in the end, with Peter developing a friendship with the daughter of a neighbor, having been introduced to the hope chest that she has, Christine and Richard displaying a show of mutual acceptance of their attraction to each other, and, as a final plot device, Robby finding that the noise he had awoken to early every morning was that of an early-rising businessman tapping a quarter on a street sign pole. When asked why he is doing it, he stops and turns around, saying "just passing the time", and gives Robby the quarter. When his bus drives away and Robby tries it out himself, the sun heightens with each tap, time literally passing as he does it. Cast Miranda July as Christine Jesperson John Hawkes as Richard Swersey Miles Thompson as Peter Swersey Brandon Ratcliff as Robby Swersey Natasha Slayton as Heather Najarra Townsend as Rebecca Carlie Westerman as Sylvie JoNell Kennedy as Pam Brad William Henke as Andrew Tracy Wright as Nancy Herrington Hector Elias as Michael Ellen Geer as Ellen Jordan Potter as Shamus Colette Kilroy and James Kayten as Sylvie's mom and dad Production The film was shot using a Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta high definition digital video camera. The score, composed by Michael Andrews, was performed largely on a modified Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard. On-line chat scenes were filmed with open-source Gaim software, now known as Pidgin. Reception The film received largely positive reviews; it currently holds an 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus stating "Miranda July's debut feature is a charmingly offbeat and observant film about people looking for love." On Metacritic, Me and You holds a 76, indicating "Generally favorable reviews". The film won the Caméra d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Roger Ebert cited it as the fifth best film of the decade. Peter Bradshaw for The Guardian stated in a negative review of this film: "It feels as if watching this will earn you credits on an American college discourse on emotional correctness." Music The soundtrack was released on July 12, 2005 with the following tracks. References External links Me and You and Everyone We Know: Punk Cars Bodies Movies an essay by Sara Magenheimer at The Criterion Collection Me and You and Everyone We Know: Performance Rites an essay by Lauren Groff at The Criterion Collection 2005 films 2005 independent films 2005 romantic comedy-drama films 2000s English-language films American