MARVIN, SETH AND STANLEY
Marvin, Seth and Stanley
Stephen Gurewitz, 2013
Catalog No.: FTF-047
Length: 75 minutes
The usually quarreling Greenstein brothers Seth (Karpovsky) and Stanley (writer/director Stephen Gurewitz) reluctantly agree to join their father, Marvin, for a weekend trip in rural Minnesota. Estranged from each other, the threesome of inept outdoorsmen rediscover repressed grudges as the weekend comically devolves into a series of daytime drinking episodes and botched outdoor pursuits . A serious comedy of deceit and stilted emotions, the sharp relationships in Marvin, Seth and Stanley are buffered by the warmth of an autumnal Midwestern landscape authentically captured through 16mm color cinematography.
Directed by Stephen Gurewitz
Written by Stephen Gurewitz
Cinematography by Adam Ginsberg
Starring: Alex Karpovsky, Marvin Gurewitz and Stephen Gurewitz
Festivals: LaDiDa, Minneapolis St. Paul International, Wisconsin, Flyway, Free Range, Cannes, Duluth Superior
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PRESS
"Extraordinarily touching and quietly hilarious"
-Richard Brody, The New Yorker
"The clear interior of Curb Your Enthusiasm’s tonal mixture of upbeat cheer with unbridled narcissism, embarrassment, and painful reveals."
-Miriam Bale, Filmmaker Magazine
"Like a lost classic of 1970s American independent cinema, echoing John Cassavetes, Woody Allen and Robert Altman"
-Don Simpson, Smells Like Screen Spirit
“A comically melancholic look at young adulthood and the struggle to feel comfortable amongst family.”
-Jeremy Hurlburt, The Hollywood Weather Report
“Humor of the wincing kind...a portrait of sadness.”
-James McNally, Toronto Screen Shots