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''The Color Wheel'' is a 2011 American independent film directed by Alex Ross Perry and co-written by Perry and Carlen Altman, who also play the lead roles. A screwball black comedy, the film follows adult siblings J.R. (Altman) and Colin (Perry) as they undertake a road trip to move J.R.'s belongings out of the home of her former lover and college professor (Bob Byington). Shot on black-and-white 16mm film, the film is noted for its unusual and abrasive style, rapid-fire dialogue, and dark plot. After premiering at festivals in 2011, the film was named the best undistributed film of the year by the Indiewire〔Kohn, Eric. ("The Color Wheel" Tops Indiewire's List of Best Undistributed Films; Other Films Tie For Top Spots. ) Indiewire.〕 and ''Village Voice''〔(Village Voice Film Poll 2011: Best Undistributed Film. ) ''The Village Voice.''〕 polls, and placed 12th in a similar poll conducted by ''Film Comment''.〔(Film Comment's Best Unreleased Movies of 2011. ) ''Film Comment''.〕 ''The Color Wheel'' was released in a limited release in the United States on May 18, 2012, by Factory25. ==Plot== Colin (Alex Ross Perry) lives with his girlfriend Zoe (Ry Russo-Young). His troubled sister JR (Carlen Altman) visits him asking for a favor. JR is an aspiring news anchor. She asks her brother to accompany her on a road trip to pick up her belongings from Neil who is her ex-boyfriend. Neil is a broadcasting professor at the college JR went to. Neil and JR lived together until they broke up and JR dropped out of school. Colin begrudgingly agrees to help his sister. During the trip they constantly bicker and argue with each other revealing that JR's relationship with her parents is dysfunctional unlike her brother's. They arrive at a motel to spend the night. The motel owner will only allow married couples to share a room due to the owner's religious convictions. Colin and JR tell him they are married in order to fool him. The owner is still skeptical so JR kisses Colin. Later Colin vomits grossed out from the kiss. The next day they arrive at Neil's place. JR is surprised to find another girl (who appears to be a student) in a relationship with Neil. Before Colin helps JR pickup her belongings from Neil, Colin and JR engage in a dramatic verbal exchange with Neil. Later JR notices famous broadcaster Ms. Wagner in a diner. She tries to ask her for career advice; however, Ms. Wagner blows her off. Leaving from the diner, JR coincidentally meets her old best friend Julia (Kate Lyn Sheil). Julia is with her friend Kim (Anna Bak-Kvapil) who is Colin's childhood crush. Julia convinces JR to come to her party promising a TV agent that Julia is friends with will be there. JR agrees to come to the party and convinces Colin to come by reminding him that Kim will be there. At the party, the TV agent does not show up and JR has difficulty getting along with her former friends who seem to have more successful lives than her. Meanwhile Colin gets into a fight with some guys at the party. After Colin recovers, he makes out with Kim. JR walks into the room where Colin is making out, and Colin and JR engage in a heated argument with Kim. Colin later vomits grossed out by Kim. After the party JR and Colin stop bickering and arguing with each other and connect emotionally. They then passionately kiss and have sex. Later they part as JR drops Colin back to his girlfriend's house. In the final shot as JR is about to leave in her car, we see the front door to the house briefly open hinting that Colin is about to come outside. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Color Wheel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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