Adrift in Manhattan (2007)

The lives of three lonely strangers intersect while commuting on New York's 1 and 9 subway lines.

Director:

Alfredo Rodriguez de Villa (as Alfredo De Villa)

Writers:

Nat Moss (screenplay), Alfredo Rodriguez de Villa (based on an original story by) (as Alfredo De Villa)

Stars:

Heather Graham, Victor Rasuk, Dominic Chianese

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heather Graham	...	Rose / optometrist
Victor Rasuk	...	Simon Colon
Dominic Chianese	...	Tomasso / officeman / painter
Marlene Forte	...	Marta / Simon's mother
Richard Petrocelli	...	Mr. Sneider / photographer's shop owner
Elizabeth Peña	...	Isabel / Tomasso's workmate
William Baldwin	...	Mark / Rose's husband
Karen Olivo	...	Ana / Isabel's daughter
Nicolle Rochelle	...	Melanie / Photographer assistant (as Nicole Leach)
Erika Michels	...	Claire / Mark's sister / tarot reader
Liam de Villa	...	Casey
Keren Love Perilman	...	Jen (as Keren Perilman)
Karina Arroyave	...	Christina
Alexis Smith	...	Yvette
Anthony Cirillo	...	Carlitos / Ana's husband

Storyline

A meditation on isolation and intersection in the big city - the layered story of three characters who find courage to move to the next stage of life through profound encounters with strangers they meet on their daily routes. Rose, an optometrist paralyzed by crushing grief after the death of her infant, has built a wall around herself, unable to relate to her estranged husband or anyone else. When an elderly patient, a painter losing his eyesight, begins to visit her office unannounced, Rose registers how alone he is, urging him to reach out and ask for help--something neither does easily. Meanwhile Simon, a late-blooming teenager with an overbearing mother, photographs people at a distance with a borrowed long lens. One day, Rose, beautiful and melancholy in a vibrant scarf, comes into focus in his camera sight. The pictures he shoots become a conduit for each of them to touch something deep within and expand their confining existence. - Caroline Libresco

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Plot Keywords:

deep cleavage | older woman younger man sex | scarf | sitting on a bed | sex in bed | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, some nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is an image of a hand hanging on a piece of paper in the mail room (about 1/2 through the movie) that matches the configuration of Heather Graham's hand on the window, as she looks out of her apartment (about 1/4 through the movie).

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Quotes

Mr. Sneider: The guy who invented the digital camera: the number-one reason to repeal the assault-weapon ban.

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Connections

Spoofs The French Connection (1971)

User Reviews

A dry movie, lacking entertainment or cinematic value

Although I usually find interest in interwoven character story lines from films such as Crash or Magnolia or Babel, I couldn't get my interests up for this one.

Now I'm not here to complain that the movie lacked explosions, action or a whole lot of plot twists - it doesn't attempt to be that kind of movie. The few plot driven elements are rather scarce and are mostly there to drive forward the characters rather then the story. The story itself is never the planned focus anyhow. It is my appreciation that some attention to have a more involving plot would have done the work a service.

In terms of execution (acting, directing) the effort is certainly solid although never really stellar : you won't find anything really worthy of seeing the movie on it's own. The problem therefore is the very blueprint on which the execution rests, and as I pointed earlier, the material given is too dry to make the movie a memorable one.

There just isn't enough happening here to make this one worth the look. Nothing much was achieved, and the journey alone wasn't exactly thought provoking nor entertaining. It isn't awful mind you, just very forgettable.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

6 June 2008 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

1/9

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,099, 23 September 2007

Gross USA:

$2,099

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$90,272

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineglobe Productions, Noble Group, Royal McBee

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1