This week, after a limited but promising initial release, Lake Bell's directorial debut "In A World" is due to expand and distributors Roadside Attractions have good reason to hope that it will mirror the success of other Sundance breakouts like "Fruitvale Station" and "The Way, Way Back." Regardless of how it performs financially it's already firmly a critical favorite, with our own [A-] review suggesting that "while the film is hysterical, its real strength lies in the way it is able to deal with an issue like sexism in the [Hollywood voiceover] industry and work it out in a funny, honest and very real way." It's 34-year-old triple threat writer/director/star Bell can count it as a more or less unmitigated triumph on all three fronts, most impressive considering that after just a couple of short films this is her very first directorial feature. Of course as an actor turned director she follows a very well-trodden path. Some stick with it to become better known in the latter...
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