For Catherine
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| For Catherine | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ethan Hunter |
| Produced by | Catherine Campbell Ethan Hunter |
| Written by | Ethan Hunter |
| Starring | Grant Henry Travis Barkley Catherine Campbell Brunilda Rodriguez |
| Music by | Grant Henry |
| Distributed by | 207 Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 2005 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5,000 |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
For Catherine is a 2006 comedy film from 207 Pictures, written and directed by Ethan Hunter, who stars in the film along with Grant Henry, Travis Barkley, Catherine Campbell, Brunilda Rodriguez, Christopher Arbor, Ed Fickle, Linwood Jaycocks, Matt Shelton, Rachel Stephens, Nikki Talley, and Cleve Williams.
Evan Schafer, the editor, and Olivia Bergman, the production assistant, have brief appearances, as do Brandon Lowery, a musician who contributed to the soundtrack, and Christy Acee, a friend of the 207 Pictures' crew.
The film was shot entirely on location in Asheville, North Carolina and a few surrounding areas.
This film has not been rated.
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[edit] Synopsis
Catherine and Duo’s relationship that begins as a satirical inversion of the Hollywood Romantic Comedy paradigm comes to an abrupt Anglican halt when half of the couple leaves to study at Oxford University. Left behind like so many zealots before him, Duo finds a somewhat psychotic comfort in shipping everything he owns to himself. Somewhere between “point A” and “point A,” however the parcels, of course, get lost. This is where Travis finds Duo, on the floor of an apartment as stripped as its tenet and, perhaps, as desperate.
Travis and a band of well meaning compatriots try their best to pick up the sad, silly pieces of their once self-possessed friend and, eventually, lead Duo back to the path of the essentially sane. Unfortunately and inevitably, just as Duo retrieves some measure of direction Catherine returns tossing him back into uncompromising melancholy. Somehow, though, her homecoming also carries illuminations of exactly what love means for at least one member of a seemingly wayward generation.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Grant Henry | Duo Black |
| Travis Barkley | Travis Stone |
| Brunilda Rodriguez | Bru |
| Catherine Campbell | Catherine |
| Christopher Arbor | Mr. McPheely |
| Ed Fickle | Ed |
| Ethan Hunter | Grant |
| Linwood Jaycocks | Hollywood |
| Matt Shelton | Cell Phone Guy |
| Rachel Stephens | Rae |
| Nikki Talley | Michelle |
| Cleve Williams | Craig |
[edit] A Review
For Catherine tells the story of what happens two years after the leads in a romantic comedy walk off together into the proverbial sunset.
It has been described as, “A hilarious look at character and love for a generation removed from both.” Though generally considered a comedy, this masterwork of independent film seems to define its own genre more often than not. For Catherine is a brutally honest and terribly funny look at the modern relationships of twenty something’s focusing not only on romantic love but the fraternal love one holds for his closest friends as well.
For Catherine is a film about all sorts of mangled remains of affection, as well as a look at the unswerving devotion friendship can inspire at a time in a young persons life where one’s friends are very much one’s family. A multi layered cinematic experience; “For Catherine” also intimately examines pop culture in a multitude of surgically precise ways including the intriguing effects the Trix bunny can have on a body and the subtle yet undeniable fascism of Blockbuster Video.
With a budget of only 5,000 dollars the technical limits are unfortunately often obvious, but the talent and gravity of the young cast and crew shines through brilliantly.
