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User Rating:
5.8/10   140 votes
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Writer:
Nicholas Racz (writer)
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Release Date:
28 May 2004 (USA) more
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In The Burial Society, Sheldon Kasner, an unlikely criminal who works as a bank loan manager, infiltrates... more | add synopsis
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7 wins & 7 nominations more
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Life Lessons from the Land of the Dead more (6 total)

Cast

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Rob LaBelle ... Sheldon Kasner
Jan Rubes ... Marvin Telekunsky

Allan Rich ... Hy Leibowicz
Bill Meilen ... Harry Epstein

David Paymer ... Morry Zimmer

Seymour Cassel ... Sam Goldberg

Jeff Seymour ... Jake Lightman

Bill Mondy ... Stuart Lightman

Linden Banks ... Rabbi Fernstein
Nathaniel DeVeaux ... Lyle Devine

Betty Linde ... Mrs. Graunbaum
Nick Misura ... Real building manager
Dagmar Midcap ... News Reporter #1
Mitra Loraz ... News Reporter #2 (as Mitra Lohrasb)
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Sashi Bommakanty ... Arab
Elaine Kliner ... Extra
Werner Thomas ... The Husband
Arthur Wolak ... Extra
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mis en boîte (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
94 min
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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Life Lessons from the Land of the Dead, 5 September 2006
Author: Zen Bones from USA

I guess this film is not well known because it isn't easy to categorize and it defies the conventions of any genre. If you don't consider that a bad thing - which is to say, if you actually like movies that challenge convention and make one uncomfortable, this is A material. The film is a VERY dark comedy, very clever, very squeamish (unless you enjoy hanging out in mortuaries), and quite frankly, different from most everything else out there in movie rental land. I also found it refreshing to see elderly people who were not dotty, and morality tales intertwined within thriller twists. The film does share some qualities of the good films that the Coen Brothers used to make, but it seems to be less interested in playing into genre expectations. Rob LaBelle does a fine job of letting us inside his head, and the supporting cast are all glorious. The movie is only slow if you crave the MTV-Hollywood glossy glucose fix of adrenaline. Slow movies often provide a rich, rewarding experience, and this movie is no exception to that rule. A definite gem!

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