Review by Morning.star
True comedy is both funny and sad ... thus revealing. Bonus - this one is well and subtly presented social commentary, though I'm not sure I agree with the solutionista.
Availability Label | Location | Shelfmark | Availability | Reservations |
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Calvin Park Branch | DVD Probl | On loan until: 09/Jul/24 |
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Isabel Turner Branch | DVD Probl | On loan until: 29/Jun/24 |
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Mountain Grove Branch | DVD Probl | On loan until: 09/Jul/24 |
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Pittsburgh Branch | DVD Probl | On loan until: 29/Jun/24 |
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True comedy is both funny and sad ... thus revealing. Bonus - this one is well and subtly presented social commentary, though I'm not sure I agree with the solutionista.
Title Statement | Problemista [DVD] / written and directed by Julio Torres. |
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Additional Contributors | Torres, Julio |
Swinton, Tilda | |
RZA | |
Rossellini, Isabella | |
Saavedra, Catalina,1968- | |
Scully, James | |
Publication | Canada: Videoville Showtime,2024. |
Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (105 minutes) |
Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 777235038596 |
Other Number | av07713280 |
General Notes | Title from container. |
Performance Credits | Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, Rza, Isabella Rossellini, Catalina Saavedra, James Scully. |
Audience & Ratings | Canadian Home Video Rating: PG. |
Languages | Audio track in English, French, with optional subtitles in English, French, captions in English. |
System Details | DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
Summary | Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Painters' spouses--Fiction |
Administrative assistants--Fiction | |
Designers--Fiction | |
Visas--Fiction | |
Salvadorans--Fiction--United States | |
Man-woman relationships--Fiction | |
By Genre | Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Comedy films | |
Feature films |