Playing Mona Lisa
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Carlos De Los Rios
by Marni Freedman
Bill Sheinberg
Jonathan Sheinberg
| Playing Mona Lisa | |
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| Directed by | Matthew Huffman |
| Screenplay by | Marni Freedman Carlos De Los Rios |
| Based on | Two Goldsteins on Acid by Marni Freedman |
| Produced by | Sid Sheinberg Bill Sheinberg Jonathan Sheinberg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | James Glennon |
| Edited by | Sloane Klevin |
| Music by | Carlos Rodriguez |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5.5 million[3] |
Playing Mona Lisa is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Matthew Huffman and starring Alicia Witt, Harvey Fierstein, Johnny Galecki, Elliott Gould, Marlo Thomas, Molly Hagan, and Brooke Langton. It is based on a play by Marni Freedman.
Everything goes wrong all at once in gifted 23-year-old pianist Claire Goldstein's life. San Francisco has an earthquake, she loses her apartment, her boyfriend Jeremy dumps her and she misses out on an important piano competition.
Claire is forced to move home with her parents (Marlo Thomas, Elliott Gould), where sister Jenine (Molly Hagan) is busy planning a wedding. Claire's mom is into the occult, her teacher (Harvey Fierstein) tries to arrange auditions and friends try to hook her up with a new romantic prospect, Eddie, adding to the complications in her life.
Cast
- Alicia Witt as Claire Goldstein
- Harvey Fierstein as Bennett
- Brooke Langton as Sabrina
- Johnny Galecki as Arthur
- Elliott Gould as Bernie Goldstein, Claire's father
- Marlo Thomas as Sheila Goldstein, Claire's mother
- Ivan Sergei as:
- Eddie, Carl & Ben's identical triplet brother
- Carl, Eddie & Ben's identical triplet brother
- Ben, Eddie & Carl's identical triplet brother
- Tammy Townsend as Alice
- Molly Hagan as Jenine Goldstein, Claire's older sister
- Joe Mazza as:
- Barry, Bo's identical twin brother
- Bo, Barry's identical twin brother
- Estelle Harris as Aunt Velva
- Pat Crawford Brown as Grandma Ida Weinberg
- Zachary Kranzler as Jeremy
- Sulo Williams as Manny
- Sandra Bernhard as Bibi Carlson
Production
Development and writing
Based on Marni Freedman's play Two Goldsteins on Acid.
Filming
The film was shot on location in San Francisco in the spring of 1999.[4]
Musical score
Composed by Carlos Rodriguez the film's score includes a variety of music. From contemporary songs to classical piano, salsa, and polka.[5]
Release
The film screened at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado February 9–13, 2000. It later screened at the Gen Art Film Festival in New York City April 26 - May 2, 2000, and was shown at the at Stony Brook Film Festival July 19–29, 2000.[6] It opened in San Francisco on October 27, 2000.[1]
The DVD for the film was released on April 17, 2001 by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.[7]
