Frownland

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Bronstein, Ronald, film director.

Marino, Carmine, actor.

Mann, Dore, actor.

Wall, Mary, actor.

The Criterion Collection (Firm), Distributor.

Kanopy (Firm)., Distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Independent films.

Drama.

Motion pictures.

Genre:

Feature films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (107 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

Place of Publication:

The Criterion Collection 2007

[San Francisco, California, USA] Kanopy Streaming 2023

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web

digital

video file MPEG-4 Flash

Summary:

A nightmare transmission from the grungiest depths of the New York indie underground, the visceral, darkly funny, and totally sui generis debut feature from Ronald Bronstein is a dread-inducing vision of misfit alienation at its unhinged extreme. In a maniacal performance of almost frightening commitment, Dore Mann plays Keith, a disturbingly maladjusted social outcast and self-described "troll" whose neuroses plunge him into an unstoppable spiral of self-obliteration as his crummy coupon-selling job, pitiful living situation (featuring the roommate from hipster Brooklyn hell), and last remaining human relationships disintegrate around him. As captured in the grimy expressionist grain of Sean Price Williams's claustrophobic camera work, FROWNLAND is DIY cinema at its most fearless, uncompromising, and unforgettable

Participant:

Carmine Marino, Dore Mann, Mary Wall

Notes:

Title from title frames

Film

In Process Record

Originally produced by The Criterion Collection in 2007

Publisher Number:

14353106 Kanopy

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license