Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)

Release Date: August 3rd, 2012

Director: Lee Toland Krieger

Writers: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack

Actors: Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor, Chris D'Elia, Chris Messina, Elijah Wood, Emma Roberts, Eric Christian Olsen, Janel Parrish, Jason Antoon, Joel Michaely, Matthew Del Negro, Rafi Gavron, Rashida Jones, Sarah Wright, Will McCormack

Genre: Comedy, Drama

MPAA Rating: Not available

Official site: Not available

Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

A divorcing couple tries to maintain their friendship while they both pursue other people.
“Celeste and Jesse Forever” is about two people who met in high school, married young and are growing apart. Now thirty, they decide to get divorced and attempt to stay best friends while pursuing other relationships. This plan is not as simple as they had imagined.

Celeste—imperious, successful and driven– is convinced that divorcing the boyish Jesse is the right thing to do. Jesse passively accepts this transition into friendship, even though he still is in love with her. As the reality of their separation sets in, Celeste slowly and painfully realizes she has been cavalier about their relationship. But her timing with Jesse is less than fortuitous. While navigating the turbulent changes in their lives and in their hearts, these two learn that in order to truly love someone, you may have to let them go. The film is a humorous and honest examination of a broken heart and the long, hard road it takes to heal it.