Country: USA
Year: 2012
Duration: 103'
Imogene, a failed playwright, fakes her own suicide to make her ex-boyfriend feel sorry for her. As a result, she is entrusted to the custody of her exuberant mother Zelda, a gambling addict who is separated from her husband, and returns to her family home on the Jersey Shore. Leaving behind the “cool” superficiality of New York, the girl finds herself dealing with a series of bizarre characters who orbit around her mother, starting with her new companion, an alleged undercover CIA agent; her brother Ralph, who has a thing for crabs; and brilliant but mysterious Lee, who lives with them.
Biography
film director
Robert Pulcini
Robert Pulcini (New York, USA, 1964) and Shari Springer Berman (New York, USA, 1963), after first making documentaries, debuted in feature films with American Splendor (2003), based on the homonymous comic books by Harvey Pekar, which was screened at Torino Film Festival and then obtained an Oscar nomination. They next directed the TV documentary Wanderlust (2006), about the history of American road movies; the comedies The Nanny Diaries (2007), which attended Venice Film Festival, and The Extra Man (2010), based on the homonymous novel by Jonathan Ames. With TV drama Cinema Verite (2011) they received an Emmy Award.
FILMOGRAFIA
VH1 Legends (ep. BB King, tv, doc., 1997), Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s (doc., 1997), The Young and the Dead (doc, 2000), Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (tv, doc., 2002), American Splendor (2003), Wanderlust (tv, doc, 2006), The Nanny Diaries (Diario di una tata, 2007), The Extra Man (Un perfetto gentiluomo, 2010), Cinema Verite (tv, 2011), Imogene (2012).
Shari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini (New York, USA, 1964) and Shari Springer Berman (New York, USA, 1963), after first making documentaries, debuted in feature films with American Splendor (2003), based on the homonymous comic books by Harvey Pekar, which was screened at Torino Film Festival and then obtained an Oscar nomination. They next directed the TV documentary Wanderlust (2006), about the history of American road movies; the comedies The Nanny Diaries (2007), which attended Venice Film Festival, and The Extra Man (2010), based on the homonymous novel by Jonathan Ames. With TV drama Cinema Verite (2011) they received an Emmy Award.
FILMOGRAFIA
VH1 Legends (ep. BB King, doc., tv, 1997), Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s (doc., 1997), The Young and the Dead (doc, 2000), Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (tv, doc., 2002), American Splendor (2003), Wanderlust (tv, doc., 2006), The Nanny Diaries (Diario di una tata, 2007), The Extra Man (Un perfetto gentiluomo, 2010), Cinema Verite (tv, 2011), Imogene (2012).
Declaration
film director
“I am attracted to cranky, lovable people. [...] I guess I love the idea of someone who isn’t overtly nice, and I feel like so many movies, especially Hollywood movies, it’s so about people being nice. One of the biggest notes when I write for studio films is that the character has to be likable, and I think that people can be completely lovable and not, on the surface, nice.” (Shari Springer Berman)
Cast
& Credits
regia/directors
Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
sceneggiatura/screenplay Michelle Morgan
fotografia/cinematography Steve Yedlin
montaggio/film editing Robert Pulcini
scenografia/production design Annie Spitz
costumi/costume design Tom Broecker
musica/music Rob Simonsen
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters Kristen Wiig (Imogene), Annette Bening (Zelda), Matt Dillon (The Bousche), Darren Criss (Lee), Christopher Fitzgerald (Ralph), Micky Sumner (Hannah)
produttori/producers Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler, Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Mark Amin
produzione/production Maven Pictures, Anonymous Content
coproduttore/coproducer Luca Borghese, Hardy Justice
vendita all’estero/world sales Voltage Pictures
sceneggiatura/screenplay Michelle Morgan
fotografia/cinematography Steve Yedlin
montaggio/film editing Robert Pulcini
scenografia/production design Annie Spitz
costumi/costume design Tom Broecker
musica/music Rob Simonsen
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters Kristen Wiig (Imogene), Annette Bening (Zelda), Matt Dillon (The Bousche), Darren Criss (Lee), Christopher Fitzgerald (Ralph), Micky Sumner (Hannah)
produttori/producers Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler, Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Mark Amin
produzione/production Maven Pictures, Anonymous Content
coproduttore/coproducer Luca Borghese, Hardy Justice
vendita all’estero/world sales Voltage Pictures
