Close Up (1996)

Director:

Przemyslaw Reut

Writer:

Przemyslaw Reut

Stars:

Michael Mauro, Eric Leffler, Tom Straw

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Mauro	...	Stefan Van Der Berg (as Mauro Catenacci)
Eric Leffler	...	Joseph Kline
Tom Straw	...	Detective Colligan
Douglas Gowland	...	Detective McClosky
Michael Silvestri	...	District Attorney
Kevin Kenny	...	Police Commissioner
Steffan Laurence	...	Joey Capuletto
Dolores Sirianni	...	Lora Colligan
Madelaine Koulouris	...	Gigi
Jimmy Cummings	...	Mark Levy (as James Cummings)
Peter Carlson	...	Arthur Perry
Will Arnett	...	Dave
Stelio Savante	...	Frankie
Charles Burns	...	Hypnotist
Csaba Beretsky	...	Gangster Hit With Pipe

Storyline

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Taglines:

A bloody massacre, caught on film... A vicious murderer swears he's innocent.

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language, drug content and brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

16mm

Company Credits

Production Co:

School of the Visual Arts, New York

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Will Arnett's feature film debut.

User Reviews

Low Budget Diamond

Like most low budget movies this one deals with the over popular topics of cops, drugs, killing and cursing. Unlike most low budget movies this one uses these topics as they should be used: realistically, raw and freaky. The low budget invited the makers to spend their money creatively; a constant heady mood, combined with a good sense of raw style and superior acting. An example of intelligent film making with utmost love for the medium. And the casting is great, this guy even looks Belgian!

Close Up is by times very hard to watch, thanks to the ultra-realistic portrayal of intolerable injustice. It makes you realize that there are some pretty ruthless minds in this world. Only minor points are the by times indistinguishability (eh, well, you know what I mean) of the coppers, as well as the amateurish way of some of the flashbacks (especially the dead people from the bar). For the rest: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.