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Brooklyn Lobster Trailer - Distributed by Galloping Films |
Brooklyn Lobster Trailer |
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November 4, 2005 |
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Comedy / Drama |
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Rated R for language. |
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USA:94 min / Argentina:94 min |
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Overwiew :Frank Giorgio's once orderly life has been thrown into chaos since the bank that loaned him money for a restaurant addition to his lobster business has folded. With the threat of a public auction looming, the very proud and stubborn Frank, his family and eccentric crew attempt to save the Brooklyn lobster shop that is the cornerstone of their identity. Frank's son Michael, who has chosen a much different life for himself in the tech world of Seattle, and his girlfriend Kerry return home for Christmas and, for better or worse, are dragged into the family drama that unfolds. Michael’s childhood home has been sold, and his mother Maureen is separating from Frank. Over the course of two extraordinary weeks, he finds himself sleeping on a pull-out couch with his dad, catching wandering lobster crates in the bay and trying to mend his relationship with Kerry in a gaudy Russian motel. While Michael joins the sometimes humorous Lobster Farm rescue efforts, Maureen is trying to keep her distance, staying with her daughter, son-in-law Justin and baby granddaughter as she looks for a place to live and establish her own identity apart from the lobster business that has consumed her life, her house and her husband. Lauren, who has stood by her father working at the Lobster Farm, strives to keep the lines of communication open while the family struggles to hold it together despite the imminent threat to their business. |
Starring :
Danny Aiello, Jane Curtin, Daniel Serafini-Sauli, Heather Burns, Marisa Ryan
Directors :
Kevin Jordan
Producers :
Kevin Jordan
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efilmcritic.com - : Using this deceptively simple and seemingly familiar set-up writer/director Kevin Jordan has crafted a beautifully nuanced and vivid portrait of the struggles of the small businessman to keep his head above water – Frank’s tale as relevant now, in this era of corporate buy-outs and a withering middle class, as at any time in the last fifty years. But rather than a requiem for the small businessman Brooklyn Lobster is a celebration; an acknowledgment of not only the professional triumphs and/or failures but, rather, the working man’s ability to persevere regardless. more...
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www.wolfentertainmentguide.com - : Seen at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, “Brooklyn Lobster” is a passionate story of a family business and personal crisis. Writer-director Kevin Jordan has made a low-budget film that creates the ambience of a Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, waterfront lobster shop, and with Danny Aiello in the leading role as Frank Giorgio, the proprietor, the film has its larger-than-life dramatic center. more...
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