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WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
“a funny, surreal, and poignant drama”
“[W]ildly original… With Love and a Major Organ will have you laughing one moment and contemplating the nature of human connections the next."
"With its mix of comedy, romance, fantasy, and science fiction, With Love and a Major Organ is a truly magnificent film."
“[C]urious and moving… packed with innovation… unnerving, darkly humorous, and heartwarming… invite this film in and let it make you feel.”
THE HOLLYWOOD OUTSIDER:
"With Love and a Major Organ is an incredibly artistic take on the concept of emotional vulnerability and the way heartbreak can make us wish we could just give our crumbled heart away.”
WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
“[A] meaningful script (Julia Lederer) that also leaves room for irony… a genuinely enjoyable movie about love, life, and what makes it worth living.”
“ With Love and a Major Organ is an offbeat fantasy treat.”
“[W]orks the muscles in the head as much as the heart… while comparisons to the surrealities of Charlie Kaufman are inevitable, With Love and a Major Organ is its own distinct thing… a wily, melancholy dramedy that acutely captures the stress of living in modern times but never strains to deliver something heartfelt.”
“A rare science fiction gem.”
“a truly touching film… a unique and moving experience."
WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
“With Love and A Major Organ lets us feel again.”
“Quippy and biting dialogue plus a slick socially relevant plot (the reliance on technology) make With Love and A Major Organ one of the imaginative selections at SXSW 2023. The hilarious and somehow simultaneously romantic poetry from Anabel is captivating…. exceptional storytelling”
“With Love and a Major Organ brings to mind the spirit and wonder that I felt watching Michele Gondry’s miraculous Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and to even bring that film into the conversation speaks volumes to Albright and Lederer’s work.”
“With Love and a Major Organ is so fantastic, sad, beautiful, and unusual that you'll almost want to rip your own heart out... The script feels so big and yet so intimate… a whimsical, heartfelt, force to be reckoned with. ... highly recommend if you want something original.”
FILM FACTUAL
“It’s remarkable to watch…a deeply relatable and poignant story… a must-see."
WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
“Lederer’s script is quirky and quippy, and she clearly has a handle on prose…
[With Love and a Major Organ] is also proof that great stage plays can be adapted into wonderful movies and still retain the sensibilities that made them great in the first place.”
“[A] wonderful script… keeps its world alive and relevant. It speaks to what life means."
"Lederer’s script is nothing short of a wake-up call... The social commentary is so poignant, smart, and relevant… The topic of how modern life impacts us is nothing new, but the way Lederer’s script explores it is deeply creative and original.”
“[U]nlike anything else at the 2023 Fantasia International Film Festival… works perfectly.”
WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
“Julia Lederer’s script is like a more optimistic Charlie Kaufman, but comparisons for this film to any other entities stop there… This movie has so much wisdom.”
“A melancholic musing that’s endeared with poetic beauty... it feels in good company alongside the likes of Charlie Kaufman or Yorgos Lanthimos…bursts with creativity.”
One of Mashable’s “best movies out of SXSW 2023.”
“Like Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or Science of Sleep, this imaginative film blends quirky comedy, earnest romance, and a mind-bending conceit with enchanting appeal.”
“a hidden gem that deserves a spotlight.”
“Lederer’s writing is perfect, mixing funny aspects with profound messages. It draws viewers in ... With Love and a Major Organ stands as a monumental love letter to the human spirit and its ceaseless quest for genuine connections.”
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WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
"Highly recommended… Worth a watch if you have a heart."
“A deliciously quirky indie darling, posing as a romance but unraveling into a love story about life itself.”
“Lederer’s screenplay pokes fun at the strangeness of technology and algorithms – yet it doesn’t veer too far into technological fear mongering, with a heavier emphasis on the beauty of curiosity, love, and life, than the terrors of the small screen.”
THE SUNBREAK (SEATTLE)
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IT’S NOTHING: Short Of the Week
“[R]emarkable and, with some hindsight, terrifying… incredibly compelling.”
“Visually striking and incredibly well written.” - Montreal Feminist Film Festival
A TIFF 2019 “must-see” – Norm Wilner, NOW Magazine
“10 short films to see at Cucalorus”
IT’S NOTHING
“Julia Lederer is a writer with a delightfully original voice.” - The Toronto Star
THEATRE PRESS
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WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
NOW TORONTO
"A brash, poetic and fiercely original voice that's equal parts pee-your-pants funny and get-out-that-Kleenex poignant.”
LA WEEKLY
“Lederer’s wit and poetic language, along with Kubzansky’s directorial finesse and state-of the-art staging, make for a beguiling evening of theater….GO!”
“Lederer has managed to take themes as old as time and find a new, modern spin that exudes charm from start to finish...funny, moving, astute... what’s not to love?”
AMERICAN THEATRE: Boise Contemporary Theater Announces 2018-19 Season
“During a time of such upheaval in our world, it feels right that BCT would be pulled toward stories like these that acknowledge the complexities of contemporary life, while shining a light on openhearted hope.”
WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
Lederer’s dialogue is laced with sophisticated poetry and wry insight into the isolation faced by a generation.”
NEWCITY STAGE CHICAGO
“RECOMMENDED…A show that stands out above the others… With Love and a Major Organ is just about perfect… rises to a rare level of universal truth, all while making us laugh. A lot.” -
THEATRE BY NUMBERS: TOP FIVE PRODUCTIONS IN CHICAGO
“[D]isorienting, funny, exhilarating, frustrating, and beautiful.”
“Theater that lets go of realism and embraces the joys of language… wonderfully weird, piercingly poetic and unexpectedly moving…afterward you may feel, as I did, a deep need to talk to someone about the play. Isn't that what theater should do?”
WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
“Julia Lederer's script was beautiful and original. Poetic and heartbreaking…. a production you don't want to miss."
CHICAGO STAGE STANDARD
“Lederer has a deliciously twisted way with words…. [With Love and a Major Organ] transposes the magical realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Salvador Plascencia onto a 21st century romantic comedy… genuinely original… a dead sprint and the end result is pure elation mixed with a bit of dry heaving.”
TORONTOIST
“Delightfully absurd… endlessly quotable… poetic, playful, and wholly original… worth lining up hours to see.” *****/5 - Torontoist
“Lederer’s facility with language is terrific… Brilliant.”
“The play is laugh out loud funny and tearfully poignant. Lederer’s writing is so alluring… bewitching poetry, full of fabulous alliteration and thrilling language… We don’t often have a chance to hear language this original. It’s a gift. I want everyone to hear it, to be immersed in it, to revel in the words.”
WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN: THE AUDIO PLAY
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“Julia Lederer Spoons Up Big Truths in Reality Theatre”
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"This eccentric, smart play... will have you laughing out loud, but even more importantly, will inspire a conversation for the whole ride home."
“Julia Lederer’s plays are full of off-the-wall observations and imagination and Reality Theatre is the latest example.”
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