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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Thomas McCarthy (written by)
Release Date:
5 December 2003 (Sweden)
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Tagline:
Loneliness is much better when you have got someone to share it with (norway DVD release).
Plot:
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award.
Another 22 wins
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21 nominations
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(46 articles)
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Best film of 2003
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Peter Dinklage | ... | Finbar McBride |
 | Paul Benjamin | ... | Henry Styles |
| Jase Blankfort | ... | Store Customer |
 | Paula Garcés | ... | Cashier (as Paula Garces) |
 | Josh Pais | ... | Carl |
 | Richard Kind | ... | Louis Tiboni |
| Bobby Cannavale | ... | Joe Oramas |
 | Patricia Clarkson | ... | Olivia Harris |
 | Lynn Cohen | ... | Patty at the Good to Go |
 | Raven Goodwin | ... | Cleo |
 | Marla Sucharetza | ... | Janice |
 | Michelle Williams | ... | Emily |
 | Jayce Bartok | ... | Chris |
 | Joe Lo Truglio | ... | Danny (as Joe Lotruglio) |
 | John Slattery | ... | David |
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Rated R for language and some drug content.
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Runtime:
89 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Finland:K-3 |
South Korea:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Australia:M |
Germany:o.Al. |
Italy:T |
Netherlands:AL |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:Btl |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Norway:7 |
Canada:14A (Ontario)
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Such were the budgetary constraints on this 20-day shoot, Patricia Clarkson's modified trailer - a windowless contraption - had originally been used for transporting horses.
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Continuity: The level of beer in Fin's glass on his first trip to the bar.
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References Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
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This is an amazing film -- it has humor, intelligence and emotion. With a minimum of dialog, it conveys a great deal of wisdom regarding the human condition.
Peter Dinklage excels as a train enthusiast who thinks a move to the small train depot he inherits may afford him the peace and quiet he craves. As a result of his dwarfism, he has been on the receiving end of too much cruelty, sometimes thoughtless but all too often intentional, so all he wants is to be left alone. Once ensconced in the depot, however, he meets a few people (most notably an artist played by Patricia Clarkson) who bring to his life all the complications involved in relationships. And that's what this film is all about: we are all fallible individuals, but ultimately we need each other.
High marks to Thomas McCarthy for directing and writing this treasure. The only thing I don't understand is why it was assigned an "R" rating.