Calamari Union (Remake)
This event took place Jul 16 - Jul 17, 2010
$12 General Admission
$9 Student/Senior
$7 Member
Richard Lefebvre
US
2009
1h 24m
About
Richard Lefebvre’s re-make of Aki Kaurismaki’s Calamari Union, an ultra-hip absurdist comedy that brought Kaurismäki’s trademark blend of deadpan humor, idiosyncratic irony, mannered minimalism and compelling humanism to the fore, is screened here as a work in progress.
Seventeen men named Frank walk from Georgetown to Ballard in hope of finding a better life. Most of them die on the way. Lefebvre has recruited a volunteer motley crew of Northwest musicians and icons for various roles, including A-Holes guitarist Otis P. Otis, Mudhoney’s Mark Arm, Himsa guitarist Sammi Curr, celebrity street urchin Slats, promoter/Beltholes’ drummer Kwab Copeland, Caustic Resin front man Brett Netson, Spits leader Sean Spits and Makers’ mastermind Mike Maker.