pravarakhyudu ( telugu : ప్రవరాఖ్యుడు ) is a 2009 telugu film produced by ganesh indukuri on tolly 2 holly films banner and directed by madan .

starring jagapati babu , priyamani in the lead roles and music composed by m.m. keeravani .

the film was released on 4 december 2009 .

the film recorded as average at box office .

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pravarakhyudu <EOT> urltoken has 700 , 000 + monthly visits . tell hyderabad what you feel about pravarakhyudu !

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movie name : pravarakhyudu – ( 2009 ) cast & crew : jagapathi babu , priyamani , hamsa nandini music : m . m . keeravani category : telugu movies

pravarakhyudu telugu full movie starring jagapathi babu , priyamani , brahmanandam , ali , hamsa nandini , sunil . director - madan producer - ganesh indukuri ( tolly 2 holly films ) music director - mm keeravani

this week’s new release , ‘pravarakhyudu’ starring jagapathi babu and priyamani is the duo’s second film after ‘pellaina kothalo’ . like the earlier film , ‘pravarahyudu’ too is a romantic family entertainer and it has all the ingredients for a good love story . directed by madan , the film has been produced by ganesh indukuri under ‘tolly2holly films’ banner . ‘pravarakhyudu’ means a perfectionist who attracts women without any effort and the film is the story of this perfectionist who eventually falls in love .

analysis : you will find the descriptions in novels very useful to imagine and get interested in story . what happens if the same descriptions are converted into dialogues and rendered in a feature film ? you will end up finding the entire movie verbose . that is the primary problem with the narration of pravarakhyudu movie . first half of the movie is little boring . second half is better . the plus points are jagapati babu and production values . on the flipside , screenplay is not engaging enough and narration lacks substance . despite of the above mentioned flaws , pravarakhyudu still offers something for family crowds .

bottomline : ‘pravarakhyudu’ is good film with its heart at the right place . it also teaches a lesson or two about freedom and living life responsibly . while it’s difficult to see jagapathi babu as a college student , he does well with his dialogues and subtle charm . priyamani , on the other hand , is good throughout the film and her anger towards jagapathi babu is completely justified . the basic premise of the film that love exists faces some stiff competition from another theory that love is a result of secretion of excess testosterone and estrogen . in the end love defeats science and it predictably leaves a smile on your face ! thumbs up for madan , jagapathi babu , priyamani and keeravani . there’s ample comedy , sensible dialogues and logic in this predictable story . ‘pravarakhyudu’ may not be a perfect film , but it treats you with respect and avoids a lot of clichés that usually come with family entertainers

what is bad : the second half of ‘pravarakhyudu’ starts on a promising note . the initial scenes are well written , but after a point the story tends to drag . sasi and sailaja take too long to resolve their differences and it sort of tests your patience . ali is completely wasted in the film . the entire episode of south african safari could have been avoided . the climax of the film certainly justifies sasi’s quirky behaviour but there’s too much of melodrama . probably this is the problem with such stories , you know exactly how the story will end and you expect the end to happen quickly .

story - screenplay - direction : pravarakhyudu is a separation - reunion story of lovers . these kinds of separation / reunion stories should be supported by strong and convincing reason for separation . the reason of separation in the movie is flimsy and hero character never bothers to find out what happened to the heroine after the separation . when hero starts approaching heroine again after a big gap , heroine shows forced restraint without bothering to know what he is trying to convey . madan who has strong writing abilities came up with a few interesting scenes . but lack of engaging screenplay and too many unnecessary scenes mar the narration . i liked the way heroine imagines the things visually and director used a nice technique there .

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story sasi ( jagapati babu ) and sailaja ( priyamani ) are good friends during their post - graduation time . they think they are in love . but sasi’s ideology about love irritates sailaja and both of them separate their ways . sasi settles as a professor in harvard university . he comes to hyderabad to look out for a suitable girl . he then realises that sailaja works as a principal in a women’s college and she is unmarried too . the rest of the story is all about how sasi makes sailaja fall in love with him again .

jagapathi babu looks very handsome in the role of a charmer . priyamani is gorgeous in this movie and oozes natural oomph though she wore traditional dresses . hamsa nandini is neat in a small role . cvl makes a mark with his nice diction . brahmanandam’s role is partly entertaining . sunil and ali are routine . madhu sharma sizzled in a cameo . dharmavarapu subramanyam has some nice dialogues .

