- Format: Dolby, NTSC
- Language: English
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: Feb 10 2004
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00007L4OG
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#20,221 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #90 in Video > Special Interests > Computers & Internet > Internet
- #94 in Video > Drama > Family Life > Fathers & Sons
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Film-vedette du Festival des films du monde en 2002, City by the Sea (Une ville près de la mer), réalisé par Michael Caton-Jones, est une enquête dramatique qui donne avant tout l’occasion de revoir Robert De Niro dans l’univers policier qui lui est si familier depuis ses débuts.
Vince La Marca est un policier chargé des homicides à New York. À 50 ans, sa vie lui semble sans intérêt, jusqu’à ce qu’il soit en présence du principal suspect d’un meurtre, son fils, accro au crack. Ses devoirs de père et de policier entrent alors en conflit, d’autant plus que Vince se rappelle l’exécution de son propre père pour l’assassinat d’un enfant.
Inspiré d’une histoire vraie, City by the Sea essaie d’explorer trop de nœuds dramatiques à la fois : la décrépitude de Long Beach, station balnéaire à l’abandon et théâtre de ces événements, l’existence d’un “gène” meurtrier dans la famille La Marca, les émotions réprimées de Vince. Au lieu de se concentrer sur un élément, le film les effleure tous. Heureusement, il reste les acteurs : car même si Frances McDormand, qui se fait trop rare au grand écran, et Robert De Niro sont ici sous-utilisés par rapport à leurs possibilités, leur présence suffit à donner à City by the Sea une consistance salutaire. --Helen Faradji
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Drama. When a respected New York homicide detective (Robert De Niro) discovers the prime suspect in a murder case is his estranged son (James Franco), he is forced to return home to the decaying boardwalks of Long Beach, Long Island to confront the darkness of his past. During the course of the investigation, he realizes that his failures as a father - and his unresolved anguish about the painful estrangement - have deeply influenced his son's life, and he must put his own life on the line in order to do right by both his family and his profession.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good acting, Very Good storyline.,
By A Customer
This review is from: City by the Sea (Widescreen) (DVD)
This is a movie with a good handle on reality-- warts and all. It focusses on imperfect characters who feel completely real-- incuding DeNiro, whose acting, bad haircut, extra weight, and "average joe" clothing all successfully overcome our preconceived notion of DeNiro as a top-of-his-game mafiosa.Instead, we see DeNiro, but AS THIS CHARACTER: a warts-and-all cop & bad father, looking for a second chance. Also, DeNiro's star power doesn't overshadow this movie's second plotline, about a junkie (DeNiro's son), also looking for a second chance....and some kind of family life. Likewise, the physical setting and peripheral relationships all have a REAL feel. Viewers will come away with the feeling that this is the seamy, redeemable side of real life.. a place you wouldn't want to live, but a state you can recover from. *spoilers ahead. Stop reading now, if you hate spoilers.*
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Role Model,
By A. DeBalis "ARD" (Klugville, SC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: City By the Sea (VHS Tape)
City By The Sea is an excellent video for my collection ofDeNiro movies, keep up the excellent movie making.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Sins of the Fathers . . .,
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This review is from: City by the Sea (Widescreen) (DVD)
"City by the Sea" begins as a typical cop drama - Vincent DeMarca (Robert DeNiro) is a good solid New Jersey cop with a history. His father was executed as a "baby-killer", and now Vincent's own son Joey (James Franco), whom he abandoned as a young boy, is a strung out junkie suspected of killing DeMarca's partner. The scenes are predictably dingy and muted, with Frances McDormand popping out of her apartment now and then as DeMarca's girlfriend. The first part of this movie honestly felt like the pilot for a new television drama - with calculated character introductions and back story. But then something marvelous happens: the quality of the acting kicks in to elevate the film beyond its script. James Franco is astonishingly convincing as a junkie who both loves and despises his father, and DeNiro fools us into believing he's just an ordinary guy until the moment when all the layers are stripped off. Frances McDormand does a competent job with what she is given (not much) while adding a needed texture to DeMarca's life. This film is probably the quietest cop drama I've ever seen because it's not about crimes one can be arrested for. It probes the fragile relationship between fathers and sons, and the obligations each needs to face. The film never picks up the slow paces it sets up in the beginning, so those hoping for the high action of traditional cop dramas will be disappointed. Make no mistake: this is a three-star movie raised to four stars by the performances of DeNiro and Franco. Still, the pivotal scene is a powerful one.
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