Period Piece

A meandering, offbeat mosaic of lonely lives that drifts between deadpan absurdity and quiet sadness, rewarding patience with oddball tenderness.

Directed by

Giuseppe Andrews

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Walt Dongo, Miles Dougal, Tommy Salami

Overview

Following multiple plotlines with an unique assortment of tragicomic characters living along the Ventura Highway. There’s the retired police office, broken and homeless after the untimely death of his son during a birthday camping trip. The elderly homebound father, hopelessly doomed to pantomime the sexual conquests of his glory days with an imaginary prostitute named Serenity. The French midget writing his epic screenplay about a half-man/half-stuffed animal chauffeur.

How it feels

Absurd, melancholic, dark and whimsical. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Grief, isolation, obsession, loneliness

Content

Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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