who is this guy? how did he do this? how can you infuse such a convoluted, seemingly sophomoric narrative with such humor and...i don't know, something like wistful sadness, with basically none of the tools of modern filmmaking? are those tape splices going by every time it cuts? was this shot on reversal? this movie is so well thought-out, clever, and incredibly sweet that its would-be flaws only make it MORE endearing.