The Great New Wonderful (2005)

Director:

Danny Leiner

Writer:

Sam Catlin (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Rebuilding is a process.

Plot:

The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.

Plot Keywords:

Breakfast | Clock Tower | Kitchen Scene | New York Skyline | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship

Cast

Olympia Dukakis	...	Judy Hillerman (segment "Judy's Story")
Jim Gaffigan	...	Sandie (segment "Sandie's Story")
Judy Greer	...	Allison Burbage (segment "David and Allison's Story")
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Emme Keeler (segment "Emme's Story")
Thomas McCarthy	...	Davie Burbage (segment "David and Allison's Story") (as Tom McCarthy)
Sharat Saxena	...	Satish (segment "Avi and Satish's Story")
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Avinash aka "Avi" (segment "Avi and Satish's Story")
Tony Shalhoub	...	Dr. Trabulous (segment "Sandie's Story")
Stephen Colbert	...	Principal Peersall (segment "David and Allison's Story")
Dick Latessa	...	Jerry Binder (segment "Judy's Story")
Will Arnett	...	Danny Keeler (segment "Emme's Story")
Seth Gilliam	...	Clayton (segment "Emme's Story")
Anita Gillette	...	Lainie (segment "Judy's Story")
Julie Dretzin	...	Julie Driscoll (segment "Emme's Story")
Edie Falco	...	Safarah Polsky (segment "Emme's Story")

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

USA:87 min (Tribeca Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hindi

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:R | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Serenade Films

Trivia:

WILHELM SCREAM: Heard on TV.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Sandie - Dr. Trabulous' patient: I think I'm lost.

Movie Connections:

References The Matrix (1999)

Beautifully woven, complex and subtle, it captures an essence of NYC after 9/11

Beautifully woven, complex and subtle, this film captures an essence of NYC after 9/11. A great script, some stunning photography, an excellent score that helps tie it all together, and a great ensemble cast make this small film seem quite large. The emotions that bubble under the surface, only sometimes breaking through, give this film its strength and its power. Different stories of different people all struggling with day to day life sharing the common experience of being New Yorkers post 9/11. The references to what happened are almost all unspoken, evoked through the images displayed or the background sounds, yet there is no doubt that what happened is a force in the lives of all of these people. Intelligent film-making at its best.