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  Fine Line Features | Little Odessa | Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The feature film debut of 25-year-old James Gray, Little Odessa is a modern American drama, an uncompromising tale of family, love, betrayal and loss.
Set in the mysterious, closely-knit Russian Jewish emigre community of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn during one bleak winter, "Little Odessa" is a richly atmospheric study of the last days of a proud but tormented family.
Little Odessa stars Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Moira Kelly, Vanessa Redgrave, and Maximilian Schell.
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 Fine Line Features | Little Odessa | Synopsis and Production Notes
All of the actors in Little Odessa were drawn to the project's unique story and chose to waive their normally high salaries.
At the core of the family relationships in Little Odessa is Maximilian Schell's character Arkady -- the proud, well-educated émigré who finds himself in an alien land, with two sons he doesn't understand and a wife dying of cancer.
Little Odessa was filmed during the worst New York winter in 150 years.
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 Little Odessa Movie Review
LITTLE ODESSA, the stunning feature debut of 24-year old writer/director James Gray, is about to become the victim of distributor politics.
LITTLE ODESSA deserves to be seen by as many movie-goers as possible, not just those living in the few locations where Fine Line choses to release it.
LITTLE ODESSA is an extremely complex motion picture, layered with powerful themes and fascinating characters.
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 Little Odessa Movie Review
LITTLE ODESSA refers to an old Russian Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, along the lines of Little Italy or Chinatown.
Joshua, a long-time Little Odessa expatriate, is called back to the neighborhood to perform a hit on a big shot resident.
LITTLE ODESSA is the surprising first feature of James Gray, who wrote and directed it.
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When a hit-man for the Russian Jewish Mafia returns to his native Brooklyn neighborhood to do a job, he must face his family and the reasons he was forced to leave in the first place.
Nonetheless, Joshua clandestinely returns to Brooklyn only to discover that his mother is dying of a brain tumor, his little brother is a high school dropout, and his father is having an affair with a younger woman.
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 deseretnews.com - Movie review: Little Odessa | Deseret Morning News Web edition
A glum psychological thriller that can't decide whether it wants to be an angst-ridden character study or a conventional suspense yarn, "Little Odessa" is ultimately unable to succeed at being either one.
Unfortunately, this little family reunion puts Roth's parents and brother in danger from local enemies who are on the watch for him.
"Little Odessa" is rated R for violence, sex, nudity, profanity, vulgarity and drugs.
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 James Gray: Little Odessa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
James Gray is of Russian Jewish descent and he clearly recalls the feeling of being suspended between two cultures -- the dark, mysterious Russian of his ancestry, built on secret loyalties and the community of family, and the new tough American street reality, driven by the ethos of money and individualism.
Little Odessa was so bleak, reminded me of Chinatown.
So I felt compelled to write my own, which was "Little Odessa." Tim Roth read it and loved it and that was the first breakthrough.
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 Odessa on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The third largest Ukrainian city after Kiev and Kharkiv, Odessa is an important rail junction and highway hub and is a major industrial, cultural, scientific, and resort center.
Odessa is also a naval base and the home port of a fishing and an antarctic whaling fleet.
Odessa, Texas, Chamber Panel Concludes Housing Shortage is 'Big Issue'.
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 Brighton Beach: Little Odessa by the Sea
The body of water is the Atlantic Ocean and I'm in "Little Odessa," the latter-day nickname for the community of Brighton Beach, in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City.
For many who lived or vacationed in Odessa, in the Ukraine, the ocean is a reminder of better days.
The New York Aquarium and Coney Island were within a 10- or 15-minute walk, but we wanted to see Little Odessa by the Sea.
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 Coney Island
It is now connected to the main part of Brooklyn, but was formerly an actual island, separated from the main part of Brooklyn by Coney Island Creek, part of which was little better than tidal flats.
There were plans into the 20th century to dredge and straighten the creek as a ship canal, but these plans were abandoned when the center portion of the creek was filled in for construction of the Belt Parkway before World War II.
In recent decades a large influx of Russian immigrants from the former Soviet Union, many of them Jewish, have also established a community on the island and neighboring Brighton Beach, with many shop signs now in both Russian and English, earning the nickname "Little Odessa".
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 Little Odessa -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Little Odessa -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Little Odessa is a film realised in 1994 by (additional info and facts about James Gray) James Gray, featuring (additional info and facts about Tim Roth) Tim Roth and (additional info and facts about Edward Furlong) Edward Furlong.
The film has earned a Silver Lion at the (additional info and facts about Venice Film Festival) Venice Film Festival and the Critic Prize at the (additional info and facts about Deauville Film Festival) Deauville Film Festival
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 Moira Kelly naked in nude scenes from Little Odessa
Finally, all that he now allows himself to admit that he loves is agonizingly torn away from him and he is left with the ultimate punishment for his transgressions.
