SummaryCelebrated playwright, Harold Blumenthal, has passed away after succumbing to cardiac arrest while laughing at his own joke. Now, Harold’s estranged and jealous brother, Saul, must confront his personal hang-ups to deliver himself from an epic bout of constipation. Meanwhile, Saul’s wife Cheryl and son Ethan must grapple with their own personal o... Read More
Directed By:Seth Fisher
Written By:Seth Fisher
Blumenthal
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Mar 27, 2014
83
Heralding the arrival of Seth Fisher as a voice to watch, Blumenthal is much like its characters: a frankly funny and original piece of work.
Mar 27, 2014
60
Sharp yet overdetermined, Blumenthal doesn’t breathe naturally — it’s a comedy in a box. Just not a box that everyone will want to open.
Mar 27, 2014
50
This effort offers some mild amusement but lacks the anarchic wit to make it anything more than a slight diversion.
Mar 25, 2014
50
Fisher's filmmaking, aside from a couple scenes between Ethan and his best friend (Alexander Cendese) that are nicely composed in long-take two-shots, is too consistently flat to make the material spark.
Mar 27, 2014
40
This effort offers some mild amusement but lacks the anarchic wit to make it anything more than a slight diversion.
Apr 3, 2014
30
A limp facsimile of a Woody Allen ensembler set in a familiar world of New York Jewish intellectuals — minus only the wit, and the intellect.
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Production Company:
- Gone Fishing Pictures
- Act Zero Films
- Red Czar Films
Release Date:Mar 28, 2014
Duration:1 h 26 m
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Awards
Oldenburg Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
