Giants Being Lonely Explained

Giants Being Lonely
Director:Grear Patterson
Producer:Olmo Schnabel
Screenplay:Grear Patterson
Starring:Jack Irving, Ben Irving, Lily Gavin, Amalia Culp, Gabe Fazio
Cinematography:Hunter Zimny
Editing:Ismael de Diego
Studio:Gravitas Ventures
Runtime:81 minutes
Country:USA
Language:English

Giants Being Lonely is a 2019 drama film directed by Grear Patterson, written by Patterson and produced by Olmo Schnabel.[1] The film is a bildungsroman about two boys on a high school baseball team dealing with the struggles of adolescence in a rural part of the American South.[2] [3] The film is the directorial debut of Patterson, who was best known as a painter and mixed media artist prior to this.[4]

The film premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival[5] and was part of the 2020 Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival.[6] [7]

Plot

In Hillsborough, North Carolina, high school seniors Adam, Bobby, and Caroline experience the ups and downs of sex, loneliness, murder, and baseball during the final year of high school. Star pitcher Bobby is beloved his athletic talents, but is unmoored from life and neglected by his alcoholic father. Adam, the less skilled player, has a crush on their classmate Caroline but must deal with his abusive father and his closed off mother.[8] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giants Being Lonely. 5 April 2021. 23 December 2022. IMDb.
  2. Web site: Nell Minow . Giants Being Lonely movie review (2021) . Roger Ebert . 2021-04-06 . 2022-12-23.
  3. Web site: 'Giants Being Lonely' Film Review: Teen Baseballers Come of Age in the Shadow of Their Parents' Errors . September 2019 .
  4. Web site: Owen Gleiberman . 'Giants Being Lonely' Review: The Dark Side of Being a Teenage Jock . Variety . 2021-04-06 . 2022-12-23.
  5. Web site: Biennale Cinema 2019 | Giants Being Lonely . Labiennale.org . 15 July 2019. 2022-12-23.
  6. Web site: Giants Being Lonely | 2021 Tribeca Festival. Tribeca. 23 December 2022.
  7. Web site: 'Giants Being Lonely' Exclusive Discussion: Guillermo Del Toro Joins The Filmmakers To Talk About This "Beautiful" Film. theplaylist.net. 23 December 2022.
  8. Web site: GIANTS BEING LONELY -- A Gritty Portrayal of a Baseball Team in Small-Town America. disappointment media. 23 December 2022.