Little Men
Achingly humane. Deeply moving. The cumulative effect if heart-rending. [Five out of five star review.]
-- Nigel Smith, Guardian
Little Men
When 13-year-old Jake's (Theo Taplitz) grandfather dies, his family moves from Manhattan back into his father's old Brooklyn home. There, Jake befriends the charismatic Tony (Michael Barbieri), whose single mother Leonor (Paulina Garcia), a dressmaker from Chile, runs the shop downstairs. Soon, Jake's parents Brian (Greg Kinnear) and Kathy (Jennifer Ehle) -- one, a struggling actor, the other, a psychotherapist -- ask Leonor to sign a new, steeper lease on her store. For Leonor, the proposed new rent is untenable, and a feud ignites between the adults. At first, Jake and Tony don't seem to notice; the two boys, so different on the surface, begin to develop a formative kinship as they discover the pleasures of being young in Brooklyn. Jake aspires to be an artist, while Tony wants to be an actor, and they have dreams of going to the same prestigious arts high school together. But the children can't avoid the problems of their parents forever, and soon enough, the adult conflict intrudes upon the borders of their friendship.
Directed by Ira Sachs (LOVE IS STRANGE, KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, FORTY SHADES OF BLUE) with his trademark humanism and insight, LITTLE MEN highlights the New York City landscape with a story of life-defining friendships in the midst of familial turmoil.
“LUMINOUS. BIG-HEARTED FILMMAKING. If Martin Scorsese was the quintessential auteur of New York in the 1970s and ’80s, and Spike Lee that of New York in the late ’80s and ’90s, then Ira Sachs is gradually becoming the quintessential auteur of today’s New York” – Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine
“A gem. Tenderly observed. Brimming with truths about modern life.” – Peter Debruge, Variety
“FIVE STARS. Achingly humane. Deeply Moving. The cumulative effect is heart-rending.” – Nigel Smith, The Guardian
“Beautiful. Ranks among Ira Sachs’ best films. The performances are impeccable.” – David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
“I fell in love with it. A finely calibrated, intelligent movie.” – Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair
“Adolescent devotion is rarely depicted this delicately.” Matthew Jacobs , Huffington Post
Directed by Ira Sachs (LOVE IS STRANGE, KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, FORTY SHADES OF BLUE) with his trademark humanism and insight, LITTLE MEN highlights the New York City landscape with a story of life-defining friendships in the midst of familial turmoil.
“LUMINOUS. BIG-HEARTED FILMMAKING. If Martin Scorsese was the quintessential auteur of New York in the 1970s and ’80s, and Spike Lee that of New York in the late ’80s and ’90s, then Ira Sachs is gradually becoming the quintessential auteur of today’s New York” – Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine
“A gem. Tenderly observed. Brimming with truths about modern life.” – Peter Debruge, Variety
“FIVE STARS. Achingly humane. Deeply Moving. The cumulative effect is heart-rending.” – Nigel Smith, The Guardian
“Beautiful. Ranks among Ira Sachs’ best films. The performances are impeccable.” – David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
“I fell in love with it. A finely calibrated, intelligent movie.” – Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair
“Adolescent devotion is rarely depicted this delicately.” Matthew Jacobs , Huffington Post
Genre
Drama,
Family
Runtime
85
Language
English
Director
Ira Sachs
Cast
Jennifer Ehle,
Michael Barbieri,
Greg Kinnear,
Aldred Molina,
Theo Taplitz,
Michael Barbieri
Awards:
Nominee, Crystal Bear ~ Generation 14plus Best Film, Berlin International Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Want to see two young actors give breakthrough performances? Then watch in ‘Little Men,’ an intimate gem of a film directed by Ira Sachs, which means they're in the best of caring hands. What Sachs (’The Delta,’ ‘Forty Shades of Blue’) and cowriter Mauricio Zacharias, who collaborated with the ...
Played at
West L.A.
Royal
North Hollywood
NoHo 7
Pasadena
Playhouse 7
Claremont
Claremont 5
Santa Monica
Monica Film Center
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