Produced by Lianne Haflon, now producing discipline head at the AFI Conservatory, JUNO (2007) was celebrated by the American Film Institute with an AFI AWARD in 2007, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “JUNO is the tiny but true heartbeat of American film. Director Jason Reitman has an extraordinary control of tone, shifting sympathies and a clear respect for the fully realized characters created by screenwriter Diablo Cody. The result is a surprise in almost every scene as cliches are upended and life is celebrated at every turn. Elliot Page delivers the breakthrough performance of the year — one that embodies the comedy inherent in being a misfit and the strength that comes when facing life’s biggest challenges.”
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