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what is it about : jagapathi babu stars as sasi , a zoology expert who continues his research in india after a brief stint as a professor in harvard university . his family looks for a bride for sasi but he rejects most of them . one day , his friend ravi ( sunil ) reminds him about his estranged girlfriend , sailaja ( priyamani ) who used to be his college sweetheart . who is sailaja ? how did sasi and sailaja meet and what happened after that ? this forms the rest of the story .

what is good : madan , the director of the film , also penned the story , dialogues and screenplay . the first half of the film establishes the lead characters especially that of sasi ( jagapathi babu ) and sailaja ( priyamani ) pretty well . sasi is extremely smart and his practical approach to life shocks and at the same time confuses sailaja . at the same time , sailaja realizes that she has fallen in love with sasi , only problem being the duo’s interpretation of love differs a lot from each other . a story like this tends to be predictable , but madan does extremely well in penning some clever lines and scenes . check out that scene where sasi explains sailaja about the surroundings of the temple . it gives a great insight into sasi’s character . this kind of role is a cake walk for jagapathi babu , who has done plenty of family - oriented films . priyamani delivers yet another confident performance . her characterization gets better in the second half . madan etches her role with a lot of anger as well as ego and she excels in that . sunil and avs do well in their small roles . brahmanandam makes his presence felt again with his sensible comedy . hamsanandini is good in her glamorous role . madhu sharma is alright . the girl who played the role of padmaja ( one of the students in college ) is very good and probably we will see her in more films in the future .

technical departments : keeravani’s music is a major asset to the movie . it ranges from being melodious to foot tapping beats and all the songs are pleasant on your ears . chaitanya prasad’s lyrics are good . ‘bangaram’ and ‘gaalamesi’ songs are pretty good . surendar reddy’s cinematography is alright . m . r . varma’s editing is good in first half and it could have been better in second half . madan does well in almost all the departments . the conflict point between the lead characters is well established and it is resolved pretty well in the end . screenplay could have been better in second half especially after sailaja realizes that she does like sasi .

prime star jagapathi babu and priyamani are being known as the ideal pair of tollywood and here they are with a new movie that is meant to be a different love story and an entertainer . let us see if it was impressive or not .

story : sasi kumar ( jagapathi ) and shailaja ( priyamani ) study in the same college and though they are of opposite natures shailaja gets attracted to sasi . however , he doesnât believe in love and shailaja is disgusted with him . they get into their lives separately .

years pass and sasi becomes a noted name in his field of zoological studies . he leaves harvard job and comes to join a girlâs college as a lecturer . the principal of that college is shailaja .

why did he come to this college ? will their love rekindle ? will âno loveâ factor transforms to âfull loveâ ? all this forms the rest of the story .

performances : jagapathi babu : he has carried out his role with ease and the scenes where he is shown as a student , he looked too puffed up . performance wise , it was a normal walk in the park so not much to be said .

priyamani she has done her job perfectly in terms of glamour and performance department , though she looks more sensuous in the indian outfits , priyamani was seen in all varieties . two emotional scenes were good from her .

hamsa nandini she has a brief presence and looks hot . as is the custom , she was given with a song and she has not disappointed .

sunil though his role was small , he managed to come up with good laughter from the audience .

others brahmanandam was regular , dharmavarapu was effective , ali failed to impress . chalapathi rao , rajyalakshmi and other senior actors came up with the standard performances to add value to the film .

analysis : the director has come up with a simple tale of relationships and with a message that each has their own outlook depending on their experiences . the dialogues were simple but they could have added more depth , script was okay and screenplay was good during the first half . comedy was not that much and editing was neat .

costumes and art department made their presence felt . full marks to cinematography and background score . the songs were captured really sensuous and though they were not situational , the picturization made up for it .

there were few silly things that the director could have avoided to make things look mature . overall , the film relied heavily on the screenplay and due to that , the first half went smoothly without much complaint . however , the second half fizzled out and got dragged with unwanted songs and weak comedy . the climax should have been etched out with more impact to drive the message . the mass will like the songs and the family audience might find the narrative appealing barring a few elements of erratic script .

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it was a nice movie . . enjoyed it all over . . not for total family together though . . .

deepa ! surprisingly you improved quiet a lot . this is first time i saw a nice review from you . keep it up .

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the last rites of joe may is a 2011 american drama film written and directed by joe maggio .

the film stars dennis farina , jamie anne allman , ian barford , meredith droeger , chelcie ross and gary cole .

the film was released on november 4 , 2011 , by tribeca film .

