Quiet City (film)

Infobox Film
name = Quiet City

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caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Aaron Katz
producer = Brendan McFadden
Ben Stambler
writer = Aaron Katz
Erin Fisher
Cris Lankenau
starring = Erin Fisher
Cris Lankenau
Sarah Hellman
Joe Swanberg
Tucker Stone
cinematography = Andrew Reed
editing = Aaron Katz
music = Keegan DeWitt
distributor = 600 West Productions
Benten Films
released = August 31, 2007
runtime = 78 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget = $2,500
gross = $15,425
website = http://www.quietcitythemovie.com
imdb_id = 0914382

"Quiet City" is a 2007 drama film directed by Aaron Katz.

It premiered at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival in the Emerging Visions category making it Katz's second consecutive world premiere at the festival. Subsequently the film played at the Sarasota Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival and Milano Film Festival among others.

Plot

Jamie (Erin Fisher) arrives in New York City looking for a friend, who isn't answering her cell phone. Missing her stop on the subway, she asks Charlie (Cris Lankenau) for directions. Unable to articulate them properly, he escorts her to a diner where she is supposed to meet her friend but the friend never shows. Charlie invites Jamie back to his apartment, which kick starts a 24 hour period of hanging out and getting to know each other.

Cast

*Erin Fisher as Jamie
*Cris Lankenau as Charlie
*Sarah Hellman as Robin
*Joe Swanberg as Adam
*Tucker Stone as Kyle

Critical reception

The film received a largely favorable response from critics. As of March 17, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 86% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 14 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/quiet_city/ |title=Quiet City - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-08-09 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes] Stephen Holden in The New York Times called the film, "Beautiful! A Fully Realized Work of Mumblecore Poetry."

The film was nominated for the John Cassavetes award at the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards for features made for less than $500,000. It also won Best Director and Best Cinematography at the 2007 Bend Film Festival.

References

External links

* [http://www.quietcitythemovie.com/ Official site]
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