Daddy Longlegs (2009 film)

Daddy Longlegs
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Josh Safdie Benny Safdie
Produced by	Andrew Spade (Executive) NASA Entertainment Red Bucket Films (Co-producer) Sophie Dulac Productions (Co-Producer) Sam Lisenco (Co-Producer) Michel Zana (Co-Producer)
Written by	Josh Safdie Benny Safdie Ronald Bronstein
Starring	Ronald Bronstein Sage Ranaldo Frey Ranaldo Dakota Goldhor Leah Singer
Cinematography	Brett Jutkiewicz Josh Safdie
Editing by	Brett Jutkiewicz Benny Safdie Josh Safdie Ronald Bronstein
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release date(s)	May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16) (Cannes) May 14, 2010 (2010-05-14) (United States)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Daddy Longlegs is a 2009 American independent film directed by the New York based brothers Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. It premiered at the 2009 Directors' Fortnight section of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival, under the title Go Get Some Rosemary. It premiered in the United States at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in the non-competitive Spotlight section^[1]. It is scheduled to premiere commercially via IFC Films, theatrically and on-demand, on May 14, 2010.^[2]

Plot

Lenny, a divorced father and a projectionist at a Manhattan movie theater, spends two weeks with his young sons Sage and Frey.

Cast

Source:^[3]

• Ronald Bronstein as Lenny Sokol
• Sage Ranaldo as Sage
• Frey Ranaldo as Frey Ranaldo
• Eleonore Hendricks as Leni
• Leah Singer as Paige
• Abel Ferrara as Mugger
• Lee Ranaldo in a cameo appearance

Production

The film was produced through the New York City based film collective Red Bucket Films,^[4] of which the Safdie brothers are founding members.^{[citation needed]} Sage and Frey Ranaldo are sons of Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo, who has a cameo appearance,^[3] and Leah Singer, who plays protagonist Lenny's ex-wife. The theater at which Lenny works is a combination of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theatre (interiors) and the Cinema Village (exterior).^[3]

Awards

Daddy Longlegs won the Fipresci (International Federation of Film Critics) Award at the 20th Annual Ljubljana International Film Festival.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Sundance 2010: Spotlight - indieWIRE
2. ^ SundanceSelects.com: Daddy Longlegs
3. ^ ^{a b c} Lovece, Frank. "Film Review: Daddy Longlegs", Film Journal International, May 14, 2010
4. ^ Red Bucket Films

External links

• Official website
• Daddy Longlegs at IFC Films
• Daddy Longlegs at AllRovi
• Daddy Longlegs at Box Office Mojo
• Go Get Some Rosemary at the Internet Movie Database
• Go Get Some Rosemary at Metacritic
• Daddy Longlegs at Rotten Tomatoes