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the last rites of joe may <EOT> the last rites of joe may : official u . s . trailer - youtube

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the last rites of joe may chronicles the last days in the life of joe may , an aging , short money hustler who always believed that a glorious destiny awaited him around every corner . now in . . . see full summary »

the last rites of joe may features a stunning performance from dennis farina as an ailing short money man in a world that’s moved on .

the last rites of joe may chronicles the last days in the life of joe may , an aging , short money hustler who always believed that a glorious destiny awaited him around every corner . now in his sixties , his health failing and resources dwindling , joe is presented with one last shot at greatness . . .

think richard jenkins in the visitor . or j . k . simmons in the music never stopped . and now dennis farina in the last rites of joe may .

that last plot point is a little old - fashioned , straight out of the good bad man playbook of classic westerns . but in a way , that’s what “the last rites of joe may” is , only transferred to modern times .

despite some glaring dips into formulaic territory , the last rites of joe may offers center stage to a great performer who ' s made a career of playing supporting tough guys .

veteran character actor dennis farina gives one of the best performances of the year in a rare lead part as an aging , down - on - his luck small - time hood in " the last rites of joe may . ' '

you meet guys like joe may . they can get you a price on some merchandise that fell off the back of some truck . in the performance of his career , dennis farina depicts the type flawlessly in " the last rites of joe may . " he looks into the type and sees the man inside : proud , weary , fearful .

' the last rites of joe may ' ( unrated ) tribeca ( 103 min . ) directed by joe maggio . with dennis farina . now playing in new york ; also available on demand . three and a half stars

“joe maggio has imagined a character that resonates with subtlety and truth in addressing the realities of the final denouement of one’s life in the last rites of joe may , ” said geoffrey gilmore , chief creative officer of tribeca enterprises . “dennis farina delivers the performance of his lifetime with a realism and vulnerability that we haven’t seen before . ”

every great story is , at its core , a tale of redemption . as its title implies , the last rites of joe may is no exception . the brilliance of this particular story , however , is that maggio does not turn joe may into everyman , ready to avenge wrongdoing and saving himself in the process . instead , joe may is noman , a barely felt ripple in his rapidly shrinking pond of a world .

dennis farina , left , plays an aging hustler who upon leaving a hospital finds strangers , meredith droeger , center , and jamie anne allman , living in his apartment in “the last rites of joe may . ”

watching joe may feels like walking behind tourists on the michigan avenue bridge . come onnnnnn .

there’s already oscar buzz for farina , and it’s well - deserved . a native chicagoan and former police officer , farina’s street smarts show in one of the best big screen performances of the year . as a result , though the last rites of joe may may be a small film about a small guy , it packs a big punch .

after a dramatic climax , the film ends with a mundane conversation and the clinking of forks on a plate as the credits slowly roll over the scene . it’s a poignant reminder of the casual casualty of life . the last rites of joe may is a rousing tale of one man’s redemption , but it’s also a brutal reminder that one man’s redemption means very little to the world at large .

“i ' m thrilled to have tribeca handling the release of the last rites of joe may , ” said maggio . “it ' s a really personal film and tribeca was so passionate about it , right from the beginning . i couldn ' t have asked for a better fit . ”

some of “last rites” is a little stale , like the frequent set - the - mood shots of sneakers dangling from urban telephone wires , or black birds flying across an empty sky . and the climax is predictable .

review : it’s a sure sign that things are not going your way when people keep telling you they were convinced you were dead . that happens at least a half - dozen times to the titular character in joe maggio’s film the last rites of joe may , which focuses on a man who… ( more )

showcasing a tour - de - force performance from dennis farina , the last rites of joe may chronicles the final days of an aging , short money hustler clinging to the belief that he ' s one scam away from the glorious destiny he ' s always deserved . now in his sixties , his health failing and resources dwindling , joe is presented with one last shot at redemption in the eyes of a community that ' s all but left him for dead .

small - time chicago hustler joe may ( the incomparable dennis farina ) always felt like a great destiny awaited him , but with his health ailing and his age advancing , he’s never looked more like a bum . broke and evicted , he’s taken in by a troubled young mother and daughter , in whom he finds one last shot to be a hero . pulsing with the spirit of classic urban dramas , “the last rites of joe may” is a subtle , sophisticated tale of redemption . [ synopsis courtesy of tribeca film festival ] .

joe may’s life ended a long time ago . it’s just no one remembered to tell him .

the last rites of joe may first and foremost boasts a tremendous performance from dennis farina . he plays joe may as down but not out , pissed at the world but with a plan . everyone he runs into after he leaves the hospital offers the same line , “joe may . i thought you were dead ! ” joe wears a leather blazer like a uniform , sits on the same stool at the same bar every day and orders the same shot and a beer . but when he prepares for a minor scam , the audience sees a glimpse of the younger joe from another time , when the rules were different and he knew how to play the game . he’s charming and wily , with a glimmer in his eye and a swagger in his step .

