Ray Meets Helen
In bizarre, unrelated turns of events, Ray and Helen each happen upon large sums of money which give them the chance to re-invent themselves. As they fake their way to the high life, their paths cross, each falling for the other's 'new-and-improved' persona. But as their true selves shine through the act, Ray and Helen find themselves falling in love with the very qualities they are trying to hide in themselves.
21 December 1969, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
28 May 1944, Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA
4 May 1955, USA
12 July 1974, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
22 December 1958, Augusta, Georgia, USA
25 September 1956, Venice, California, USA
16 October 1961, New York City, New York, USA
May 03, 2018
Comprising multiple, loosely interwoven plot threads united as much by the characters' lyrical speech patterns as their end-of-life longings, "Ray Meets Helen" has a wistful, whimsical sophistication that has all but disappeared from movies.
April 30, 2018
After 15 years away from the cinema, Alan Rudolph reminds one of the suggestive potency of his films.
May 06, 2018
Moviegoers expecting a sprightly golden-years romance have come to the wrong place. So have those looking for a moody but credible reflection on decades of regrets.
May 02, 2018
While it bears many of the thematic and stylistic hallmarks that made Rudolph a reliable figure on the '80s indie scene with such films as "Choose Me" and "Trouble in Mind," this mannered character study comes across as more affected than affecting.
May 04, 2018
Sadly, the magic doesn't happen this time for Alan Rudolph, a very special filmmaker whose specialty has always been romance among the lost.
June 26, 2018
"Ray Meets Helen is political in the sense that matters most. It goes beneath the surface of its characters' differences to show what they have in common - what makes them soul mates."
