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‘Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point’ Review: Tyler Taormina’s Magical, Freewheeling Indie Captures The Holiday Spirit – Cannes Film Festival

‘Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point’ review: Tyler Taormina’s magical, freewheeling indie captures the holiday spirit – Cannes Film Festival

We’ve only just got Easter out of the way, and here comes the most immersive Christmas movie of the year, an abstract but very much controlled study based in and around a festive party thrown by a very large family from Long Island, New York. That the Balsanos are an Italian American clan is significant, but only in terms of their closeness; though there are suggestions of black sheep in their midst (like the cousin who sports bruised cheek throughout), this will not turn out like The Sopranos’ Christmas Vacation. Title: Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point Festival: Cannes (Directors’ Fortnight) Director-screenwriter: Tyler Taormina Cast: Matilda Fleming, Michael Cera, Chris Lazzaro, Elsie Fisher, Gregg Turkington Running time: 1 hr 46 min

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