official facebook page : urltoken official site : urltoken showcasing a tour - de - force performance from veteran dennis farina , the last rites of joe may chronicles the final days of an aging , short money hustler clinging to the belief that he ' s one scam away from the glorious destiny he ' s always deserved . now in his sixties , his health failing and resources dwindling , joe is presented with one last shot at redemption in the eyes of a community that ' s all but left him for dead .

maggio said that audiences are responding very well , particularly chicago audiences who feel that the film is tremendously representative of the city . he said he never wanted to be too sentimental , but he wanted the emotion to feel authentic and to resonate with audiences . he struck that tone perfectly in the last rites of joe may ; watch the trailer below and tell me what you think .

it ' s a soulful and moving performance , one that makes the film worth watching . maggio ' s story and plotting can be predictable , but he gets a real feel for the life of a small - timer , not just from farina but from the others who populate joe ' s strata of chicago life . it ' s a cold world out there for guys like joe - and maggio and farina let you feel that chill in the last rites of joe may .

that doesn’t make the movie particularly fresh , but maggio ( upping the production standards from his last few efforts ) keeps a steady handle on the formula . as joe becomes invested in jenny’s troubles even more than his own , he becomes a legitimate figure of empathy . although the story is slight and filled with predictable ingredients ( joe even has an estranged son , as if he weren’t pathetic enough ) , it does right by them . a final showdown between joe and jenny’s male oppressor contains a masterful tension , made possible by joe’s evolution into a tragic hero with nothing to lose . “the last rites of joe may” luxuriates in clichés , but also reflects an understanding of how they can actually work .

maggio ' s film may be small , but it ' s full of texture .

the title character in “the last rites of joe may , ” played by dennis farina , is a hustler of a particular breed : a small - time idealist who always believes he’s one score away from the big time . joe wears ( sports ) a pinkie ring , leather coat and ankle boots , and if this were a mafia movie , he would be the third wiseguy from the left . when the writer and director joe maggio is in a lighter mood , the character could have stepped out of one of elmore leonard’s lowlife comedies , though mr . maggio isn’t often in a light mood .

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dennis farina is a marvelous actor . this is a keeper in my film collection . joe may is unforgettable .

excellent rental - - if you wanna see a great actors last performance . .

it’s a sure sign that things are not going your way when people keep telling you they were convinced you were dead . that happens at least a half - dozen times to the titular character in joe maggio’s film the last rites of joe may , which focuses on a man whose life is quickly going to hell in a handbasket . it’s a story that could easily have been depressing . . . read more

the basic joe may story – a past - his - time man’s man trying for one last hurrah – is a good one , and infinitely flexible . tweak it here and there and it can be the tale of a cowboy , a movie star , a boxer .

dennis farina was always one of my favorite actors . he died too young . especially if you grew up in chicago , or any " big city " , you will have known a guy like joe . hell , you yourself may even be joe may . there is a bit of joe may is in all of us , some more than others . in my opinion , this film represents some of the finest work of a great actor , dennis farina . i believe this was his last film . buy it , and watch it every year or so . you ' ll be glad you did .

— despite all evidence to the contrary , aging short - money hustler joe may ( dennis farina ) always believed he had a glorious future ahead of him . now in

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he plays the title character - joe may , a guy who has outlived his time as a small - time hustler on the fringes of chicago ' s underworld . indeed , the film begins with a raft of symbols of just how long joe has overstayed his welcome , as he comes out of a hospital stay for pneumonia into a blustery winter setting . he has so few human connections in the world that his lengthy hospital stay has led the few people who do remember him to the conclusion that joe must have kicked off .

straus said in order to make this film–or any film–he always maintains the attitude of “we’re a go . ” he said it’s easy to wait for the right actor or for a certain amount of money , but if you act as if the film is going to be made at any moment , it can be . he said that the last rites of joe may was made for under $ 500k . straus said that after he met with maggio and heard the story , he was very interested in the film ( it was the third or fourth pitched to him by maggio ) , but it wasn’t until involving stephanie striegel in the project that the film really got going .

dennis farina became an excellent actor and this one is among his finest as well as his last .

how could you not like this one ? what is there not to like ? excellent movie , great end , unfortunately also last danny farina ' s movie . at last he gone out with a bang !

