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Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | George Gallo |
| Produced by | Jimmy Evangelatos Julie Gallo |
| Written by | George Gallo |
| Starring | Armin Mueller-Stahl Trevor Morgan Ray Liotta Charles Durning Samantha Mathis |
| Music by | Chris Boardman |
| Cinematography | Michael Negrin |
| Editing by | Malcolm Campbell |
| Distributed by | monterey media (U.S.) |
| Release date(s) | Tribeca Film Festival April 29, 2006 United States limited September 19, 2008 |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Local Color is a 2006 award winning American Drama film. Directed by George Gallo, starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ray Liotta and Trevor Morgan in the lead role. It is based on a true story, that of the director/writer's experience when he was 18. The character of Nicoli Seroff was based on George Cherepov, with whom Gallo had been an apprentice to in the 1970s.[1]
Gallo also painted all of the oil paintings in this movie, having "cleaned out his whole garage" of his paintings. The paintings that John (Trevor Morgan) showed to Seroff (Armin Mueller-Stahl) when asking him for advice in the beginning of the movie, were the exact paintings he showed to the person upon whom the Seroff character was based.
Although the film was based in New York and Pennsylvania, the film was actually shot in various locations in Louisiana in and around New Orleans, Covington and Baton Rouge. Production began in July 2005 but was delayed because of the events of Hurricane Katrina.
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