Dreaming Grand Avenue
| Dreaming Grand Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hugh Schulze |
| Written by | Hugh Schulze |
| Produced by | Brian Hieggelke Jan Hieggelke |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Christopher Rejano |
| Edited by | Joe Rabig |
| Music by | Seth Boustead |
Production company | Chicago Film Project |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dreaming Grand Avenue is a 2020 American fantasy drama film directed by Hugh Schulze, starring Jackson Rathbone, Andrea Londo, Wendy Robie and Tony Fitzpatrick.
Cast
- Jackson Rathbone as Jimmy
- Andrea Londo as Maggie
- Wendy Robie as Andromeda
- Tony Fitzpatrick as Jack Yancy
- Tiffany Bedwell as Dr. Emily Wandervogel
- Bryce Gangel as Amy
- Tony Castillo as Ernesto
- Troy West as Walt Whitman
- Abby Pierce as Audra
Release
The film premiered at the ChiTown Movies Drive-in on 23 September 2020.[1]
Reception
Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times rated the film 3.5 stars out of 4 called the film a "small but ambitious and metaphysical and deeply poetic gem with big ideas, stunningly original visuals of Chicago — and beautifully honed performances from a cast that includes talented young actors and some veteran performers who bring a grounded, real-world, seen-it-all wisdom to their respective and somewhat mystical roles."[1] Dann Gire of the Daily Herald rated the film 3 stars out of 4 and wrote that the film "skirts across genres with the reliable grace of an el train hitting every station stop on its way through Chicago."[2]
Peter Martin of ScreenAnarchy praised the performances of Rathbone and Londo, writing that they "avoid overdramatizing their roles" and portray their characters in an " empathetic light". He also praised the characters they portray as being "likeable".[3] Robert Daniels of RogerEbert.com rated the film 2 stars out of 4 and wrote that the film "stumbles to an unearned finish" and contains several "unnecessary" ingredients to a "narrative concoction brimming to overflow."[4]
References
- ^ a b Roeper, Richard (September 22, 2020). "'Dreaming Grand Avenue': There's poetry in the emotion of a transcendental Chicago story". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Gire, Dann (September 24, 2020). "'Dreaming Grand Avenue' takes odd, imaginative detours in Chicago-set drama". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Martin, Peter (September 21, 2020). "Review: DREAMING GRAND AVENUE, Comfortably Mixing Dreams and Reality". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Daniels, Robert (September 23, 2020). "Dreaming Grand Avenue". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.