Little Men

Little Men

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New York City | Coming Of Age

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  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Ira Sachs, Veronica Lupu
  • Cast(s): Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Paulina García, Michael Barbieri, Theo Taplitz See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 25min
  • Music: Dickon Hinchliffe,Damian Volpe,Andy Kris,Dan Bricker
  • Award(s): Grand Special Prize 2016 (Won)
    Chlotrudis 2017 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: "Wuthering Heights", 180
  • Story:
    Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.
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6.7/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.
Ratings

6.7/10

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AWARDS

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Nominations
Chlotrudis Award

Best Movie | 2017

Best Supporting Actor | 2017 | Michael

Best Original Screenplay | 2017 | Mauricio

Best Actor | 2017 | Theo

Best Supporting Actress | 2017 | Paulina

HFCS Award

Best Overlooked Film | 2017

Independent Spirit Award

Best Supporting Female | 2017 | Paulina

Best Screenplay | 2017 | Mauricio

Silver Condor Award

Best Foreign Film Not in the Spanish Language Mejor Pelcula Extranjera | 2017 | Ira

ICP Award

Best Overlooked Film | 2016

VVFP Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2016 | Paulina

Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award

Best Film | 2016 | Ira

Audience Award

2016 | Ira

Teddy Award

Best Feature Film | 2016 | Ira

Crystal Bear Award

Generation Kplus Best Feature Film | 2016 | Ira

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Michael Barbieri was accepted at New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts after the film premiered.

The idea of children going on strike against their parents was inspired by Yasujirô Ozu's I Was Born, But... (1932) and Good Morning (1959).

Theo Taplitz has made short films since fourth grade. Several have been featured at youth film festivals across the US.

Mauricio Bustamante was Michael Barbieri's acting teacher at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

The first drawings of Jake are inspired by the Percy Jackson book series, given not of their titles "Sky of Camp Jupiter" and "Ella de Harpy." One of the books is even mentioned by Tony when he first meets Jake: "The Blood of Olympus."

Popular Dialogues

"Tony Calvelli: [describing his father's infrequent returns home] We seem like a normal family, and then - boom - they start fighting about something stupid, like always, and... I realize it's better when he's not around."

"[acting class, with teacher and student frequently repeating each confrontational exchange multiple times] Acting Teacher: How long have you been doing this exercise? Tony Calvelli: How long have you been doing this exercise? Acting Teacher: I'm not playing with you! Tony Calvelli: I'm not playing with you! Acting Teacher: You know, you make me make mistakes in my own exercise! Tony Calvelli: You know, you make me make mistakes in my own exercise! Acting Teacher: You make me make mistakes in my own exercise! Tony Calvelli: You MAKE me make mistakes in my own exercise! Acting Teacher: I make you make mistakes! Tony Calvelli: I make you make mistakes! Acting Teacher: I make this exercise the way I like it! Tony Calvelli: I make this exercise the way I like it! Acting Teacher: I LIKE the exercise! Tony Calvelli: I LIKE the exercise! Acting Teacher: I love the exercise! Tony Calvelli: I love this exercise! Acting Teacher: I don't wanna do any other exercise! Tony Calvelli: I don't WANNA do any other exercise! Acting Teacher: I DON'T wanna do another exercise! Tony Calvelli: I never wanna do another exercise! Acting Teacher: I never wanna do another exercise! Tony Calvelli: I never wanna do another exercise! Acting Teacher: You have a terrible attitude! Tony Calvelli: YOU got a terrible attitude! Acting Teacher: Your attitude is more horrible than MINE! Tony Calvelli: Your attitude's more horrible than MINE! Acting Teacher: You're a master of horrible attitudes! Tony Calvelli: YOU'RE the master of master horrible! Acting Teacher: You got the swiss cheese up inside your skull instead of a brain! Tony Calvelli: I got the swiss cheese inside my skull instead of a brain! Acting Teacher: I don't know how you get anything done all day long! Tony Calvelli: I don't know how I get anything done all day long! Acting Teacher: I don't know how YOU get anything done all day long! Tony Calvelli: I don't know how YOU get all day done at all! Acting Teacher: I don't know what you're talkin' about! Tony Calvelli: I don't know what YOU'RE talkin' about! Acting Teacher: I never know what you're talkin' about! Tony Calvelli: I never know what I'm talkin' about! [pause]"

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