that Shirin really likes? Drinking, dancing, and sex. Not too impressive a résumé, in my opinion. So . . . If you think youu0026#39;ll be charmed by a move with Shirin at its center, this is the film for you. If not, make a different choice. If you choose to see it, it will work well on DVD. We saw it at The Little Theatre as part of the fine ImageOut, the Rochester LGBT Film Festival.”