Peter and Vandy
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| Directed by | Jay DiPietro |
| Produced by | Bingo Gubelmann Benji Kohn Austin Stark Peter Sterling |
| Screenplay by | Jay DiPietro |
| Based on | 2002 Play Peter and Vandy by Jay DiPietro |
| Starring |
Jason Ritter Jess Weixler |
| Music by | Jason Lifton |
| Cinematography | Frank G. DeMarco |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Richman |
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Cook Street Productions
Paper Street Films |
| Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
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Running time
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80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Peter and Vandy is a 2009 American romantic independent drama film starring Jason Ritter and Jess Weixler. The film was written and directed by Jay DiPietro, adapted from his own play of the same name which opened in 2002 in New York.
Peter and Vandy is a love story told out of order. Set in Manhattan, the story shifts back and forth in time, juxtaposing Peter and Vandy's romantic beginnings with the twisted, manipulative, regular couple they become.
The film selected and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2009. It opened on a limited release basis in the United States in October of the same year. It has been screened at various film festivals, including: the São Paulo International Film Festival, the Gen Art Film Festival, the AFI Dallas Film Festival, the Waterfront Film Festival, the Provincetown International Film Festival and the Tallgrass Film Festival.
A DVD of the film was released on February 9, 2010, in Region 1.
When the film was released, The New York Times film critic Jeannette Catsoulis, discussed the theme of the film, and wrote a mixed review:
Lovely to look at (Frank G. DeMarco's photography gives even the chilly New York City exteriors a romantic sheen) and beautifully acted, Peter and Vandy is often charming but also strenuous. The nonlinear structure (reminiscent of the recent (500) Days of Summer) and unrevealing dialogue too often hold us at arm's length, a puzzle to be solved without sufficient clues. When, briefly, the film opens up to embrace a second bickering couple (elegantly played by Tracie Thoms and Jesse L. Martin), the rush of energy is palpable: here at last are people willing to communicate in clear, declarative sentences...Enriched by a soundtrack heavy with New York-based talent like the National and Animal Collective, Peter and Vandy is more a designer frame for actors than nourishing entertainment.
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