The Living Wake (2007)

A dark comedy which chronicles the final day in the life of self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew. Binew is a dreamer who elevates his drab and somewhat pitiful existence into a ... See full summary »

Director:

Sol Tryon

Writers:

Peter Kline, Mike O'Connell

Stars:

Mike O'Connell, Jim Gaffigan, Jill Larson

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mike O'Connell	...	K. Roth Binew
Jim Gaffigan	...	Lampert Binew
Jill Larson	...	Alma Binew
Diane Kagan	...	Marla
Caleb Wentworth	...	Young K. Roth
Sam Goldfarb	...	K. Roth's Doctor
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Mills
Eddie Pepitone	...	Reginald
Ben Duhl	...	Liquorsmith
Matthew Cowles	...	Mossman
Stephen Brian Jones	...	Farmer
Peter Paton	...	Old Man
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine	...	Prostitute
Ann Dowd	...	Librarian
Aaron J. Patton	...	Passerby Man

Storyline

A dark comedy which chronicles the final day in the life of self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew. Binew is a dreamer who elevates his drab and somewhat pitiful existence into a personal mythology. For his final day K. Roth Binew enlists his best friend, the unrecognized poet and biographer Mills Joquin to chronicle his final hours. Mills Joquin drives Binew around town on a bicycle-powered rickshaw. As the eccentric duo go about their day, Binew hands out invitations to his final party, a living wake, where Binew will do a short performance before dropping dead on the spot.

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Plot Keywords:

artist | black comedy | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual material

Did You Know?

Quotes

K. Roth Binew: Father, what is the key to a good life?
Lampert Binew: Oh, K. Roth, don't you worry your little head, someday I'll explain it to you in a brief but powerful monologue.

User Reviews

Poetic and beautiful and completely underrated

I have nearly memorized the lines in this movie as I have with my favorite poems and poets. This is incredibly beautiful and tragic. I have never seen anything like this film.

It is a hopeless English major's dream. I only wish that some more people appreciated this- though not too many- it's too beautiful to be mainstreamed or "hipsterized"- hipsters be damned! I love the hell outta this movie and totally respect the writers. I only wish that there was a genre of film in which more films like this one resided although maybe that's what makes this film so wonderful. I look forward to my future career as a benevolent dictator of an ant farm.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Czuwanie przed koncem

Filming Locations:

Kennebunkport, Maine, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,821, 16 May 2010

Gross USA:

$12,232

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,232

Company Credits

Production Co:

Drops Entertainment, Script Pipeline, Mangusta Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color