Alex of Venice

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chris Messina directs. Doug Emmett behind the camera. David Wingo scores. Amy P. McGrath cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 11 years ago.
• 3Directed by Chris Messina, shot by Doug Emmett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by David Wingo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Amy P. McGrath shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Don Johnson and Reg E. Cathey carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "Her life is just getting started. Again.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt2977090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Doug Emmett

Original score

David Wingo

Editing

Amy P. McGrath

Production design

Linda Sena

Costume design

Courtney Hoffman

Makeup / hair

Jose Zamora

Sound

Richard Kitting

Runtime

86 min · 1h 26m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Alex of Venice (2015) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

74% 🍅 Fresh

Metacritic

56/100

IMDB rating

5.8/10 · 3,548 votes

MPAA

R

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Trailers & featurettes

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  Alex of Venice - Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Reno2018-02-04
  ★ 7/10

  Some self-discoveries come looking for you! Not to be confused with Venice in the title as the Europe's own Venice. It's a place in Los Agenles, USA. I don't know it is to be called a B movie or an indie, but definitely a decent drama with a decent storyline and cast. Indeed, it was about Alex, a middle age working and married woman with a young son. Her husband who takes care of the household, is now deserted them. So in her busy working life, Alex comes to realise the family bonding, particularly with her son. Then there's her dad and sister who are a troublemaker than any useful. So her life with a new perspective begins, like a self-discovery. This is a directional debut for a supporting actor. He should be directing more films. I really liked it. It was simple and obviously realistic. This thing happens in the real world. So all I felt it was a reflection of someone's real life on the screen. Well written and directed. I liked the cast too. Mary Elizabeth was very good and so the rest of them. This is not an unexpected film, but with its limits it had narrated a fine story. The ratings are not fair. It's surely worth a watch and better than an average. I think only the adult would recognise it from its contents with similar experiences of their own lives. 7/10

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Production companies

Who made it

• EL

  Electric City Entertainment

  US

Key crew

• EditorAmy P. McGrath
• Production DesignLinda Sena
• Art DirectionMonica Leed
• Costume DesignCourtney Hoffman
• ProducerJamie Patricof
• ProducerLynette Howell Taylor
• Co-ProducerCrystal Powell
• Production AccountantJennifer M. Byrne
• Music SupervisorDoug Bernheim
• Music EditorShie Rozow
• Script SupervisorSuzanne C. Swindle
• Sound Re-Recording MixerRichard Kitting
• Supervising Sound EditorSteven Iba
• Sound Effects EditorKailand C. Reilly
• GafferT.J. Alston
• Hair Department HeadJose Zamora
• Makeup Department HeadKaren McDonald
• Key Hair StylistLorena Zamora
• CastingWendy O'Brien
• Sound MixerMatthew Sanchez

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2014-04-18· Tribeca Film Festival
• Theatrical2015-04-17R

Also known as

International titles

• Aspettando AlexIT