Breaking Upwards (2009) — AI Story Visualization

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Plot Analysis Summary

A couple navigates codependency by meticulously planning their own breakup to achieve independence.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Codependent Entanglement

Strategic Separation Planning

Execution and Relapse

Independence and Resolution

'Breaking Upwards' explores a young, real-life New York couple who, four years in and battling codependency, decide to intricately strategize their own break up. Based on an actual experiment devised by director/actor Daryl Wein and actress Zoe Lister-Jones, the film loosely interprets a year in their lives exploring alternatives to monogamy, and the madness that ensues. An uncensored look at young love, lust, and the pangs of codependency, 'Breaking Upwards' follows its characters as they navigate each others' emotions across the city they love. It begs the question: is it ever possible to grow apart together?

Directed by

Daryl Wein

Key Cast

Rating: 5.4/10 (30 votes)