The Funeral (1996 film)

The Funeral (1996 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Funeral


caption = The movie poster.
director = Abel Ferrara
producer = Mary Kane
writer = Nicholas St. John
narrator =
starring = Christopher Walken Chris Penn Annabella Sciorra Isabella Rossellini Vincent Gallo Benicio del Toro Gretchen Mol Paul Hipp
music = Joe Delia
cinematography = Ken Kelsch
editing = Mayin Lo Jim Mol Bill Pankow
distributor = October Films
released = flagicon|Italy August 28, 1996 flagicon|United States November 1, 1996
runtime = 99 min.
country = US
language =
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:136162
imdb_id = 0116378

"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 in 1930s. It is a film that details the past of the brothers and their families through a series of flashbacks. The film is most notable for its shocking climax.

Chris Penn won the best supporting actor award at the 1996 Venice Film Festival for his performance.

Plot

Johnny, a brother in the Tempio crime family, is murdered by rival gangster Gaspare. Compared to his brothers, the cold, calculating Ray and the hot-tempered Chez, Johnny was more sensitive, and was interested in socialism through his work with the labor unions.

Ray and Chez swear revenge. Ray's wife, Jeanette, opposes the campaign of retribution and the violence it will bring, while Chez' wife, Clara, struggles to deal with her husband's obsessive nature.

Cast

* Christopher Walken as Raimundo "Ray" Tempio
* Chris Penn as Cesarino "Chez" Tempio
* Annabella Sciorra as Jean
* Isabella Rossellini as Clara Tempio
* Vincent Gallo as Giovanni "Johnny" Tempio
* Benicio del Toro as Gaspare Spoglia
* Gretchen Mol as Helen
* John Ventimiglia as Sali
* Paul Hipp as Ghouly
* David Patrick Kelly as Michael Stein
* Frank John Hughes as Bacco
* Victor Argo as Julius

External links

*imdb title|id=0116378|title=The Funeral
*amg movie|id=1:136162|title=The Funeral
*rotten-tomatoes|id=1074517-funeral|title=The Funeral


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