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CITY ISLAND
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Completed - ENGLISH - Comedy, Drama, Family - 100 minutes

Log Line

Everyone in the Rizzo family has secrets: Vince’s daughter is a stripper, his son fantasizes about fat women, and Vince dreams of acting. But when an illegitimate son appears, he suddenly has bigger things to hide…

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2008 (Debut)
  • AFM 2008 (Line up)
  • Berlin EFM 2009 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2009 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2009

Director(s) : Raymond DE FELITTA
Writer(s) : Raymond DE FELITTA
Cast : Andy GARCIA, Emily MORTIMER, Juliana MARGULIES, Steven STRAIT, Alan ARKIN, Dominik GARCIA-LORIDO

Producer(s) : Andy GARCIA (CineSon), Lauren VERSEL (Lucky Monkey Pictures), Maria Teresa ARIDA (Lucky Monkey Pictures)

Synopsis

Meet the Rizzos, a family that might get along a lot better if only they could tell each other the truth. Dad Vince is the worst offender. But since the prison guard won’t even admit that “poker night” is in fact acting class, how’s he ever going to explain about his illegitimate son? His daughter works as a stripper when she’s supposed to be in college, while young Vinnie Jr has a secret sexual fetish that involves a 24-hour webcam and the family’s 300-pound neighbour. Vince’s wife Joyce is the family’s rock, but it’s been a year since she enjoyed intimacy with her husband, and it’s no surprise she thinks “poker night” spells A-F-F-A-I-R. When former prisoner Tony enters the Rizzos’ lives, Joyce begins to lose her head - little does she suspect that the handsome young man is in fact her step-son.
City Island is a funny, touching and smart family tale about the secrets of the past catching up with the lies of the present, and accepting that nobody’s perfect - least of all your loved ones.

Production

Country(ies) : USA

Start of shooting : August 2008

DENMARK SMILE ENTERTAIN
FRANCE Jan 20, 2010 CHRYSALIS FILMS
GREECE SEVEN FILMS
ITALY Jun 25, 2010 MIKADO FILM SPA
JAPAN TRANS WORLD ASS
KOREA (Sou TCAST CO., LTD.
SLOVENIA KARANTANIJA CIN
SPAIN WIDE PICTURES S
TAIWAN Dec 21, 2016 CAI CHANG INTER


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