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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008) -- Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008) -- A recent college graduate fall into a love triangle in this film based on the book by Michael Chabon
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Sometimes life leads you to the most mysterious places.
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Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city. full summary | full synopsis
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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: August 4, 2009
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 4 August 2009, 12:30 AM, PDT)

Miller Agreed To Movie Flop To Escape Media Intrusion
 (From WENN. 24 June 2009, 11:56 AM, PDT)

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Cast

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Jon Foster ... Art Bechstein

Peter Sarsgaard ... Cleveland Arning

Sienna Miller ... Jane Bellwether

Nick Nolte ... Joe Bechstein

Mena Suvari ... Phlox Lombardi

Omid Abtahi ... Mohammed

Keith Michael Gregory ... Keith
Don Wadsworth ... Class Instructor
Christian Hand ... Punk Rock Bathroom Patron
Jarid Faubel ... Mohawk Man
Tim Hartman ... Restaurant Manager

Seth Adams ... Feldman
Jocelyn Wrzosek ... Townie

Patrick Jordan ... Phlox's New Boyfriend
Stephen Liska ... Jimmy Breezy
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95 min
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USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Manitoba/Ontario)
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Max Minghella was originally attached to play Art but dropped out due to school commitments. more
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Piano Experiment more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Watch the Commentary Between Chabon and Thurber FIRST!, 8 August 2009
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Author: gradyharp from United States

For those who find it difficult to appreciate the adaptation format of film making from a famous novel, THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH as now released on DVD should help explain the naysayers' opinions. In a very valuable session of conversations among Michael Chabon and Rawson Marshall Thurber (screenwriter and director) and the producer and cast, the transition of this complex novel into a very altered story is comfortably explained and the person most happy with the result seems to be the originator - Michael Chabon!

That being said this film stands well on its own terms. June and July in hot Pittsburgh generate mysteries among a variety of people, especially the young college graduate Art Bechstein (Jon Foster) who while working in a bookstore wastes time with a fling with the supervisor Phlox (Mena Suvari) with disinterested post grad classes dealing with becoming a broker and having monthly dinners with his mobster father Joe Bechstein (Nick Nolte), until he encounters an odd couple: bisexual biker and thief Cleveland (Peter Sarsgaard) and his female consort, the violinist Jane Bellwether (Sienna Miller). The bizarre interactions among these characters drive Art to make many decisions and discoveries - including his falling in love with both Cleveland and Jane. The summer winds down with Art finally discovering his own identity despite the clouds of mystery that have surrounded his life. It is a piece of life as lived by disparate characters whose direction in life seems at odds with the natural flow of finding happiness and success. But then the question is asked - what is happiness and what is success if not survival?

For this viewer the explanation by the makers of this film was interesting enough to encourage a repeat watching of the movie. A good movie not a great movie, but it still tastes strongly of Michael Chabon's genius. It deserves more attention than the critics have given it.....Grady Harp

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The Book was a COMING OUT STORY, the movie is a disaster. STAY AWAY. jsngrnt
Pittsburgh is NICE! pittphoenix
did anyone NOT read the book and saw the movie? offal
WOW this movie SUCKED ingsoc747
So Art's father already knew of his sexuality? makeuplover69
The only mystery of Pittsburgh HLB1
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