The Funerals (1996)

Original title

The Funeral

Directed by

Abel Ferrara

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 201 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A funeral brings together a family of gangsters in 1930s New York. Through flashbacks, the story reveals the troubled pasts of three brothers and the tensions that shaped them.

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What happens

The Funeral is a 1996 American crime drama film directed by Abel Ferrara from a screenplay by Nicholas St. John, and starring Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra, Isabella Rossellini, Vincent Gallo, Benicio del Toro and Gretchen Mol. The story concerns the funeral of one of three brothers in a family of gangsters that lived in New York City in the 1930s. It details, through a series of flashbacks, the past of the brothers and their families. The film premiered at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival, where Chris Penn won the Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actor. It was released in the United States on November 1, 1996 and received positive reviews. At the 12th Independent Spirit Awards, it was nominated in five categories including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor (for Walken). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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