The Sublime and Beautiful

The Sublime and Beautiful is a 2014 American drama film directed by Blake Robbins, starring Blake Robbins, Laura Kirk, Matthew Del Negro, Armin Shimerman and Anastasia Baranova.

The Sublime and Beautiful
Directed by	Blake Robbins
Written by	Blake Robbins
Produced by	James B. Cox Grant Fitch Marci Liroff Jon Niccum Blake Robbins Warren Ostergard
Starring	Blake Robbins Laura Kirk Matthew Del Negro Armin Shimerman Anastasia Baranova
Cinematography	Lyn Moncrief
Edited by	Jennifer Vecchiarello
Music by	Lili Haydn
Production companies	Through a Glass Productions Vitamin A Films
Distributed by	Candy Factory Films
Release dates	17 January 2014 (2014-01-17) (Slamdance Film Festival) 15 December 2014 (2014-12-15) (US)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Blake Robbins as David Conrad
• Laura Kirk as Kelly Conrad
• Matthew Del Negro as Mike Embree
• Armin Shimerman as Lee Weston
• Anastasia Baranova as Katie
• Molly Robbins as Elizabeth Conrad
• Emily Robbins as Samantha Conrad
• Copper Robbins as Jack Conrad

Release

The film premiered at Slamdance Film Festival on 17 January 2014.^[1]

Reception

Mark Bell of Film Threat called the film "thoughtful and intriguing" and wrote that it "deserves much attention."^[2] John Ford of SLUG Magazine called the film "sublime and beautiful".^[1] Kenneth R. Morefield of Christianity Today wrote that the film "address psychological and spiritual themes with sensitivity and shows compassion towards those who struggle through one of life's most intensely painful losses."^[3]

Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter called Robbin's skills as a director "serviceable rather than distinctive" and "further limited by the film’s obvious budgetary constraints."^[4] Ronnie Scheib of Variety wrote that while Robbins’ acting "sounds no false notes", the "unbroken monotony of the proceedings, while arguably realistic, makes for heavy sledding cinematically."^[5]