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URBANIA explores the dark and alternate life that exists in the deepest cavities of urban settings. Based on the stage play URBAN FOLK TALES, URBANIA follows Charlie (Dan Futterman) through the streets of New York City. Charlie is an ordinary man haunted by the absence of his boyfriend, Chris. After roaming through various bars looking for Chris, hearing and telling unusual and uncanny stories, Charlie encounters Dean (Samuel Ball), a tough young man whom Charlie has met somewhere before, and who may hold the answers to Charlie's existential questions. During the course of his journeys, Charlie keeps running into a number of different urban legends--the woman who cooks her dog in the microwave, the man who wakes up to find he is missing a kidney--all of which serves to make New York City look surreal and unnerving. In addition to the compelling, mysterious plot and skillful acting, URBANIA also features striking cameos from Alan Cumming and Barbara Sukowa, plus a unique look at New York City. URBANIA mixes comedy, drama, film noir, and gay cinema in new and intriguing ways. A directorial debut from Jon Shears, URBANIA moves expertly from present time to flashbacks and flashforwards, never losing its viewers for a second.

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EAN5034741230612

eBay Product ID (ePID)3959789

Product Key Features

ActorDan Futterman, Scott Denny, Paige Turco

Film/TV TitleUrbania

DirectorJon Shear

Release Year2005

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesTrailer

GenreThriller, General

Run Time102 Mins

Additional Product Features

CertificateE

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Number of Discs1

ReviewsUSA Today - ...The result is impressive, both as a film and as an actor's showcase: Futterman has to, and does, keep us engaged in his character's plight..., Los Angeles Times - ...A powerful experience....A daring and unnerving evocation of contemporary big-city life....URBANIA is strong stuff..., Chicago Sun-Times - ...A superbly crafted film that will leave moviegoers both unsettled and captivated by the time the closing credits roll..., New York Times - ...URBANIA is as technically innovative as it is emotionally unsettling....It has a remarkably rich (and dark) visual palette that matches its moody turbulence., Movieline - URBANIA is one of the year's most original and powerful films -- a nightmarish, at times darkly comic, survey of sex in the city..., Box Office - ...A stunning, haunting tale that peers inside the everyday lunacy surrounding a young New Yorker, URBANIA is a powerful exploration of desire, love, memory, hate and survival...

ScreenwriterDaniel Reitz, Jon Shear

Movie/TV TitleUrbania