Writer-Director-Producer Bobby Roth will join us IN PERSON, schedule permitting, to discuss!
Los Angeles painter Arthur Blue (Peter Coyote) and businessman Eli Kahn (Nick Mancuso) are the best of friends, commiserating and competing always, whether on the racquetball court or in the singles bar. When Blue’s long-term girlfriend Cyd (Kathryn Harrold) leaves him for a more successful artist (Max Gail), and Eli’s father (George Morfogen) passes away, they each fall for a beguiling French art gallery manager (Carole Laure), and their fragmented bromance enters crisis mode. The late Carol Wayne co-stars and leaves a lasting impression as Blue’s sad artistic muse and sometime lover.
Filmmaker Bobby Roth based his screenplay on his experiences growing up and working in Los Angeles, and the film reflects his insider’s view of the city and deep personal connection to the characters. Although filmed in Hollywood, Heartbreakers refreshingly and effectively evokes the mood of European relationship dramas. To this end, the film employs two of Germany’s most revered exports to world cinema: director of photography Michael Ballhaus (the longtime cinematographer for Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Martin Scorsese) and pioneering electronic musicians Tangerine Dream, who contribute one of their most emotional and evocative scores. (Fun City Editions)
