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Mint Julep (2010)

Mint Julep poster
Directed by
Kathy Fehl, Ian Teal
Genre
drama, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A waitress and an insurance salesman have a struggling marriage in small-town North Carolina. An odd groundskeeper witnesses a murder, and a New York City landlord becomes involved.

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What happens

Mint Julep is a 2010 romance film written, directed, and produced by Ian Teal and Kathy Fehl, starring David Morse, Angelica Torn, and James Gandolfini. It is set in small-town North Carolina and follows the struggling marriage of Deirdre, a diner waitress played by Torn, and Leighton, an insurance salesman played by Teal. Morse plays an odd groundskeeper at a golf course who witnesses a murder, and Gandolfini plays a landlord in New York City. The film's surreal aspects reflect influences from Federico Fellini, Luis Buñuel and Michelangelo Antonioni. The independent film took more than a decade to produce due to budget constraints. Teal and Fehl spent an estimated $150,000 on the film, much of which came from their personal finances. The filmmakers received some financial backing from Marilyn Perry, an art historian, painter, and former chairwoman of the World Monuments Fund. Perry studied under Fehl's father at the University of North Carolina, where he taught art history. The film premiered on May 22, 2010, at the Gerold Opera House in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, where Teal and Fehl run a non-profit organization called Wega Arts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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