Flannel Pajamas is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Jeff Lipsky. It stars Justin Kirk and Julianne Nicholson. The plot charts the course of a short-lived marriage, from its passionate beginning through the daily erosion of feeling and romance to separation.

Flannel Pajamas
Directed byJeff Lipsky
Written byJeff Lipsky
Produced byJonathan Gray
StarringJustin Kirk
Julianne Nicholson
Rebecca Schull
Jamie Harrold
CinematographyMartina Radwan
Edited bySara Corrigan
Music byPaul Hsu[1]
Distributed byGigantic Pictures
Release date
  • November 2006 (2006-11) (USA)
Running time
124 minutes
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS $470,000

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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Filmed in New York City, NY, Rockland County, NY, and Chester Springs, PA with a budget of just under $500,000,[2]

Release

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It was shown at Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for a Grand Jury prize.[citation needed] It later opened in several large cities across the country, including New York City, where it received a mixed, though admiring, review from The New York Times,[3] and San Francisco, where it received a similar review from the Chronicle.[4]

Reception

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Lipsky, the director, got his start as a distributor of independent films such as John Cassavetes' A Woman Under the Influence,[5] and some reviewers noted Cassavetes' influence on this film.[6] Entertainment Today and the New York Observer both picked it as one of the best films of the year.[7] Roger Ebert called it "one of the wisest films I can remember about love and human intimacy. It is a film of integrity and truth, acted fearlessly, written and directed with quiet, implacable skill."[8]

References

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  1. ^ "A Marriage Fumbles. Let's Go to the Video". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  2. ^ The New York Times article
  3. ^ The New York Times film review
  4. ^ San Francisco Chronicle review
  5. ^ Salon.com review
  6. ^ Chicago Tribune review
  7. ^ Film website
  8. ^ Ebert review
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