Lymelife

Lymelife

"Lymelife" (2008) is an independently-produced comedy/drama directed by Derick Martini, depicting life in 1970s Long Island from the perspective of a teenager. The film stars Alec Baldwin, Rory Culkin and Emma Roberts. [Vlessing, Etan. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i1fefd617b092181059b6699641d7ba42 "Toronto puts 'Lymelife' in Discovery lineup: Alec Baldwin starrer will have world premiere at the festival"] , "The Hollywood Reporter", August 14, 2008. Accessed August 20, 2008.] Martin Scorsese was executive producer.

The film debuted at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, in September 2008 and won the coveted International Critic's Award (FIPRESCI) [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN1450600220080815 "Toronto puts "Lymelife" in Discovery lineup"] , "Reuters", August 15, 2008.]

ynopsis

Set in late-seventies Long Island, Lymelife follows two families who crumble when tangled relationships, real estate problems and Lyme disease converge in the heart of suburbia. Fifteen-year-old Scott Bartlett is a gentle boy, radically different from his blustery father Mickey and tightly wired mother Brenda. An outbreak of Lyme disease, as well as the accompanying paranoia, hits their suburban community hard. When the Bartletts' neighbour Charlie Bragg is diagnosed with the illness, Brenda calms her fears by duct-taping Scott's cuffs shut.

Despite the onset of this mysterious ailment, the two families are quite busy. Since Charlie is unable to work, his wife Melissa must keep the income flowing herself. She is hired by Mickey, who is the developer of an enormous subdivision, and though this gesture is a friendly favour, it is also patently motivated by lust. Mickey's history of philandering is one of the many things upsetting his wife Brenda, who yearns for the comfort of their old neighbourhood in Queens. And growing up amid this marital cocktail is Scott, who has been in love with the Braggs' daughter Adrianna for all of his young life. The news both good and bad is that she is starting to return his interest.

Things really heat up when Jimmy, Scott's older brother, comes home on leave from the army. Jimmy shares many of his father's personality traits, and his confrontations with Mickey trigger events that permanently alter both families.

hooting locations

Portions of the film were shot at Montclair High School in Montclair, New Jersey. [Read, Philip. [http://www.nj.com/montclairguide/index.ssf/2008/05/ready_for_its_closeup.html "Montclair on screens big and small"] , "The Star-Ledger", May 13, 2008. Accessed August 21, 2008. "Earlier this spring, filmmakers quietly lined up Montclair High to film "Lymelife," a drama that chronicles the moral deterioration of a family as it navigates the pitfalls of a failing marriage."] Other locations were nearby, also in New Jersey.

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