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A year after his disastrous writing debut, young author Fenton Dillane (Shiloh Fernandez) returns to his hometown, New York City, with the hope of winning ba...
Aug 4, 2017 · Chronically Metropolitan: Directed by Xavier Manrique. With Shiloh Fernandez, Chris Noth, Victor Cruz, Mary-Louise Parker. A cynical and clever coming-of-age film about first-time novelist Fenton Dillane, who returns to New York City unannounced to confront his family, his ex-girlfriend, and a few lingering childhood fears.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Xavier Manrique
- 2017-08-04
- Chronically Chaotic
- Too Late to Change
- Chronically Metropolitan: Just A Misunderstood Indie?
A stylistic opening across the skyline of New York City sets the artistic tone for Chronically Metropolitan. The use of busy streets against shots of Fenton in a cab denotes perhaps his increasing unrest as he approaches his destination: his family home. Returning because of an offer from an agent that wants to publish the next instalment of the st...
Clever writing allows the audience to draw parallels between Fenton and his father. A common theme is that writers write about what they know. Both Anabelle and Jessie have been hurt by things the person they loved has written. “There’s no such thing as fiction,” Anabelle quips in response to Fenton defending what he wrote about Jessie’s family, “J...
Well, maybe not. Chronically Metropolitanlacks spice and the plot does feel rather bare in places, which make the story line a little unidimensional. People might not take to this film because of that – and no amount of “Oh but it’s artistically intentional” is going to fix it. For a nice attempt at a coming-of-age tale about complex city life and ...
Aug 14, 2017 · Youtube. 1.1K Subscribe to our Newsletter ... CHRONICALLY METROPOLITAN: Cynicism In The City by David Fontana. August 14, 2017 ... David Fontana August 14, 2017 ...
Chronically Metropolitan. Chronically Metropolitan is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Xavier Manrique and written by Nicholas Schutt. The film stars Ashley Benson, Shiloh Fernandez, Addison Timlin, Mary-Louise Parker and Chris Noth. Filming began on February 23, 2015, in New York City .
