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Manito
Widescreen
Year: 2003
Runtime: 78
Rating: Not Rated
Language:
Original: English
Color: Y
Closed Captioned: N
UPC: 616892622925
Item Number: PSN062292
The Latino population of Manhattan's Washington Heights comes under the microscope in this fascinating portrayal of urban life from director Eric Eason. Manito (Leo Minaya) is an ambitious student, eager to escape his surroundings. Upon landing a full scholarship at Syracuse, Manito appears ready to realize his dreams. His older brother, Junior Moreno (Franky G), decides to throw his sibling a big party to celebrate, and it is on Junior that the film largely focuses. Trying to balance a job as a painter, keep his indiscretions a secret from his wife, and prevent his father from attending Manito's celebrations all prove to be a tough task for Junior, and these factors frequently send him into a violent rage. As the film builds to its crescendo, it appears that no member of the family is able to let old habits die easily, revealing some surprising plot twists and an undercurrent of violence that is both shocking and tragic.
Director Eason's digital video images lend an almost documentary-like feel to this moving tale of life in a tough, rundown neighborhood. Minaya and Franky G give compelling performances as the film's two main protagonists, portraying a slice of life that is sad and disturbing in equal measures.
DVD Features:
Keep Case Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: [unspecified] - English Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Eric Eason - Director Interviews - 1. Frankie G.- Star Bonus Feature - 1. short, MORNING BREATH Trailer - 1. Theatrical Trailer 2. INCH'ALLAH DIMANCHE Text/Photo Galleries: Biographies
Stars
Franky G.: Actor, MANITO (2003)
Leo Minaya: Actor, MANITO (2003)
Manuel Cabral: Actor, MANITO (2003)
Julissa Lopez: Actor, MANITO (2003)
Jessica Morales: Actor, MANITO (2003)
Hector Gonzalez: Actor, MANITO (2003)
Panchito Gomez: Spanish Actor
Fulanito: Actor, MANITO (2003)
Director
Eric Eason: Director, MANITO (2003)
Producer
Jesse Scolaro: Producer, MANITO (2003)
Allen Bain: Producer, MANITO (2003)
Screenwriter
Eric Eason: Director, MANITO (2003)
Director of Photography
Didier Gertsch: Director of Photography, MANITO (2003)
Music
Saundi Wilson: Music, MANITO (2003)
Review 1:
"...MANITO, Eric Eason's debut feature, was made with very little money, a fair amount of skill and a great deal of heart....He has a quick-moving, incisive eye that captures little details of gesture and décor..."
Source: New York Times
p.E27 06/13/2003
Review 2:
"...As a dramatist Eason has a classicist's sense of structure and movement to complement his sense of the cinematic....A small film with a big impact..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C15 06/13/2003
Review 3:
"...Heartfelt, gloriously specific, chockfull of guts, and sputtering with raw life..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.62 07/18/2003
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