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The Funeral is a 1996 American crime - drama film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra, Isabella Rossellini, Vincent Gallo, Benicio del Toro and Gretchen Mol . The story concerns the funeral of one of three brothers in a family of gangsters that lived in New York City in 1930s.
- $1,412,799 (worldwide)
- Mary Kane
- $12,500,000
- Joe Delia
Nov 1, 1996 · The Funeral: Directed by Abel Ferrara. With Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra, Isabella Rossellini. After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.
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- Crime, Drama
- Abel Ferrara
- 1996-11-01
Nov 8, 1996 · The movie doesn't have a traditional ending, or indeed a satisfactory one; “The Funeral” sets up more dilemmas than it can solve. Much of its appeal is in the acting. Chris Penn won the best supporting actor award at the 1996 Venice festival (where the film won the special jury prize), but his performance seemed to me well within his reach.
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At the funeral of murdered Johnny Tempio (Vincent Gallo), his brothers, Chez (Chris Penn) and Ray (Christopher Walken), begin plotting their revenge. Believing rival gangster Gaspare (Benicio del ...
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- Abel Ferrara
- R
- Christopher Walken
Daytime soon fades into a seemingly eternal night, and it is in the shadow where Ferrara begins to play with flashback; time unknowingly revitalized and depicted. Character details illuminate and cower as swiftly as their present selves wander the world; frustrated criminals searching each corner for their own angel of death.
- (6.2K)
- C&P Productions, October Films, MDP Worldwide
- Abel Ferrara
The Funeral is a 1996 American crime - drama film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra, Isabella Rossellini, Vincent Gallo, Benicio del Toro and Gretchen Mol. The Funeral. Theatrical release poster. Directed by. Abel Ferrara. Written by. Nicholas St. John. Produced by. Mary Kane.
Synopsis. Director Abel Ferrara puts his finger on the pulse of the world of sin. The Funeral is a dark portrait of a family "not broken enough to believe in God". The film opens in a movietheatre where Johnny Tempio (Vincent Gallo) is watching Humphrey Bogart talking about death. After the titles we find ourselves at the home of the Tempio ...
