Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2011)

A vulnerable teenager with a deep perception of the world and no idea how to live in it.

Director:

Roberto Faenza

Writers:

Peter Cameron (based on the novel by), Roberto Faenza

Stars:

Toby Regbo, Marcia Gay Harden, Peter Gallagher

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Toby Regbo	...	James
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Marjorie
Peter Gallagher	...	Paul
Lucy Liu	...	Rowena
Stephen Lang	...	Barry Rogers
Deborah Ann Woll	...	Gillian
Ellen Burstyn	...	Nanette
Aubrey Plaza	...	Jeanine Breemer
Gilbert Owuor	...	John
Dree Hemingway	...	Rhonda
Olek Krupa	...	Henryk Maria
Siobhan Fallon Hogan	...	Mrs. Breemer (as Siobhan Fallon)
Brooke Schlosser	...	Sue Kenney
Kyle Coffman	...	Dakin
Jonny Weston	...	Thom

Storyline

James Sveck is a lonely youth in the summer before he goes off to college at Brown University. Apart from hanging with his grandmother, James prefers solitude. The story is told in first person narration, which helps give an intimate inside view of James as he works through his life at the therapy sessions which his parents insist he goes to. We learn about James's past and present through the stories he tells.

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Plot Keywords:

solitude | name tag | death of family member | breaking the fourth wall by talking to the audience | funeral urn | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Italy USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

5 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$666,922

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jean Vigo Italia, Rai Cinema, Four of a Kind Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (HD)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Love is Requited" (ritten by Andrea Guerra (music) and Michele Von Buren, performed by Elisa Toffoli) won the "Nastro D'Argento 2012" for the Best Original Song written for a film.

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Quotes

[first lines]
James Sveck: I wish the whole day was like breakfast, when people are still connected to their dreams, focused inward and... and not yet ready to engage with the world. If it was always breakfast, I would be fine.

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Connections

References Dead Man (1995)

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Soundtracks

I Like You
Written and performed by Paul Bosko

User Reviews

Awful..

Someday this pain will be useful to you – Trash It (D) Well this is as bad as its name, a rich teenager finding meaning for his life and hating what he has is ridiculous. Even in the end we don't see finding him any meaning of his life which makes it even more badly. The director somehow manages to nab brilliant ensemble but even their performances couldn't save this lousy script. Toby Regbo was amazing in "Mr.Nobody" so I was really excited to see this but here he is just another Looney wandering in the streets of New York. Deborah Ann Woll is amazing beautiful as always. Marcia Gay Harden, Lucy Liu and Stephen long etc are good in their parts. On the whole, its waste of money and time, better to watch Toby Regbo is Mr.Nobody and Deborah Ann Woll again in True Blood.