Dore Mann, Paul Grimstad, David Sandholm, Carmine Marino, Mary Bronstein, Paul Grant. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Wide screen (1.66:1). Accompanied by booklet (43 pages) containing essay by critic Richard Brody and an oral history of the making of the film. Special features: introduction by Ronald Bronstein; conversation between Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie; deleted scenes.
Summary:
A nightmare transmission from the grungiest depths of the New York indie underground, the visceral, darkly funny, and sui generis debut feature from Ronald Bronstein is a dread-inducing vision of misfit alienation at its unhinged extreme. In a maniacal performance of almost frightening commitment, Keith, a disturbingly maladjusted social outcast and self-described "troll" whose neuroses plunge him into an unstoppable spiral of self-obliteration as his crummy coupon-selling job, pitiful living situation (featuring the roommate from hipster Brooklyn hell), and last remaining human relationships disintegrate around him. As captured in the grimy expressionist grain of Sean Price Williams's claustrophobic camera work, Frownland is DIY cinema at its most fearless, uncompromising, and unforgettable.
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