An aging loan shark (the late Victor Argo, Taxi Driver, King of New York) wrestles with the regret and redemption in director Art Jones' film that rails against homogenization while celebrating what makes New York unique. Hugo thinks that New York is losing its soul, and that faceless buildings and vacant people are replacing the old-time New York he loves. But when visions interfere with his daily rounds, he must determine for himself what is real and what is not. Features rarely seen views of New York, including a climactic scene shot atop the Brooklyn
Bridge.
Video ID: 17
Legacy Video ID: 17
Release Date: Aug. 17, 2005
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Languages: EN_NATIVE
Runtime: 1h 21m
Credits
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Archie: Jordan Lage
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The Priest: Gordon Joseph Weiss
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Chickie: John Hoyt
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Producer: Art Jones
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Hugo: Victor Argo
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Writer: Art Jones
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Director: Art Jones
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Associate Producer: Patricia Yoon
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Original Music: Jim Papoulis
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Shoe Shine Guy: Steve Moramarco
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Film Editor: Alan Canant
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Cinematography: BenWolf
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Paul J.Q. Lee: Paul J.Q. Lee
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Devil Boy's Mom: Gloria Irizarry
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Hugo's Daughter - Adult: Kristine Covillo
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William: Gary Flynn
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Devil Boy: Travis Brandon Rosa
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Walter: Walter Mudu
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Great Jones Productions: Production Companies
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Distributors: Cinequest Distribution
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Production Assistant: John Fiorelli
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Special Thanks: Amy Gossels
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Sound: Chad Birmingham
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Special Effects Coordinator : John Bonafede
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Key Make-Up Artist: Sanja Milic
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Sound Editor: Chad Birmingham
Awards
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2004: (Winner) Arizona International Film Festival Reel Frontier Award - Best Feature
Reviews
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Chicago Tribune (5.0): "Impressive! Argo rarely had a showcase like this and deserved one."
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New York Post (5.0): "If Travis Bickle, the madman in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, had lived into his
60's, he might have ended up like Hugo. Lustre is a loving tribute to New York."
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Salon.com (5.0): "Jones' filmmaking is stunning and, more important, the passion for this city [New
York]—its people and landscape—is pure."
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The New York Times (5.0): "Lustre is a post-9/11 love letter to a New York past. And its love for New York
shines in every frame."