| The Florentine | |
| Director: | Nick Stagliano |
| Producer: | Francis Ford Coppola Nick Stagliano Steven Weisman |
| Music: | Marco Beltrami |
| Cinematography: | Stephen Kazmierski |
| Editing: | Plummy Tucker |
| Studio: | American Zoetrope Nazz Productions |
| Distributor: | New Films International |
| Runtime: | 104 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Florentine is a 1999 film directed by Nick Stagliano and produced by Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope.[1] It stars Jeremy Davies,Michael Madsen, and Chris Penn.
The film was shot in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania in the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and in the Lehigh Valley borough of Hellertown.
As the owner of the Florentine—a working-class bar in an economically depressed town—Whitey (Michael Madsen) dispenses drinks to a number of troubled locals. Among the regulars there are compulsive gambler Bobby (Chris Penn) and Whitey's sister, Molly (Virginia Madsen), who is preparing to get married when her old flame, Teddy (Tom Sizemore), returns to the area. Whitey and Bobby must contend with a no-nonsense mobster who is squeezing them both for money.