Local Color

Nov 14, 2008

1h 47m

★ 6.6

Overview

A successful artist looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974. A talented but troubled 18-year-old aspiring artist befriends a brilliant elderly alcoholic painter who has turned his back on not only art but life. The two form what appears to be at first a tenuous relationship. The kid wants to learn all the secrets the master has locked away inside his head and heart. Time has not been kind to the old master. His life appears pointless to him until the kid rekindles his interest in his work and ultimately gives him the will to live. Together, they give one another a priceless gift. The kid learns to see the world through the master's eyes. And the master learns to see life through the eyes of innocence again. This story is based on a real life experience.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Media 8 Entertainment

Empire Films

Alla Prima Productions

Brushwork Pictures

Local Color Trailers

Cast

Nicoli Seroff

Armin Mueller-Stahl

John Talia Jr.

Trevor Morgan

John Talio Sr.

Ray Liotta

Carla

Samantha Mathis

Curtis Sunday

Ron Perlman

Mrs. Huntington-Quali

Nancy Casemore

Sandra Sunday

Julie Lott Gallo

Mechanized Artist

Taso Papadakis

Yammi

Charles Durning

Grey Artist

Tom Adams

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