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Funny Pages

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Black comedy starring Daniel Zolghadri. Following a brief run-in with the law, Robert, a 17-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, drops out of high school and moves out of his parents' home. Now settled in a dingy city apartment with a pair of unsettling older roommates, Robert meets a troubled former comics colourist who he hopes can help his artistic dreams come true.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Calum Baker

Writer/director Owen Kline (son of actor Kevin) makes an assured feature debut with this blackly funny coming-of-age tale. Teenager Robert (Daniel Zolghadri), a budding indie cartoonist, moves out of his parents' house and into a dingy city apartment. When he encounters troubled former colourist Wallace (Matthew Maher), Robert thinks he's found a mentor, but naively underestimates Wallace's emotional instability. The cast, not least a stand-out Maher, does well to navigate a screenplay that skips constantly between different comedic tones and through various awkward set pieces. Kline smartly swerves sentimentality in favour of prickly characters and absurdist gags, all building to a high-wire climax as uproarious as it is stressful and unsettling. Special mention must go to cinematographers Sean Price Williams (Good Time, Her Smell) and Hunter Zimny, whose textured imagery lends the film a delicate, grungy quality.

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Cast

rolenameRobertDaniel ZolghadriWallaceMatthew MaherMilesMiles EmanuelJenniferMaria DizziaLewisJosh PaisCheryl QuartermaineMarcia Debonis

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rolenameDirectorOwen Kline

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Theatrical distributor

Curzon

Released on

2022-09-16

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing, sexual references, nudity

Formats

Colour

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