Raising Victor Vargas R
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 28 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: August 26, 2003
- Originally Released: 2003
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Victor Rasuk & Judy Marte | |
Performer: | Melonie Diaz, Altagracia Guzman, Silvestre Rasuk, Krystal Rodriguez & Kevin Rivera | |
Directed by | Peter Sollett | |
Screenwriting by | Peter Sollett | |
Produced by | Alain de la Mata, Robin O'Hara, Peter Sollett & Scott Macaulay | |
Director of Photography: | Tim Orr |
Entertainment Reviews:
...Director Peter Sollett takes the familiar and turns it into hot, heartfelt movie magic...
Rolling Stone
Rating: 4/5 --
A keenly observed, captivating, and innately funny portrait of teenagers coming to terms with their sexuality.
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BBC.com
Rating: 3/5 --
ultimately, it lacks the backbone, the thematic heft, to be anything beyond a sweet redemption story
Los Angeles Alternative
...When the film taps into its dramatic core, raw emotional substance springs eternal...
Film Comment
Even though Raising Victor Vargas offers a fairly standard teen love story, it's also a solid, intriguing look at an immigrant family in New York.
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)
...The movie keeps you guessing right up to the end, a wait made pleasurable thanks to cinematographer Tim Orr...
USA Today
Sollett isn't crusading or exploiting the kids' sex lives. His approach is reminiscent of John Cassavetes's Shadows in its emphasis on sibling bonds and improvised dialogue.
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Las Vegas CityLife
Product Description:
Peter Sollett's astonishing feature debut establishes the director as one of American cinema's most refreshing new voices. Miraculously capturing the grittiness of life on Manhattan's Lower East Side while maintaining an air of hopeful innocence, RAISING VICTOR VARGAS plays like a combination of KIDS and THE GOONIES. When Victor Vargas (Victor Rasuk) is busted hooking up with "Fat Donna" (Donna Maldonado), he sets his sights on a more respectable target. That target is "Juicy Judy" Gonzalez (Judy Marte), a gorgeous teenager who has been looking for someone to keep the neighborhood leeches away. After being formally introduced to Judy by her younger brother Carlos (Wilfree Vasquez)--who just so happens to have a crush on Victor's younger sister Vicki (Krystal Rodriguez)--Victor gets his wish. But to Judy, this is merely a business proposition. As Victor gradually realizes that his feelings for Judy are becoming much deeper, he must contend with his stubborn grandmother (Altagracia Guzman), who wants to punish him for being a negative influence on his little brother Nino (Silvestre Rasuk). Gorgeously photographed by Tim Orr and brilliantly acted by its non-professional cast, RAISING VICTOR VARGAS is a universal tale that crosses all racial, social, and economical lines.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 123,903
- UPC: 043396017474
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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