Anesthesia (film)
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| Directed by | Tim Blake Nelson |
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| Written by | Tim Blake Nelson |
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| Music by | Jeff Danna |
| Cinematography | Christina Voros |
| Edited by | Mako Kamitsuna |
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Nicholson International Pictures
Hello Please Grand Schema Red Barn Films |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $26,799 |
Anesthesia is a 2015 independent drama film written, produced and directed by Tim Blake Nelson. Nelson stars in the film with Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart, Glenn Close, Gretchen Mol, and Corey Stoll. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2015. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on January 8, 2016 by IFC Films.
Philosophy professor Walter Zarrow is wounded during a mugging. In an effort to escape he rings buzzers indiscriminately, waking Sam, a middle aged father of two having an affair in the city. Sam reluctantly answers Zarrow's pleas, and Zarrow loses consciousness in his arms. Through an exploration of why these men, along with the mugger, and an addict named Joe, come together, we explore New York City. The experience of Zarrow, Sam, Joe and Zarrow's assailant ripple quickly out to include the connected lives of a housewife struggling with alcoholism, a stoner teen desperate to lose his virginity, a brilliant but failed writer fighting addiction, two parents confronting the prospect of terminal illness, and a brilliant grad student who harms herself to feel alive.
Filming took place in November 2013 in Manhattan.
The film had its world premiere at 2015 Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2015. Shortly after, IFC Films acquired U.S distribution rights. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on January 8, 2016.
On Rotten Tomatoes, Anesthesia has a score of 31%, an average rating of 4.9/10, based on 24 reviews.Metacritic gives the film a score of 58 out of 100, sampled from 14 reviews, signifying "mixed or average reviews".
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