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the usual – financing . i’ve made feature films for as little as $ 6 , 000 , but on “the last rites of joe may” i wanted enough money to be able to really show what i could do as a filmmaker . we weren’t asking for much , but there was a period of a few years , say from 2007 to 2010 , nobody wanted to put any money into serious , adult dramas . money came and went several times , but once dennis farina came on we moved things to chicago , hooked up with a group of chicago - based investors , cobbled the budget together and took full advantage of the illinois tax credits .

farina is terrific , getting the pathos of the character while avoiding the self - pity , and leavening the tragedy with some occasional sputtering humor .

joe gets a shave at a barbershop , and then gets a ride to another part of the city to see lenny . while he ' s talking with lenny , we see that joe needs a shave .

how will it play ? too slight for widespread acclaim , “joe may” will probably find a home with a small distributor . its best hopes for attention in limited release will depend on the level of acclaim for farina’s dedicated performance .

hustling the hot merchandise doesn ' t work out so well . without his planning it that way , jenny and angelina become the most important thing in joe ' s life — not in terms of romance , but in terms of the responsibilities of being stand - up guy .

joe maggio ' s expectedly bleak tale of an aging , world - weary hustler is striking in almost every aspect . underrated actor denis farina is finally given a well - written character to work with , and the result is a touching , brilliantly understated performance that works as the film ' s main selling point . as well , maggio ' s down - to - earth direction complements the film ' s grim tone , which is captured excellently through the use of dark lighting and gritty camerawork . " the last rites of may " isn ' t outstanding due to its being routinely - written and sluggishly - paced , but it ' s nevertheless an unquestionably well - made character study and the obvious high points of both maggio ' s and farina ' s careers .

despite joe’s inability to hold down a job or avoid burying his sorrows in alcoholism , maggio makes it clear that his subject harbors a legitimate desire to clean up his act — something that underlines the pervasive sadness of his deteriorating state . maggio puts the conclusion of joe’s downhill journey in focus , and lets farina’s commitment to the role take the lead .

i shall dearly miss the late mr . farina . this , his last movie , was a touching story of a desperate man beautifully done by a wonderful actor who never seemed to be acting .

and both are essential for this chi - town story , as an aging and ailing joe begs the mob to throw him one last score – and , also , tries to protect a young single mother with an abusive cop boyfriend .

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" i thought you were dead , " is the refrain he keeps hearing . in fact , joe may may be dead - he just doesn ' t know it . nor is he going to accept that verdict . if he ' s going out , he ' s going out on his own terms .

joe and angelina , the daughter , get along right away . they feel natural together . you hardly ever see a bad performance by a child actor , but young meredith droeger is especially good in this role . joe also encounters stanley buczkowski ( ian barford ) , jenny ' s boyfriend , who is a cop and who sometimes hits her . that goes down wrong with joe may .

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dennis farina gets the enviable opportunity to humanize the kind of character he has sometimes exaggerated comically in glossier films .

meanwhile , the new tenant in joe ' s place - - no stranger to hard times , or abusive boyfriends - - has taken him in to help with the rent . here the script ' s reliance on cliché ( the way joe starts gruff but goes soft with the child he must sometimes care for ; the pigeon coop the lonely old man keeps on the roof ; the sensitive side that only emerges when he listens to opera lps ) is impossible to ignore .

for those of you who know dennis farina , this movie is one that you will truly appreciate and treasure . when i heard of it , i was so glad that he got the opportunity to be the lead in a film . it is a marvelous movie and dennis ' performance is stunning . actually , it always has been ; from crime story to midnight run . . . . . . . every movie he is in , he steals the scene and i can never take my eyes off of him . i miss him terribly , but now that i have the last rites of joe may ( and soon to purchase crime story to complete my collection of his movies ) , he will never be forgotten . at least not by me . dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . we love you and miss you .

may returns to his chicago apartment to find , shades of the visitor , that somebody else is living there . a single mom ( jamie anne allman ) and her daughter ( meredith droeger ) have rented the place from a landlord who assumed joe was dead . the movie never explains how joe forgot to call his landlord to explain his long absence , but the failed wiseguy couldn ' t have paid the rent anyway : he has just over 400 bucks in the bank , a car impounded and sold as abandoned and no prospects .

unfussy cinematography by jay silver captures the chill of a chicago winter . . .

basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …

the film , written and directed by joe maggio , only has this handful of characters and looks at them carefully . the dialogue is right , the conflicts are simple and sincere , the hopes are touching . joe talks lenny into letting him move some stolen lamb chops and has dreams even at his age of somehow becoming a big - time hustler . he carries himself as if he ' d once been a bigger man in the neighborhood .

the ups and downs of joe ' s post - hospital existence - and the increasingly limited prospects he faces - are of less interest than the depth farina brings to this character . his still - alert eyes , his craggy - handsome face and his touching blend of bravura and vulnerability all contribute to a finely etched portrait of a man forced to put the best face on some hard choices - mostly to convince himself .

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with : dennis farina ( joe may ) , jamie anne allman ( jenny ) , ian barford ( stanley ) , meredith droeger ( angelina ) , chelcie ross ( billy ) and gary cole ( lenny ) .

