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| director = Salvatore Stabile |
| director = [[Salvatore Stabile]] |
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| producer = {{ubl|Daniel Edelman|Salvatore Stabile|Richard Hutton|Michael Caldwell}} |
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| writer = Salvatore Stabile |
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| starring = [[John Leguizamo]] |
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* [[John Leguizamo]] |
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* [[Leonor Varela]] |
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* [[David Castro]] |
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* Samantha M. Rose |
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* [[Jerry Ferrara]] |
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* [[Manny Pérez]] |
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| music = [[Jeff Beal]] |
| music = [[Jeff Beal]] |
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| cinematography = [[Vanja Cernjul]] |
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| editing = [[Chris Monte]] |
| editing = [[Chris Monte]] |
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| studio = Vulcan Productions |
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| distributor = [[IFC Films]] |
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| released = 2007 |
| released = {{Film date|2007|04|27|[[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca]]|2008|12|12|United States}} |
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| runtime = 96 minutes |
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| country = United States |
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'''''Where God Left His Shoes''''' is a 2007 [[drama |
'''''Where God Left His Shoes''''' is a 2007 American [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Salvatore Stabile]] and starring [[John Leguizamo]], [[Leonor Varela]], [[David Castro]], Samantha M. Rose, [[Jerry Ferrara]], and [[Manny Pérez]]. It premiered at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]], and was given a limited release in the United States by [[IFC Films]] on December 12, 2008. The title of the film is an old Italian saying that Stabile's father used to say about good places.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wheregodlefthisshoes.com/theDirector_QA.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215014356/http://www.wheregodlefthisshoes.com/theDirector_QA.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-12-15|title=Where God Left His Shoes - Q&A with the Director|publisher=}}</ref> |
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== Plot == |
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Frank Diaz, an unemployed boxer, and his family have been living in a homeless shelter for months when, finally, on Christmas Eve, comes word that an apartment may be available. However seeing that he doesn't hold a job "[[wikt:on the books|on the books]]" the social worker tells him it's not possible for him to get the apartment. Frank, at his wit's end, tells a story about his time in the army during the first Gulf War. This story causes the social worker to give Frank a chance to get the apartment, if he can get a job before the end of the day. |
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Frank hits the cold streets of New York, his resentful stepson Justin in tow, to somehow find a job so that his family can have a real home for Christmas morning. They search all over town in hopes of a job. In their search they grow closer together while also learning secrets about each other. On his first stop in search for a job he goes to a construction contractor he's worked for 'off the books' but is denied a booked job. Throughout the movie you see an old man (the construction contractor's father) looking for Frank Diaz to give him a letter. Frank's efforts to find a job by six o'clock prove impossible. At one point he is offered a job painting a school, but the offer is withdrawn after a [[background check]] reveals a past felony. |
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Further efforts to find a job prove futile and Frank, after being forced to shoplift to get new clothes, accidentally leaves the money he needs for the apartment in the discarded clothes and can't go back to get it or risk being arrested. Ultimately he runs out of time and takes his family out for dinner instead. His wife tries to get him to leave so she can sneak out without paying like she usually does, but he doesn't let her do it. Outside their homeless shelter, Frank spots the man who stole his jacket earlier in the film and in a fit of anger and frustration, beats the man up and retrieves his jacket. While no charges are filed, Frank's actions get the family kicked out of the shelter and desperate, his wife calls her abusive ex for a place to stay, but Justin refuses to go with him, choosing to stay with Frank. This causes his wife to change her mind as well. |
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After checking another shelter and finding it full, the family heads for Brooklyn on a subway train to try a shelter there and play a game that they played before they became homeless. Music plays out as the fate of Frank and his family remain unknown to us. Yet his loss of the apartment stills gives a glib outcome for a family hit hard by poverty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandango.com/wheregodlefthisshoes_120158/movieoverview/|title=Where God Left His Shoes|date=12 December 2008|work=Fandango}}</ref> |
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== Cast == |
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* [[John Leguizamo]] as Frank Diaz |
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Frank Diaz (John Leguizamo), an unemployed boxer, and his family have been living in a homeless shelter for months when, finally, on Christmas Eve, comes word that an apartment may be available. However seeing that he doesn't hold a job on paper the social worker tells him it's not possible for him to get the apartment. Frank at his ends tells a story about his time in the army during the first Gulf War. This story causes the social worker to give Frank a chance to get the apartment. The catch is that Frank must have a job before the end of the day. So Frank hits the cold streets of New York, his resentful stepson (David Castro) in tow, to somehow find a job so that his family can have a real home for Christmas morning. They search all over town in hopes of a job. In their search they grow closer together while also learning secrets about each other. On his first stop in search for a job he goes to a construction contractor he's worked for 'off the books' but is denied a booked job. Throughout the movie you see the old man (construction contractor's father) looking for Frank Diaz to give him a letter. Frank's efforts to find a job by six o'clock prove impossible. At one point he does get a job painting a school, but is fired due to a criminal past. Further efforts prove futile and Frank, after being forced to shoplift to get new clothes, accidentally leaves the money he needs for the apartment behind and can't go back to get it or risk being arrested. Ultimately he runs out of time and takes his family out for dinner instead. His wife tries to get him to leave so she can sneak out without paying like she usually does, but he doesn't let her do it. At their homeless shelter, Frank spots the man who stole in his jacket earlier in the film and in a fit of anger and frustration, beats the man up and retrieves his jacket. While no charges are filed, Frank's actions get the family kicked out of the shelter and desperate, his wife calls her abusive ex for a place to stay, but the son, Justin, refuses to go with him, choosing to stay with Frank. This causes his wife to change her mind as well. After checking another shelter and finding it full, the family heads for Brooklyn on a subway train to try a shelter there and play a game that they played before they became homeless. Music plays out as the fate of Frank and his family remain unknown to us. Yet his loss of the apartment stills gives a glib outcome for a family hit hard of poverty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandango.com/wheregodlefthisshoes_120158/movieoverview/|title=Where God Left His Shoes|date=12 December 2008|work=Fandango}}</ref> |
