Love in the Time of Money (2002)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Peter Mattei

Writer (WGA):

Peter Mattei (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

Love. Lust. Lies.

Plot:

New York serves as a backdrop for a cast of characters in search of love, lust or lucre including a...

Plot Keywords:

Psychic | Manhattan | Renovation | Gay Kiss | Prostitute

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Vera Farmiga	...	Greta
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	Eddie Iovine
Jill Hennessy	...	Ellen Walker
Malcolm Gets	...	Robert Walker
Steve Buscemi	...	Martin Kunkle
Rosario Dawson	...	Anna
Adrian Grenier	...	Nick
Carol Kane	...	Joey
Michael Imperioli	...	Will
Alexa Fischer	...	Elaine
Ross Gibby	...	Jack
Nahanni Johnstone	...	Marianne Jones
John Ottavino	...	Mark Jones
Tamara Jenkins	...	Gallery Owner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roger Hervas	...	Cab driver

Also Known As:

Nine Scenes About Love (USA) (working title)
The End of Love (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for a disturbing violent image, strong sexual content and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Blow Up Pictures

Trivia:

Inspired by "Reigen" by Arther Schnitzler

Quotes:

Robert Walker: Five thousand. For a kiss good night.
Martin Kunkle: [laughs] You can get a lot more for a lot less under the West Side Highway.

Soundtrack:

Cuba Libre Con Luz

Mmmm....loved the angels!

(Question) What do you call 100 film critics buried up to their necks in sand? (Answer) A good start. Well, I don't know Peter Mattei from Adam but if he is the budding auteur his filmography suggests, "Love in the Time of Money" is a "good start". A classy shoot with whimsical music box style music, this flick looks at a chain of tenuous relationships as it moves from person A to person B to person C...etc...and back again ending with persons A & B in carousel fashion. The film gently probes the unhappy circumstances of nine people with finely rendered shadings beginning and ending with a street whore and her client. The downside of this film is the lack of a story which may have something to do with the many critical slams it received. I watched the behemoth "Angels in America" last night and was bored at the end while this little concatenation of character studies kept me spell bound. Use caution. I may be the only person who really liked this flick. (B)