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this movie takes place on the west side of chicago , without a single " beauty shot . " not a skyscraper in sight . only gray , cold streets , shabby bars and forlorn bus stops . joe may has just been released from cook county hospital after a siege of pneumonia that nearly killed him . before he goes home , he goes to a bar . " jeez , i thought you was dead , " the bartender says . nothing about how he ' s glad to see joe is alive .

joe may is a small man in a small world , and that world is getting smaller by the minute . after spending seven weeks in the hospital , may ( dennis farina ) , a dapper , small - time hustler , dons his treasured leather jacket along with his carefully cultivated persona as a player , and steps out into a winter chicago afternoon . and that’s when life begins to crumble , for may has no family to speak of and no friends . his apartment has been rented during his absence to a young single mother and her daughter . his car has been towed and sold at auction . his whole life is contained in one small duffel bag , and he’s got less than $ 500 to his name . the shrewd guy working the street has turned into the guy who is simply on the street .

farina is terrific , getting the pathos of the character while avoiding the self - pity , and leavening the tragedy with some occasional sputtering humor . ( his increasingly frustrated attempts to unload some fell - off - the - truck meat make for great profane comedy . )

for all the things he does well , maggio makes a classic writer’s mistake , as well , overpopulating the film with important literary symbols . ( maggio’s symbolical use of trained racing pigeons is eye - rollingly obvious . ) as a result , his film risks underestimating viewers who have grown in size and sophistication as streaming video and pay - per - view cable options have put more independent films within the reach of larger audiences in the last decade or so .

i was so glad that he got the opportunity to be the lead . . .

the actress and director both love the genre , but as they told indiewire , they also knew it needed to be retrofitted to tell the true story of catherine weldon and sitting bull .

it isn’t too bad , at first , because both the characters and actresses are appealing . and , again , the scene speaks volumes : the dingy walls adorned hopefully with children’s drawings and the plastic containers of orange juice in the fridge ( jenny sneaks them from the hospital where she works ) tell a hard story fast .

there’s nothing inviting about the dingy bar , but there’s nothing obviously attractive about joe , either ( they’re made for each other ) , which is partly what makes him intriguing from the get go . the other reason is mr . farina . a naturally watchable screen presence , with a scoop of silvery white hair and a mustache that’s as lovingly groomed as a show poodle , he looks as if he had been born to play men like joe , though he’s equally comfortable working on the other side of the law . toughness may have been bred into mr . farina , a former chicago cop . ( he was memorably tender as jennifer lopez’s father in “out of sight , ” never more so than when his character , an investigator , handed his baby girl a new sig sauer . )

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it’s not that he’s some sort of undead monster . actually , joe’s a very dapper guy , with a slick leather coat , some flashy jewelry and grey hair he keeps perfectly styled .

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so even though joe seems to own only one set of clothes ( including a garish but thin leather jacket in an acidic shade of tan ) , he rarely presents himself to the public looking less than his best . farina finds the pride that keeps this guy going , the crumbling sense of self - esteem that can be bolstered by carefully manicuring his mustache ( or his nosehairs ) with a small scissors , or putting a mirror - shine on his shoes .

the story gets close to its goal but winds up lost , leaving farina holding the bag .

joe maggio ( “paper covers rock , ” “bitter feast” ) writes and directs this simple and affecting drama with an assured focus on farina’s archetypical lost soul . despite numerous formulaic developments , maggio makes the story work by beginning where many would end : joe’s already at his wits’ end . virtually everyone in his community says they thought he was dead and farina’s downtrodden expression makes it clear that joe has started to share their belief .

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and he’s well partnered by a number of lesser - known chicago talents , including a fragile jamie anne allman as the battered mom and the elfin meredith droeger as her grave child . ( in a nice bookend to his awful “office space” boss , gary cole shows up as joe’s equally infuriating gangland connection . )

offers farina the chance to demonstrate his range . . a finely etched portrait of a man forced to put the best face on some hard choices - mostly to convince himself .

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it’s just that joe’s world – old - school , slightly shady , but fiercely honorable , in its own way – is out of style . “times change , ” as his old friends tell him with a shrug .

from the title and opening scene i was so engaged to see what lay ahead for the main character , joe may . i also felt several strong and differing emotions and was reminded that this is how film ( / art ) should make you feel . every component that made up this film ; acting , soundtrack , setting , cast , etc , seemed to merge together perfectly to make it " real " . so real that at least a portion of the characters reminded me of people i ' ve known . in addition , one or two themes really struck home and have me thinking about life a little differently today . i expect everyone will relate / connect to certain aspects of this don ' t miss film .

luckily for joe , the single mother who now lives in joe ' s old apartment , a nurse named jenny ( jamie allman ) , takes pity on him and lets him stay with her until he can get back on his feet . he gradually grows closer to her and her young daughter , angelina ( meredith droeger ) - and takes a protective interest when he discovers that jenny suffers physical abuse at the hands of her boyfriend , a cop named stan ( ian barford ) .