The thing I remember that most impressed me about Little Odessa was how director James Gray actually made me feel cold.
There are a lot of exteriors that show a frozen, snow covered New York, but the whole thing is so wonderfully photographed that it actually made me feel chilled.
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 Guardian Unlimited Travel | Saturday section | Little Odessa file
And although a mere half-mile stroll along the boardwalk from Coney Island - famous for its wooden rollercoaster, hotdogs, karaoke, tack and trash - this is another world.
Brighton Beach is known as Little Odessa because it is by the seaside and chock-full of Russian émigrés, who came here in waves over the last century.
For many, New Jersey means little more than chemical works and industrial wasteland, but they don't call it the Garden State for nothing.
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 GreenCine: Little Odessa - Online DVD Rental, For People Who Like To Watch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A somber portrait of organized crime and family trauma, Little Odessa centers on the trouble caused when hit man Joshua Shapira (Tim Roth) returns to his old neighborhood of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.
A hired killer for the Russian Mafia, Joshua is given an assignment in his hometown, where he renews contact with his younger brother Reuben (Edward Furlong) and an old flame (Moira Kelly).
The slow pace and familiar crime narrative were attacked by many viewers, contributing to a mixed critical reaction, but Little Odessa nevertheless won admiration for Gray's visual sense and the skilled performance by Roth in the unsympathetic lead role.
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 Fine Line Features | Little Odessa | About the Cast
Schell's subsequent career has included work in numerous American and international productions including "Topkapi," "The Odessa File" and "A Bridge Too Far," and in such mini-series as "Peter The Great." Schell received Oscar nominations for his supporting roles in "The Man In The Glass Booth" (1975) and "Julia" (1977), starring Vanessa Redgrave and Jane Fonda.
Natasha Andreichenko, Maximilian Schell's wife in real life, plays his mistress in "Little Odessa." One of the most popular actresses in the former Soviet Union, Andreichenko's credits include Andrei Konchalovsky's award-winning "Siberiade" and "Wartime Romance," which received a 1985 Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 1985 Andreichenko starred with her future husband in the NBC production of "Peter the Great." In 1989, Andreichenko played the lead in the Russian premiere of "Faith, Love and Hope," directed by Maximilian Schell and recently starred in "Candles In The Dark," also directed by her husband.
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 RoadTrip America® - To Russia, by Subway
Clear skies had attracted cyclists, roller-bladers and dog-walkers, but as we made our way north, we noticed people clad in fur coats and hats basking on the benches.
Brighton Beach is one of the largest Russian communities outside Moscow, and it looked as though every resident was making the most of a sunny day.
Next time you're in New York, remember that US$1.50 is all it takes to get to Odessa, and you don't even need a passport.
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 Little Odessa - Movie Low Down
A hit man returns home for a job and confronts and rekindles family relations and begins to have some revelations of his own.
Little Odessa wasn't perfect but does have a lot going for it.
The story is heavy and very dramatic containing much family strife.
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 'Little Odessa - Music From and Inspired By the Film' by C Various from The Portsmouth Chorus.
'Little Odessa - Music From and Inspired By the Film' by C Various from The Portsmouth Chorus.
Little Odessa - Music From and Inspired By the Film, C Various,Original Soundtrack,Slavyanka.
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 Little Odessa: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Little Odessa: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more
Little Odessa: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more
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 Little Odessa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Joshua Shapira is a hardened young criminal--he's a hit man for the Russian mob--who is estranged from his family and banished from the streets of Little Odessa.
Forced to go back to Brighton Beach for a quick job, he is inexorably drawn into his old world more...
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 Review: Little Odessa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As a result of recent changes in upper management, Fine Line Features has chosen to limit -- if not completely withdraw -- support for this film.
The dysfunctional family dynamic is examined from a different perspective -- this is a case of the best intentions gone awry.
Schindler's List, scenes of bloodshed are presented graphically, but never gratuitously.
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 Little Odessa, Lions Gate Home Entertainment, Tim Roth, Edward Furlong
Little Odessa, Lions Gate Home Entertainment, Tim Roth, Edward Furlong
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 Little Odessa Mini Poster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Little Odessa - Columbus Films Ltd.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
No longer part of his family and alone in the world, Joshua is nothing more than a hired gun.
Ordered to carry out the murder of a Iranian Jeweler at odds with the mob, Joshua is faced with the ultimate test of morality as he puts his own family and girlfriend at risk in the one place they thought would always be safe--Little Odessa.
Executive produced by Nick Wechsler (THE PLAYER, SEX LIES AND VIDEOTAPES), Claudia Lewis, and Jim Steele.
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