A banker with a talent for memorizing numbers is recruited by a mobster looking to get ahead.A banker with a talent for memorizing numbers is recruited by a mobster looking to get ahead.A banker with a talent for memorizing numbers is recruited by a mobster looking to get ahead.
Joe Perrino
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- (as Joseph Perrino)
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Did you know
- TriviaFederico Castelluccio stared as Santo in the short version of Lily of the Feast.
- GoofsSanto and Family go into a restaurant for dinner, as they proceed to the eating area, Santo goes to shake the hand of some man to his right but the man doesn't turn around to shake Santo's hand and leaves him hanging.
- ConnectionsReferences Steelyard Blues (1973)
- SoundtracksHappy Go Lucky
Composed by: Christopher Ashmore
Publisher: Audio Network Limited
Released: 2008
Featured review
Set in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the 1970's "The Brooklyn Banker" is about Santo Bastucci (Troy Garrity), a young banker with a rare gift, an eidetic memory, whose life is interrupted when local mob kingpin "Manny the Hand" ( David Proval) decides he wants Santo to work for him.
David Proval is masterful as Manny the Hand, and Troy Garity is brilliant in his portrayal of an average guy, content with his life, caught in the middle of a living nightmare.
One of the most powerful and compelling scenes in the entire movie takes place on a rooftop. The dialogue between Santo and Manny is bone chilling. Manny plays his cards, deliberately trying to manipulate Santo into working for him by telling Santo the true story of his relationship with Santos' father, betting that the truth will destroy Santos' relationship with his uncle, the local Priest, and convincing Santo that his destiny is with Manny's world. It is the scene that deftly defines the themes of the movie, and becomes the turning point in all their lives.
To some, this movie might seem like just another mob flick, but it isn't. It is a story with much richer themes, about self discovery, about choices we must make when faced with adversity, about loyalty, fighting for that in which we believe, and knowing who to lean on in times of trouble. The beauty of this story is in the dialogue, richly woven with clues about the motivations of the protagonists, deliberately planned by the writer, Michael Ricigliano. In this sense, the movie is counter Godfather; the protagonist, Santo, chooses to fight for the values in which he believes and distance himself from Manny's world, and many of the powerful blows are delivered with words, not violence, although there is plenty of the latter in the movie as well. It is a story to which everyone can relate, since, at some point in our lives, we are all faced with difficult choices.
Whether or not you are a fan of mob movies, or you are a fan of movies where the dialogue is as, if not more important than the action, then "The Brooklyn Banker" won't disappoint.
David Proval is masterful as Manny the Hand, and Troy Garity is brilliant in his portrayal of an average guy, content with his life, caught in the middle of a living nightmare.
One of the most powerful and compelling scenes in the entire movie takes place on a rooftop. The dialogue between Santo and Manny is bone chilling. Manny plays his cards, deliberately trying to manipulate Santo into working for him by telling Santo the true story of his relationship with Santos' father, betting that the truth will destroy Santos' relationship with his uncle, the local Priest, and convincing Santo that his destiny is with Manny's world. It is the scene that deftly defines the themes of the movie, and becomes the turning point in all their lives.
To some, this movie might seem like just another mob flick, but it isn't. It is a story with much richer themes, about self discovery, about choices we must make when faced with adversity, about loyalty, fighting for that in which we believe, and knowing who to lean on in times of trouble. The beauty of this story is in the dialogue, richly woven with clues about the motivations of the protagonists, deliberately planned by the writer, Michael Ricigliano. In this sense, the movie is counter Godfather; the protagonist, Santo, chooses to fight for the values in which he believes and distance himself from Manny's world, and many of the powerful blows are delivered with words, not violence, although there is plenty of the latter in the movie as well. It is a story to which everyone can relate, since, at some point in our lives, we are all faced with difficult choices.
Whether or not you are a fan of mob movies, or you are a fan of movies where the dialogue is as, if not more important than the action, then "The Brooklyn Banker" won't disappoint.
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- Банкир из Бруклина
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- Brooklyn, New York, USA(location)
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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