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Little Odessa (1994)
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James Gray (writer)
Release Date:
19 May 1995 (USA)
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Tagline:
Between good and evil and heaven and hell is... more
Plot:
This film tells a bitter tale of a dysfunctional family. Joshua, a cold-blooded professional killer...
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Awards:
3 wins
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5 nominations
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(4 articles)
Two Lovers Review
(From Twitch. 12 February 2009, 9:11 PM, PST)
Greatness in the Making: Director James Gray
(From Cinematical. 12 February 2009, 10:02 AM, PST)
(From Twitch. 12 February 2009, 9:11 PM, PST)
Greatness in the Making: Director James Gray
(From Cinematical. 12 February 2009, 10:02 AM, PST)
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Where is James Gray now?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tim Roth | ... | Joshua Shapira |
 | Edward Furlong | ... | Reuben Shapira |
 | Moira Kelly | ... | Alla Shustervich |
 | Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Irina Shapira |
 | Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Boris Volkoff |
| Natalya Andreychenko | ... | Natasha |
| Maximilian Schell | ... | Arkady Shapira |
 | David Vadim | ... | Sasha |
| Mina Bern | ... | Grandma Tsilya |
 | Boris McGiver | ... | Ivan |
| Mohammed Ghaffari | ... | Pahlevi |
 | Michael Khmurov | ... | Yuri |
| Dmitry Preyers | ... | Victor |
| David Ross | ... | Anatoly |
| Ron Brice | ... | Man with one leg |
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98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:R |
Iceland:16 |
Australia:R |
South Korea:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 (bw) |
Netherlands:16 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15
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This film contains just 454 shots in about 92 minutes of action (i.e. excluding the credits). This equates to an average shot length of about 12 seconds. This is very long compared to the 3 - 6 second standard of most Hollywood films made in the 1990s.
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Revealing mistakes: In the scenes where Mr. Schell is supposedly speaking Russian, his language is unintelligible beyond the simplest words.
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Joshua Shapira:
[Joshua is about to execute Pahlevi] Hey, do you believe in God?
Pahlevi: [sobbing] Yes!
Joshua Shapira: Good. We'll wait ten seconds and see if he comes to save you.
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Pahlevi: [sobbing] Yes!
Joshua Shapira: Good. We'll wait ten seconds and see if he comes to save you.
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Features Vengeance Valley (1951)
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A stunning debut by this young writer-director -- Dostoyevskian themes, an exact sense of place, and a lyricism touched by few of his peers. And now six years' wait!
While most U.S. indie filmmakers spent the 1990s studiously copying Tarantino, Gray in this overlooked gem created something entirely different: a character study of tragedy among the unhip and uncool. Torn by illness and the return of a prodigal son, a Russian immigrant family in New York tries to outlast the omens promising its destruction. The film owes something to Coppola, but you might feel the presence of Bergman, too. Unsentimental, unsparing, with brilliant performances by the principal cast. A must see.