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Vincent has had a long and distinguished career in the police force but he is still suffering from the pain of the break-up with his wife and son, Joey. When Joey becomes involved in a murder charge then Vincent's own failings as a father cause a major crisis in his life - not least as a result of his own father being executed for murder when he was a boy...

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ProducerAndrew Stevens, Elie Samaha, Matthew Baer, Brad Grey, Michael Caton-Jones

EAN7321900220828

eBay Product ID (ePID)3959856

Product Key Features

ActorRobert De Niro, William Forsythe, George Dzundza, Eliza Dushku, Patti Lupone, Frances Mcdormand, James Franco

Film/TV TitleCity by the Sea

DirectorMichael Caton-Jones

Release Year2003

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesAudio Commentary - Ken Hixon - Writer\Interview - 1. Mark of a Murderer: Six Words About Filmmaking with Michael Caton-Jones\Interactive Menus\Scene Access

GenreDrama, General

Run Time104 Mins

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Certificate18

Number of Discs1

ComposerJohn Murphy

Executive ProducerRoger Paradiso, Don Carmody, Dan Klores

Additional InformationIn CITY BY THE SEA, Robert De Niro plays Vincent, a New York City cop who is investigating a murder that leads him back to the place where he grew up--Long Beach. A born loner who is pained by his past but never shows it, Vincent rarely opens up to his partner (George Dzunda) or his girlfriend (Frances McDormand). However, when his son Joey (James Franco) is named as the murder suspect, he is challenged to confront his duties as a father and a cop.<BR>A constant dialogue between the good times and the bad, the past and the present, and the choices made along the way gives CITY BY THE SEA an emotional, contemplative edge. In its opening scene, a colorful vintage photograph of the happily crowded seaside at Long Beach in the 1970s fades into the cold gray dilapidated locale of the early 21st Century. Joey has similarly faded from a cheerful young boy to a broken junkie loitering on the boardwalk and living in an abandoned merry-go-round. And while Vincent maintains a contented balance between work and his noncommitted romance, it is clear that he feels his best days have passed. The violence and neglect that permeates life on Long Beach is the evil from which Vincent must now save his son, a gesture which breathes new life and new hope into the family he nearly deserted.

ReviewsMovieline - ...Franco's performance is solid..., Sight and Sound - ...Franco brings a tortured grace to his performance..., Variety - ...[Dushku and Lupone] each effectively pulls out the stops when the moment calls for it..., New York Times - ...It is loaded with rich, dark themes..., Entertainment Weekly - ...[De Niro] gives one of his gentlest, most quietly affecting performances....CITY BY THE SEA has combustible moments that wake you right up..., Total Film - ...The old Method master hasn't lost his touch....DeNiro's final speech brings back the great-actor tingles..., USA Today - ...[De Niro is] raw and compelling....McDormand has a salt-of-the-earth quality that lends itself nicely to this role...

ScreenwriterKen Hixon

AuthorMike McAlary

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleCity By The Sea

Director of PhotographyKarl Walter Lindenlaub