American Cousins

American Cousins

"American Cousins" is a romantic comedy about a Scots-Italian fish and chip shop owner who gives refuge to his Mafia relatives when they go on the run. It was voted one of the top three Scottish films of all time by readers of The List magazine [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3518815.stm BBC NEWS | Scotland | Trainspotting wins best film poll ] ] .

Plot

Two New Jersey mobsters are almost killed when a deal in Eastern Europe goes wrong. They take refuge with their law-abiding cousin Bobby, who runs a fish and chip shop in Glasgow, Scotland. But when one of the Americans takes a shine to Bobby’s girl and the other clashes with local hoodlums, Bobby realises he has to stand up for himself or risk losing everything he loves.

Production

American Cousins was the debut feature for director Don Coutts, screenwriter Sergio Casci, Director of Photography Jerry Kelly and Editor Lindy Cameron [ [http://www.american-cousins.com/ www.american-cousins.com ] ] . The team had previously made three shorts: St. Antony’s Day Off (1995), Rose (1998) and Dead Sea Reels (1996) which won the Vendome Film Festival award for Best European Short Film [ [http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/archives/2003schedule/features_2003.htm Woodstock Film Schedule 2002 - 845 679-4265 ] ] .

The film was produced by Margaret Matheson, whose credits include Antonia (1995), winner of the 1996 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112379/ Antonia (1995) ] ] .

Cast

Despite a relatively modest budget, American Cousins attracted a substantial US cast including Dan Hedaya (Blood Simple), Danny Nucci (Titanic) and Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos). The UK cast was headed by Shirley Henderson, Gerald Lepkowski and veteran Scottish actor Russell Hunter, in one of his last roles [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324992/ American Cousins (2003) ] ] .

Awards

The film’s awards include [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324992/ American Cousins (2003) ] ] :

*Audience Award BAFTA Scotland
*Best Screenplay BAFTA Scotland (Sergio Casci)
*Best Actress Cherbourg-Octeville Festival (Shirley Henderson)
*Jury Award Newport Beach Film Festival
*Best Film Milan International Film Festival [ [http://www.miff.it/01festival_storia_edizione4_vincitori.php?lang=2&edition=4 MIFF | 8° Film Festival Internazionale di Milano - Bando di Concorso, Programma 2007 ] ]
*Best Director Milan International Film Festival (Don Coutts)
*Audience Award Milan International Film Festival

Screenwriter Sergio Casci was also nominated for BAFTA UK’s Carl Foreman Award [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324992/ American Cousins (2003) ] ] .

References

1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3518815.stm2 http://www.american-cousins.com3 http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/archives/2003schedule/features_2003.htm4 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt01123795 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt03249926 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt03249927 http://www.miff.it/01festival_storia_edizione4_vincitori.php?lang=2&edition=48 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324992

External links

* [http://www.american-cousins.com Official website]
*imdb title|0324992
* [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1089282,00.html Review in "The Guardian"]
* [http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/jun03_interview3c.htm Interview]


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