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House of D

Artisan, Lions Gate Films / Year: 2004

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Synopsis

A comical and touching story of a man looking back at his childhood in 1970s Greenwich Village, House of D is the feature film writing and directing debut of actor David Duchovny, starring Duchovny, Anton Yelchin, Robin Williams, Téa Leoni, Frank Langella and Erykah Badu.

An American artist living a bohemian existence in Paris, Tom Warshaw is trying to make sense of his troubled adult life by reflecting upon his extraordinary childhood...The year is 1973, and thirteen-year-old Greenwich Village native Tommy Warshaw is on the brink of becoming a man. While his bereaved single mother continues to mourn the death of his father, Tommy escapes his own grief by causing trouble at school and making afternoon meat deliveries with his best friend Pappas, a mentally challenged janitor. Following the romantic advice offered by Lady (Erykah Badu) - incarcerated in the infamous Greenwich Village Women's House of Detention for shadowy reasons - Tommy even experiences his first taste of love. Yet when an unexpected tragedy radically alters his world, Tommy must make a life-defining choice - one that will compel the adult Tom Warshaw, thirty years later, to confront his unfinished past.

Vividly capturing the spirit of youth in all its joy and heartbreak, House of D examines with humor and pathos a boy's harrowing coming of age and the manner in which it defines his adulthood. Sensitively directed by Duchovny and bolstered by affectionate portrayals from a talented cast, House of D is a winning, hopeful story about overcoming loss and coming to terms with one's past.

Review

It’s 1973, and Tommy Warshaw is living with his mom in a Greenwich Village apartment. His fragile mom hasn’t yet recovered from his dad’s death a year earlier, and she dulls the pain with too many pills. At 13 years old, Tommy is her emotional caretaker; a position he also fills as best friend to decades-older Pappass, the school janitor whom Tommy has already passed in intellectual capability and will soon pass in emotional maturity. Pappass feels his relationship with Tommy threatened by that emerging maturity, leading to one rash act which, exacerbated by some misunderstood advice, results in consequences far exceeding any conceivable expectation. Writer-director Duchovny has crafted a childhood reminiscence that is both fantastic and familiar, an intelligently sentimental fairy tale touched with gritty realism. The film is populated with affecting and effective performances: Leoni as the brittle, not-tough-enough mother/child; Williams as the man who never leaves boyhood; and Erykah Badu as the Lady in the tower, whose instruction begets both tragedy and escape. The stand-out is Anton Yelchin as the young Tommy, who portrays a character of troubled vulnerability and arresting resolve without a hint of saccharine mawkishness. House of D is a tale of a man coming to terms with his childhood, finding closure and resolution with the past.

-- Ann Yarabinee

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $9.99

Availability: Usually ships in
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Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 031398177654
Catalog #: DL2193802

Studio : Artisan, Lions Gate Films

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Extras: Trailers, Deleted Scenes
Features:
Audio commentary: by David Duchovny
Alternate endings, "Building the House of D"-an intimate look at his directorial debut with colorful cast comments and behind the scenes, "All Access Festival Pass"-candid and funny question and answer featurette with David Duchovny, "The Old Neighborhood"-video montage and film footage