Dogman

Showings

Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema Sat, May 4, 2019 7:30 PM
Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema Sun, May 5, 2019 1:30 PM
Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema Thu, May 9, 2019 7:00 PM
Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema Sat, May 11, 2019 7:30 PM
Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema Sun, May 12, 2019 4:00 PM
Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema Fri, May 17, 2019 7:30 PM
Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema Sat, May 18, 2019 5:00 PM
Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema Thu, May 23, 2019 7:00 PM
Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema Sat, May 25, 2019 2:30 PM
Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema Wed, May 29, 2019 7:00 PM

Description

Part of the 2019 Spring WV International Film Festival!

About the film: 
In a seaside village on the outskirts of an Italian city, where the only law seems to be survival of the fittest, Marcello is a slight, mild-mannered man who divides his days between working at his modest dog grooming salon, caring for his daughter Alida, and being coerced into the petty criminal schemes of the local bully Simoncino, an ex-boxer who terrorizes the neighborhood. When Simoncino’s abuse finally brings Marcello to a breaking point, he decides to stand up for his own dignity through an act of vengeance, with unintended consequences

What the Critics are Saying:

Instead of sentimentalizing his character, Mr. Fonte gives a superbly austere performance, with comic dimensions, in which Marcello becomes a haunted, and haunting, enigma. 

Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal

At its best, when we can live "Dogman" through Marcello's eyes, the movie keeps reminding you of that opening, of people and animals, menace and kindness, and the cages we sometimes don't realize we've made for ourselves. 

Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times

If you like gangsters and love dogs, this movie is for you. 

Harvey S. Karten
Shockya.com