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All My Friends Are Funeral Singers (film)
2010 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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All My Friends are Funeral Singers is a 2010 experimental drama film directed by Tim Rutili of the band Califone. The film makes extensive use of the music of Califone, and was released as a companion to the band's album of the same name.[2] The film tells the story of a medium, played by Angela Bettis, living with a group of ghosts in the house who want to leave. She finds out that the ghosts were trapped by her grandmother.
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Cast
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Production
Rutili began writing the film's screenplay in September 2008, and developed the screenplay alongside the album.[3] The screenplay was completed by December of the same year, but production on the film didn't begin until April 2009.[3] Rutili was heavily inspired by the 1970s Spanish drama The Spirit of the Beehive, in addition to the works of David Lynch.[3][4]
The film made its premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[5] It also screened at the 2010 South by Southwest festival where Califone played the live score and additional concerts.[6]
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Reception
The film's reception has been mixed. The Hollywood Reporter noted that the film "will be of interest to fans of the band Califone" and that "filmmaker/bandmember Rutili could edit together some good concert-backdrop material from the more experimental moments."[7] and positive reviews of the film were given by both Express Night Out[8] and Inside Pulse Films,[9] with the latter referring to the film as "trance-like and dreamy — like a washed-out jeans version of Beetlejuice" and "an unqualified crowd-pleaser."[9]
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