A, B, C... Manhattan (1997)

Director:

Amir Naderi

Writers:

Maryam Dalan (writer)
Ben Edlund (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Three women are to make vital decisions about their future. Colleen wants to be a photographer but can't support her daughter Stella...

Plot Keywords:

Urban | Independent Film

Awards:

1 win

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Lucy Knight	...	Colleen
Erin Norris	...	Kacey
Sara Paul	...	Kate
Maisy Hughes	...	Stella
Nikolai Voloshuk	...	Stevie
Merritt Nelson	...	Janet (as Rebecca Nelson)
Arnie Charnik	...	Louis
Stella Rose	...	Roz
Ezra Buzzington	...	Zach (as Jonathan Harris)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jon Abrahams	...	Milo
Carla Bedrosian	...	Tricia
Nuria Bowark	...	Dancer
Sharon Brady	...	Naomi
E. Patric Coker	...	Store Patron
Louise Coles	...	Louise
Nicholas Conn	...	Banana Punk
John G. Connolly	...	Charles
Vanessa Cook	...	Valerie
Martin Corgiat	...	Store Employee
Sian Dales	...	Nina
Mark W. Evans	...	Man with Bike
Julia Funk	...	Dancer
Matthew J. Hall	...	Passed Out Man in Club (as Mathew Hall)
Nancy Holdridge	...	Cindy
Mark Janis	...	Store Patron
Robert Karp	...	Yelling Neighbor
Heidi Koleman	...	Bar Chess Player
Billy Lux	...	Cameron
Kala Mandrake
Leo M. Marks	...	Sailor
Mark Mulcahy	...	Harvey
Rohan Quine	...	Marlon
Erica Ruhl	...	Store Patron
Brendan Sexton III	...	Bob
David Slocum	...	Bar Chess Player
Joseph T. Smith	...	Park Worker
Rocco Spinelli	...	Colleen's Father
Mary Helene Spring	...	Dancer
Carol Strauss	...	Colleen's Mother
James Sturtevant	...	Stan
Amy Veltman	...	Doris
Julia A. Williams	...	Customer 1

Also Known As:

Avenue A, B, C... Manhattan (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Alphaville Films

A Decision Day in the Ordinary Lives of Three Losers

In a poor and decadent area of Manhattan, the musician Kate (Sara Paul) visits a room in a shared apartment with the aspirant photographer Colleen (Lucy Knight) and the needy teenager Kacey (Erin Norris), decided to start living an independent normal life of her own. The alcoholic Colleen has made a decision and will leave her beloved daughter Stella (Maisy Hughes) later with a family since she can not afford to support the child. The bisexual Kacey is distributing fliers trying to find her dog TJ that was stolen by her ex-boyfriend Johnny while missing her girlfriend that dumped her to get married. Kate has just broken an incestuous relationship with her brother Stevie (Nikolai Voloshuk), but he can not accept the separation.

"A, B, C... Manhattan" is a surprisingly good little independent movie that tells "three of eight million stories" in Manhattan. The three dramatic stories in a day of decision in the ordinary lives of three losers are very unpleasant and sad, but the acting of the unknown Lucy Knight, Erin Norris, Sara Paul and the girl Maisy Hughes are top notch and full of feelings and emotions. The direction is also excellent and I liked the camera movements that give a great sensation of credibility to the film. This DVD was released in Brazil on February 15th 2006, i.e., nine years after the released date of the movie, and surprisingly I note and regret that Lucy Knight and Sara Paul have worked in two other movies only, and Erin Norris and the promising girl Maisy Hughes have not worked in the cinema anymore. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Mulheres de Manhattan" ("Women from Manhattan")