July
16
  3:21:21 PM

The Kids Are All Right

 

Lesbian couples and anonymous sperm donors seem to be going mainstream. Attracting rave reviews is “The Kids are All Right”, a comedy about a lesbian couple in Southern California whose two teenaged children contact their sperm donor dad. He shows up full of smiles and fecklessness and testosterone. In short, he spells Trouble for this normal suburban family. A.O. Scott, of the New York Times, describes it as a beautifully acted and highly original film. From the reviews, the theme seems to be that anonymity is the best policy. The personal life of the director, Lisa Cholodenko, mirrors the situation in the film, as she has a partner and their son’s biological father is an anonymous sperm donor.  



 

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