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in a particularly affecting sequence , he musters all the dignity he has to visit a kingpin ( gary cole , withering in his bored disdain ) in hopes of stolen goods he might fence ( " some fuggezeh watches or somethin ' " ) . he gets a 50 - pound hunk of lamb instead , and joe ' s daylong attempt to sell the blood - dripping loot is a study in slow - crumble humiliation .

after heading back to his cluttered apartment , joe finds that the place has been rented to single mother jenny ( jenny rapp ) and her young daughter angelina ( meredith droeger ) . after an awkward introduction , jenny allows joe to crash at his old place until he can find a new home . dividing his time between caring for pigeons on the roof and bugging his old connections to loan him some cash , joe gradually becomes more involved in his new roommates’ lives , defending jenny from her crude , power - hungry boyfriend and keeping an eye on her impressionable daughter .

dennis farina ' s best performance . he ' s a jerk for the most part but does the right thing .

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after the film , we were treated to a q & a with director joe maggio and producers bill straus and stephanie striegel . maggio said the film was originally set in brooklyn , but after casting farina , “you just don’t buy dennis farina as anything but chicago . ” they rewrote the film and moved it to chicago , doing a lot of research to get it right . maggio said farina was a chicago cop for twenty years ( ? ! ) , so he had access to a lot of local resources for the film , in addition to the rebate and tax incentives offered for filming in chicago .

written and directed by joe maggio and shot in chicago , this film - which debuted on vod oct . 28 and opens nov . 4 in new york and chicago - offers farina the chance to demonstrate his range , beyond the wiseguy - bluster and world - weary authority that ' s been behind so many of his roles in films like get shorty and out of sight , as well as crime story and law & order .

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the opener , set in a hospital and announced with the sounds of electronic beeps and human breathing , establishes a funereal tone and , like the title , announces the mortal stakes . there’s one patient in a bed , but another man , joe , is standing , and he’s ready to leave . nearly dressed , he slides on a ring and a watch that slip , now too loose for his thinned body . he says so long to the other patient , jokes about his waiting limo and disappears into chicago alone , hunching against the cold . his ride turns out to be a city bus . when he stops for a drink , the bartender says “i thought you were dead . ” he isn’t the only one who does .

wrapped in a thin leather jacket that offers faded panache but little protection from the chicago winter ( captured effectively in dp jay silver ' s wintry hues ) , joe canvasses old haunts that have forgotten him in record time .

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maggio said he was inspired to write the film after an ex - girlfriend told him in 1991 that he was “going to die a lonely and broken old man . ” maggio said , as a screenwriter , he connects to joe may in that he’s “always convinced that something great is around the corner . ” maggio’s uncles and grandfather were all short money con - men , with no real jobs but with trunks full of stuff to sell . he said they were these larger than life men , always well - dressed and clean - shaven with a great haircut . he was fascinated by them as a kid and wanted to write a movie about what happens to those men when the world has moved on and the rules have changed .

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now begins the final act of joe ' s life . he hunches his shoulders inside his coat , which is too thin against the chill . he goes to visit his old pal billy ( chelcie ross ) in a retirement home , tapping on the ground - floor window to announce his arrival . he goes to visit a man named lenny ( gary cole ) , whose office is a back table in a bar and who knows about stuff that falls off trucks .

but then , on the first day of principal photography , a car picked me up and brought me to the set , and as we pulled up i was seized by panic . an entire chicago block on both sides of the street was taken up by our production vehicles . teamsters were maneuvering the trailers and honey wagons ; each department had their own five ton truck ; electrics were busy running thick power cables along the gutters between the apartment where we were shooting and an enormous mobile generator . in a vacant lot beside our set an enormous heated tent had been erected and inside i found an elaborate video village that looked like a mobile rocket lab out of a james bond movie .

what a great movie that nobody ever heard of . as dennis farina fan i bought this without knowing much about it . it ' s an excellent melodrama about life in the seedier part of chicago . it will give all your emotions a workout too .

when he gets to his apartment , joe moves cautiously . farina is a former chicago cop and knows how to enter an apartment you ' re not sure about . it ' s been entered , yes — by jenny rapp ( jamie anne allman ) and her daughter , angelina ( meredith droeger ) . they live there now . joe lived there for years , but the landlord thought he was dead and rented it out .

