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'''''Klepto''''' is a 2003 [[straight-to-DVD]] [[indie film|independent]] [[thriller film]] starring [[Meredith Bishop]] and [[Jsu Garcia]].<ref name="Jones"/> It is the debut film of director [[Thomas Trail]] and premiered at the 2003 [[CineVegas Film Festival]].<ref name="Harvey"/> |
'''''Klepto''''' is a 2003 [[straight-to-DVD]] [[indie film|independent]] [[thriller film]] starring [[Meredith Bishop]] and [[Jsu Garcia]].<ref name="Jones"/> It is the debut film of director [[Thomas Trail (director)|Thomas Trail]] and premiered at the 2003 [[CineVegas Film Festival]].<ref name="Harvey"/> |
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==Home media== |
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 30 June 2024
Klepto | |
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Directed by | Thomas Trail |
Written by | Thomas Trail Ethan Gross[1] |
Starring | Meredith Bishop Jsu Garcia Leigh Taylor-Young Henry Czerny Kansas Bowling |
Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures[2] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes[3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Klepto is a 2003 straight-to-DVD independent thriller film starring Meredith Bishop and Jsu Garcia.[2] It is the debut film of director Thomas Trail and premiered at the 2003 CineVegas Film Festival.[1]
Plot
[edit]In Los Angeles, Emily Brown is a kleptomaniac who is addicted to pills and misses her jailed father, and is undergoing therapy trying to resolve her compulsion. She has a police record for shoplifting, and her mother Teresa is a compulsive shopper whose spending has ruined her financially. The security guard Nick, of Bernstein's department store, sees Emily through a camera and becomes fascinated with her. She resists his advances, which are tinged with blackmail, but her mother approves. When Nick, a couch-surfing divorcee, gets in trouble dealing ecstasy, he presses Emily to help him rob Bernstein's.[2] She resents being coerced into a carefully planned crime and finds a way of both thwarting his plans and bailing-out her mother.
Reviews
[edit]Dennis Harvey, of Variety called Klepto an "engaging serio-comedy" and "nifty little character study-cum-caper"[1] picture.
Preston Jones, of DVD Talk praised "a pair of winning performances" in a screenplay which "draws you in close for a subtly surprising finale".[2]
Home media
[edit]A Region-free PAL 4:3 (original was anamorphic 1.78:1) DVD was published in Australia by Flashback Entertainment.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Harvey, Dennis (18 March 2003). "Klepto". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d Jones, Preston (24 April 2006). "Klepto". DVD Talk. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ Null, Christopher (26 May 2006). "Klepto (2003)". Filmcritic.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website [archived]
- Klepto at IMDb
- Klepto at Rotten Tomatoes
- Klepto at AllMovie