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SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is based on director Dito
Montiel's youth during the mideighties in the tough neighborhood
of Astoria, Queens. All his old friends have ended up dead,
as junkies, or in prison; Dito is the proverbial man who got
out. For him, the "saints" are the folks he remembers,
the ones he left behind. For better or worse, they made him
who he is today.
Just the way memories can flood consciousness, Montiel uses
the same motif to flood the screen with his stories. The past
gets layered upon the present, and the film comes to life.
The performances are real because the characters' words are
real; they've been said before. The strength of the film isn't
looking back through a nostalgic, Vaselined lens; instead,
Montiel infuses the memories with both the exhilaration and
pain of youth.
The outstanding cast members are dedicated to finding every
nuance and truth. They capture the frenetic quality of the
time, not only in the streets and on the rooftops but also
in the bustling family kitchen. Montiel's New York is steamy
with humidity, cooking, and adolescent sexuality. A Guide
to Recognizing Your Saints is an honest account of a bittersweet
return to a neighborhood that isn't the same and never will
be again.— John Cooper
DETAILS__________
Studio:
First Look Pictures
Release Date:
September 29, 2006 (Limited)
RELATED LINKS__________
OFFICIAL MYSPACE PAGE:
www.myspace.com/agtrys --- CLICK
HERE
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