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The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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No Vacancy By Howard Feinstein (From Filmmaker Magazine_Web Exclusives. 3 February 2009, 5:02 AM, PST)
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(From WENN. 13 July 2005)
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Olympia Dukakis | ... | Judy Hillerman (segment "Judy's Story") |
 | Jim Gaffigan | ... | Sandie (segment "Sandie's Story") |
 | Judy Greer | ... | Allison Burbage (segment "David and Allison's Story") |
 | Maggie Gyllenhaal | ... | Emme Keeler (segment "Emme's Story") |
| Thomas McCarthy | ... | Davie Burbage (segment "David and Allison's Story") (as Tom McCarthy) |
 | Sharat Saxena | ... | Satish (segment "Avi and Satish's Story") |
| Naseeruddin Shah | ... | Avinash aka "Avi" (segment "Avi and Satish's Story") |
 | Tony Shalhoub | ... | Dr. Trabulous (segment "Sandie's Story") |
| Stephen Colbert | ... | Principal Peersall (segment "David and Allison's Story") |
 | Dick Latessa | ... | Jerry Binder (segment "Judy's Story") |
 | Will Arnett | ... | Danny Keeler (segment "Emme's Story") |
| Seth Gilliam | ... | Clayton (segment "Emme's Story") |
| Anita Gillette | ... | Lainie (segment "Judy's Story") |
| Julie Dretzin | ... | Julie Driscoll (segment "Emme's Story") |
 | Edie Falco | ... | Safarah Polsky (segment "Emme's Story") |
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The Great New Wonderful is about several groups of people all living in NY after 9/11 and running up to the first anniversary 9/11/2002. Each group has their own demons to deal with, seemingly as a result of the memories of 9/11, but the film doesn't deal directly with the event itself. You get to know the characters and how ordinary their lives are and then things get kind of wacky as the first anniversary approaches. More of a drama than a comedy, this film is technically top notch, but it is emotionally heavy, almost smothering. Perhaps it's best to stay away from films released in Sept to avoid getting beaten down by the heavy and repetitive themes of overt sadness and ptsd.