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* [[Leonor Varela]] as Angela Diaz |
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* [[David Castro]] as Justin Diaz |
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* Samantha M. Rose as Christina Diaz |
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* [[Jerry Ferrara]] as Vinny |
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* [[Manny Pérez]] as Luis |
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== Reception == |
== Reception == |
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Lisa Schwartzbaum of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' described the film as "Italian neorealism meets A Christmas Carol." |
Lisa Schwartzbaum of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' described the film as "Italian neorealism meets A Christmas Carol."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20245343,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218101849/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20245343,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 18, 2008|title=Where God Left His Shoes Review - Movie Reviews and News - EW.com|work=EW.com}}</ref> Nick Pinkerton of the ''[[Village Voice]]'' writes that Stabile "gets interesting scenes [...] though the movie's vérité is diluted by a cozy, adult-contemporary empathy with those less fortunate."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-12-10/film/where-god-left-his-shoes-muddles-v-eacute-rit-eacute-and-adult-contemporary/|title=Where God Left His Shoes Muddles Vérité and Adult-Contemporary|author=Nick Pinkerton|date=9 December 2008|publisher=}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.vulcanproductions.com/our-work/where-god-left-his-shoes// Official site] |
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*[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/where_god_left_his_shoes/ Where God Left His Shoes] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:45, 22 August 2024
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| Directed by | Salvatore Stabile |
| Written by | Salvatore Stabile |
| Produced by |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Vanja Cernjul |
| Edited by | Chris Monte |
| Music by | Jeff Beal |
Production company | Vulcan Productions |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Where God Left His Shoes is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Salvatore Stabile and starring John Leguizamo, Leonor Varela, David Castro, Samantha M. Rose, Jerry Ferrara, and Manny Pérez. It premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, and was given a limited release in the United States by IFC Films on December 12, 2008. The title of the film is an old Italian saying that Stabile's father used to say about good places.[1]
Plot
[edit]Frank Diaz, an unemployed boxer, and his family have been living in a homeless shelter for months when, finally, on Christmas Eve, comes word that an apartment may be available. However seeing that he doesn't hold a job "on the books" the social worker tells him it's not possible for him to get the apartment. Frank, at his wit's end, tells a story about his time in the army during the first Gulf War. This story causes the social worker to give Frank a chance to get the apartment, if he can get a job before the end of the day.
Frank hits the cold streets of New York, his resentful stepson Justin in tow, to somehow find a job so that his family can have a real home for Christmas morning. They search all over town in hopes of a job. In their search they grow closer together while also learning secrets about each other. On his first stop in search for a job he goes to a construction contractor he's worked for 'off the books' but is denied a booked job. Throughout the movie you see an old man (the construction contractor's father) looking for Frank Diaz to give him a letter. Frank's efforts to find a job by six o'clock prove impossible. At one point he is offered a job painting a school, but the offer is withdrawn after a background check reveals a past felony.
Further efforts to find a job prove futile and Frank, after being forced to shoplift to get new clothes, accidentally leaves the money he needs for the apartment in the discarded clothes and can't go back to get it or risk being arrested. Ultimately he runs out of time and takes his family out for dinner instead. His wife tries to get him to leave so she can sneak out without paying like she usually does, but he doesn't let her do it. Outside their homeless shelter, Frank spots the man who stole his jacket earlier in the film and in a fit of anger and frustration, beats the man up and retrieves his jacket. While no charges are filed, Frank's actions get the family kicked out of the shelter and desperate, his wife calls her abusive ex for a place to stay, but Justin refuses to go with him, choosing to stay with Frank. This causes his wife to change her mind as well.
After checking another shelter and finding it full, the family heads for Brooklyn on a subway train to try a shelter there and play a game that they played before they became homeless. Music plays out as the fate of Frank and his family remain unknown to us. Yet his loss of the apartment stills gives a glib outcome for a family hit hard by poverty.[2]
Cast
[edit]- John Leguizamo as Frank Diaz
- Leonor Varela as Angela Diaz
- David Castro as Justin Diaz
- Samantha M. Rose as Christina Diaz
- Jerry Ferrara as Vinny
- Manny Pérez as Luis
Reception
[edit]Lisa Schwartzbaum of Entertainment Weekly described the film as "Italian neorealism meets A Christmas Carol."[3] Nick Pinkerton of the Village Voice writes that Stabile "gets interesting scenes [...] though the movie's vérité is diluted by a cozy, adult-contemporary empathy with those less fortunate."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Where God Left His Shoes - Q&A with the Director". Archived from the original on 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Where God Left His Shoes". Fandango. 12 December 2008.
- ^ "Where God Left His Shoes Review - Movie Reviews and News - EW.com". EW.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008.
- ^ Nick Pinkerton (9 December 2008). "Where God Left His Shoes Muddles Vérité and Adult-Contemporary".