Local Color1977
What makes this film worth watching?
"[M]y favorite Rappaport film." - Jonathan Rosenbaum
Starring
- Tom Bair - Andrew
- Temmie Brodkey - Debbie
- Michael Burg - Alvin
- Jane Campbell - Andrea
- Randy Danson - Viv
- Bob Herron - Fred
- Barry De Jasu - Brian
- Dolores Kenan - Lil
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Member Reviews (4)
So, what to say about "Local Color". At first it comes off self important and so artsy for its own sake I wanted to turn it off immediately...but I kept watching. It takes some time to become immersed in this minimalistic world but eventually it pulls you in. "Local Color" is full of lines that are extremely empathetic to the human condition and haunting scenes that will leave you pressing the rewind button. Once you get past the deadpan dialog you'll find that "Local Color" truly is well written and that the emotions are found in the subtext and subtle dialog.
The plot revolves around eight people who are involved in infidelity, sexual abuse, infanticide, and incest in one way or the other. Not typically topics I care to watch in a movie but watch I did and I'm glad I stuck with it.
*I do not know the intent of the filmmaker = reviews are typically nothing but opinion and speculation. This one is no different.*
Very complex character driven film - by watching the Rappaport films chronologically you can see the ensemble skill of the director growing stronger and stronger.
His films seem to be true to his vision almost right away - although this is his most complex film up to this point, and possibly the most accessible of what I have seen, the trademarks I've come to associate with his films from the beginning are still very much intact.
I've found myself thinking about this film more and more - the elaborate sets that remind you you're watching a film entertain and keep the experience memorable - but what is more it's just so damned accurate.
A great and very affecting film. It is quietly intriguing, devastating, and hopeful often in the same scene. Highly recommended.
starts out dumb then gets cool then takes turns being dumb & cool_can't stand the dentist_sorta hoped his not wife would have x'd him at the start_but it is trippy oddball & fun i hope the daughter has a great time
I really like this movie a lot. I'm not always sure why--but I've come back to it again and again, I've shown it to friends, I've rarely anyone who likes it as much as I do, but I pretty much always decide they're wrong.