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Frownland

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY COMEDY (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Dore Mann, Mary Wall, Carmine Marino, Paul Grimstad, David Sandholm, Marc Raybin.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2022]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (106 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (43 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"A nightmare transmission from the grungiest depths of the New York indie underground, the visceral, darkly funny, and sui generis debut feature from Ronald Bronstein is a dread-inducing vision of misfit alienation at its unhinged extreme. In a maniacal performance of almost frightening commitment, Dore Mann plays Keith, a disturbingly maladjusted social outcast and self-described 'troll' whose neuroses plunge him into an unstoppable spiral of self-obliteration as his crummy coupon-selling job, pitiful living situation (featuring the roommate from hipster Brooklyn hell), and last remaining human relationships disintegrate around him. As captured in the grimy expressionist grain of Sean Price Williams's claustrophobic camera work, FROWNLAND is DIY cinema at its most fearless, uncompromising, and unforgettable."--Container.

Notes

Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.

Special features: New 2K digital transfer, supervised by director Ronald Bronstein, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; introduction by Bronstein ; conversation between Bronstein and Josh Safdie ; deleted scenes.

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