USA Film Fest - ‘Lucky Days’

Co-directors and siblings Tony Torn and Angelica Torn’s feature debut is the story of Virginia (Angelica Torn) and her quest for freedom during the last summer of Coney Island’s historic amusement park. Duty-bound good girl Virginia works as a caregiver by day, and by night looks after her freak-show family, who take full advantage of her steadiness. There is no pleasing her intended future in-laws, and her boyfriend Vincent (Frederico Castelluccio) is an unchecked bully of the first order. Her quiet despair is so familiar that Virginia hardly notices it until a chance encounter with her childhood sweetheart Zeth (Luke Zarzecki) stimulates her to discover hidden truths about her boyfriend and her neighborhood that she had previously chosen to ignore. Angelica Torn’s luminescent performance beautifully carries the film, which casts a beguiling spell in the manner of director Alan Rudolph’s early work. Also starring Will Patton, Anne Jackson, Tina Benko, Marilyn Sokol, Gary Wolf and Rip Torn. 103mins. Angelica Torn, Luke Zarzecki, Tony Torn and Rip Torn in attendance.

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