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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781574921427
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 1574921428
Label: Evergreen Ent
Manufacturer: Evergreen Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Evergreen Ent
Release Date: July 14, 1998
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 37341
Studio: Evergreen Ent
Theatrical Release Date: November 01, 1996
Editorial Review:
Description:
Academy Award®-winner Christopher Walken (Pulp Fiction, Batman Returns), Chris Penn (Mulholland Falls) and Isabella Rossellini (Death Becomes Her, Don Quijote) star in this critically acclaimed tour de force of underworld betrayal and explosive retribution from celebrated director Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant). In the 1930s, a powerful New York crime family is caught in lethal crossfire between union organizers and brutal corporate bosses. Against this turbulent backdrop, the family's three street-hardened brothers and the women they love are about to be plunged into a deadly confrontation with their enemies, with each other, and with their own dark heritage of violence, madness and murder. Ignited by the unforgettable performances of its brilliant ensemble cast, The Funeral is a provocative, unflinching crime-action thriller The New York Times applauds as, 'Hot-blooded, broodingly well-acted!'
Amazon.com:
In this period family drama set in the Depression-era world of organized crime, director Abel Ferrara (King of New York, Bad Lieutenant) weaves a dark and impressive morality tale of revenge and family loyalty. Christopher Walken plays Ray Tempio, a low-level mobster who with his unstable younger brother Chez (played by Chris Penn) plots revenge for a rival mob's assassination of their younger brother. As they contend with their families--Ray's wife, Jeanette (Annabella Sciorra), who pleads with Ray to forego avenging his brother's death, and Clara (Isabella Rossellini), who has to cope with the unraveling and increasingly paranoid Chez--the struggle between family loyalty and the insatiable drive of revenge leads to tragic consequences. This is a raw, stark, and affecting film with fine ensemble acting and powerful direction from one of the independent film world's most original voices. --Robert Lane
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Vincent Gallo is Great
"The Funeral" is a mob movie. However, it's different from many other mob movies you'll see. It's got a different premise, different dialogue, same actors.
You won't find Marlon Brando or Robert DeNiro here, but I think Christopher Walken fills in nicely. The Funeral is kind of like The Godfather mixed with Eulogy. Both of those films are completely different movies (one's a Best Picture winner with Al Pacino, the other is a forgotten comedy with Ray Romano) but I like that analogy so I'll ... Read More
Rating:  - extremely disappointed
DON'T BE FOOLED!!! first let me say that i am a big fan of Bad Lieutenant,King of New York and Christopher Walken.who doesn't already know that Walken,Penn,Del Torro,and Gallo are already great actors? of course they are good but that does not make it a reason to see this worthless piece of trash.Ferrara directs this movie at a snail's pace and makes you not care about the characters.he tries but to no avail.i had heard such great things about this movie and after watching this i find myself wondering ... Read More
Rating: - The (...) scene
I enjoy almost every thing that Christopher Walken is involved in so too this mob film. However, does anyone else remember that when this film was released, there was a rumor, that the (...) scene was....................real?
Rating:  - Quiet Is The New Loud
Although slow and somber, "The Funeral" is also an unsettling, intense, captivating and impressive movie. The story focuses the relationship between three brothers from the mob, and their reaction to the death of one of their own.
This isn`t a typical picture about the mafia, one that focuses multiple chase sequences, gun shootings and random betrayals. Instead, director Abel Ferrara prefers to showcase the dramas and flaws of the characters, presenting a powerful cinematic experience about ... Read More
Rating: - powerful performances
an all star cast led by Christopher Walken and Chris Penn,this movie is a classic and a rare work of art.Annabella Sciorra,Isabella Rossellini,Benicio Del Toro all give powerful performances is this gangland epic.
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