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but maggio , whose ' 70s - sourced , matter - of - fact urban vision leaves little room for mawkishness , doesn ' t lean too hard on these elements . instead he uses the familiar framework as a showcase for his star - - calmly watching farina ' s magnificently unhandsome face as the actor easily transmits the mixtures of honor and dishonesty , persistence and disappointment , that keep this would - be big shot ticking .

i begin every project with the same vow – that i will execute my vision without compromise ; that come hell or high water , i’m going to stick to my guns and not chicken out . and of course , i always compromise and hate myself later . this is the greatest challenge i find as a director . by its very nature , filmmaking is a communal art form . as a director , you must work in conjunction with so many people – producers , production designers , directors of photography , actors , editors , etc , etc . – and each of these people has their own idea of the way things should go .

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if only he had left town , lost his keys , anything but entered his old apartment , where jenny and angelina and a thicket of clichés wait . but joe , it emerges , has little left after his long hospital stay ( for pneumonia ) , including friends . and so , after scowling at the daughter in the hallway , murmuring about brats ( she gives him a dead - eyed look in return ) , he enters his old flat where jenny and angelina now live .

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if you like dennis farina , this is the ultimate film for you . . . . . dennis farina became my favorite actor when i saw him first in " law and order " , after that , i was hooked on dennis farina . another part farina played in was the film " get shorty " . a great character part as dennis farina pulled it off with great finesse . a great and final last film for a great actor as dennis farina was . i wish farina could have lived longer as to give us more of his great talent on film . god bless you dennis farina for what you had time for to give to the world as an actor and a great person . dennis farina ( 1944–2013 )

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what a great tribute , now that this legend has passed away . i believe he was a cop before getting full time acting work , and you can ' t fake the temperament and " street " that this guy has . the movie may not be action packed , it might even seem slow to some , but i discovered it as a thoughtful , introspective , even retrospective exercise for a man who didn ' t amount to as much as he thought he would and finally has to face that reality . i caught it on netflix some years ago , it stuck with me , and i bought the dvd recently to revisit it . i love the story and dennis farina is simply perfectly cast as the main character .

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he returns to the apartment he ' s occupied for 40 years to find that the landlord has rented it out and thrown away his belongings . when he goes looking for his car , he ' s told that it was towed , impounded and then sold at auction . his best friend and scam partner has moved to an assisted - living facility where he is content to spend his days playing cards . and when joe tracks down the small - time crime boss who usually throws him some work , the boss ( gary cole ) says , " why don ' t you retire to florida ? "

don ' t expect a lot of action for a crime film but it ' s to be rated , i . . .

we ' re introduced to farina ' s title character as he prepares to leave the hospital after a long stay for pneumonia : through his precise grooming and crisp farewells , we quickly understand a lot about a man who knows how to comport himself even when things aren ' t going his way . sadly , what awaits outside will test may ' s self - image more than a hospital gown did .

we had a suite of production offices at fletcher / chicago and i even had my own office with a big desk and comfy couch should i feel the need for a nap . there were several weeks of pre - production , which was surreal for me – all these people buzzing about in the service of a story that just weeks earlier was nothing more than a few half - baked ideas in my head . but pre - production went on long enough that eventually i got used to being pampered and treated like a big shot , and before long it started to feel quite normal .

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mr . farina has never been more in control of his " instrument , " as actors like to say , or more convincing .

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such great performances , especially by the late great dennis farina . an interesting story , well told .

my first impulse – truly and without exaggeration – was to run away . it was just too much and i felt i would be crushed beneath the weight of the production . i took a walk around the block , calmed down and promised myself i would take it slowly , one set up at a time , which i did , and in this way , little by little , i survived . another thing that helped was every morning i went to the wardrobe department and was issued a sport coat and tie . for some mysterious reason , all buttoned up like that and with a vintage tie cinched around my neck , i somehow felt like i was wearing a protective armor , a suit of respectability .

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still , it takes him a few days to figure out just how far out of his depth he is . not that there aren ' t clues .

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i was not a kid who loved going to movies or was obsessed with making movies , as so many of my filmmaker friends were . i loved to draw . in fact i was obsessed with drawing . my father is an artist and also taught art so we always had plenty of pencils and paints and fine paper in the house and when i got home from school i’d throw myself into my drawing . my subjects varied – usually hockey players or super heroes – but also presidents , animals and family members . i was obsessed with drawing “realistically , ” and when i failed to achieve a suitable likeness , i’d throw a fit , rip the paper to shreds , and often cry with rage and frustration .

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i actually ordered this before farina had passed . growing up in the chicagoland area and being a farina fan , i was immediately interested in this movie . after i watched it , i had to own a copy . it is a great drama about personal redemption . give it a try i think you ' ll enjoy as much as i have .