# Shit Year

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***Shit Year*** is a 2010 American experimental drama film written and directed by [Cam Archer](/source/Cam_Archer) and starring [Ellen Barkin](/source/Ellen_Barkin).[1] The film was screened at the Directors' Fortnight event of the [2010 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2010_Cannes_Film_Festival).[2]

## Plot

After a successful career, actress Colleen West (Ellen Barkin) decides to retire and return to a life without so much adventure in a peaceful place. It is when a large building is installed in the vicinity and breaks the calm of the place. Mrs. West, then, realizes that the serenity of before all that would not return and that her life, in reality, was an entire stage, where everything and everyone were full interpretations. Seized by dissatisfaction, Colleen begins to feel as if she has lived her life through her characters staged on stages and on screens.[3]

## Cast

- [Ellen Barkin](/source/Ellen_Barkin) as Colleen West
- [Luke Grimes](/source/Luke_Grimes) as Harvey West
- [Bob Einstein](/source/Bob_Einstein) as Rick
- [Theresa Randle](/source/Theresa_Randle) as Marion
- [Melora Walters](/source/Melora_Walters) as Shelly
- [Rickie Lee Jones](/source/Rickie_Lee_Jones)[4] as Narrator

## Production

According to Archer, the film was shot in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), with additional reshoots in [Santa Cruz, California](/source/Santa_Cruz,_California).[5][6]

## Reception

The film has a 33% rating on [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes).[7] Glenn Heath Jr. of *[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)* awarded the film three stars out of four.[8]

Eric Kohn of [IndieWire](/source/IndieWire) gave the film a mixed review but praised Barkin's performance.[9] Jay Weissberg of *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))* gave a positive review and wrote that the film "stays engrossing thanks not only to Barkin’s strengths but also Archer’s compositional eye."[4]

## References

1. Bennett, Ray (14 October 2010). ["Shit Year -- Film Review"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/shit-year-film-review-29610). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

1. ["Quinzaine 2010"](https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/fr/edition/2010). *quinzaine-realisateurs.com*. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

1. ["Entrar"](https://makingoff.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=33763). *Making Off*. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

1. Weissberg, Jay (15 May 2010). ["Shit Year: A just-retired actress faces the void left by a life emptied of all roles save herself in Cam Archer's imagefest."](https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/shit-year-1117942763/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

1. Macaulay, Scott (2 June 2010). ["*Shit Year* Director Cam Archer at Cannes"](http://filmmakermagazine.com/8938-shit-year-director-cam-archer-at-cannes-by-scott-macaulay/#.WkjDQN-nHIU). *[Filmmaker](/source/Filmmaker_(magazine))*. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

1. [""Shit Year," Says Director Cam Archer, "is a thinly veiled portrait of me.""](http://www.indiewire.com/2011/09/interview-shit-year-says-director-cam-archer-is-a-thinly-veiled-portrait-of-me-52035/). *[IndieWire](/source/IndieWire)*. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

1. ["Shit Year"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shit_year/). *[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)*. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

1. Heath Jr., Glenn (27 September 2011). ["Shit Year"](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/shit-year). *[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)*. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

1. Kohn, Eric (21 September 2011). ["REVIEW; A Non-Linear Labyrinth: Cam Archer's "Shit Year""](http://www.indiewire.com/2011/09/review-a-non-linear-labyrinth-cam-archers-shit-year-52061/). *[IndieWire](/source/IndieWire)*. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

## External links

- [Shit Year](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1294212/) at IMDb

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