2010 Sundance Film Festival

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The Extra Man
Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini 2009
Categories: Premieres, World Premiere, Comedy
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Rated 3.887916411144704/5 Stars
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Run time: 108 min. | U.S.A. | color
Louis Ives, a lonely dreamer who fancies himself the hero of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, leaves his job and heads to Manhattan to become a writer. He rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison, a wildly eccentric, but brilliant, playwright who happens to be an “extra man”—a social escort for the wealthy widows of New York’s high society. The two form an unexpected bond.

Paul Dano and Kevin Kline couldn't be better suited to bring to life these two dapper men lost in time, each lending his own distinct sensibility to the sharply conceived characters. Delicately balancing humor and pathos, writers/directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (American Splendor) have a knack for bringing edgy tales to life with humanity, a rich universe, and a brisk compelling intellect that all combine to leave the audience splendidly satisfied. The Extra Man is a sophisticated comedy that will do just that.
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Screenings
time event code city venue calendar
9:30 PM     Mon, Jan 25
EXTRA25CN
Park City
Eccles Theatre + add to cal
9:15 AM     Tue, Jan 26
EXTRA26CM
Park City
Eccles Theatre + add to cal
10:00 AM     Sun, Jan 31
EXTRA31SM
Sundance Resort
Screening Room, Sundance Resort + add to cal
About the film
Cast & Crew
director
Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
 
screenwriter
Robert Pulcini, Jonathan Ames, Shari Springer Berman, based on the novel by Jonathan Ames
Cast
Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, John C. Reilly, Katie Holmes, Marian Seldes, Celia Weston, Patti D'Arbanville, Dan Hedaya
producer
Anthony Bregman, Stephanie Davis
cinematographer
Terry Stacey
editor
Robert Pulcini
music
Klaus Badelt
production designer
Judy Becker
costume designer
Suttirat Anne Larlarb
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Opens strong, slows a little in the middle but finishes well. Kevin Kline is perfect and Paul Dano does a great job opposite him.
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