Small sins among brothers
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Small sins among brothers |
| Original title | The Brothers McMullen |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1995 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Edward Burns |
| script | Edward Burns |
| production |
Edward Burns , Dick Fisher |
| music |
Seamus Egan , Sarah McLachlan |
| camera | Dick Fisher |
| cut | Dick Fisher |
| occupation | |
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Little Sins Among Brothers (Original title: The Brothers McMullen ) is an American comedy film from 1995 . It was directed by Edward Burns , who also wrote the script . The main roles were played by Edward Burns, Mike McGlone and Jack Mulcahy .
action
The Irish-born Catholic McMullen brothers live in New York City . 33-year-old Jack is married to Molly but has an affair with Ann. He ends the affair, his wife forgives him.
The youngest Patrick is graduating from college . He meets the Jewish Susan. Susan's father is ready to finance the couple an apartment, but Patrick refuses the offer. He gets some money from one of his brothers and moves to California .
Barry meets Audrey, but he's scared of the committed relationship. When he asks Audrey to take a break, she says, hurt, that she will wait for him, but not that long. She later packs her things and says she'll end the relationship for good. Barry follows her into the street, where he makes up with Audrey, who kisses him.
Reviews
James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film was one of the best independently produced ("independent") romantic comedies of the time. He described the film as "smart" and "honest". Berardinelli wrote that the film thematized the relationship of the brothers to Catholicism , which in his opinion is more of a cultural than a religious phenomenon in Irish circles in the USA.
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of August 18, 1995 that it was unusual for contemporary films that the film deals with morality rather than? busy.
Kenneth Turan described the film in the Los Angeles Times on August 9, 1995, the film was "amateurish" but well made. He praised the fact that it was possible to make the film without a lot of money and showmanship. He described the plot as "diverting" but praised the characters. Turan also praised the fact that the roles are cast with the professional actors as well as with the amateur actors, which makes the game realistic.
Awards
Edward Burns won the 1995 Sundance Film Festival Jury Grand Prize while directing the film . When American Film Festival in Deauville, he was also nominated for the big prize, the jury had there but with the simple price content.
In his role as producer, Edward Burns and Dick Fisher won the 1996 Independent Spirit Award and the PGA Golden Laurel Award from the American film producers for the film.
backgrounds
Edward Burns, who made its debut with the film, wrote the screenplay for the film in 1993 while working as a production assistant for the television series Entertainment Tonight . Production costs were approximately 24,000 (according to some data about 28,000) dollars . Most of the filming took place at Burns 'parents' house.
A year after the production of this film, Burns directed the comedy She's the One , for which he again wrote the script. Burns, Mike McGlone and Maxine Bahns played again in this film, as well as Jennifer Aniston , Cameron Diaz and John Mahoney , among others . The films Little Sins Among Brothers , She's the One, and Even More Is Never Enough ( 1998 , starring Lauren Holly , Edward Burns, Jennifer Esposito, and Jon Bon Jovi , among others ) are sometimes referred to as the Long Island Trilogy .
Individual evidence
Web links
- The Brothers McMullen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Brothers McMullen atRotten Tomatoes(English)